Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-13
BLAckFoor. IDAHO. MARCH "a, 1901
Summary u the New Laws


and appropriating 81, 900 therefor.
Joint Memorial -Favoring branch
Of the National Soldiers Home at Fort
Sherman, Idaho.
Joint Misunderstanding congress for
the opening OF Snake and Columbia
rivers to navigation.
To provide for the building Of wag-
on road in the counties of Idaho aud
Washington and appropriating $4,000
therefor.
To provide for special property
road tax.
Amending the act fixing the powers
and duties Of highway officers.
To suppress contagious diseases
among sheep and making certain
changes in the law regard to sheep in
spection.
Regulating the sale of astrays, and
for branding the same.
Relating to killing Of live stock by
railroads and defining the proof requir-
ed in an action for damages.
Joint Resolution-To form a joint
legislative committee of I've on revision
OF the revenue law.
Concurrent Observation-Disclosures
the judiciary committee Of both houses
to meet and confer as a joint committee,
In considering report OF code com
mission.
Joint Misunderstanding the lower
house of congress to pass the senate
bill to pension the Indian war veterans
OF the North Pacific coast.
To provide for the publication of the
decisions OF the supreme court.
Joint Resolution-To encourage the
construction of railways in the state of
Idaho.
To provide for the rebuilding aud
equipping OF the Soldiers Home, and
using the insurance money therefor.
Joint ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS an smend-
ment to the constitution providing for
the election OF president, vice president
and senators by direct vote OF the peo-
pie.
To authorize the establishment and
maintenance OF public libraries.
Joint Resolution-To provide for the
distribution Of the senate and house
journals and session laws OF 1901, to the
members.
To create free travelling library an6
state library committee to promote it,
establishment.
Joint Notwithstanding agains,
the enactment OF the Crout bill in con
gress, and asking for the passage OF the
Wadsworth bill in lieu thereof.
Establishing quarantine against dis.
eased sheep and prescribing certain
duties for the state sheep inspector.
TO amend Section SO OF an act to es
tablish and maintain a system Of free
schools.
Relating to liquor licenses. This pro
vides that liquor licenses cannot be
issued by county mmissioners for less
than one year.
Changing the number OF regents OF
the University OF Idaho from nine to
five.
Bill providing for. representatives tt
be appointed by each county central
committee to witness the count ut gen.
eral elections.
The bill creating the 9th judicial dis.
trict. The new district is com posed OF
Blaine, Custer, and Lemhi. The 9Th
district loses Lemhi by the change.
The bill to license fishermen and
hunters.
Bill rcapportioninq the Legislative
representation. This gives each conn-
ty one senator and total of 10 repre-
seDtatives instead of 40 AS heretofore.
The appropriation bill TO cover cur.
rent expenses OF the state government.
and institutions.
The bill to establish free kinder.
gartens.
The bill to change interest ON state
warrants from TO 8 per cent
Joint Re solution to make the eipI,,
hour Law u apply TO laborers in fac.
tories.
The bill to provide for code CON-
mission.
The bill sppropriating 9l5. 700 for ex-
hibits at the PAN A mericaD Exhibition.
Bill to provide for assistant attorney
general ut Is salary OF 81 500 q year.
A number Of bills were passed at
Mondays sessions which could not be
obtained for publication In today's issue.
The legislative session is ended and
the governor has made his appoint