Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-29
KERL WANTSNEW
CONSTITUTION
STATES ORGANIC Law NOT
WORTH PATCHING, SHOULD
BE REWRITTEN.
Wants Cold water AEen 20 Aaaks
State Laws.

State Laws.
no the Editor of the Press. til
regard to the recent failure Of an
appropriation bin passed BY che laal
legislature for the completion Of the
university TO stand the test o. the
constitution. wish 70 say that the
appropriation bills. generally speak
ing. do not resolve proper consider
alton b. the legislature. A eO-day
session Ia very brief when II 10 con-
sidered that So men In the house
and 20 In the senate meet for the
most part a. strangers u taken q
certain length OF time for them 70
become acquainted with one another
and 20 organise. Then billa ara In.
sr0dueed appropriatlnR money for
the dIterent state institutions, Com
mltiees have 70 be appointed BY the
speaker % the house and the iiens
tenant governor 10 visit the institn.
tionR. and to report what sums are
required, The appropriation commits
tee will then probably amend the
various appropriation bills and con-
siderable time Il consumed in the
leonteat each institution makes for
the largest appropriation posaihle,
Differences between the members Of
the house and senate are liable %
develop, all OF which consume time.
The apshes % the whole matter Is
that the appropriation bills come on
at the very last part Of the session
when everybody wants to so home.
and when there Ia a rush OF bills %
be voted on. so great that II is nt-
terly impossible for any member 70
understand fully all the bills. Tue
appropriation bills are scarcely print
ed before q member IL called upon 70
vote upon them. Reliance IL very
naturally placed on the appropria-
tons committee aud their work IL
accepted and they are. for the most
part. the only members who know
2 what ths appropriation bills con-
tain.
Al the las, session Of the legiala-
. tnre several factors existed 10 aecen.
nate the natural delay IN preparing
the appropriation bIila The Oregon
Short Line issued passes 10 all Of Us.
Many members who lived within
several hundred miles Of Boise found
q convenient 10 use these passes In
going 10 their homes on Friday night
and probably not returning until late
Monday or Tuesday A member thus
absent would stop the entire work
OF the committee upon which he vas
serving Then. too. the passes made
I, easy one or two iunkeiiuE trips. Tbs
boom az Twin Falls and American
Fails and the Eoodfellowship ~ the
10olgrowera In convention a. Poea
teilo had to be seen. The lsgislatnE'
AT the last session passed an anti
= pass las. and II the Oregon shor
Line lives up to Il. these hlndranceI
- 10 the effective working Of the iegis
!, isture sili probably be considerable
ieasened
n Some Of the saloons and brewerie
IN Of the state sac 81 20 provide fire.
:. liquor for such members OF the les
=. lsiature 80 chose to make good fcl
!. lows Of themselves A member eft
. champagne head ON vas not pal
ticulariy = rapid aorker on = con
mites. The rapidly with which u
40 counties Of this state are going Dr.
ny would seem 20 Indicate that this lei
$40 EeninE OF the efficiency o. the legi
70 iatare siil not exist IN snca . mari
me ed degree at the next session. Ae
ION county having gone vet. however,
the would seem that the best think 4
ae- the people to DO would b. 20 sle'
ms arexAter proof members TO the nei
u" Legislature.
Judge McCuteheon. the leader
ven the house. and some others, urgs
as the appointment Of 3 legislative q
pill ylsory committee composed Of sever