Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-28


the senate this week and will undoubt-
edly be passed by that body by large
majority.
The certainty that the administra-
tive code will become a law will no
doubt shift public interest to the pro-
posed educational code which is likely
to command the attention of the law
makers when the administrative code
Is out of the way. Opposition to the
school code is believed to be much
stronger than that against the admin
istrative code, and lively fight Is in
prospect.
A measure which is Of general In
terest, introduced in the senate by
Senator Cornwell, authorizes the adop-
ton of the commission form of gov.
eminent in counties. The bill provides
for the submission to the voters Of a
constitutional amendment which
would permit the counties so desiring
to adopt the commission form of gov
eminent. Under the plan the commits
sioners would be the only officers
elected by the people, all other Off
cials being appointed by the commits
sioners. The legislature would be en-
powered to abolish or consolidate such
elective offices as might be deemed
advisable or grant to the county COM
missioners power to abolish or CONSOLE
date such offices.
Reclamation investigation Ordered.
The investigation of the work of
the state reclamation and land settle
ment boards, requested by the boards
In view Of published attacks on their
policies, was ordered by both the SEN
ate and the house.
The investigation will be made by
a joint committee Of five.
Bequests to schools would be ex.
empted from the collection of Inherit
ance taxes If the house bill introduced
by Kirkman OF Walla Walla becomes
q law.
Provision for the survey for q
bridge across the Columbia river at
Cathlamet is made In bill introduced
IN the house by Representative Me-
serve of Wahkiakum.
Land for Public Authorized.
Cities and counties would be author
lied to acquire land and erect build.
ings for public memorials to soldiers,
sailors and marines Of the world war
under provision Of measure intro
duced in the senate by Hastings OF
King.
Creation OF a state department for
the inspection Of steam boilers, with
a state boiler inspector, to receive a
salary of $4,000 year, is proposed by
Miller Of Spokane in house bill.
A highway measure introduced in
the house, sponsored by Mclean OF
Douglas, provides for survey to e1'
tend the Roosevelt highway from Pa
teros, in Okanogan county, through
Bridgeport, to connect with the Sunset
highway at or near Coulee City. A
report of the survey is to be made TO
the 1928 session.
Publication of the banns Of mar
riage at least 10 days before the issu-
ance of license would be required
under a bill to be introduced before
the Washington state senate by Wal
ter S. Davies, from Pierce county.
The bill provides that no licenses
shall issue from the office of county
auditor until the expiration of Is days
after application and publication in
the official county Taper of the applt-
cation, under heading Applications
for Marriage Licenses" The bill also
makes the license fee S., instead Of
$3.50, and provides that no licenses be
issued to boys under IS years of age
or girls under Is.
Triple of King introduced a bill
in the house to prohibit the marriage
of whites with negroes, ortentals or
Mongolans, and Mrs, Colwell Of Sno.
homish sent in two bills fixing the
age at which girls attain their major.
ity at twenty.onc years, and the other
prohibiting the marriage Of girls under
twenty.one years Of age.
Pension Bill introduced.
Senator Hutchinson of Spokane In
troduced a measure providing for the
$4,000 REWARD