Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11
DOINGS OF STATE S0L0NS
in SESSION AT OLYMPIA
Interesting News Of Law Makers Now at
Work in State Capitol

tween the time Of discharge and the
operation of the bonus act.
Would Increase Legislators Pay.
The senate. by vote of 80 to s,
passed the measure submitted by the
committee on judiciary providing for
a constitutional amendment making
the salary of members of the legisla,
ture $1,000 for the biennial session and
$40 day for extra sessions. The house
, passed measure for a constitutional
amendment fixing the salary at SIS a
day, instead of IS as now.
The senate passed q concurrent res,
olution protesting against the conclu.
sion of the so.caled Frazer River sock.
eye salmon fisheries treaty between
] the United States and Great Britain
The treaty is now pending in congress.
Washington takes the position that,
with the creation of the new fisheries
board under the administrative code,
authorized to deal with British Co
lumbia in reference to the fishing In
dustry. there is no need for the pro.
posed treaty.
Motor Code Bill Passed.
The house passed senate bill 220.
the motor vehicle code bill. Some fur
Their attempts were made to amend It
but no important changes were made
except that first offenses against the
provisions of the bill are punishable
by SIS fine instead Of fine Of SIS as
the bill first provided.
One of the most important features
of the bill is provision that pedes.
TRANS must keep on the left side Of
highway 80 that they will face We
hicles travelling on right side. Rules
of the road are provided In the bill
license fees fixed and full regulations
for automobile traffic are made. The
bill passed the house unanimously and
without discussion after amendments
were disposed of. The senate made no
serious objection to the amendments
and the bill was sent on Its way to
the governor for his approval
Bill Bans Allen Teachers.
Senator Bishops bill, prohibiting
aliens and dlsloyal persons from teach
ing in schools Of the state, was passed
by the senate after It had been amend
ed to include private as we'll as public
schools, and also to require teachers
entering into contract to teach 10
take an oath they agree to support and
defend the constitution OF the United
States.
The Bishop bill Is a copy Of an Orc
gon law, and Bishop said it has the.
approval of President Suzzallo Of tho
university and DR.. Holland Of the state
college.
Penalties for Bootleasers Increased.
The house of representatives passed
revised bill making more severe pen
aities for the man caught sell
Ing, transporting or making liquor,
only five votes being cast against H.
1t hits the man who Is in the business
for financial gain, but does not mako
more severe the punishment OF the
person who has liquor In his posses.
sion for his own use. or even the pes.
son who makes It for his own uso.
This Is house bill lat. which was
indefinitely postponed, then raised
from the dead, entirely redrawn and
passed. The bill practically doubles
| the penalties for the sale and manu-.
facture of the liquor and makes tho
punishment fine land" Imprisonment
Instead of fine 'or" Imprisonment.
Legislative Brevitles.
The house Indefinitely postponed
house bill No. 200, which would per
NIT Skamania county to annex u part
of Klickitat county.
By vote of 25 to IL the senate in
definitely postponed the bill abolish
ing the Centralia normal school.
Students. in public schools will be
taught the evils of drinking and smok-
Ing every January l6, by bill passed
by the senate. This day will be known
as Temperance day"
A house bill providing that only
ministers or judges who are citizens
of the United States shall perform a
marriage ceremony, was indefinitely
postponed
The senate passed the measure pro-
viding for the sterilization OF feeble
minded and insane persons where tho
cases are incurable and such operation
was calculated to benefit the patient.
The irrigation code which passed the
house was accepted by the senate with
out the formality of reading 1t, and
was passed, u to o,