Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-03-03
WITH IDAHO'S LAWMAKERS
What Is Happening In Both Branches
Of the State Legislature.


senate on Sunday determined to stop
the creation of any additional coun-
ties. This result, If 1t goes through,
will kill off the measures for Adams,
Teton and jefferson counties. The
bill for Lewis county has passed both
the house and senate, but the aim Is
to kill it by reconsideration. Should
this result obtain, it will be distinct
blow to the power of the southeast
ern counties, as 1t will leave them but
one new county, while the north and
west of the state will have fallen heir
to three new ones. This action also
defeats for the second time Power
county.
The senate on Saturday passed a
in the 1912 election shall contain a
slip upon which the voters of the state
may express their wishes as to the
creation of a railway commission. The
governor is required to submit the
result to the twelfth session of the
Idaho legislature as an indication only
of the wishes of the electors.
The bill which proposed to annex
the Nampa portion of Canyon county
to Ada county met defeat in the house
on Saturday. Many citizens of Cald.
well were in Boise to oppose the meas
ure.
One of the most important bills in
troduced at the present session OF
the legislature is the new insurance
code, which will probably be enacted
Into law, as it is said there Is prac
tieally no opposition to it. The author
of the new law is ]. w. Keefe, deputy
insurance commissioner for the past
six years.
An important measure that has
passed the house Is the one which
provides for the payment OF tuition
of pupils residing in school districts
which do not have high schools.
The statewide prohibition bill met
defeat in the house on Friday, the
vote being "a to 81.
The house on Friday approved the
Adams county bill, creating new
county out of the northern portion OF
Washington county, and making Coun'
Gil the county seat.
! Blacks resolution asking for a call
of a constitutional convention, sug
gested in the proclamation Of Cover
nor Hawley, was defeated by vote
of 20 to 81. 1t required forty votes
to carry this proposed resolution.
In the senate on Friday, the oppo
80 commission nre
scented a resolution to permit the PEG
pie to vote as to their wishes for OF
against a railway commission at the
I next general election. There was
lively tilt over the disposition OF this
bill, the friends of the proposal send
D ing 1t finally to the corporations com
. mittee, in spite of an effort on thu
9 part of the advocates of railwa!
G commission to send 1t to the state al
; fairs committee. The opponents t
d the commission won.
. A legislative committee appointed
from the two branches of the eleventh
session, had on Friday PRACTICAL
closed its work of investigating fol
l. mer state land boards presided owe
ii by Ex-Governor Gooding and by eS
D. Governor Brady. both of whom, wit
s all their associates, except Genera
& McDougall, have retired from offic
s. and are now private citizens.
s. The house on Thursday passed tn
u Bonneville Fremont county 1udicii
s district bill, dividing the Eighth, pr
It sided over by Judge ]. M. Steven
'e and creating the Ninth district.
Is Clearwater county was create
Thursday from Nez Perez territor
The governor will attach his sign
ture to the bill making the legislatio
y, final.
10 Opposition to the appointment I
n Senator Macbeth as state insurant
Or commissioner has developed. tt
IL state Democratic chairman, ]. H. N
It gent, and his Boise followers, a
+. against this appointment. The sta
senators resent this attitude, al
q. there is a lively contention. The go
i, ernor has the appointing power.
Id Following the defeat of the railwi
" commission bill comes the announc
10 ment Thursday from ex-Gov. Frank
of Gooding that he will be candidat
he subject to the primary election
he 1912, for governor of Idaho. He stat
that he will base his claim for tn
preferment upon the demand for sta
control of corporations and especial
ee for a railway commission.
The house bill by Davis, prohibitil
ad state officers, employees or appointe
&C. having anything to do, directly or
ne directly, with the sale or dispositi,
ny of Carey act or other public lant
ed from entering or filing upon any Car
act lands of the state, passed by
unanimous vote.
nv. What has come to be known as t
I'm long sheet" bill came in for an oy,
IN. hauling Iat the hands of the sena
ga and at the close of the discussion
le- capped death by the narrowest possit
Ter margin. The measu'e is on the Gale
/ dar.
In the senate on Wednesday t
railway commission measure subm
7ne ted In fulfillment of the platfo
tse pledges of the Republicans, met a