The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-24

Ire senate had Il coming
Friday ire upper house pssse,
eight measures. Three were Jack
sons
first move VA. TO put
through hS final vote Of -
10 rs his hill. hacked h. the
Federation 81 Labor. inehnd-
ing the employer Who hires
even one worker and paNs him
500 during = calendar quarter
In the realm Of those kicking
in" 10 the unemplos ment com
/ pensation tar.
Passed unanimously were n,
F resolutions to establish post
/ legislative committee 10 meet with
Oregon and Idaho for solution OF
the sslmon-perpetuatins problems
and the memorial 10 congress for a
100000 grant 10 Idaho for pro-
teoting the salmon -spswntng
grounds within her borders Bar
ney paid his respects TO the senate
by sending around strictly union
made cigars
Two Pierce county representa-
tives changed th.ir vote on the
measure aimed at putting the 90
mill tax limit into the constitu-
ton. when the resolution failed TO
make the necessary two-thirds ma
jority FOR the second time. Friday.
Rep. Edward Pettus. who pre-
viously voted for the measure.
changed his vote to nay" joining
Reps. Hugh Rosellini. John Nc
Cutcheon. Rep. 6 J. II. Ryan.
who first voted against it. changed
his vote 10 aye" with Reps.
Chervenks and Montgomery. spon-
sors Of the bill. and Reps. Erdahl.
sandegren. Tromhley and Vane.
The resolution met its death blow
on the final ballot.
Pierce county ~ minus the am
bulance-chasing racket. in thp
opinion OF Sen. Leo A. McGavick,
Tacoma. who joined the majority
in a rs TO Is vote which passed a
bill changing court regulations,
Friday.
According To proponents.
the law at present il this way:
II q wealthy man Kills another
man with his car. the widow
can sue. But n the wealthy
man dies before judgment IL
rendered, the widow Is Kicked
out Of court" because the de-
PENDANT isn't alive to defend
himself.
Such has been the case. in suits
excepting contracts. since 1864.
Passage of SD 122 will change
hat. Foes said that IT would
start an avalanche of Ambulance
chasing rackets."
Said McGavick: IF that In true.
re must also assume that a racket /
an be made OF all other suits. !
'uch a. those over wills" He voted |
or the bill. as did other Pierce [
,ounty senator's, Jackson. tMrsJ I
Percival and Schroeder. T
Two may make bargain. But
I took two-thirds vote in the
enate 10 pass senate Joint resolu-
ion No. s. and the vote wasn't
Proposed was an amendment 20 4
he constitution saying ANY in
tiative calling for an outlay OF
more than $4,000 must include
he method of paying the bill
1hen 1t ia submitted TO the
oters"
Guess what that would have
done TO Initiative l4I had that
law been In effect last fall. A
number of senators guessed.
and voted IS "for" and 20
against"
How Pierce county felt: Sena-
or Leo MeGaviok. aye" sena-
ors Barney Jackson. Kathryn
islstrom, Monty Psrcivsl. Ted
nay"
A bill putting power in the state
oard Of pharmacy headed for
nal passage todsy-but not until
,ep. John McCutcheon changed
IS complexion.
Druggists were for il as was"
Ut McCutcheon didn't like the
lea Of having the board decide
'hich drugs were toxic-poisonous
and therefor not suitable on
rocsry store shelves. without ap-
cal.
he offered an amendment stat
" the board would have to be
Die 10 sustain such decisions In
ourt-snd forced il over. "A
,
Less successful vas McCuteheon I
! his attack on the COW county"
ill-which got the nod from
iany Democrats calling for lst-
q Of each psrty.s candidates sep
rstsly in primary ballots.
McCuteheon Wa all alone,
~ far "a the county deleEs-
non Ma concerned. when he
voted with ~ Others against
the hill. Passed ~ q vote Of
- But the yot. uas taken
with the Republican, admon-
ishment still eoholns In the
corridors:
An, many have ridden into Z
'fie. on the popularity Of our {
sEaaAars