The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-01-27
IN THE LEGISLATURE

{ more liberal the Sunday rest, uuietl
S to sleep without opposition, tn
house yesterday morning resolved t
} hold but one session daily hereafter
5 from nine o'clock in the mornin
5 until noon, devoting the balance O
the day to consideration of bills i
committees. Power county made it
, first bow to the public yesterday
morning. Other bills were presente,
} asking for annexation of part o
Nez Perez county to Latah, $25, 0O(
for a bridge across the Clearwate
at Lewiston, compelling owners O
property in prohibition territory tt
remove saloon signs and fixtures, re
moving blinds and screens from "sof
drink establishments, authorizing
county commissioners to levy a ia,
for publicity purposes, requiring pub.
LEGATION of assessment valuations or
property, fixing fees to be charged
by abstract companies and authoriz.
ing municipal water companies.
The amendment to the Sunday rest
law was put to sleep by unanimous
vote of the house, on motion of Da-
Wis to lay it on the table. The bill
was left upon adjournment last Fri
day without adoption of the report
OF the committee of the whole, which
report was also to lay it on the table.
The speaker announced the ap-
pointment of Jayne and Hammer on
the junketing committee to 60 north
and Wilson and Leaf to visit the in
situations of south Idaho. These will
join one member each from the sem
ate to visit the institutions of the
state.
New Bills
New bills were presented as fol-
lows:
House joint memorial No. 2, by
Morgan, asking Congress to reim-
burse Idaho residents for losses dur
ing the Nez Perez Indian wars.
House joint memorial No. 3, by
Black and Galloway, asking Congress
to give Whitman college the fort
grounds at Walla Walla.
House joint resolution No. 9. by
Payne and Dunning, proposing an
to the constitution giving
the people the right to initiate
to the constitution.
House joint resolution No. 10. by
Farmin, submitting a constitutional
making the county treas
urer the tax collector instead of the
assessor.
House bill No. 1924, by Eckles,
authorizing county commissioners to |
make levy for advertising purposes.
House bill No. 1876, by Edgington,
md Bradley, compelling all owners
If buildings or grounds in prohibition
erritory to remove therefrom all sa-
DON signs and other saloon appur-
enances.
House bill No. 1876, by Bradley,
the removal of blinds and
Greens in soft drink establishments.
ard rooms and billiard halls.
House bill No. 1877 by Jayne and
cunning. amending the exemption
avs exempting improvements on
and not exceeding 5000.
House bill No. 1913, by Jacobs :
uthorizing $4,000 in bonds for a
'agon bridge across the Clearwater
lver at Lewiston.
House Bill No. 1879, by Burrell and
cunning providing for publication
the tax rolls of the counties. 4
House bills No. 1870, by Burrel.
'eating Power county out of Bling
am, Blaine, Oneida and Cassia
,unties. \
House bill, No. 131, by Bell, appro-
rating 5000 to pay the expenses of
e Shoup statue commission.
House bill No. 1872, by Bell and >
organ. annexing portion of Nez 4
cree county to Latah county and !
DIVIDING for an election in the por- !
On affected. Z
House bill No. 1873. by appropria- :
IN committee. appropriating $685. !
for the relief of Jules Bonnefaut Z
al. for an escheated estate. :
House bill No. 1874, by Morgan !
hitting village and town assessments ,
20 mills in any one year. =
House bill No. 1876, by Morgan,
DIVIDING for municipal ownership of
ter works.
House bill No. 1876, by Morgan,
laws relating to redemp-
n of property.
House bill No. 1877, by Grow, re- -
ing to the appointment of referee.
House bill No. 1873, by Johnson. !
ng charges of abstract connaniac q