Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-25

Of the people affected vote for annex
alton at the general election two
years hence. The presentation of
his measure was quite a surprise to
those who have opposed the creation
Of Nampa county and particularly to
Representative Thompson of Cald-
well. the county seat of Canyon coun-
~, who vigorously fought the bill TO
create Nampa county. 1t seems Nam
pa and vicinity want to come into
this county largely because of the
enmity that exists between the juno
ton city and Caldwell.
A bill providing for the creation of
Shoup county with American Falls as
the county seat was also presented,
including practically the same terri
tory as that proposed to cover in the
bin for the creation of Power county.
introduced in the house and defeated,
there being only minor changes. An
other measure, proposing 70 create
Lewis county out of part of Nez
Perez county, Is soon to be intro
duced, it is said.
The railroad commission bill, intro
duced at the instance of the Boise
Commercial club, was withdrawn and
4 substitute presented providing for
} public utilities commission. The
Democratic members presented
gtraight railway commission measure.
The Macbeth bill to provide that
no Wholesale liquor firms shall have
any connection with more than one
retail license and that no wholesaler
shall ever rent a room to others for
more than one saloon was passed by
the senate IT was strongly opposed
by Hunt. who said the clause relat-
ing to the latter feature amounted to
confscation of property and that it
was not just
The house went on the warpath on
Thursday and made serious charges
against the state auditing board for
the manner in which the business OF
that department has been conducted,
and incidentally the state engineer
came in for another grilling for al
legged incompetency and the manner
in which he has conducted the affairs
of his office, with particular refer
ence to his expense account.
in the senate the state land boaro
and its dealings with the big Lost
River Land & Irrigation company.
sion, Senator Macbeth having intro
duced a resolution calling for an in
vestigation of the board in connec-
ton with this matter. 1t was
charged in the resolution that the
company had not acted in good faith,
and that the land board was cog
infant OF the fact, but never took ac-
ton in the matter; also that the rec
ords of the land commissioner show
that the sum of $2S,000 was paid by
new entrymen under this project to
the state and that the board accepted
| the money, knowing that the COM
pany had ceased labor on the works.
! The resolution will be taken up by
the public, lands committee.
Senators McDevitt and Bowen in
troduced a bin providing for a rail
road commission to consist of three
members, to regulate railroad, tele-
graph companies. ETC., operating in
this state. The commissioners are to
be elected and paid a salary of $4,000
per year.
The committee investigating the
capitol building commission was
given until February q In which to
make its report.
providing for commission consist
ing of Senator Freehafer and Repre-
sentative Harris, together with the
state land commissioner, to pass upon
the bona fides of settlers on the
north Idaho lands claimed by the
state, came up in the house, but final
action was not taken on it, because
that body seemed to think it was ir-
i regular.
In the senate on Wednesday, Feb
ruary II. favorable action was taken
on the anti-pass bill, the measure in
troduced in line with the pledges OF
the Republicans during the last cam
paign.
] Also a bill was introduced provid-
ing for better system of county
roads, a measure OF great Importance
to the state. and one providing a pen
atty for the pollution of streams.
after which the senate adjourned so
that the capitol building investiga.
lion could be resumed in the senate
chamber.
The house passed the bill exempt
ing cooperative irrigation and tele-
phone companies from paying annual
corporation license tax
The following bills were intro
duced: Relating to divorce, making
a residence of one year necessary !:
! providing for state board of health,
z TO consist of seven members; also a
/ ioint resolution providing for con
stitutional amendment permitting
less number of jurors than twelve
in probate and Justices courts.
Just before the house adjourned a
: spirited wrangle took place over the
bill providing for an increase of the
state engineers salary. While the
measure was under discussion the
! author was subjected to a hot fire. II
was charged that the state engineer