American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-02-11

What Is Happening In Both
Of the State Legislature.

00CCQ0n Lu6 IOIibt0A
won in the senate on Monday o. III
c)ose vote of 10 to IL. A bill was u
tn head off the completion of the sal
of "a. 900 acres of timber land by In
state to the lumber company for az
proximately $3.50, 900. The suprem
court had just decided that the SAL
was legal.
The most sensational event OF TN
session came on Monday when TN
house. led by Morgan and Edglnton
refused by a vote of 33 to ~, to IN
clude Ex-Governor F. r. Good1ng ano
less B. Hawley, son of the preseN
governor, as members OF the deiega
lion to go to Washington to confel
with the secretary of the interior as
10 the states indemnity lands.
Probably few for consdd
Grafton of the Idaho state legislature
in it's eleventh session will be of more
lar reaching Importance, should 1t &C.
complish the end sought, than the MI
hart. house Joint memorial No. a, ask
ing the United States government to
found an irrigation school.
There is one mad rush now to Sc
cure appropriations for roads, bridges
and schools. The bonding limit OF
the state for all purposes at this time
Is $500, 900. This is looked upon as
the pork barrel and there is no
county that has not its strings out to
secure part of this money.
The Idaho legislature is entering
Upon the second half of the session
with many important matters still to
be disposed of. Among these the most
important are the railway commission
measure and the prohibition amend
ment to the constitution.
Passage through the senate Of the
search and seizure" liquor bill and
the assurance that it will pass the
house seems to satisfy many of the
most ardent temperance workers, and
there is not the same demand for a
state wide prohibition amendment as
there was earlier in the session.
The employers liability bill, backed
by the American Federation of Labor,
was done to death in the senate last
week. Three Democrats deserted it
In its greatest hour of need. Three
Republicans supported 1t. The final
vote was - to 8.
The eight-hour law has passed the
senate and assurance is given that it
will pass the house.
Friends of direct legislation have
Just scented a joker. 1t is proposed
by the Republicans to put through the
measures providing for constitutional
favoring the initiative.
referendum and recall; but there they
propose to stop, without enacting the
laws to put them into opera
ion.
Thexa is much interest being man
tested in the nurses registration bill,
introduced in the house by Smith of
Lincoln. The bill is intended to ele-
ate the occupation OF nursing and
encourage a great proficiency of
members of that profession.
The Randall county bill Is on the
'ocks. This is the county it was pro-
'osed to carve out OF the present ter
itory of Idaho county with Cotton
o o as the county seat. The senate
committee on county lines and boun-
aries filed an adverse report.
senator Williams of Boise county
n Friday introduced a bill to allow
ida and Boise counties to use the
onvlct labor of the state in road
uilding.
Inc Power county bill passed the
ouse on Friday by a substantial ma.
Gritty.
Both branches of the legislature
a holiday on Saturday, adjourn
on Friday until Monday. :
senate on Thursday nassed '
III 10 prevent foreign corporations :
oh AKIN water and power from !
ie state This is aimed at the Wash. !
ls'on Water Power company which :
amihed the Spokane river at Post
SeueTdte power for
&c CITY OF Spokane. BY doing this d
nooued $4,000 acres of good mead. !
" land. and owners can get no 70 y
Ell in the courts.
,ne senate on Thursday passed the {.
Il modifying the Sunday rest law q
DIS 10 permit the keeping omen ~
"N0o vi amusement on Sunday wbor 1;
majority of the legal voters Of q i
Immunity petition for this privileee =
senator Kerns and MacBeth
amocratic leaders, filed cbar4es .
'ainst former Governor Frank :,
'outns' on Thursday, alleging that
SOFA state land to the Wasbington
alter Power company in yiolation 81
ne house on THURSDAY passed hills e
eaung Bonneville and Clearw,tan ;,
untles. These will become ,an'n y
re senate killed the bill crest;nm :,
county. creating IL
~ d concerted action on Fridavo g
vernon Gooding in the senate "a "a
u Johnston in the house 500 u
IN demand for full and free inuoa., p