Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11
School Code Again Defeated

BY the same vote, q to 10, by which
the proposed educational code had pre-.
viously failed to receive constitu.
tional majority in the senate, but with
several senators reversing their pre-
vious attitude on the measure, the
bill was again defeated in the senate
on reconsideration.
Defeat of the measure by failure
to receive constitutional majority
came after the most dramatic legisla-
tive battle of the season. The contest
resolved itself into fight between the
cities and the socalled cow counties,
in which the rural schools are situated
and the boys from the sage brush sec.
lions of eastern Washington, the log
ged.off disticts of western Washing.
ton, and the cranberry marshes Of the
extreme southwest joined forces in a
lineup that could not be shaken.
The Bishop bTll, prohibiting EN-,
ployment of alien and disloyal per
sons as teachers in the schools OF
the state, was passed by the senate.
Senate Passes Allen Land Bill.
With only Senator Rockwell and
Palmer voting against the measure on
final passage, the senate by vote
of sc to 2 passed the Beeler anti.alien
land ownership and leasing bill. The
measure had already passed the house.
Passage was forced by friends Of
the bill against protests of dozen
senators who urged that consideration
of the measure be DELAYED in order
that an expression might be obtained
from President Harding as to whether
enactment of the proposed legislation
would embarrass the new administers
ton in its relation with foreign ma
tons.
Two measures, senate bills No. 1913
and No. 194 providing drastic changes
in the state primary law were passed
by the senate. The first dealt with
qualifications of candidates and pro-
vided requirement. for those seeking
political preferment. The other bill
fixed registration procedure. Both
were intended to protect party in.
tegrity and prevent the control of
nominations and elections by organ.
lied minorities or factions.
Gasoline Tax Bill Passes.
The house passed the l cent a gal
on sales tax on gasoline sent to ii
ny the senate and sent the bill to the
governor. Money raised from this
estimated at about 100000, goes into
The public highway fund and will ap
proximately offset the loss of federal
post road.
bill repeating the law passed in
1919, requiring the teaching of physl
cal culture in public schools, was
passed in the house.
The dental code also passed the
house. 1t provides that any person
more than 81 years old shall be eligi
BILE to practice dentistry upon making
application and paying fee of s25
giving satisfactory evidence of good
character, and of having graduated
rom a reputable dental college, or
evidence Of having practiced den
tistry in the state for ten years OF
longer.
The house passed the measure ap.
propriating the S11,000,00O provided
by the sale of bonds for payment OF
the soldiers bonus and making the
money available for this purpose when
lid into the state treasury from the
ijnd sale.
The house defeated the measure pre-.
,iously passed by the senate making
mandatory the death penalty in convic.
ions for murder in the first degree
lnless the jury shall by special verdict
Xix the punishment at life imprison-
ment. Under the law as it now stands
this order is reversed and special
verdict must be returned by the jury
fixing the death penalty,
The house passed measures provid-
ing for the adoption of the county unit
system of public school administration
in counties where it is so desired; ap-
propriating 100000 for use by the
governor in protecting the devastated
section of the olympic peninsula from
fire; providing for double election
boards at general and primary cleo
tons; authorizing counties to establish
Libraries; providing for appeals from
orders of county commissioners In fix.
ing damages and benefits In drainage
and dlking districts, and appropriat!ng
! 5000 for payment of bonus to de-
Andents Of service men who died be-