Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-03-16
WORK OF IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Some Of the Measures Adopted at
Eleventh Session and a Few of
the Many That Met Defeat.

In addition to providing for the ex
penditure of s3,3OO.OOO. including the
proceeds of bond issues. and proyid.
ing for the submission Of many con
stitutional amendments, the Eleventh
legislature enacted many measures OF
vital interest to the people OF the
whole state, and killed other measures
demanded by numbers OF voters.
Judged purely from a material
standpoint it is doubtful if any other
acts of the Eleventh session are OF
such far-reaching importance to all
the people of the state as the series
of acts relating TO the public lands OF
the state, says the Boise Statesman.
/ These include a law legaliZing all
past acts of the state board OF land
commissioners and clearly defining
the powers and duties of that board
the ratification of the statutes of the
United States bearing upon the Idaho
public lands, and the sending to Wash
ington of a committee TO adjust mat
ters between, the state and the nation
as to state lands included in forest
/ reserves.
Next in importance in the minds OF
many - tue leSlSld ION Ou INT ilAuOi
Issues This includes three important
measures. One of these, known as
the search and seizure" law, is in
tended to make effective the local OPP
ton law enacted by the Tenth ses
sion Should this stand the test OF
the courts it will, il is claimed, elm
nate bootlegging and work great re-
form in many parts of the state. An
other bill that became a law places
all the territory, outside of incorpor
ated cities and towns, under the ban
ner of prohibition. Still another bill
makes it impossible to buy liquor in
a drug store for any purpose without
first subscribing to an oath before an
official.
Great things are promised from the
operations of the Shawhan antitrust
law This is sweeping in its provi-
, sions. 1t incorporates many OF the
best features of the best laws on the
statute books of other states. The
idea of personal guilt" is emphasized
, in this law and it is expected to cure
many of the trust and combination
evils that now beset the state. Its
friends assert that it will do much &c
reduce the cost of living and bring
! many lines OF business back to {
legitimate basis.
For the first time since statehood
r the road laws of the state are sys
I tematized Provisions are made fol
i the creation of road districts and the
e construction of permanent roads by
special taxes. Out of eleven road bill.
introduced at the ms ance OF the gooC
roads association OF the state. nine
, became laws and the two bills de
, feated were unimportant.
While the primary bill as original,
+, introduced did not become law ow
u ing to the opposition of Governor
Hawley to the party affiliation" pro
o vision an amended bill became a law
= correcting some of the worst evils o
+ the present law, such as the manda
n tory second choice and the miserable
e method of adopting a party platform
t A series OF bills prepared under th'
direction of the state board OF health
q to prevent the sale OF impure fooC
: and drugs, to provide for sanitar.
, conditions in all places where foot
> products are prepared or supplied L
the public and TO care for the public
health in many other particulars. oc
= cupied much of the time OF the law
- makers.
Great benefits are anticipated from
the codification of the school laws o
the state the placing OF the stat
e schools on a mill tax basis and tn
d provision for STATE board of educa
q lion to be composed OF expert educa
q Tors.
q banking law wide in its scope.
:, General insurance law and a law GOV
= erning the operations OF benevolen
associations are the results OF niue
4 hard work on the part OF men sp,
v, cially interested in those lines c
II work
d Farmers will be especially we
IS pleased with a comprehensive pur
4 seed law. a noXious weed law. a graf
commission law and a number OF law
intended to improve conditions in IN
irrigation districts OF the state.
To many the law to permit the rui
ming OF certain kinds OF amusemer
a on Sunday when petitioned Tor by
majority OF the voters OF "A comml
=. nifty will appeal. The provision ia
the commission form OF goyernmer
in all cities Of size. and the law {
II provide for the fixing OF telephone
gas. light and power rates viii b
% popular. and many think VIII lead {
Improvements.
le Labor organizations worked hnr
for the eight hour iaw. The inita 80
" referendum and recall. ana thcy seer
o. III Jar Way 10 Nfi IN'N hll
Among the moaHurrf defeated .
n which the widest infefes' aas take
"A none. perhaps naH more % fhc iruf
than that providing for faiiaa
d.. commission The hard'sf fehf ni fi
tnflre session Has made ftrr 1901
proposition So olif fIc $3.50 fn pr'
vide fer The commisr on hu' fhe pro-
nsiflon fof roraiiflfi0nn amsn.
~ ncnf uas ALLIED g. n tlHs f1fe goo
% vision uns made Inf alhn fHne ff
r' question 90 q direct tnff n' fIf rf|
is ole 90 fhe notf ronsfHl siff'inr
d ....... 900.