Table of Contents
Creator:
Otto Amen
Title:
Otto
Amen Papers
Dates:
1973-1983 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
8
containers. (9 linear feet of shelf
space.)
Collection Number:
Cage 640
Summary:
Includes subject files, constituent
correspondence, and various reports and enclosures.
Repository:
Washington State University
LibrariesNew Holland Libraryhttp://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Languages:
Collection materials are in
English
Sponsor:
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Biographical Note
Mr. Otto Amen served as Washington State Representative from the 9th
District for eight terms from 1967 to 1983. He was the Speaker Pro Tempore and
a member of the committees of Agriculture, Rules, and Appropriations--General
Government, as well as the Special Appropriations Subcommittee on General
Government. He was the chairman of the Special Committee of Legislative Budget.
He was educated at Washington State University in pharmacy, and then became a
farmer by occupation. He was a resident of Ritzville, Washington, and actively
involved in community activities. He was an active member of the Grange, the
Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Wheat Growers
Association.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The legislative papers of Otto Amen at the Libraries of Washington
State University in 1985 consist of subject files, constituent correspondence,
and various reports and enclosures. The majority of the documents are from
Amen's final two terms in the Legislature, during the years 1979 - 1983. The
papers are filed in the original order in which they were received. The papers
are divided into three series according to time periods: 1. before 1979
(folders 1-80); 2. 1979 to 1981 (folders 81-196); 3. 1981 to 1983 (folders
197-360). Each of the series is further divided according to the topics. Papers
before 1979 are divided into three subseries: Miscellaneous; Appropriations,
and House Bills. Papers from 1979 to 1981 are divided into four subseries:
Correspondence (arranged according to places of the correspondents first and
then according to topics discussed); Bills sponsored by Otto Amen;
Miscellaneous; Appropriation. Papers from 1981 to 1983 are divided in three
subseries: Correspondence; Bills sponsored and Miscellaneous.
:
Papers of Otto Amen of Ritzville, Washington, former Member of the
Washington State Legislature, were donated to the Washington State University
Libraries in 1985 by Mr. Amen (Accession no. MS85-41).
:
The papers were processed in summer 1996 by Baodi Zhou.
Detailed Description of the Collection
1: Legislative Files
, 1973-1979
1.1: Subject Files
Box
Folder
1
1
Agriculture
, 1977-1978
1
2
Agriculture
Appropriations , 1977-1979
1
3
Agricultural
Committee , 1977-1978
1
4
Agriculture -
Commissioned Merchants , 1975-1977
1
5
Agriculture - SHB
1219 (corporate agriculture) , 1977
1
6
Agriculture -
Hazardous Substances Act , 1977
1
7
Agriculture -
Irrigation Legislation , 1967-1977
1
8
Alcoholism
1
9
Anti-Corporate
Farming Information , 1974-1977
1
10
Corporate Framing
Legislation , 1973-1977
1
11
Death with
Dignity Information , 1975-1976
1
12
Drought of 1977
1
13
Education
Initiative #53, B.A.S.I.C. , 1976
1
14
Elected Officials
, 1976-1977
1
15
Evergreen State
College, Leaves , 1972-1977
1
16
Facilities
Committee (House) , 1976
1
17
Fertilizer Lien
Law , 1976
1
18
Illegal Aliens,
HB96 , 1977
1
19
Income Tax
Legislation (1) , 1973-1975
1
20
Income Tax
Legislation (2) , 1977
1
21
Inheritance Tax
, 1976
1
22
Initiative 59,
Agriculture , 1976-1977
1
23
Initiative 59-
Alternatives , 1977
1
24
Interagency for
Outdoor Recreation , 1976
1
25
Labor and
Employment Securities , 1976-1979
1
26
Labor Relations
, 1975-1977
1
27
Long Term
Drought, Subcommittee on , 1977
1
28
Market Promotion,
Subcommittee on , 1977-1978
1
29
Medicine, Drugs,
Abortion , 1974-1977
1
30
Mental Health,
Whitman County Administrative Board , 1977
1
31
Miscellaneous
(correspondence) , 1977
1
32
Natural
Resources, Pollution , 1966, 1973
1
33
Newspaper
Clippings , 1977
1
34
OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Act) and WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety
and Health Act) , 1974-1974
1
35
Page Application
and Letters , 1969-1977
1
36
Pensions
, 1976
1
37
Personnel
, 1976-1977
1
38
Port Districts
, 1977
1
39
Public Utility
Districts , 1966-1970
1
40
Pullman By-pass
, 1975
1
41
Roll Call
Transcripts , 1977
1
42
Salary Survey
, 1976, 1978
1
43
Sales Tax
Information , 1977
1
44
Shoreline
Legislation , 1971-1974
1
45
State Salaries
, 1976-1976
1
46
Sunset Committee
, 1977
1
47
Washington
Warehouse Act, HB 1131 (Rep. Clayton) , 1977
1
48
Water Pollution
Control, Agriculture , 1975-1976
1
49
Water resource
Act, HB 1447 & SB 3081 , 1975-1976
1
50
Welfare-Social
& Health service , 1976-1977
1.2: Appropriations
Box
Folder
1
51
Box
Folder
1
52
Budget
, 1977-1979
2
53
Budget and
Accounting Act , 1977
2
54
Education,
K-12, (questionnaire) , 1976-1977
2
55
Employment
Relations , 1977
2
56
Revenue
, 1973-1979
2
57
State Agencies,
Miscellaneous , 1976-1979
2
58
Budget - Evans
Proposal , 1977-1979
2
59
Department,
Social and Health Services , 1971-1977
2
60
Education,,
Budget , 1977-1979
2
61
Higher Education
- Budget , 1977
2
62
Supplemental
Budget , 1975-1977
2
63
University of
Washington - appropriation , 1977
2
64
Washington State
University - Agricultural Research Center - Budget Needs , 1975
2
65
Washington State
University - appropriation , 1972-1977
2
66
Washington State
University, Budget , 1977-1979
1.3: House Bills
Box
Folder
2
67
HB 129 - Fiscal
Impact of Legislation , 1977
2
68
HB 136 -
Agriculture Repeals , 1976-1977
2
69
HB 137 - Traffic
Safety , 1977
2
70
HB 139, 141, 144
, 1977
2
71
HB 231 - Reports,
Agencies & Officials , 1977
2
72
HB 233 - Reports,
Control Bill
2
73
HB 281 -
Educational Service Districts , 1976-1977
2
74
HB 406 - Minor
Political Parties , 1976-1977
2
75
HB 602 - Salary
Surveys , 1976-1977
2
76
HB 603 - Merit
System Administration , 1977
2
77
HB 678 -
Livestock Theft , 1977
2
78
HB 844 - County
Library Districts , 1976-1977
2
79
HB 936
, 1977
2
80
House Joint
Memorial 9 - Livestock Insurance Corp , 1977
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2: Legislative files
, 1979-1981
2.1: Correspondence
Box
Folder
2
81
Hatton and
Cunningham, Adam County , 1979-1980
2
82
Lind, Adams
County , 1979-1980
2
83
Benge, Adams
County , 1979
2
84
Othello, Adams
County , 1978-1980
2
85
Ritzville, Adams
County (1) , 1979-1980
2
86
Ritzville, Adams
County (2) , 1979-1980
2
87
Washtucna, Adams
County , 1978-1980
2
88
Asotin &
Anatone, Asotin County , 1979-1980
2
89
Clarkston, Asotin
County , 1979-1980
2
90
Dayton, Columbia
County , 1979-1980
2
91
Pomeroy, Garfield
County , 1979-1980
2
92
Warden, Grant
County , 1977, 1979-1980
2
93
Colfax, Whitman
County , 1978-1980
3
94
Endicott &
Winona, Whitman County , 1979-1980
3
95
Lacrosse, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
3
96
Lamont, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
3
97
Palouse, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
3
98
Pullman, Whitman
County (1) , 1979-1980
3
99
Pullman, Whitman
County (2) , 1979-1980
3
100
Pullman, Whitman
county (3) , 1979-1980
3
101
St. John, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
3
102
Miscellaneous,
Whitman County , 1978-1980
3
103
Miscellaneous
Letters, (MTST) , 1979
3
104
Out of District
, 1979-1980
2.2: House Bills
Sponsored
Box
Folder
3
105
HB 351 - Ag.
Commodity Wheat Assessment , 1979
3
106
HB 959 - Minor
Public Office, Disclosure , 1979
3
107
HB 1205 - Snake
River Legislation , 1979-1980
3
108
HB 1205 - Snake
River, Scenic River , 1973, 1979
3
109
HB 1444 - Low
Income Utility Fees , 1980
3
110
HB 1596 - City
Programs, Agriculture, Lands , 1979-1980
3
111
HB 1784 - Bond
Pay, Irrigation district , 1980
3
112
HB
2.3: Subject files
Box
Folder
3
113
Agriculture and
Blood Bank , 1979-1980
Box
Folder
3
114
Agricultural
Compact , 1979
3
115
Allen Land
Ownership , 1978-1979
3
116
Commercial Feed
Act , 1978
3
117
Crop Lien, HB
45 , 1979
3
118
Gasohol
Information , 1976, 1978
3
119
Irrigation
advisory Committee , 1979
3
120
Marketing, HB
46 , 1979
3
121
Miscellaneous
Information , 1975-1977
3
122
Omnibus Bill
, 1978
3
123
Pesticide
Application Act , 1978
3
124
Pesticide
Control Act , 1978-1979
3
125
Proposed
Legislation , 1979
3
126
Wheat Growers,
Washington association , 1979
3
127
Association of
Washington Business , 1980
3
128
Attorney General
, 1980
3
129
Children and
Families, Legislation Affecting , 1979-1980
3
130
Correctional
Institutions , 1979-1980
3
131
Day Care
Expenditure , 1980
3
132
Energy
, 1973-1980
4
133
Full Time
Equivalent Staff in State Government , 1980
4
134
GOPinion Pull
, 1979
4
135
GOPinion Pull
, 1980
4
136
Handicapped
Legislation , 1980
4
137
Housing Finance
Commission, State, HB 20 , 1979
4
138
Human Resource -
General Information , 1977-1980
4
139
Inheritance Tax
Information , 1979
4
140
Insurance and
Compensation, Industrial Insurance, Workmen's
4
140
Compensation
, 1971-1977
4
141
Insurance and
Compensation, Unemployment Compensation , 1972-1977
4
142
Insurance and
Compensation , 1977-1979
4
143
Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation , 1979
4
144
Judiciary
, 1965, 1980
4
145
Juvenile and
Families in Conflict, ESSB 1768 , 1979
4
146
Library, Ninth
District , 1981
4
147
Local Projects
, 1968, 1975-1979
4
148
"Outlook"
, 1979
4
149
"Outlook"
, 1980
4
150
Pages
, 1977-1980
4
151
Pension
Information , 1980
4
152
Pension Reform
Information , 1978-1980
4
153
Prime Sponsored
Legislation , 1979
4
154
Products
Liability Information , 1979
4
155
Proposed
Legislation , 1979-1980
4
156
Retirement
Pension , 1979-1980
4
157
Roll Call
Transcripts , 1979
4
158
Roll Call
Transcripts , 1980
4
159
School
Legislation - Pending File (Answers from School Administration , 1979
4
160
Schools
, 1980
4
161
Senior Citizen
Legislation , 1979-1980
4
162
Social and Health
Services, Department of , 1979-1981
4
163
Special Mailings
, 1978-1980
4
164
Special Reports -
Communications , 1979
4
165
Special Reports,
Republican Caucus , 1979-1980
4
166
State Patrol
, 1980
4
167
Stationary
(Ordering and Samples) , 1977-1980
4
168
Tax Information
, 1976, 1977, 1979
4
169
Washington
Education association - 1980 Voting Record
4
170
Washington State
Crop Improvement Association , 1979-1980
2.4: Appropriations
Box
Folder
4
171
Adult and
Corrections , 1978-1981
4
172
Budget
, 1979
5
173
Budget,
Miscellaneous Information , 1975-1977,
1978-1979
5
174
Capital Budget
, 1979
5
175
Committee
Membership,
5
176
Compensations
, 1979
5
177
Education, K-12
, 1979-1981
5
178
General
Government , 1979-1981
5
179
Government,
Counties , 1975-1977
5
180
Government,
State , 1975-1979
5
181
Higher
Education , 1968, 1975, 1977,
1979-1981
5
182
Human Resources
, 1978-1981
5
183
Human Services,
Mental Health only , 1976-1979
5
184
Legislation to
be Considered , 1979
5
185
Operating
Budget, Information , 1977-1979
5
186
Parks and Game
, 1977-1979,
1979-1981
5
187
Revenue
, 1979
5
188
Revenue
, 1980
5
189
Supplemental
Budget , 1979
5
190
Washington
State University, Budget , 1979
Box
Folder
5
191
Attorney General
, 1981
5
192
Education -
Legislation , 1978-1979
5
193
Local Government
- Program element , 1979
5
194
Nursing Homes
Legislation , 1978-1979
5
195
Public Health
, 1975, 1979, 1981
5
196
Research
, 1980
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3: Legislative files
, 1981-1983
3.1: Representative Otto
Amen - personal , 1982
Box
Folder
6
197
Personal
, 1982
3.2: District
Correspondence , 1981
Box
Folder
6
198
Benge, Adams
County , 1981
6
199
Lind, Adams
County , 1981
6
200
Lidka Sykora,
Othello , 1981
6
201
Othello, Adams
County , 1981
6
202
Ritzville, Adams
County , 1981
6
203
Washtucna, Adams
County , 1981
6
204
Asotin &
Anatone, Asotin county , 1981
6
205
Clarkston, Asotin
County (1) , 1981
6
206
Clarkston, Asotin
County (2) , 1981
6
207
Dayton, Columbia
County , 1981
6
208
Connell, Franklin
County , 1981
6
209
Pasco, Franklin
County , 1981
6
210
Pomeroy, Garfield
County , 1981
6
211
Warden, Grant
County , 1981
6
212
Albion, Whitman
County , 1981
6
213
Colfax, Whitman
County , 1981
6
214
Colton,
Uniontown, Whitman County , 1981
6
215
Endicott, Whitman
County , 1981
6
216
Hay, Whitman
County , 1981
6
217
Lacrosse, Whitman
County , 1981
6
218
Palouse, Whitman
County , 1981
6
219
St. John, Whitman
County , 1981
6
220
Pullman, Whitman
County (1) , 1981
6
221
Pullman, Whitman
County (2) , 1981
6
222
Pullman, Whitman
County (3) , 1981
6
223
Pullman, Whitman
County (4) , 1981
6
224
Out of District
(1) , 1981
6
225
Out of District
(2) , 1981
3.3: Subject files
, 1981
Box
Folder
6
226
Abortion
, 1981
6
227
Application for
Appointments , 1980
6
228
Association of
Washington Business , 1981
6
229
Big Bend
Community College, Moses Lake , 1981
6
230
Columbia Basin
College, Pasco , 1981
6
231
Department of
Social and Health Services , 1978-1981
6
232
Fiscal Crisis -
Correspondence regarding Suggestions and Comments , 1981
6
233
Governor John
Spellman, Olympia , 1981
6
234
Hells Canyon
National Recreation Area , 1981
7
235
Higher Education
- Correspondence re 10% Budget Cut , 1981
7
236
Higher Education
- Correspondence re Graduate Student Tuition Increase , 1981
7
237
Higher Education,
Faculty salary , 1981
7
238
Legislative
Hotline Calls - Summary , 1981
7
239
Legislative
Liaison Contact List - State Agencies , 1981
7
240
Levy Lid
, 1981
7
241
Pages
, 1980-1981
7
242
Pages
, 1981-1982
7
243
Parent Co-op
School Program , 1981
7
244
Press
, 1981-1982
7
245
School Budget
, 1981
7
246
Schools -
Classified Employees , 1982
7
247
Senior Citizens
, 1981
7
248
Speech Material
, 1982
7
249
State Treasurer -
Robert V. Graham , 1981
7
250
Tax Reform -
Correspondence Opposing , 1981
7
251
Tax Reform -
Correspondence Supporting , 1981
7
252
Transportation
Request , 1981
7
253
Tuition Increase
and/or Waiving of Tuition and Fees for Athletics - SB 3237 , 1981
7
254
Usury - 12%
Ceiling on Interest Rates , 1981
7
255
Welfare
, 1975-1981
7
256
WPPSS (Washington
Public Power Supply System) , 1982
3.4: Correspondence
, 1982
Box
Folder
7
257
Adams County
, 1981-1982
7
258
Benge, Adams
County , 1982
7
259
Cunningham, Adams
County , 1982
7
260
Lind, Adams
County , 1982
7
261
Othello, Adams
County , 1982
7
262
Othello Chamber
of Commerce, Adams County , 1981-1982
7
263
Ritzville, Adams
County , 1982
7
264
Washtucna, Adams
County , 1982
7
265
Asotin, Asotin
County , 1982
7
266
Clarkston, Asotin
County , 1982
7
267
Dayton, Columbia
County , 1982
7
268
Connell, Franklin
County , 1982
7
269
Pasco, Franklin
County , 1982
7
270
Pomeroy, Garfield
County , 1982
7
271
Warden, Grant
County , 1982
7
272
Albion, Whitman
County , 1982
7
273
Colfax, Whitman
County , 1982
7
274
Colton, Whitman
County , 1982
7
275
Endicott, Whitman
County , 1982
7
276
Garfield, Whitman
County , 1982
7
277
Lacrosse, Whitman
County , 1982
7
278
Lamont, Whitman
County , 1982
7
279
Palouse, Whitman
County , 1982
7
280
Pullman, Whitman
County (1) , 1982
7
281
Pullman, Whitman
county (2) , 1982
7
282
St. John, Whitman
County , 1982
7
283
Bailie Memorial
Boys Ranch - Basin City , 1982
7
284
Out of District
, 1982
3.5: Subject files
, 1982
Box
Folder
7
285
Airplane Tax
, 1981-1982
7
286
Attorney Gnarl
, 1982
7
287
Big Bend
Community College, Moses Lake , 1982
7
288
Blood Bank
Legislation & Correspondence (House Bill 872 & Senate Bill 4583)
, 1980-1982
7
289
Blood Banks
Regulated, HB 1826 (1976-81)
7
290
Eastern
Washington University, Cheney (1981-82)
7
291
Education Forum
, 1982
7
292
Education,
Letters in Opposition to ESB 2343. Making miscellaneous changes in law re
Education , 1981-1982
7
293
Governor's Office
- Staff and their Responsibilities , 1981
7
294
House Roster,
47th Legislature , 1981
8
295
Insurance
Commissioner , 1982
8
296
Milwaukee Road
Right-of-way , 1981-1982
8
297
North Columbia
Toll Bridge Association , 1979-1982
3.6: House Bills
Sponsored
Box
Folder
8
298
Bills Sponsored
, 1981
8
299
HB 31 (Workers'
Compensation) , 1981
8
300
HB 40 (Public
Disclosure / Local Government) , 1981
8
301
HB 198
(Irrigation Districts Contracts) , 1981
8
302
HB 260
(Agriculture Committees Assessments) , 1981
8
303
HB 265 (Ships,
Vessels Property Tax) , 1981
8
304
HPM 274 (Voter
Requirements, Cooperative Districts) , 1981
8
305
HB 300 (Leasing
State Land) , 1981
8
306
HB 333 (Wheat
Commission Vacancies) , 1981
8
307
HB 370 (Road
District Excess Levies) , 1979-1981
8
308
HB 394 (Law
Enforcement, Service Districts) , 1981
8
309
HB 408 (SEPA
Actions, Bonds) , 1981
8
310
HB 449 (Water
Resource Supervisor) , 1981
8
311
HB 456
(Agriculture, Committees Storage) , 1981
8
312
HB 461 (Education
Reciprocity with Idaho) , 1981
8
313
HB 471
(Foreclosure Sales, Minimum Bid) , 1981
8
314
HB 514 (Crime
Victims County Program) , 1981
8
315
HB 529 (Higher
Education Construction Bid Amounts) , 1981
8
316
HB 542 (Voter
Requirements, Cooperative Districts) , 1981
8
317
HB 612 (County
Indicated Ratios) , 1981
8
318
HB 631 (Race
Track Fees) , 1981
8
319
HB 666 (Resource
Lands, management, use) , 1981
8
320
HB 774 (Jail
space requirements) , 1981
8
321
HB 798 (Transient
accommodations) , 1981
8
322
HB 803 (Sick
leave buy-back abolished) , 1981
8
323
HB 804 (Milwaukee
railroad, right-of-way) , 1981
8
324
HB 849
(Education, Miscellaneous changes) , 1982
8
325
HB 872
(Regulating blood bank) , 1981-1982
8
326
HB 922 (Reduce
prison overcrowding) , 1981-1982
8
327
HB 923 (Voluntary
action center) , 1982
8
328
HB 937 (Assessing
insurers) , 1982
8
329
HB 1003 (Voting
by mail) , 1982
8
330
HB 1021
(Milwaukee Railroad / adjacent land) , 1982
8
331
HB 1078 (WSU
wastewater treatment plant) , 1982
8
332
HB 1097
(Employment security, job service funding) , 1982
8
333
HB 1129
(Superintendent of Public instruction redefined state education board)
, 1982
8
334
HB 1167 (Federal
aid medical care program) , 1982
8
335
HB 3356
(Remodeling jails / criteria) , 1982
8
336
HJM 3 (Election
returns reporting) , 1981
8
337
HJM 17
(President's economic plan) , 1981
8
338
HJM 20 (Acquire
tribal claims) , 1982
8
339
HJR 14
(Redistricting commission) , 1982
8
340
HJR 16
(Superintendent of public instruction appointive / state education board)
, 1982
8
341
Bills passed
during the special session , 1981-1982
3.7: Miscellaneous
Box
Folder
8
342
Budget
, 1978-1981 and
1981-1983
8
343
Budget - capital
, 1981
8
344
Budget -
supplemental , 1980-1981
8
345
Budget -
supplemental (Mt. St. Helen's) , 1981
8
346
Budget -
supplemental , (November - December
1981)
8
347
Budget Message -
Governor John Spellman (1979-1981 & 1981-1983 Biennial Budgets)
8
348
Committee
Assignments , 1981
8
349
Government cost
information , 1981
8
350
Insurance
, 1981-1982
8
351
Intern programs
, 1981
8
352
Legislative
Budget Committee , 1981-1982
8
353
Letters of
Recommendation for Appointments , 1981-1982
8
354
Pacific Northwest
Bell Rate Insurance , 1981
8
355
Pensions
, 1981
8
356
Planning &
Management Committee, 1080-82
8
357
Projects,
Districts, Proposed-pending , 1976-1981
8
358
Schools
, 1980-1981
8
359
Transportation
, 1977-1982
8
360
Washington Cities
by Legislative Districts and Zip Codes , 1982
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