The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-01-13
WITH IDAHO's LAWMAKERS
What Is Happening in Both Branches
of the State Legislature.

man, but he has some of the symp
toms. After a pocket knife had been
placed upon the desk of eacn senator
through the courtesy of the state of
Idaho the senator from Canyon insist
ed that the minority In the senate had
rights, and that every knife furnished
the minority senators should be sup
piled with corkscrew.
Senator Perry w. Mitchell of Nez
Perez county is preparing bill for
early introduction in the legislature
providing that county auditor can.
not make out tax deed to land on
which taxes are delinquent until 80
days notice has been served in due
and legal form on the owner of the
property.
Five thousand copies of the govern
or's message were ordered printed FOL
the use of the senate and house.
"Drys" in the legislature are not
we'll satisfied with the drift of affairs,
it is said, and one of the early and
bitter fights of the session bids fair to
develop around the liquor issue.
One of the liveliest political fights
in Idaho is just now raging around
the office of immigration Commits.
sioner S. J. Rich, and this fight prom.
ises to be projected far into the ses.
sion of the legislature.
That the legislature will be called
upon to cause searching investiga.
ton to be made of the state land
board is the declaration of Senator
Ravenel Macbeth of Custer county.
Adams G.. Johnson, the aged legisla
tor from Nez Perez county, for whose
safety fear was felt because of his
failure to arrive in the capital city
until several days after the time he
WIS expected to reach Boise, was in
his seat in the house on Tuesday. He
was delayed in his long cross-country
trip by heavy SHOWS. Mr.. Johnson is
70 years old.
A strong fight will probably be made
to pass bill creating a public utili'
ties commission of broader scope than
the proposed railroad commission, as
it will cover not only railroads, but
telephone, telegraph and all other pub.
lie utilities corporations.
1t is generally felt that the Repub-
licans cannot muster the required
two-thirds majority in each house to
submit the prohibition amendment,
as promised in the platform, though
the leaders have not abandoned hope
1t is said that when this matter comes
to vote in the senate the Republi-
cans will lose three party votes and
may gain three Democratic votes.
Representative Amos M. Strobe of
Shoshone county will not carry a
pocket knife furnished by the state
of Idaho, and there are some other
things he will not accept. In this he
is actuated not by consideration of
the value of the article, but by the
principle involved. "
The most brilliant season that So
ciety has known in Boise for many
years reached It's zenfLn uIGzI tlIs -
augural ball in honor of the new gov
ernor, James H. Hawley, the other
state officials and the members of the
Eleventh legislature. The guests
were received by a committee of As
business men at the entrance, and in
troduced to those in the receiving line
by w. e. Pierce, master of ceremon.
les. Drawn up behind the governor
were his staff in full dress uniform
Prominent men and women from all
parts of the state were present, and
the bill was undoubtedly one of the
greatest social events of the season.
Senator Abner G. Kerns is deeply
interested in the matter of having
written up and printed the notes OF
the constitutional convention held in
1899 This is considered important,
not only from an historical but from
a legal standpoint. Up to this time
these notes have not been written up
or printed because of the expense
it would entail.
A movement has been set on foot
by Democratic appointees and their
friends, it is claimed, to persuade Gov
ernor' Hawley to defy the Republican
wing of the senate and to refuse to
come to any compromise whatever
with regard to passing through Re.
publican legislation, under threat that
unless he comes through" the state
affairs committee will hold up the ap
| pointment indefinitely.