The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-03-05
IN THE LEGISLATURES.
Power County Bill

| county nau nard light IN the house
and was passed by vote of &c to %
last Tuesday. Now it goes to the
senate.
Direct Primary Bill.
The direct primary bill passed the
senate Tuesday by a close vote, with
out any amendment being offered by
either side. Governor Brady says he
will sign it as soon as it is presented
to him.
Bills Passed. M
No. 210, by Edwards, granting re.
lief to Theodore Turley.
No. 224, by j. o. Webster, provid.
ing punishment for the removal
stealing or in any manner interfering
with parts of locomotives.
No. 239, by Morebeck, amending
the revised codes relating to the
sending of duplicate abstracts to the
county treasurer.
No. GAL, by Taylor of Boise,
amending the revised codes relating
to the making and filing of affida-
Wits of annual labor on mining
claims.
No. IS, by Woodward. Parsons and
Atkinson, appropriating $4,000 for
the construction OF wagon bridge
across the Salmon river at Goff
Ferry in Idaho county.
NO. 107, by Faraday, appropriating
$4,000 for the construction OF a
bridge across the Snake river be-
tween Gilmore and OWyhee counties.
No. 1856, by Kerl and Featherstone
by request, appropriating $4,000
out of the fish and game fund for the
purchase from the United States OF
lands for park in the Occur d'Alene
reservation.
No. IS, by Mcdonald, prohibiting
water companies operating under a
municipal franchise from charging
for connections with the mains.
No. IS, by Sheehan, amending the
revised codes providing for the cleo
tion Of water masters instead OF their
appointment as at present.
No. 273, by the committee on
banks and banking, compelling the
state treasurer to receive cash,
United States depository drafts, post
office money orders and bank drafts
from county treasurers in settlement
of accounts and to deposit the money
at once to the credit OF the state.
No. Ill, by Foresman, appropriate
ing $4,000 for the improvement Of
the Snake river, the money to be ex-
pended by the secretary Of war.
No. 1879, by Patch, Duyal and
Thompson, enlarging the boundaries
of the Emmettsville school district
and permitting part to withdraw
from the independent district.
No. 143, by Parsons, Woodward
and Atkinson, appropriating $500
for the completion Of trail along
the south fork of the Clearwater
river to extend to the Salmon river
Parsons requested unanimous con-
sent to hold the measure over until
today, but Atkinson objected, assert
ing that his colleague was attempting
to ''hold club over his head"
No. 1853, by Riblett, amending the
revised codes to provide that for VIC
lations of contracts for the purchase
of state lands, the lands shall revert
to the state.
No. 1913, by the irrigation, reser-
voirs and reclamation committee,
providing means for the cancella-
tion and voiding OF permits to APP
propriate the public waters Of the
state in caes where the permit holder
fails to comply with the require
ments.
No. ia, by Broomhead and Rich
authorizing loan Of $4,000 for the
completion of the Paris Franklin
road in Bear lake and Oneida coun-
ties.
No. 142, by the Ada county dele
cation, granting $2693 to the Boise
Commercial club for money adj
vanced toward the completion OF the
Atlanta road in 1907.
No. $50, by the educational COM
mittee, amending the revised codes
in regard to school trustees, in order
to correct contradiction relating to
warrants.
No. 254, by Coates, amending the
charter OF the city OF Bellevue to in
crease the tax limits.
No. 204, by Sanborn, compelling
all railroad passenger trains to stop
at any station for doctor or sheriff.
Bills Voted Down.
In compliance with the same
agreement the following measures
were voted down:
No. 244, by McCutcheon, by re-
quest amending the revised codes
limiting the maximum penalty for
murder to Imprisonment for life.
No. 253, by the committee on priv
ileges and elections, providing for
the registration Of voters Tor special
elections designed to cure the de-
feet in the local option law
The following proposed enact
ments, per caucus arrangement, were
either indefinitely postponed or laid
ON the table:
No. 1877, by Foresman, by request,
establishing civil service commits
sion.
No. 9, by Bangs, Macintosh and
Cummerford, prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale, barter, giving away or
otherwise, furnishing intoxicating
liquors.
No. 191, by Dunning, amending
the revised codes relating to water
No. 217, by MacFadden, providing
for school physicians. Mrs. ,McFad
den demanded an opportunity to de-
fend it but the previous question was