Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-27
WITH IDAHO'S LAWMAKERS
What 10 Happening In Both Branches
OF the state Legislature.

nine TO Twelve, LOT the next ten uhySi
leaving the afternoons open for com.
mittee work.
Eckles OF Washington introduced a
bill authorizing county commissioners
to levy & special tax for publicity pur.
poses.
The house further memorialized con.
gress to give the abandoned military
grounds at Walla Walla 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 KootenaA
and Wilson of Ada were named to SO
south with one member each from the
senate page to go south and Pugmire
north) to visit state educational insti-
buttons.
| Burrell of Oneida introduced his bill
for 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 report from
Governor Hawley based on a request
from Macbeth which stated that the
new capital building when finished and
furnished would cost two million dol
lars.
At the end of the third week of the
Idaho legislature, there has been
passed a bill appropriating $4,000 to
defray the expenses of the session; a
bill providing for an additional dis
trict Judge for the district composed
of Ada, Boise and Owyhee counties;
and resolution in favor of the in.
come tax, and one in favor of the pop.
ular election of senators. This is all
of the measures of importance that
have been passed, but 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. R. Williams of Boise county and
OGudlOT IGIIy w. UllCu6li vi INCk
Perez county. Preston and Williams
are the Republicans. From the house,
Roy L. Black of KootenaI, e. G. Davis
of Oneida and H. G.. Balderidge of
Canyon are the Republicans; Angus
I p. Hutton of Shoshone and James W.
9 Galloway of Washington are the
: Democrats. Galloway was eleSSed
= secretary
- In the senate a measure has been
: introduced to define the rights and
powers of the state board of land
commissioners in relation to the pub
lie lands granted to Idaho at the time
2 of admission. 1t is asserted that this
: IS a measure that should have been
:. enacted into law nineteen years ago,
in the first, state legislature.
The house on Friday discussed the
proposed change in the Sunday rest
- law and indications point to decided
, modification of this legislation, with
+, greater liberality in its terms.
4 There was no session of the senate
II or house on Saturday, the lnemhsss d
q both branches having decided in ia
n vor of holiday
1t is claimed that each house has
e. steering committee, the Republican
X senators taking their instruction.
a from Gooding, Stilstair or Potts ant
d, the house members from Johnston
O. Crow, Bell or Smith.
" A resolution for the submission o
h the constitutional amendment provid
" ing for statewide prohibition was in
troduced in the house or representa-
a. tives on Thursday and referred to tn,
m committee on privileges and elections
ae On Thursday the senate ratified tn
I'll income tax amendment to the consti
y tuition, a resolution to that effect be
re ing unanimously adopted. The hons
OF will adopt 1t in few days.
. Speaker Storey on Thursday name
:. as the investigation committee t
% probe the Idaho state administrator
10 scandals Black of Kootenia, Balrfdg
= of Canyon and Davis of Oneida, RI
a. publicans, and Terrell of Bannock an
- Hellekson of Latah
!, Kirby of Boise county proteste
~ against Black, declaring Black ha
NV stated on the floor of the house hi
fe. firm disbelief in the guilt OF the off
,e ciaIs.
as Lieutenant Governor Sweetser nan
at ed Preston of Oneida and williams
nd Boise, Republicans, and Mitchell {
Nee Perez, Democrat. on the senate Ii
IN. yestigating committee.
&c, Senator Gooding's resolution DIT,
he yiding that no new bills shall be-. Il
le- troduced after the fortieth day of I'll
ed session has been adopted
A measure of interest to union labc
EN- in Idaho is the bill providing for q
ort eight.hour day on all public work
of introduced in the senate by Senat,
ho, Hornibrook. The new measure fix,
ar a penalty for violation. which the pre-
so. ent law does not do. E.
es- The senate on Wednesday mass,
ear the house bill to create an addition
or judicial position for a man to be a
pointed in the third district. II
yell bill now goes to Governor Hawl
are for signature, then Immediately
ge the supreme court for constructs
as to its LEGALITY. Upon the res,
for will depend several other proposals
sec place additional judges in districts
bly, ready in existence or divide the d