The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-31
HARTLEY GETS
CLEAR TRACK
AT OLYMPIA
o.,ornor Regains Authority
''G. !, state Highway Commit
ts: !, Sends 20 Bills Covering
recommendations.
Bv Richard Hamilton

/. nerk up in the Washing
en1A5 legislature and will probably
~ : before long, it has not yet
y ;,od its normal speed and the
s'' .s.,a If the third week finds on
n'.1 ~ ~ three insignificant bills
.dv for the approval or relec-
lsss l.ss = Governor Hartley. So far
ays :. has been pretty much Of a "dud.
! l,1s .hs reference is not in respect
ana ssot;onal s,tG fighting or bickerng'
70. % i reference to progress TO-
ou. : = solution of problems concern
ss'i VI. highways, school and taxation,
which i, have to be tackled sooner o
later. ,oa;s,.+ure is in
.,:.,ad sads 70 Law low and let Governor
s1, uartlev run the works, but u Is
nals. .ts;n as to how long the Gov
unser r will be given a clear track.
eia,U. sasuav. Mr.. Hartley now has the
f.ass ans both in the legislature ana
ssAths : she executive department. And
~ .se 'l Governor stepped forward IN
two sr respects this week: i.
'NV v;,st. 81, MIR. Hartley regained ms
80 srast;oe and authority In the
,sst .tste highway committee. It will
s'Sss saealled that two years ago
q saa;tor Clausen and Treasurer
eatts nua.'J, took control of the highway
.s,.n,;ttee. iuss1 deposed Mr.. Hartley as
.S,';, chairman and named George Bee,
sra,' sasu as secretary and technical
nS,; us1;.srn - over Highway Engineer
unmss rS,, Il will be recalled, too
that the supreme court upheld the
ctT1sussn-Potts tTar en- majority, that Mr..
Tumes went to Jail, and that Mr.
harley refused to be reconclled.
Wsll' Mr.. Hartley has won out.
The committee met Tuesday witn
charles Hinton, the new state
treasurer, sitting in the place OF
M. potts. Whereupon Mr.. Claus
sen stepped aside as chairman ana
Nominated M Mr.. Hartley for the
place, which Mr.. Hinton approved;
Next Mr.. Humes was relnstateo
as secretary, Mr.. Beeman resign
inr. And so Mr.. Hartley came into
his own.
Then the legislature, waiting for
something to do, suddenly received
20 bills from Mr.. Hartley, which
covers the recommendations made
in his message.
Ten bills went to the senate pro
vding for: Abolition OF the state
archives committee, abolition OF
the state parks committee, conson-
dation of libraries, consolidation
Of departmental reports, consoh-
dation Of funds in the budget, sale
Of unused hatchery sites, central
ization of fees to state treasurer
abolition of the reclamation levy
appropriation for $125,0O0 to ex-
tend highway in Kitsap county ana
a resolution for abolition OF the
office of state superintendent Oh
public instruction.
Ten measures went to the mousse
providing for:. Abolition OF state
fisheries board, abolition OF un.
form law commission, abolition Oh
millage levies for educational in
stitutions, substitution of director
Of business control for state audi
tor on capitol committee, abolition
Of military fund and levy, eight
hour day for all state offices, abol-
ition of state highway committee
and creation of department OF HI
ways under the governor, increases
in fees for filings on waterpower
sites, two measures for amending
banking laws.
On the whole, Mr.. Hartley,s
measures provide for a centraliza-
ton of power and authority under
the governor that goes farther than
Hart dared to go when
ne proposed the administrative code
system, and it is possible that
there will be trouble on that score.
The senate, while making no fuss
at this time, is not pleased with
the centralization idea and will
probably balk on some of Mr..
Hartley's proposals.
1t was noticed, too, that the Gov
ernor seemingly sensed the chill
OF the senate-notwithstanding re-
cent professions of friendliness-
and resorted to strategy in sub
mltting his bills. Just a glance at
tne 20 executive bills shows that
Mr. Hartley sent the most import
anu measures to the house, where
nus friends are in control, and sent
me more harmless bills to the sem
ave. incidentally, some of the SEN
a.ors seemed to feel the distinction
murmured M little, but said nothing
out loud.
LII, anyway, now that Mr.. Hartley's
Dnis are in the legislature has
Se-letnlng to work on, so something
'eontinued on Page Four.)