Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-11
DOINGS OF STATE SOLONS
In SESSION AT OLYMPIA
Interesting News Of Law Makers Now at
Work in State Capitol

Income tax feature In the same meas.
ure with gross sales tax. The in.
come tax features are similar to those
Of the Rockwell bill, This would be
due and payable between March and
May ! each year upon the incomes OF
the preceding year, A penalty for
failure to make return Is fixed at
10 per cent upon the amount of the
tax. Each year beginning with 1929
the county assessor shall demand of
each person at the time of listing any
personal property for taxation Ger.
tifIcate IN duplicate n statement OF his
or her gross income receipts from all
occupations as defined In the act. The
report is made upon all receipts over
and above 5000 yearly In income, and
more than $500 yearly on "unearned
income"
This income tax is fixed at one per
cent.
lndorse Survey of Road System.
The senate by vote of 33 to ap-
proved the resolution offered by the
roads and bridges committee under
the terms Of which no new highways
would be established during the next
biennium and providing for survey
of the state to be made with a view
to determining whether revision Of
the present system of state highways
is needed.
The resolution is in line with the
recommendation Of the state highway
commissioner that no new state high
ways be established until the present
highways are more nearly completed.
TrI-stare Action on Japanese Desired.
Investigation of the alien population
of the states of Oregon, Idaho and
Washington is favored by resolution
which passed the senate within a few
minutes of its introduction, and was
Immediately engrossed and sent to the
house.
The holding Of agricultural lands by
japanese is admitted to be very
serious problem among Washington
legislators and the failure to pass a
bill for its solution is due to lack
of cooperation with neighboring states
in adopting uniform and practicable
method.
viii Draft Primary Law Amendments.
Following consideration of the di.
rect primary law the committees on
privileges and elections of the house
and senate, which met jointly, decided
to have subcommittee named to
draft amendments to the present law
that Will eliminate present abuses,
such as control of primary elections
by organized minorities, and provis-
ions to strengthen party organizations.
On the committee are Senators Palm
er of King, Metcalf of Pierce. Johnson
of Stevens, and Representatives Muir
phine of King, Lucas of Yakima, Cory
of Lewis and Mann of Spokane. Chair
man Myers of the senate elections
committee also will act on the sub
committee. Majority sentiment ap-
pears opposed to repeal of the primary
law and return to the convention
system.
More Drastic Dry Law Wanted.
An effort will be made by temper
ance workers and prosecuting officers
to obtain enactment of amendments
making more drastic the penalties
provided for violation of the prohibit
ton laws. One amendment proposed
to fine the manufacturer of intoxica-
ting liquors from $500 to $1,000 and
give him a Jail sentence for term of
from 80 days to one year. For the
second offense the fine is raised to n
maximum of $1,000 and minimum
Of $1,000 and from 80 days to year
In jail.
Legislative Brevities.
The senate defeated Fawcett's bill
creating the office of public defender
in first class counties and also Palm
er's latest attempt TO repeal the dog
tax.
Joint memorial services for state
officers and ex-members of the legisla.
t,,ro Nv1,p b,,,, .1{,d ,;,.a ~. L..
regular session were held in the house
chambers.
The Joint judiciary committee will
draft a "blue-sky" bill that will at
tempt to harmonic the differences OF
those opposing provisions of measures
already introduced.