Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
FIGHT ON GAMBLING
OPENED IN IDAHO
Bill Of Sweeping and Drastic Provls
ions introduced in the Lower
House of Legislature.

by the judiciary committee on Mon
day, February l..
1t prohibits all games with cards
especially solo. and makes all per
sons permitting any such games tc
be played upon their premises subject
to penalty OF Imprisonment. This
bill also provides that any money lost
IN stock selling upon margins may be
recovered by civil action, together
with exemplary damages. Mayors OF
cities are made responsible for the
enforcement of the law.
Foresman presented two bills, one
asking for an appropriation of $4,000
for state fair at Lewiston and the
ether asking for an appropriation of
$4,000 for Improvement OF the Snake
river.
The judiciary committee presented
q measure providing a penalty for
false pretenses, and one was intro
cuced by Morbeck and McGillivary
making the intent of voter the guide
In countig ballots in spite of technl-
cal violations of instructions to vot-
ers.
On the initiative OF Senator Mac
beth, the senate took action request
ing the capitol building commission
10 advise that body of the percentage
of completion of the construction of
the new capitol and estimated cost of
The entire building when completed,
tased upon the plans and specifica-
lions of the structure. the report of
the capitol commission made just
| rrior to this action of the senate not
having contained this information. In
this move the fighting senator had no
opposition, the vote on the motion be-
ing unanimous.
The senate bill providing for the ap
pointment of deputies and clerical as
sistance Of sheriffs and assessors
was passed by that body.
Another surprise was sprung in the
senate on Saturday, January 80, when
local option bill No was introduced
The measure provides that vote of
40 per cent OF the voters can bring 1t
into effect in the counties and make
the law an ISSUE whereas 20 per cent
of the aggregate vote is required by
the house bill passed a few days pre-
vious.
AT this session Senator Macbeth
made more charges against the CAPT
tol commission. mentioning con-
tractors who were the lowest bidders
on the structural work of the building,
but whose bids were turned down by
the commission, he alleged One firm
named was the American Bridge com
pany OF Salt Lake. A resolution pro
viding for an investigation Of the
bids on this work was defeated by
party vote.
The house held a short session In
the morning. The bill providing a new
fee schedule for clerks of district
courts and one authorizing juries OF
less than twelve In district courts
and less than six In justice courts
were passed. Faraday presented
bill asking for an appropriation of
$4,000 for a bridge across Snake
river, between Gilmore and Owyhee
counties, and McFadden, one provid-
Ing that women attendants accompany
girls committed to the reform school.
A bill was introduced by Represent
alive Johnson In the house on Friday,
January 20, providing for two second
airy agricultural colleges in the state
rne in the south and one in the north,
or the purpose OF taking advantage
If government appropriation. The
I'LL provides for an expenditure of
;122,000 and ten cents per capita from
I'll cities of $500 population or more
or industrial training.
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced providing for two senators and
hree representatives to be appointed
10 visit the state institutions in north
daho, and like committee to visit
hose in south Idaho. and 1t was
adopted.
The bill providing for an appropria-
lion of $4,000 for the Alaska-YulSon-
Pacific exposition was amended to
read $4,000. and was passed by the
house.
Inc following other bills were in
troduced in the house: BY Mckinley,
sppropriating $4,000 for establishing
IN agricultural college in southern
daho; by McFadden, providing for
deputy bee inspectors; prohibiting the
ale of cigarettes and cigarette pa
ers; by Milvord. providing for state
Grain commission.
The house. after long and spirited
wrangle over a motion to give G. w.
thompson, the Lewiston banker, the
privilege of the floor OF that body to
explain the iron land lease" turned
down and adopted Que requiring
canes (Democrat) to furnish the state
fairs committee with any informa
Mother Shoots Girls Betrayer.