Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-10
WITH IDAHO'S LAWMAKERS
What lie Happening in Both Branches
of the State Legislature.

won in the senate on Monday by the
close vote of 10 to IL. A bill was UP
to head off the completion of the sale
Of $4,000 acres of timber land by the
state to the lumber company for ap-
proximately $250,000. The supreme
court had just decided that the sale
was legal.
The most sensational event OF the
session came on Monday when the
house, led by Morgan and Edginton.
refused, by a vote of 33 to %, TO In
clude Ex-Governor F. R. Gooding and
Jess B. Hawley. son of the present
governor, as members of the delega-
ton to go to Washington to confer
with the secretary of the interior as
to the states indemnity lands.
Probably few measures for consdd.
Grafton of the Idaho state legislature,
in its eleventh session will be of more
tar reaching Importance, should 1t ac-
complish the end sought, than the Nj
hart house joint memorial No 4, ask
ing the United States government to
found an irrigation school.
There is one mad rush now to Sc
cure appropriations for roads, bridges
and schools. The bonding limit OF
the state for all purposes at this time
Is 100000 This is looked upon as
the pork barrel and there is no
county that has not its strings out to
secure part of this money.
The Idaho legislature is entering
upon the second half of the session
with many important matters still to
be disposed of. Among these the most
important are the railway commission
measure and the prohibition amend
ment to the constitution.
Passage through the senate of the
search and seizure" liquor bill and
the assurance that it will pass the
house seems to satisfy many of the
most ardent temperance workers, and
there Is not the same demand for q
statewide prohibition amendment as
there was earlier in the session
The employers liability bill, backed
by the American Federation OF Labor
was done to death In the senate last
week. Three Democrats deserted il
In its greatest hour of need. Three
Republicans supported 1t. The fina'
vote was IL to 9.
The eight-hour law has passed the
senate and assurance is given that II
will pass the house.
Friends of direct legislation have
just scented a joker. 1t is proposed
by the Republicans to put through the
measures providing for constitutions
amendments favoring the initiative
referendum and recall but there they
propose TO stop, without enacting the
required laws to put them into opera
ton.
There is much interest being man
Tested in the nurses registration bill
introduced in the house by Smith o.
Lincoln. The bill is intended to ele
vate the occupation OF nursing ant
encourage a great proficiency O.
members of that profession.
The Randall county bill is on the
rocks. This is the county it was pro
posed to carve out OF the present ter
wood as the county seat. The senate
committee on county lines and boun
| daries filed an adverse report.
J Senator Williams OF Boise county
! on Friday introduced a bill to allow
Ada and Boise counties to use tn,
! convict labor of the state in roat
!, building
/ The Power county bill passed tn
house on Friday by substantial ma
iority.
Both branches of the legislator
Co
ing on Friday until Monday.
The senate ON Thursday passed
e bill to prevent foreign corporation
y from taking water and power froI
a the state. This is aimed at the Wasl
e ington Water Power company whic
t damned the Spokane river at Pos
+ Falls in Idaho to generate power fo
the city of Spokane. BY doing thi
l. it flooded 10000 acres of good meat
n ow land, and owners can get no r
lief in the courts.
II The senate on Thursday passed tn
IS bill modifying the Sunday rest la
3. SO as to permit the keeping open
g places of amusement on Sunday whe
10 a majority of the legal voters of
community petition for this pTivileg
Senator Kerns and Macbeth, u
Democratic leaders, filed charg,
s. against former Governor Frank ]
d Gooding. on Thursday, alleging tn
% he sold state land to the Washingtc
H. Water Power company in violation
IF law.
ID The house on Thursday passed bill
y creating Bonneville and Clearwat
counties. These will become Law
The senate killed the bill creatiI
Randall county.
d. By concerted action on Friday G
lie Governor Gooding in the senate al
as P. G. Johnston in the house mad
as their demand for full and free inves
ne cation of all amattuer attending 4
ID Gooding and Brady administration
IN and Johnston included the Fremo
county leases.
A bill whereby all corporations I,
nishing telephone, eIectric light, q
IN or power companies must funi
in same at such reasonable rates a
ed under such regulations as local CO
by mission of five members each sh