Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22

ures, including all designed TO put
the brakes on public spending. were
In the house.
The So automobile license fee made
It's appearance in bill introduced By
Representative Charles Moran OF Sc.
attic. His bill proposes n flat SO fee
and an increase in the gasoline tax
from to cents.
Representative Moran said In ex.
PLANTATION that the deficit OF approx
mately S5,250,000 created by the flat
fee would be more than made up by
the additional gas tax and the elimi.
nation of "bootleg licenses" He
sponsored IS flat tax at the 1929
session.
Auto License Bills Appear.
"The gas tax is the most just Of
any," he said. His bill would be.
come effective January l, 1882. With
the present 1.cent gas tax for lateral
highways, the gas tax would be 5
cents.
Several other bills on the question,
including one sponsored by the Au'
tomobile Association of Washington
under preparation for introduction in
the senate, will probably be introduc.
ed during the session. Petitions for
the flat fee have been circularized
over the state in recent months by
the automobile association.
In the senate bill was introduced
looking to a survey Of the natural re.
sources OF the state. An appropria'
ton of $751; is asked for the survey.
Senator Jacob Miller Of Chelan coun.
ty introduced in the Legislature the
loop highway bill, expected to prove
the major item of the 1881 state high.
way program.
The Stevens Pass highway, between
Everett and Wenatchee, not yet Of
ficially a part of the state highway
system, is woven into the loop plan.
The remainder of the loop is made up
of portions of the Pacific, Sunset and
Inland Empire highways, already es.
tablished under state law.
Loop Highway to Serve Many
From Seattle one section of the
loop will be followed north to Ever
cit, thence over Stevens Pass through
Wenatchee and Davenport to Spokane.
The other section of the loop runs
over Snoqualmie Pass on the Sunset
highway, thence on the Inland Empire
highway through Ellensburg, Yakima,
Walla Walla, Dayton and Pomeroy to
! Charleston. At the interstate Lewis
ton-C Charleston bridge connection will
be made with the Idaho state high
way system. From Charleston the
route runs north through Whitman
county to Spokane.
Seventy-five per cent Of the popula'
ton of the state will be served by this
loop, Senator Miller said.
A senate resolution to amend the
state constitution and provide for the
reapportaonment Of the Legislature
was introduced by Senator Fred Nor
man of Pacific county.
The resolution proposed one sena
tor and at least one representative
from each county.
West side legislators are interested
in revamping three west side con
gressional districts to make four, bu
little has been heard about east side
congressional reapportionment. Plan:
are in the making to redistrict the
east side also.
| One plan is to place Ferry, Stevens
Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane
Adams, Whitman in the fifth district
with q population of 22s,OS3, and place
in the fourth district Okanogan, Che
Ian, Douglas, Kittitas, Grant, Yakima
Klickitat, Franklin, Benton, Wall'
Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin
with population of s31,414.
To be equal, each of six district'
should contain 100000.
Another proposal is to leave tn
fifth district at it is, having 250,064
and add Clark and Skamania to tn
fourth district, making it 252,610.
Loan Shark Bill Up Again.
! Much interest was manifest in tn
loan shark bill introduced by Senate
Harve Phipps, Spokane. This bill
passed the senate "a to 9 in 1929, an
is almost certain to pass again. 1t wa
held up in the house judiciary con
ittee by the chairman. The bill, whic
limits interest on loans to 31s per cen
month, has been adopted by 2
states.
Senator Stinson introduced bill e.
tending the North Bank highway frol
the vicinity of Maryhill to junctio
with state road No. 8 at most feasibl
point in the vicinity of Kennewicl
fhance acroSs tha Columbia rive