American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-28
CONDENSED REPORT OF THE LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Bills Passed---Many New
Ones Introduced---Power County, Prohibition
democratic Charges Fied--Better Commit
tee Representation.

or otherwise disposed of under au
thorlty by an act OF congress prior
to the admission of the state, the
board shall select lieu lands.
The bridge bills call for the err
ection of one structure across the
the Snake river between Elmore and
Owyhee counties. and one across
Salmon river in Custer county. the
former to cost $4,000 and the lat
ter $40 900. In urging the passage
o1~the former measure, Senator Lee,
of Elmore, stated th2t lis county
pays an annual tax of $4,000 and
receives in return only $4,000 an
nually. In discussing tn latter bill
Senator Macbeth, of Custer. said
that though his county is one OF
the largest in the state it had the
smallest population and that it is
equal in resources to any other, it
has not a single mile of rail road
and is III fact without any steam
transportation facilities. Both of
the measurers were passed by
unanimous vote.
The urgent message addressed to
Senator Gooding by party of Ore
gon Short Line passengers asking
legislative enactment to transport
them to Pocatello, was as follows
Twenty passengers marooned at
Mlnidoka, no entertainment Oregon
Short Line refuses to run branch
train on to Pocatello. Regular train
annulled. Please legislate us out of
Minidoka.'' The senate ordered
through its president and two floor
leaders that Joel Priest. indrst-.
agent of the Oregon Short inc rail
road, should under command OF th
state Of Idaho take relief to the
stranded and hungry passengers and
a reply was received with much an
usement and laughter and was t.
part: Il very much regret to re-
port that Immediately after receiv-
ing your communication | had a tel
egram, signed by numerous citizens
OF Minidoka, protesting against the
legislation of anybody out of their
community. However, l at once
took the matter up with our super
intendent at Pocatello and we have
arranged a compromise.
By the terms of this compromise
the people of Minidoka are to enter
tain their more or less unwilling
guests until two o'clock this after
noon at which time they are TO be
taken out on one of our palatial
trains.
In the afternoon the senate passe.
the Shawhaw bill to provide $25, 900
for the construction of a steel
bridge across the Snake river
Payette. The measure is expected
to meet the approval of the lower
house.
The former views held by the tog
wearers regarding junketing trips
to the state institutions were re-
versed when resolution was pass
ed providing for the appointment of
committee of one senator and two
representatives to visit the univer-
sity at Moscow, the state normal at
Lewiston and the insane asylum at
Orofino, and a like committee to
visit the normal at Albion, the aca-
deny at Pocatello, the insane asylul
at Blackfoot, the industrial school
at ST. Anthony and the deaf and
dumb and blind school at Gooding.
| By the same resolution the COM
mittees on education of the senate
and house are empowered to call be-
fore them Representatives of the
state schools for the purpose of OBJ
tanning information, and the pres
ence of such representatives at the
capitol until invited will be un-
welcome.
| Many of the members who former
had declared such investigating
tours, junketing trips, now fav-
ored them as assisting in determ-
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