The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-01

scented each senator Monday X
came from Puyallup berry growers
and the Pacific Northwest Can
merry Co.
All Pierce county senator's Mon F
day voted for the bill to permit the
state 10 begin operating one to four
or more cannerles Products would
be furnished needy folks. charitable
and public institutions and schools.
but would not be sold on the open
market. Such cannery already
is operating. The bill would ap-
propriste $50 900.
Rep. Frank Cberyenka. sum-
ner, WAS absent Monday be-
cause of Illness. He WAS re-
ported victim of FLU" which.
over the past weekend. al
most developed into pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Malstrom : new Senate Bill
ass would direct the state to ac-
cept credits for persons attending
and participating in work of pub
lie forum discussion groups. which
school districts might sponsor for
argument on both sides of public
questions. on the same basis as
are night school credits in appor-
+ tioning state school funds.
Rep. Edward Pettus Monday
wanted to put an emergency clause
on bill to aid the blind. To his
surprise, Michael Smith. Seattle.
leader Of the extreme left wing
which Pettus usually has followed.
opposed him and he was voted
/ down.
Monday night In the house
Pierce county lined up solidly
i for n bill to establish n state
system of meat inspection COW
ering all packers. Although
II was a state agriculture de-
partment request" bill, Gov.
Martins leaders voted against
II. protesting that 1t would
he "burdcnsome" for the seven
big packing companies of the
state.
Correction - Rep Barney Jack
son didn't introduce a liquor bill,
as reported in this column last
week. He did amend it to allow
liquor by-the-drink on trains.
please pardon our first error,
folks)
Puyaliups Sen. Ted Schroe-
der made two proposals to the
senate Monday rs result of his
milk price probe. He asked
appointment Of an interim ses-
sion committee, composed of
two senators and representa-
tive, to continue the probe the
next two years. and report be-
fore the 10th day Of the 1941
session.
Then, In a bill. ne askd APP
preparation of $1,000 for the
committees expenses. Both
measures were referred to
committees.
Although Rep. II. N. Jackson
already had been assured by lead
ers that his wages kick back
bill would be on Tuesdays calen-
dar, extreme left wingers went
right ahead, trying to use the
same bill as leverage. and moved
again to kill the two-thirds rules.
But they lost, 90 to 81 worst de-
feat they have suffered. Even
Jackson voted no" Other Pierce
county votes: No. Cameron. Mont
gomery, Sandegren; yes Pettus.
Rosellini, Trombley. Dixon. Vane
and Chervenka were absent.
Late Monday night the senate
voted on the bill TO extend the
state unemployment insurance law
to all employers. even those with
fewer than eight employees. Roll
call result: Al to 3.
This means $4,000 more
/ workers will he covered; Is. 900
more employers brought into
the set-up. The bill now goes
To the house.
The governors senate leaders
fought the amendment to extend
the insurance coverage. They
pleaded with the chamber to give
the small employers break.
Sen. Malstrom moved to kill their
effort to strike the amendment
and was upheld, % TO %.
On the amendment Sen. Ralph
Metcalf of Pierce voted with the
administration. his four county
colleagues for the proposal On
final passage all Pierce county
senators said ave"
Today's Best Crack during de-
BATE "A fish trap is designed
10 catch salmon and hook the
public"