American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-14
WITH IDAHUS LAW MAKERS
What 10 Happening In Both Branches
Of the State Legislature.

ley's appointments, excepting Rlch OF
Bingham for immigration commits
sioner and Hattabaugh of Idaho rails
for insurance commissioner.
Senator Macbeth, lone minority
member OF the committee OF state az
fairs, resigned, leaving the commit
tee four Republicans. Debate on this
subject was acrimonious and ZEN
tered about the state land board
schedules.
Strobe of Shoshone county intro
duced a bill to increase the supreme
court membership from three to five
members.
Ex-Governor Gooding threatened 20
become a candidate for governor
again W years hence unless the leg
I~slature redeemed the party pledge by
creating a railway commission. max
Ing the issue his campaign b%attlecry.
The speaker of the house on the
9th named the list of committees for
the session. P. G.. Johnston of Bling
ham drew the craftsmanship OF the
state affairs and the county ines and
boundaries committee. J. K. Bell OF
Latah was rewarded with the chair
manship of the appropriations. Other
appointments are: Charles Friend of
Blaine, mines and mining; A H. Feth-
erstone of Shoshone, judiciary; David
Burrell of Oneida, revenue and taxa
ton and educational Institutions; E.
G.. Davis of Oneida, railroads and
rules; G.. w. Edginton of Bingham,
ways and mean.
In the senate F. w. Gooding of Lin
colin was made the chairman of the
committee on state affairs; Clancy
st. Clair of Bingham Of the committee
on judiciary; T. Preston of Oneida
Of the committee on county lines and
boundaries; H. Haight of Cassia, COM
( mittee on finance; E. Whitcomb OF
Lemhi, corporations, and r. Macbeth
Of Custer, chairman of the committee
On mines and mining.
The Republican senate and house
meet together Monday night with a
half dozen prominent Republicans rep
resenting the leading thought in the
party OF the state to decide on a leg
l~slative programme from a practical
Republican political standpoint.
The first weeks session of the legis-
lature was a rather short one. and but
little was accomplished. Adjourn
ment was taken on Thursday until
Monday. This adjournment was
taken after house bill No. l, appro-
priating $4,000 to deiray the expenses
of the legislature. had rec rushed
through both branches. AS this bill
provides for the pay of the members,
it took precedence of everything else.
A Leiston dispatch says: Members
Of the legislature from Nez Perez
county will urg the passage of an
amendment to the statutes making
possible the construction of dams
without locks in the Clearwater river
and its tributaries. This will make
it possible for the large timber com
panies that operate on these streams,
and the state and private individuals,
to float millions of feet of burned
over timber to the lower river saw
mills, which, If left as it is, will be
useless within three years.
Democratic senators and %represen-
.atives have perfected an organization
to push through the legislation de-
manded by Governor Hawley in his
message. Democrats are already at
work on a number of bills to be intro
iuced early in the session.
Representative Samuel Friend of
Blaine county makes no secret of his
opposition to the division of Blaine
county.
An effort will be made to have the
present legislature divide Fremont
county into three or possibly four
counties. Under the new arrangement
Rexburg would be the county seat of
what would be called jefferson coun-
ty; Rigby would be the county seat OF
the new Lewis and Clark county
manned after the famous explorers,
while ST. Anthony would remain the
county seat of Fremont county prop
er. The assessed valuation of Ere
mont county today is nearly 100000
900. and its population is about $4,000.
Senator Fred W. Goocing OF Lincoln
county and Representative Peter G.
Johnston of Bingham county are the
recognized leaders OF the Republicans
in the two branches.
The much discussed Mackay dam
matter is before the senate. II m
in the form of a bill fathered by Sena-
tors Macbeth and Coates providing
tor the construction OF a spillway in
he Mackay dam to guard against the
loss of life and property by a break in
the dam.
Senator Perry w. Mitchell of Nez
Perez county is preparing a bill for
early introduction in the legislature
providing that a county auditor can
not make out a tax deed TO land on
which taxes are delinquent until so
days notice has been served in due
and legal form on the owner of the
property.
Five thousand copies OF the govern