Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04

the recall would have been saved !
He voted with the minority not to In
definitely postpone and then changed |
his vote To the majority side. Two
reports were submitted out OF the |
committee
state mineral land TO fifteen years |
was passed, and il is believed this a.
ion sounds the death l<nel of the now
famous Thompson lease.
The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate reported the house direct primary
bill Saturday morning, and the measure
was placed on the calendar for dis
cussion in tn committee of the
Whole. This action was contrary to
the expectations of the minority mem
bers.
The house gambling bill was saved
from defeat by being sent to the com
rlittee of the whole.
An important Boise measure. APP
gropriating $40 900 for the support of
The Children's Home-nnding and Aid
society, house bill. was passed. as
vas also a bill creating a state pub
tic park on the shores of Payette
lake.
Unless the official appointments to
he made by Governor James Fl.
Brady are filed soon, a demand will
be made on the chief executive.
through a motion introduced by the
minority members in the senate that
they be submitted to the members of
the upper chamber Immediately for
ratification.
This action is to be taken on the
ground that the state statutes pre-
scribe the appointments shall be sub
Imitted to the senate within ten days
3 fter the legislature convenes. and
that date is long past overdue.
On Friday. February &c, the house
passed the bill creating Carey act"
land hoard, to have charge of all
) Carey act lands in this state, trans
ferring the business from the state
land board. The board provided for
in the measure will consist of three
members, to be appointed by the gov
, ernor II will have charge of all con-
tracts and moneys arising from the
( work. Opposition to the bill was very
: determined, it's opponents declaring
: that it would be unconstitutional.
Other bills were passed, as follows:
=, Permitting the lease by the land board
of mineral springs on state lands; for
bidding any minor or woman to fire.
quent or enter any saloon, making the
+ proprietor guilty of a misdemeanor;
= requiring employment of women
l. guards to accompany girls committed
i to the Industrial school at st. An
f thony; raising salaries of county SUI
e perintendents from $1,000 to $4,000 al
the discretion of the county commits
, sioners; abolishing Office of dairy and
food commissioner and transferring
!. duties to the state board of health
f creating a state school law commits
5 sion; all house bills.
s The senate antipas bill was killer
n by large vote.
9 Friday was the senate's bill-l1illin,
4 day, about eleven measures being lie,
a. 10 the slaughter through indefinite
!, postponment. Among the most i'm
~ portant measures killed were the ant
trust bill, by Senator Davis, and tn
II aps5-gambling bill, by the judiciar
s. committee of the house.
TX The senate passed nineteen bills
IL one of them and the most In
It, portant, the Alaska Yukon Pacific e.
IT. position measure from the house. al
I'd propriating $4,000 for state buils
TX ing at Seattle.
te Although the direct primary bi
ne had been favorably reported, the jou
as nal shows no record of action take
on this measure, and 1t is openl
err charged that an effort is being mad
~ to defeat the measure by leaving 1t
of committee until the legislature a.
u journs.
n. In the senate on Thursday, Febr
af- airy 25, while discussing the bill i
lis creasing the bond of the state trea
10 urer to 100000, Senator Macbei
I'M charged that the state land board hi
a $3.50 900 of Carey act money deposite
in to the credit of the register of ii
r.. board without security or interest. F
,n stated that If this sum and the fun'
la. deposited with the treasurer by Il
bv secretary of state, insurance commit
nr sioner. game warden and other OF
NJ GERS. were allowed to remain in b
ce vaults, his bond should be raised II
en- mediately. He said the land boa
TX would give no information relative
oh the said $4,000
os Those back of alleged wild cat
ng rigation projects in Idaho we're give
we a severe grilling by Senators Day
al and Macbeth They were charg
with robbing innocent settlers and q
he words fraud" and crime" were fl
nut quently used in connection with the
ng The senate passed the folowil
on house bills: The grain commissi
bill, providing for the classification
ion counties; providing punishment {
ire the destruction of telegraph and tie
The phone poles. instruments etc, and t
out receivers bill.
Ter The senate took action limit
, speeches on bills in committee of t
md whole ~ tva minutes which "
10 greeted with applause.
ub- An inVl'aeion was ie'e''cu iioh" :