The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-16
LOWER HOUSE
DRAGGING ON
Ho Hum! Very Little Takes
Place at Session
ny STEVE ARSETT

w SlENE NftNfil
OLYMPIA. Jan. 1.-THE In.
PRODUCTION 81 two new house
bills. Nos. ~ and ~. short nd
dress by Chairman Mark Reed,
aud the reading of letter Of
appreciation from the mayor of
ASTORIA. Ore. 90 The members OF
the house marked the extent OF
business transacted In the lower
branch Of the state legisin ure
Monday afternoon.
Speaker Reed reminded the mem
bern OF the house that the so days
allotted 10 them IN which 10 complete
their session Included sundays and
holidays. and that Il was their duty
90 complete their work witt as much
dispatch as possible lie compliment.
ed the appropriations committee for
its excellent work This committee
IL NJ the present time the most over.
worked Of any In the house The
speaker advised the members 20 con.
slider only those laws which were OF
statewide benefit and not 20 intro
duce too great "a number 81 them.
lie expressed some surprise that
none OF the bills introduced earlier
IN the session had been returned
for vot. OF the members.
The report OF the rules and order
committee WINS read and set over as
special order OF business until II
a. m Tuesday
The most Important feature
was the amending of rule 10
and combining with Il Of part
Of rule GO. which was stricken
out completely. This new rul.
Ing states that majority IT
the house can take bin from
the hands of the rules commit.
tee and place u ON the house
calendar. Tho majority Of the
changes were made In order
that the present rules may con.
form with Reeds rules.
House hill No. ~, which 4. an
not relating 20 the health. welfare
and care OF children IN attendance
at public schools ana which amends
Section ts0s OF tho complied stat
u,ea. was introduced by ReprcArn
,ative J.. II. SchwartEr. 81 Yakima
This bill states that all school chill
dr~n under the age OF ~ years IN
school districts OF the first class
shall be Furnished free 81 charge
with not less than onch half pint o,
milk each day. This milk shall b.
given the child In atsriilxsd. indi
viduai drinking cup. The cost Of
supplying this milk shall be paid
out % the same fund as othcf
item. Of expense incurred in the
operation Of the school Two Year,
ago btu 81 this type was intro
ducrd By Senator A. v. FRwcett
% Tacoma. and stated that al
school children In the cities OF this
tint class under the age Of 1,
years should receive free milk
There are 10 school districts Of this
first class In tho state that viii
be affected by this bill Heretofore,
only thre~ cities were affected By
the hill. namely Seattle. Spokane
and Tacoma In case this bill Il
passed the supplying or school chil
drrn with milk viii be optional with
The va lous school districts about
the state.
HOUSE btu No. ~. relating to ths
equalization of assessments. and
amending section if1fs Of Rening
toms Complied Code. provides that
tho county commissioner. county
assessors and county trcasurers oi
the state shall form board Of equal
ixation OF the assessment OF the coun
ties. This bill was introduced by Hep
reaentative Alvin ". Collin. OF apo
kane. and continues that tn. board
thus formed shall meet annually or
the FIRST Monday In August. They
shalt be empowered 10 raise or lower
tax figures when they consider them
not ~ the proper amount