American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-28
WITH IDAHOS LAW- MAKERS
What is Happening In Both Branches
Of the State Legislators.

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day. January "a.
Senator Hornibrook Of Twin Falls
introduced a bin to lay a tax on the
gross earnings Of the express and tele-
phone companies and 0 N refrigerator
cars and oil companies. Representa-
i've Galloway OF Washington intro,
auced a similar bill in the house.
Lieutenant Governor Sweetser re-
,eded from his position TO allow the
tate affairs committee but one Demo
cratic member out Of five. Early in
he session Macbeth of Custer had re
signed as the one member in empha-
lis OF what he denounced as the I'M
fair policy Of the president. On Tues
day Sweetser appointed Macbeth and
Pugmire of Bear Lake as Democratic
members of said committee.
The house on Monday decided to
hold three-hour sessions only, from
nine to twelve, for the next ten days,
leaving the afternoons open for com
mittee work.
EckIes OF Washington introduced a
bill authorizing county commissioners
to levy a special tax for publicity pur-
poses.
The house further memorialized con
gress to give the abandoned military
grounds ut Walla Walia to Whitman
college, a non-sectarian school of that
city.
Jayne of Twin Falls and Hamer Of
Lemhi were appointed by the speaker
to go north, while Graf Of Kootenai
and Wilson Of Ada were named to go
'outh with ms member each from the
senate page to go south and Pugmire
north) to visit state educational insti
tutions.
Burrell of Oneida introduced his bill
for a new county, with seat of govern
ment at American Falls. The Idaho
Falls county seat plan is having rough
sailing, and the Rigby and Rexburg
county division plans are still far from
enactment into laws.
The senate received a report from
Governor Ilawley based on a request
from Macbeth which stated that the
new capital building when finished and
lars.
At the end of the third week OF the
Idaho Legislature, there has been
passed a bill appropriating $45, 900 TO
deiray the expenses of the session; o
bill providing for an additional dis.
trict Judge for the district composed
of Ada, Boise and Owyhee counties;
and a resolution in favor of the in
come tax, and m in favor of the pop,
ular election OF senators. This is all
have been passed. bur a number OF
important measures have been intro
duced in both houses.
Senator Thomas Preston of Oneida
county has been elected chairman of
the Joint committee of the senate and
house to investigate charges against
the state board of land commission
ers, On the committee are Senator
W. K. Williams of Boise county and
Senator Perry w. Mitchell of Nez
Perez county. Preston and Williams
are the Republicans. From the house,
Roy l.. Black of kootenaf, r. G. Davis
of Oneida aud II. G, Balderidge of
Canyon are the Republicans; Angus
+. Hutton of Shoshone aud James w.
Galloway OF Washington are the
Democrats. Galloway was elected
secretary.
In the senat a measure has baen
introduced to define the rights and
powers of the state board OF land
commissioners in relation to the pub.
lie lands granted to Idaho M the time
OF admission. It Is asserted that this
is a measure that should have been
into Law nineteen years ago.
In the first state legislature.
The house on Friday discussed tho
proposed change in the Sunday rest
law and Indications point to q decided
modification of this leg lslation. with
greater liberality In Is terms.
There was no session of the senate
or house on Saturday. the members OF
beth branches having decided in ia.
vor Of a holiday.
1t is claimed that each house has a
steering committee. the Republican
senators taking their instructions
from Goodiug Stllstair on Potts and
the house members from Johnson
Grow. Bell or Smith.
\ resolution for the submission Of
The constitutional amendment provii.
Ing for statewide prohibition was in.