Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-04

the legislature concluded the third
week of the present session that the
I allotted 60 days would be required t.
clean up the work now in prospect,
for very little has been accomplished.
The expected clash between Cover
nor Hartley made its appearance when
his appointments came before the SEN
ate Six of the governors ten recess
appointments were rejected. John d.
O'F'arrell of Seattle was the only Uni
versity of Washington regent con
firmed Sidney Lewis of Clear Lake
Paul ii. Johns of Tacoma, A. III. B,
Jordan of Lowell, j. NJ. Perry OF Yak
ina, Roscoe A. Balch of Spokane were
rejected. Richard S. Munter was re
jected and Mrs. Jay Fancy and Charles
f. Lund were confirmed as trustees
of the Cheney normal school. All are
of Spokane.
A. r, Gardner, named director of eff
ficiency, was approved by vote OF
80 to s.
The rejected persons will hold of
flee until the end OF the present SEES
sion of the legislature, March 10, un,
der an Interpretation placed on the
statute regulating appointments OF
regents, The governor may then re
appoint them, or name others to the
board,
A bill to prevent any future regents
from being ousted for political rea-
sons will be presented by the Univer-
sity of Washington Alumni associa
ton, Matthew w. Hill secretary OF
that organization, announced.
Pay Raise Baked
The Encouragement sent down ar
opinion to the effect that the legisla-
lures may not lawfully vote them.
selves any allowance for personal ex'
penses during the session.
The house raised the question when
it voted, 70 to T. to allow its members
IS day for Expenses" to supplement
the daily pay of So.
+ A proposed senate resolution TO
raise the pay of legislators has been
| filed II would increase the salary OF
the governor from $4,000 year to
| 10000, lieutenant governor from
$1,000 to $500; secretary of state,
state treasurer. state auditor and SUI
perlntendent of public instruction
from $4,000 a year to $4,000 and the at.
torney general from $4,000 TO $4,000.
A bill providing 50 increase in the
pay of superior court Jurors was ap-
proved by the house by vote OF 20
to L The jurors will receive So daily
under the measure.
A bill filed in the senate by Sena-
tor Condor OF Kitsap county calls for
I'm appropriation of $4,000 for the
construction and maintenance OF a
womans industrial home and clinic at
Medical Lake, Similar measures were
vetoed by Governor Hartley. and form.
or Governor Louis f. Hart
Road Bonds Proposed
Twenty-sIx eastern Washington leg.
islators at meeting approved pro.
posed bill by Representative Sims, OF
Jefferson, authorizing si5000,0O0
bond issue to pave sos miles OF high,
way to be known as the INLAND En-
plre Duatloss Loop" The bonds would
be retired by an additional 1-cent tax
on gasoline.
The loop would be from Ellensburg
to Walln Walla, Collax aud Spokane
and lack to Ellensburg over the sun.
set highway. A referendum clause
providing for submission of the prof
oct TO the state electors in 1928 is
carried In the measure II Is planned
to rave 30 miles this year aud the
same amount next year The bonds
would be paid off by the highway
committee az the rate OF s2.O0OOoo
annually from the gasoline tax pfo.
eoeds
a proposed bill to create highway
department was laid before Governor
Hartley by joint subcommittee from
the senate and house roads and bridge
committees Tho bill would create a
highway committee Of five Instead OF
three aa at present, adding the secre
mry OF state and the commissioner Of
public lands The committee nov con.
sists Of tho governor the state treas.
urcr and the state auditor.
Came Bill introduced
A game hlli introduced Ia the house
would abolish all county game com
misslouers ana wardens and create O
state game and me ash commission
u six members 10 Be appointed by The
governor. state auditor and land com
missioner.
Two plans 70 reestablish nomJaai
ing conventions are now before the
legislature The Han plan. In the
houea b 20 provide merely an advi