The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
Legislative Echoes From
the OLym pia Corridors

OLYMPIA. Jan is>-senats and
houee convened Thursday at II
o'clock. No far tho legislators
haven't overworksd Daily meetings
have averaged about a halt an hour
In length.
bllls arc slow In coming. Last
session there were twice as many
bills introduced during tho first 10
days as hsro have been this session.
Yesterday Representative q. n. Me-
Kinney introduced his bill prohibiting
tho appearances OF any person In a
public place with . robe or mask
about his face.
Today he is wondering Just where
he stands The house Judiciary com
mite has Informed him that the pro.
visions Of tho bin which he intro
ducod arc already on the state statute
books Mckinney now wonders why
these laws aren't enforced.
Tho last Of the tar hearings was
held last night. Speakers advocated
tho income tar. Monday night speak
ers declared that tho income tax was
.mpracticnble. Tho tar Investigator
appear TO b. split on this matter.
Our whole taxing system can't be
changed at one -cnsion OF the iegis.
laturr." warns Senator c. ". Meyers,
We viii have 10 20 about n eradu.
ally. We can't tear down an exist.
ing Institution and erect a substitute
over night.
The income tar problem IL a deli
cate ofs. We are trying to supply
n need that IL constant by a source
hat fiuctuatss Then We must not
forget that tho income tar has
proved tho most unpopular method
Of taxstion.-
Appropriation committees ase hold.
Ing daily meetings behind closed
doorn Chairman James Davis OF this
hour. COMMITTEES ~ tighter than the
proverbial clam when n Gomez 10
giving information.
n 10 rumored By member. how.
ever. that the state adtutnntn office
In going 10 suffer nightly from the
cutting ~ the committee.
Dan Landon. chairman Of the s~n.
ate committee. has little 10 say. Hs
only smiles and says that tho com.
mlitee Il sharpening their axes and
viii be prepared 20 cut when ths
timc comes.
Seizure and search Of automobiles
carrying whisky can be madr by pro
hibltiou officers without warrants
according 20 the term. OF bill which
Is being drafted By Representative
II. r.. Haisey. OF Asotin county. A
companion bill makes the possession
Of a ssill a gross misdemeanor.
Colleagues OF Representative
Charles leighton. Of King county
have dubbed him 'sFfghtiu' Heigh
ton because 81 his continuous at
tacks against tho Hart coda.
H~iRh'on. like Representative WI.
Ifs Mahoney. would like 20 know a
few facts abou, the operation % ths
Hart code He favors having this
heads OF departments making reports
direct to the house. and frowns on
the idea Of giving committee. com
posed for the most part OF code sup
portcrs. q chance 20 "whitswash" ths
facts
A rnrs track bill has appeared or
the scene at the capitol Tho bill
appropriate $4,000 annually 20 the
department OF agriculture 20 be used
In payment OF premiums 20 the ex-
hibitors Of pure-bred livestock at state
and district fairs.
The bin provides for racing. but II
Is claimed that the prime purpose Il
to encourage the breeding OF pure
bred livestock In the state.
Representative Mckinney Of Piercs
did not have flappers in mind wher
he framed his bill making II n mis-.
demeanor for any person TO no paint
themselves up that they were un.