Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-18

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Olympia. With only 23 working
days remaining of the 6O-day session
when the legislature assembled Mon
day. all the major measures remained
to be considered. The measures which
have passed both houses are mostly
unimportant and of no great interest
to the state at large. After being in
session 35 days, only eight bills have
been passed aside from the measures
repeating obsolete laws
While this session will have a re
cord for the greatest number Of bills
introduced, this is brought about by
the large number OF bills filed repeal
ing obsolete laws.
OF the sci bills introduced 1873 re
pealed ANTICIPATED laws, leaving S3S
which would establish new ones. This
means that 132 fewer law-masing bills
have been introduced compared to the
last session.
Appropriations. highways and state
timber, apparently will be the major
questions which will occupy the stage
during the remainder of the session
The appropriation committees of the
house and senate are at present more
than s1OQO,000 apart on their general
appropriations budget. Both commit
tees seem inclined to slash some OF
the expenditures urged by the COVER
nor.
No Highway Program in Sight
No well defined highway program
has been formulated and no agreement
is in sight.
Governor Hartley has program;
the state highway committee has an.
other; the senate roads and bridges
committee has still another and the
similar committee of the house is
working on one of its own.
The two highway committees are
more than 50 100000 apart on their
basic figures, even more at odds or
other essentials of the program. Sen
ate members have suggested appro
pristing for the state as whole, to
insure early completion of an east
west paved highway; the house is for
clinging to the time-honored division
of funds between the two halves of
the state.
A considerable section of the house
membership wants to provide an east.
west loop" by an extra cent gasoline
tax, but this element Ia divided as to
whether $4,000 600 bond issue shall
be provided. Others want an extra
cent ON gas, the money to be turned
back to the counties.
Oregon Legislature "Snubbed"
The Washington legislature admin.
istered courteous" snub TO the Ore.
gon legislature which sought to re-
open the subject of Columbia river
fishing regulations.
A Joint resolution from the Oregon
legislature, requesting Joint confer.
ence, was answered by resolution,
passed unanimously by the senate and
house fisheries committees, asserting
that the Washington legislature has
no matters requiring a joint confer
ence between the two states
Extensive studies to determine
methods for developing wider utillza
tlon OF wood, which might result In
more industries for handling forest
products, arc planned under bill in.
troduoed by Senator Shaw of yancou
yer.
Clark county's interest in the inter
state bridge across the Columbia river
at Vancouver viii be taken over by
the state OF Washington July !, 1928,
II the Legislature at its present SEES
sion sanctions the plan on which Clark
county members agreed.
The senate passed bill to give the
department of health sanitary control
over fish ana shellfish grounds, pro
viding for inspection and certificaton
1t is primarily intended to stop pollu
tlon of oyster beds.
Shortest Bill introduced
The shortest bill of the session was
introduced in the senate by Senator
Myers of Lincoln Here is the full
text: ANY person who shall commit
or attempt to commit felony unde,
the laws OF this state when armta
with pistol or revolver shall be
deemed guilty OF felony"
The senate committee on federal re-
lations recommended adoption OF thtt
Joint memorial already adopted by the
house, calling upon congress to repeal
the federal inheritance tax,
The senate passed a bill to revise
the game code. The bill was passed
with the following features: Raising