Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21

FTafHil " - appointments transmit
ted to Senats-center Interest on
Governors Recommendation.
oIympia.-The governors message
always the big feature of the opening
week OF a legislative session was
iwaited with unusual interest owing
to the conflict between Governor
Hartley and the legislature. 1t was
freely predicted when the Legislature
assembled that the governor would be
temperate and conciliatory in his mes
sage and as a matter of fact he was
more courteous and less insistent than
in any of his previous messages.
The LEGISLATORS greeted the appear
ance OF the governor with applause
and applauded when he concluded his
message, which plainly pleased him
While Governor Hartley did deliver
his message in calm manner. he
nevertheless stood pat on most of his
| recommendations that were disregard
ed by the last legislature Aside fror
an elaborate defence OF his acts a
they involve the state schools, The
governor made no reference to the
wrangle over the state school system
and threatened recall.
State Board Of Education Urged.
The governor urged creation OF
state board Of education to consist oil
Eine lay members. but intimated that
this would be merely co-ordinatine
body. not designed to interfere III
in school district autonomy and h
had mo suggestions to offer as to
the details OF school finances or ad
ministration. The governor insisted
upon measures for the protection OF
! the states timber resources and that
the state withdraw entirely from the
business of reclamation and land set
Element.
The governor. now in apparently
control OF the regents and trustees OF
the five higher schools of the state
earnestly urged that these schools be
given everything they ask for He
also virtually abandoned his former
plea for economy with respect to other
state institutions, and for these recon
mends building program much cost
ller than any that has been offered In
years.
The governor announced that while
he still believed that smaller road
program would give better results he
had approved budget Tor highway
expenditures in excess OF S17O00,00O.
exclusive OF maintenance costs and
federal aid, or an aggregate use of
road money in the next biennium of
close TO 23,OoO,OOO
Recommends Women's Reformltory.
The message forestalled the pend
ing demand of women's organizations
for re-establishment of the womeu's
industrial home and clinic, by recon-
mending the building Of a separate
women's reformatory at the peniten.
tiary in Walla Walla.
The governor did not mention the
plan. so earnestly urged last year for
the printing of all state school text.
books by the state printer.
He urged that prison sentences
"should be for an indeterminate term
with fixed maximum" and work for
all state prisoners provided.
Work of the state department of
public works in its remedies for grain
and milling, apple growing and log
ging and numbering was praised
Proper return for the state from the
cutting of timber was given much at.
teTtion, together with Recommended.
tions for stricter laws to see that
state timber land when sold shall be
placed on the state tax rolls
lie asked that chapter 100. session
laws of 1911 making logging roads
common carriers for the purpose of
transporting the timber cut from other
state lands he rewritten and made
to mean what 1t Is intended to mean"
Seeks Repeal Of Reclamation Levy.
Repeal of the reclamation levy Of
z mill was again sought with the
statement that progress has been
made toward getting the state def.
nitely out OF the irrigation construc-
tion aud land settlement business but
the task is not yet finished"
Approval of the tax commissions
request Tor the submission OF a con
stitutional amendment to provide
classification Of property for taxation
purposes was suggested He asked
the passage Of a resolution request.
ing congress to repeal the federal es-
tates or Inheritance tax and yacate
this field as source OF revenue in
times Of peace
Despite the fact that Governor Hart.
ley's tone was calm and conciliaiory.