Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11
DOINGS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL
tImOre COuoty Legislators Busy In
Producing S.-Faraddy Asks
For Appropriation.

Mr. Faraday, as leader of the
in the House has had many
questions of Importance to deal with.
He has introduced bill asking the
Legislature to appropriate $50 to
help build bridge across Snake river
at Glenns Ferry, which has fair pros
poets of passage, because of the fact
that Elmore county has no state in
stitution or other tax receiving board
or body and because the bridge would
be an important factor in the develop
ment of a large area of new country.
Faraday has devoted much time to the
preparation of bill for direct legis-
lation, and gathering data and argu-
ment to support it. His committee
work too, has been important and
difficult, as all recommendations of
the Code Commissioner, Governor and
Judges were referred to committees
for the preparation of bills to carry
out the suggestions made by those
officers.
Davis is member Of the most
important committee in the senate.
that on Privileges and Elections.
That committee has the consideration
Of all liquor legislation and primary
election bills. Davis has prepared
and introduces the following meas
ures:
Senate Bill No. IL, providing who
shall be qualified as voters at elec-
tions held to determine whether or
not bonds shall be issued by county.
allowing women to vote thereat:
Senate Bill No. IL, providing that
upon the death of either husband or
wife the community property shall
descend to the survivor; Senate Bill
No. l3 making it necessary for county
attorneys to have been member of
the bar of the supreme court two
years to qualify; Senate Bill No. IA
fixing date that appointive officers
provided; Senate Bill No. 16, an en-
ployer's liability bill relating ex-
clusively to employees on railroads
and making the Federal law applic-
we'll as interstate commerce; Senate
Bill No. II repeating certain sections
relative to government schools, now
obsolete; Senate Bill No. 20, direct
primary bill providing for the nomin-
alton of all candidates by the people;
Senate Bill No. "a making it neces-
sary and possible for teachers to at
: tend Institutes.
Senate Bill No. rs prohibiting the
issue or use of free passes on rail-
| roads; Senate Bill No. 80, antitrust
, bill, prohibiting combinations in re-
e straint of trade and commerce.; Sem
t ate Bill No. a. reducing the wages
f paid to employees of the Legislature
/ Senate Bill No. 26 providing that
+ voters once registered need not regis
f ter again while residing in the same
t precinct; Senate Bill No. 72 provid
e ing that convicts may be used to
d build roads and bridges anywhere
within the state.
y The big fight has been on the local
e option bill. The house passed House
e Bill No. so knowing that the senate
e was not in favor Of it, and would put
# it tenderly away for a permanent
rest, which it did at the first oppor-
It tunity. The thirteen republican
e members of the senate then prepared
d and introduced Senate Bill No. 81 on
a the same subject, which it is known
the House will defeat. 1t is there
g fore apparent that the republicans
: are playing politics with this import
ant subject. They put the plank in
# their platform to get women voters
e support and now the individual repub-
h ican members are intending to keep
: their pledges by voting for one bill
J. in the house and another in the senate,
i and either disagree on conference or
!; pass much amended measure, for it
i is well known that majority of the
!; republican members themselves are
J. not in favor of an effective local OPP
tion measure.
: From present indications there is
!; likely to be local option bill passed
# exempting Incorporated cities or with
e many holes in it to defeat its legiti-
}, mate object, or possibly no bill at all
# will get through.
J. This failure of party overwhelm-
i ingly in power to do as it was ex-
B. pected to do, suggests the idea that
/ there is no hope for the people to get
h any reform legislation they desire
e until the democratic plan of direct
Legislation is enacted into law.