Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-02-05

ton or charges he might have which
in his opinion might warrant a de-
mand for an investigation Of the lease.
The vote on the resolution was strict
ly on party lines.
President Pierce of the Boise &
lnterurban railway extended the leg
islature an invitation to take trip
over his line to Caldwell and return
Tree, and it was accepted, after which
adjournment was taken until Monday.
In the senate a resolution was in
troduced by Senator Davis to the eff
feet that the committee on state af
fairs be authorized to examine wit
nesses and incur expense relative to
an investigation of the state capitol
affairs. This provoked another clash
between Democrats and Republicans,
and resulted in the defeat of the reso-
luton.
The Republican finance committee
offered substitute for the house res
olution protesting to congress against
the reduction of the tariffs on hides,
lead, wool and lumber. This resolu-
ton is more comprehensive than the
one offered In the house, and includes
all products affected by the tariff. TIE
minority offered a substitute claiming
protection on all Idaho products. The
Republican memorial was adopted.
A bill of great Importance to the
commonwealth is tie one introduced
by McCutcheon on Thursday, January
~. II 1t becomes C. law Idaho will
not be Mecca for those seeking sep
aration. 1t proposes to increase the
divorce period from six to eighteen
months, and provides that where
there are children under Ia years of
age, the county attorney shall appear
in behalf of them. The bill appro-
rriating $4,000 for the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition was practically
shelved by action of the house in re-
ferring 1t to a committee.
The house, after refusing to table a
resolution calling for an investigation
CT the lease of the alleged iron land
to G. w. Thompson of Lewiston by
the state land board, defeated the res
olution itself by vote Of 81 to %,
all the Democrats and number of
Republicans voting for it. Bangs,
Democrat, was the author of the res
olution, and it provoked an intensely
partisan discussion, the majority go
ing to the rescue of the state board
while the Democrats sought to turn
on the searchlight.
A bill was presented asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the indus
trial school, at St. Anthony, by the
) Fremont delegation; one by Johnson
, providing penalty of from ten to
twenty years Imprisonment for bur
{ glary Of explosives, and by Shaw, reg
t nlating the sale Of narcotic drugs.
E Two constitutional amendments
t were proposed I'M the house of repre-
' sentatives on Wednesday, January 81
: enc permitting sheriffs and assessors
to succeed themselves in Office ant
b enc permitting the legislature to pro
l. vide for the issuance of bonds sufi
i Gent to complete the state capito
s building in excess of the presen
!, bonding limitation.
JOunSOn pIS5SulSu dIOIueT uIF6C
n primary bill, particularly designed tt
l. preserve party organization, and Ed
} wards presented measure authoriz
e ing the state land board to preserve
a and improve mineral springs on stat
lands. Other bills were introduced b!
n Thompson and Duval, requiring cite
v to prevent and suppress disease
y within their limits; by Atkinson
u Woodward and Parsons, providing
8 $4,000 bonds for a bridge over Sal
. mon river near Goff Ferry.
The Democrats of the senate, lie,
u by Macbeth and Bowen, made a Wig
= orous protest against what they al
: legged as railroading of bills through
the upper house and not permittin
= them to take their regular cours
u through committees. Macbeth charge
the senate with spending most of 1t
!, time killing house bills, and Bowel
agreed with him.
The corporations committee intro
= duced an anti-pass bill. Hasbrouc
= end Sweeney introduced a bill givin
= every city and town power to issu
= municipal bonds at any time to a
u amount not to exceed Is per cent {
e the assessed value Of all property i
the city or town.
q n view of the fact that the stat
u capitol building fund and building ar
- Under investigation by the senat,
. Liacbeth insisted that the capitol con
III mission submit its biennial report 6
% The earliest date possible, and owe
this matter hot words were passe
a. between Macbeth for the Democrat
n and Hart for the Republicans.
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