Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-03-09
Weekly NeWs Letter From
Olympia

olympia Sundays are in
Guided in counting the sixty-day
period during which Washington legis-
lators can legally enact laws, and al
though they get paid their IS for seven
days each week, never have they ac,
tually held sessions until last Sunday.
But the precedent was broken then
and both senate and house put in long
hours, converting at 10 and IL re-
spectively, Saturday noon was the
time set for each house to stop con-
sidering It's own bill, but by resolu-
ton rushed through. this deadline was
pushed forward to midnight Sunday.
Even then the house had to stop its
clocks, Just before the hands pointed
straight up. in order to get an ad-
ministration bill under the tape.
Both houses are wrangling over a
mass of miscellaneous bills this week
with the major bill in the senate, the
occupational tax bill, and those in the
house the appropriation and road bills
The chances for getting through on
time Thursday night are fairly good
but even then there will be lot of
bills, many of lesser Significance that
will never get to the governor.
"Vigilantes" Help Guard Marchers
The third delegation of hunger
marchers to visit the state capitol
numbering this time about 1900, were
sent on their homeward journey late
last Thursday night. City and county
authorities we're thoroughly organized
for the unwelcome visitors this time
They were met at the city limits and
escorted to public camp ground at
Priest Point park and were kept there
under guard from the time they ar
rived Wednesday noon until they de-
parted. They were granted a permit
by the city to parade to the capitol and
back but the permit provided that
they walk, which they refused to do.
After arguing the matter for two hours
the parade was called off. Thousands
of people lined the streets to watch the
parade, which did not materialize.
The marchers brought their own
food, since the authorities had notified
them that none would be provided this
time. They also brought some tents
and covered trucks In which to sleep.
But there wasn't much sleep during
the night they were here. The sheriff
and police department swore in about
fifty special deputies and these with
about 200 members Of the "vigilantes"
local organization of volunteer citi-
zens, also deputized, surrounded the
camp and let no one in or out unless
they could show proper motives
Thursday afternoon the authorities de-
clared the camp unsanitary and Or
dered the delegation to depart. There
were no clashes Of & serious nature
during the visit although much dis
pleasure on the part of the marchers
Martins Program In Operation
An Olympia farmer has checked up
on Governor Clarence u. Martins
campaign promises and he claims that
out of twenty points OF progress and
reform set forth In literature put out
by Governor Martin over his sigma
ture last summer when he was pro-
noting his candidacy all but one have
been enacted into law or are In fail
way to be made into law. The one
point yet pending is No. l6 which pro-
posed that the governor should bt
chosen In the general election Of thu
presidential years, and this will
require constitutional amendment.
Members this year have received
several postal card showers" from
people interested in legislation, in
stead of the usual telegram barrage
indicating that people back home hav;
changed their tactics to fit the times
Governor Martin listened to thu