Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
WASHINGTON SOLONS
TO PUSH PET BILLS
Proposed Stamp Tax Rouses Ire
Of Business Men; Tax Situa-
tion Still in Middle.
Two Important Bills Passed - Few
Administration Measures Approved
- Proposed Stamp Tax Labeled
"Nulsance"--Rates Outlined - Bill
Of Few Words Flled--House Passes
Appropriations.

Olympia, Wesh.--With adjournment
date. March 70, rapidly coming on,
the members Of both house and sen.
ate are preparing to inaugurate this
week the grand push for the bills In
which they are most Interested.
The session is still deadlocked over
appropriations, county budget control,
flat auto license fee bills and tax re.
lief but 1t is hoped to get most of the
differences ironed out this week.
Aside from the disagreements over
the outstanding issues Of the session,
the bill files OF the house and senate
contain 600 measures awaiting final
action. Up until Monday, 6S2 bills
were introduced. 800 in the house and
242 in the senate. OF the total only
80 have been passed by both houses,
the remainder pending action In one
house or the other.
The flow of bills into the legislative
hoppers ceased Monday, the last day
for Introduction of new measures.
After that date it required two-thirds
vote Of both houses to introduce bill.
Among the important bills passed
by the house were the automobile
safety responsibility" measure and
permanent registration bill.
Two Important Bills Pass.
The safety responsibility" bill, in.
troduced by Representative w. X.
Reader, Klickitat, would deprive all
motor vehicle operators convicted of
manslaughter, reckless driving or driv.
ing while drunk, or any felony or gross
misdemeanor in connection with tho
operation of a car, or against whom
judgments for damages to property or
persons have been made, of their
operating privileges. The measure was
passed by vote of 6s to IA.
The bill was described as a meas.
ure which would serve to protect the
public from drivers who were ire
,sponsible, financially and otherwise.
The permanent registration bill, one
of four submitted to the legislature,
was PASSED unanimously. 1t provides
for the permanent registration of vot-
ers beginning September l, 1881.
In two weeks session, a conference
committee has not yet been able to
reach agreement on H. B. II, first
item of the tax program, and with
each house developing its own policies
on other measures, further disputes on
taxes appear inevitable.
The senate and house appropria-
tions committees are more than ST.
100000 apart on their drafts of the
omnibus budget bill. with differences
in nearly every item, and both com.
mittees holding their heads bowed.
A still more complicated dispute
exists as tn highway repenuas hill
originate nronosed hv tbe Antomob;,a
Club of WASHINGTON for 90 f,o+ ,,.orsa
fees and cent Increase IN gasoline
taxes. was amended bv the senate to
.nrovide 50 fees and cant oae TOW
increase
The house nromnt,v amendea +ba
senate Hill to nrovide 81 faes and =
cent increase tbe comnrom,ca nro.
posal Of q Joint com mittea which +he
senate renudiatad
Pass Few Administrations RiIIs
Few Of the twantv.two execpt;ve
hills sent to the Legislators bv tho
governor arc like,v IN ba enacted
But virtually no controversies, lille
exnected IN cal, for vote bovo yot
been sent to tho povernor,s office
Only one minor measure has fins far
been disannroved and no attemnt bas
been made To overr,do th,s vote
The Eap,es, old 400 nens,on hin
vetoed following tho 1a25 session has
been held in the house rules commit.
fec. for weeks IN an annarent effort
IN avoid the batt,e that would bo IN.
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