Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-25
LEGAL|z|NG ACTIONS
OF STATE TREASURER
Two Bills Passed by the Senate over
Which Has Been a Great Deal
of Controversy.

The senate ON Tuesday passed two
hills legaizing former business for
the state treasurer's Office, over VIII oh
there has been great deal of contro-
versy. and because of which irregu-
larity in said Office had been alleged
by the Boise Statesman and otlaHrs-
The frs. one relates to the delivery
snd redemption of state bonds and
authorizes the treasurer to buy bank
drafts for the payment Of the princi-
pal and interest on them. and the
other authorizes the treasurer to tenn
pora1ly deposit in state repositories
the permanent charitable and educa-
tional land funds pending their in
vestment by the state land commits
sioners
The senate also passed the house
bill establishing an insurance fund for
the capitol building annex and the
deaf. dumb and blind school
The Alaska-Y Yukon Pacific exposition
bill from the house, which carried an
appropriation of $50. 900 and was
amended by the senate to read $780,
900, was sent back TO the committee.
Should the bill pass. the money will
be used tc erect state building at
Seattle and send exhibits there.
The resolution providing for reap
portionment of the members of the
legislature, the Kerns railroad bill
providing for better depots and the
community property act received ia
vorahle consideration by the senate.
The time limit for the introduction
OF bills having expired. by unanimous
consent bill was introduced in the
senate relative to the liability OF mine
owners and governing the regulation
and equipment of mines
Another state official came in for
= griliing at the hands of members of
the house of representatives on Tues
day. February 20, when Game Warden
Stevens was bitterly attacked. 1t was
alleged he had established three fish
hatcheries. while the law only provid-
ed for one, and that he had collected
and retained fees of his office. An
EFFORT was made to reduce the salary
OF warden from $2,400 to $500; chief
deputies from 81 500 to 81 200, but the
motion was lost.
A parliamentary mix-up occurred
when member moved to have the
records of Friday, February 10, ex-
plunged from the journal, owing to the
mixed condition OF affairs, but he lost
out and the tangle remains. The fight
came up over the record on the
ShoHpe county measure, and from the
3onrnal OF that day 1t Is diflicult to tel
In Just what condition the measure Is
1t the present time
Prolonged applause followed the an
nouncement in the senate on Saturday
February 20. that Governor Brady
had signed the local option bill intro
duced In that body by the Republican
members. Many spectators were pres
ent and Joined in the expression OF
approval OF the measure. The per
with which the governor signed the
bill is to be presented to the state w
G. IT. u.
Senator McDevitt presented an i'm
portant resolution proposing a consti
tational amendment providing tina
any incorporated city, town or village
shall have the exclusive right to vot,
en- the licensing of saloons, sale OF
spurious liquors. etc.
The house bill providing for an an
nuai meeting of county auditors. the
expense to be paid by the state. wa.
defeated.
Tho two bills. one for bridg,
across the Clearwater and one for
bridge across the Salmon. were favor
ably considered.
The Republican anti-pass bill wa,
passed. Several important bills wer,
presented. Among them was an anti
trust bill in restraint of trade and
board OF arbitration measure, also
bill prohibiting attorneys from accept
ing free transportation.
The house did not meet until d. M
owing to the fact that the committees
we're all busy This was the last da,
ON which bills could be introduce,
without the unanimous consent of tn
house, an consequently thirty-si,
bills. three joint resolutions and on
memorial were presented.
The bill proposing to create tn
county of Shoup, covering PRACTICAL
the same territory as did the defeate
Power county BILL was taken up, an
after prolonged and heated debat
on motion to indefinitely postpon
the measure, 1t was referred back I
the committee on county lines an
boundaries, where IL is believed it vii
be allowed to die natural death.
The bin proposing TO annex to Ad
county that portion of Canyon count
which Representative Duval propose
in bill to have created as Namp
county, but which was later witt
drawn. was indefinitely postponed.
A bill was introduced in the hous
on Friday. February 10, by DuvaI 9
Nampa. providing for the annexatio
of that portion of Canyon county pro
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