Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-25

push it right along as the spearhead
Of the road fight
BY unanimous vote and without de
bate the senate passed the house bill
for constitutional amendment to per.
nit the classification of property for
purposes of taxation.
A bill providing appropriations for
the director of construction and devel
opment OF the Columbia basin project
this year to reach an agreement with
Montana, Idaho and Oregon on the al.
location of Columbia river waters, was
filed by Senator Daniel Morgan OF
Spokane. The appropriation would be
made from the reclamation revolving
fund.
Two bills hitting at the "cement
trust" made their appearance in the
senate, both introduced by Senator
Kirkman. Walla Walia The first au.
thorlzes the state to acquire Port
land cement plant and appropriates
$4,000 for preliminary investigation
of suitable state-owned raw materials
The second directs that the state high
way engineer shall be the purchasing
agent for Portland cement for the
state and all of its political subdivi-
sions.
Mere Harmony Between Colleges
Senator Post OF Asotin offered a bill
looking toward more harmonious re-
lations between the state university
and the state college than have al
ways prevailed in the past His meas
ure would require joint annual meet
ing Of the regents of the two schools,
with view to closer cooperation.
The senate passed, "a to IA, the bill
of Senator Davis of Pierce to regulate
the sale and possession of firearms,
and making possession on the part OF
anyone attempting to commit felony
pri1na facie evidence of guilt. &
By vote OF 32 to z the senate
passed the bill sponsored by Senator
Wilmer OF Whitman county which
would increase the general state tax
for school purposes by three-tenths OF
mill and create an equalization fund
to be administered by the state SUI
perintendent for the benefit OF the
poorer school districts.
The bill provides that districts hay.
ing a single schoolhouse and but one
teacher, whose own taxes and share
in the general school apportionment
does not yield a total of $1,000 year,
shall be brought up to that total from
the equalization fund.
Overriding veto by Governor Hart
ley, the senate repassed the senate
bill which would permit people related
by marriage to marry, but would not
allow blood relations to wed.
More Time for Absentee Voters
bill was passed under which alb.
sentee voters would be allowed to vote
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less than 10 days and not more than
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ton. Under the present law voters
must appear in person to get their
ballot 20 days before election.
Supporters OF the direct primary
emerged victorious in the senate when
a measure filed by Senator Heifner Of
King, which would substitute nom
mating convention composed Of com
mitteemen elected in each precinct
for the primary, was defeated.
The last section of the auto code
wns amended in the house to abolish
speed limits in the state, except in
cities aud towns, where the limit was
raised to permit speed OF 20 miles
an hour instead OF 90 "All persons
must drive in careful. prudent man
ner and at rate of speed no greater
than Is reasonable and proper under
conditions existing at the point of OPP
Grafton" read the bill. taking into
consideration the amount and charac-
ter Of traffic. condition Of brakes the
weight OF vehicle grade and width of
highway, condition of surface and free
dom OF obstruction to view ahead"
Bills Propose "EastWest" Loop
Conflicting plans for building a 800
mile "east and west hardsurfaced
loop paved with concrete, which
would require an increase Of one cent
in the gasoline tax July /, 1927 were
introduced by Representatives Sims,
Jefferson, and Hubbell. Kittitas. The
Sims bill calls for state bond issue
OF 100000 to be voted upon in 1928.
which would abolish the present pay
asyougo policy The Hubbell bill
leaves out the bond issue. The pro
posed loop would cost more than sis.-
10000
The equalized pension bill increas-
ing the pension to widows coming un-
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