The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

Senate bill No. IA, by McCutcheon
, provides for the compilation of the
, laws of the state.
A bill providing for a bounty on
gray wolves and wildcats has been in.
reduced by Kirtley
House bill No. 80. by Fallon, is the
eight-hour law for miners, smelter
men and underground workers.
S. B. No, 26, by Day, provides for
the creation of the county of Twin
Falls from section of Cassia county
Abbott has introduced measure
which provides punishment for hus
bands who fail to provide for theiI
families.
Two bills providing for the re-enact
ment of the test oath, in accordance
with the state constitution, were In.
troduced into the legislature on Fri.
day.
| Senate bill No. IL, by Truitt, has for
its purpose the cutting down of un
necessary expenses now incident to
the settlement Of the estate of de.
ceased persons.
| One member of the legislature pro.
/ poses to introduce bill to change the
| official ballot for municipal and gen
| eral elections, doing away with the
emblem at the top of the ballot.
Shaw's bin relating to false state,
ments by persons and companies or
corporations regarding the value OF
property was recommended for pass
age by the committee of the whole.
s. b. No. 32, by Waldrip. authorizes
| the county commissioners OF Nez
| county for assistance and care rem.
dered smallpox patients during the
winter of 1902 and 1903.
II. B. No. IS, by White, provides
for the establishment of three sum.
mer normal schools, one each at
Boise, Pocatello and Occur dAlene, to
be maintained for six weeks eacn sum.
Of the state.
House bill No. 49, by White, is
state primary law. 1t provides for the
regular state organization of the
political parties, and makes the state
convention the qualified body to send
delegates to national conventions, as
the county convention is qualified to
send delegates to the state conven
ton.
Senate bill No. IS, by Richards, pro-
vides for the establishment of
state board of health and Is similar to
bill that was passed by the house
two years ago but held up In the sen.
ate. 1t Is Endorsed by the state medi
cal association and Is also recon.
mended by the United States census
bureau.
The senate without dissenting vote
passed the Macbeth bill for suppress.
sion of wild eating In promotion OF
mining enterprises. The measure Ia
hat prepared by the American MINING
congress. 1t provides penalties as
high as $4,000 fine and ten years
Imprisonment for fraudulent misrepre'
sentation of the value of property.
H. B. No. Sc, by Miles, provides for
he punishment of trespassers on fields
u enclosures where the owner lessee
pr other legal occupant has posted
notices warning against trespass. II
makes a fine of $40 for each offense,
payable one-half to the owner of the
premises and one-half to the common
school fund.
H. B. NO. So, by Cassell, is an EN-.
)loyers' liability measure. 1t provides
that any employee injured In any way
by defective or unguarded machinery
Or methods, may recover damages
from its employer; that insurance
agreements or Immunity contracts
shall not be a bar to recovery by
the injured one or his estate.
The patent medicine companies are
getting busy to head off the patent
medicine label bill In the senate.
aroused to action by its passage by
the house Senator Van Iorns intro
iuced take-om on it, making pro.
visions respecting physicians prescrip.
lions exactly like those made with
respect to proprietary medicines In the
other measure.
H. B. No So, by Ballantyne, pro-
tides that county commissioners may
efuse to grant license to sell liquors
ipon showing of cause why same
should not be granted; or may revoke
licenses upon showing of good cause.
A bond of $1,000 is required in all
liquor licenses.
The judiciary committee of the
house held an open meeting at the
capitol Friday night to hear arguments
for and against the local option bill
now before the Legislature. Many
people of Boise and from over the
state were present and took part In
the discussions
shaw's bill relating to the manufao
tuve and sale of patent and proprie
tary medicines was taken up and
after an extended discussion of the
same and several attempts to recon-
nit 1t to the committee of the whole
Tor further consideration, 1t passed al
most unanimously.