Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-20
Idaho Legislature Finds Itself
Crowded With Work Before
The Close
SOME GOOD MEASURES KILLED.
Insurance Bill Has a Hard Road to
Trayel--Amendment to Irrga-
tOn Law
Special Correspondence.

BOISE lud,, feD IA ne week op-
ened quietly in the halls Of the legisla-
ture, but each succeeding day brought
with It new work resulting in a perfect
rush Of business toward the close OF
the week. Work I'm the house was 80
crowding that II was found necessary
to hold an extra session Wednesday
evening. According to n resolution
adopted by the house Of representatives
at is opening there should be no bills
introduced, except by committees, atler
Wednesday, the 18th inst. and joint
resolution between the house and senate
provides that no bills will be considered
by either house after the 2Sth inst.
These provisions will enable both
houses TO get their work cleaned up by
the first OF next month. There were
20 bills introduced I'm the house Wednes-
day. The total number OF bills up TO
date is 100 In the senate and 229 In the
house,
The senate held short session Mon
day and adjourned In honor to the
memory Of Abraham Lincoln.
BOTH BILLS DEFEATED
Senator MacBeth's anu.cigaret bill
prohibiting the manufacturing and sale
Of cigarettes or cigaret wrappers with
I'm the state OF Idaho. and his con-
sort bin providing heavy penalties for
those renting houses for immoral pur-
poses or causing or influencing a wife
or woman under rs years Of age to be-
come a prostitute, or receiving for sup
port means taken by any woman or
such character, were both defeated
Senator Days Sunday closing bill No.
o. which has been pocketed by the 1u-
dietary committee since the 23rd OF
January, and which has been called for
regularly every day this week by Sena-
tor Macbeth, was dug mp yesterday
amended and filed for second reading.
The title Of the bill Is as follows An
act to prevent the keeping open or
maintaining OF any saloon, theater,
play house, dance house race track,
concert saloon and variety hall on sun
day, and to provide FOR the punishment
thereof"
FIRE INSURANCE BILL
senate bill No. a. 10y Lewis. "Proyld-
ing uniform policy for fire Insurance,
prescribing the duties and liabilities OF
fire Insurance companies and
fixing a penalty for violations
OF the provisions thereof has
caused considerable excitement
I'm the senate during the week, due
to the swarming In Of Insurance ana
business men from all parts Of the
state, who are strenuously exerting
themselves for the defeat OF the meas
ure.
The committee on state affairs, 10
which the bill was referred, reported
back today that the bill do not pass,
and by request Of It's author and unani-
nous consent Of the senate the bill was
again given back into the hands OF the
committee Tor reconsideration. As the
bill now stands there is certainly no
hope for H.
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Representative Johuson's railroad
commission bill, No. lI3, has had a
very stormy Journey thus far by
SUSPENSION OF the rules, 1t was twice
read at the time OF It's Introduction, and
more than twice It has been speeding
ON its way to the printer when It was
suddenly called back and tossed about
from hand TO hand until II was at
last pocketed by the committee on
railroads and CORPORA tions, where 1t has
been resting peacefully since the 18th
inst. Johnson makes his daily inquiries
about It's welfare but It never shows its
head. It's author Is afraid II VIII go
the way OF his Scent fare measure.
The bill provides for the appointment
biennially by the governor Of a rail-
way commission Of three members each
IN receive a salary Of Sl,S0O a year,
secretary and clerk with yearly salaries
| on 81 COO and $500 respectively The
| commission IS given power to tiX freight
! and express rates on all railroads oper-
! etlng within the state and to hear CONF
| plaints when discrimination or preju-
| dice IA shown, and levy fines for Of
! lenses. The commission Is authorized
| Ia examine all books OF the different
| companies and inquire into and ascer-
| tain the cost and equipment Of all rail.
/ roads. the salaries Of all officers and
| wages OF employees and report the value
| OF each railroad including It's right OF
way, franchise etc, 70 the secretary
| Of state,
PURE FOOD MEASURE.
House bin No. 60, the pure food
measure. which was transmitted 10 the
| senate on the 18th inst, was recon-
! mended for passage by that body today
| II is an act regulating the manuiac-
| ture and sale OF dairy, food and oil
! products and 10 prevent deception,
fraud or imitation In the sale Of same;
| and creating state board OF dairy,
/ food and oil commissioners and provid-
! ing for the appointment of a state
| chemist ana defining their several du-
| ties,
one OF the twenty-nine bills intro
| duced I'm the house Wednesday was n
| local option bin by Donaldson, II, 3. lS3
q substitute for IL b, No 40 by him.
| Donaldson sought for unanimous con-
sent for the withdrawal Of II, b. No.
40 from the committee ON privileges and
elections that he might Introduce n
snbstltute I'm lieu thereof; but this prl-
| vilege was refused so after consider
| allie debate he succeeded IN getting ac-
! tIon ON his measure indefinitely post,
poned and Immediately introduced his
| substitute.
me former measure provided for To-
! cal option by counties, requiring 10 per
| cent of the citizens 20 sign a petition
before an election on the liquor ques-
| lion could be called; while the latter
! raises the number Of citizens required
10 20 per cent. and eliminates the coun-
| ~ optlou feature entirely and makes
| a purely a matter FOR precincts and
| cities towns or villages. The provi-
sion regarding the sale OF liquors by
| druggists on prescription by ply
| slclan is made more stringent than
ever by the following clause. PRO
yided that such prescription Is properly
dated and only one sale made on such
prescription.
IRRIGATION LAW
| The one hundredth senate bill, which