The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-03-03
WITH IDAHOS LAWMAKERS
What Is Happening In Both Branches
Of the State Legislature.

| resolution prOVlulnB IHaL InS paiiot
In the 1912 election shall contain a
slip upon which the voters OF the state
may express their wishes as to the
creation OF 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
IRE.
One Of the most important bills in
troduced at the present session oil
the legislature is the new insurance
code, which will probably be enacted
into law, as It is said there Is prac-
ticalIy no opposition to 1t. 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 q.
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 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-
nents OF a railway commission pre-
! scented a resolution to permit the peo-
pie to vote as to their wishes for or
against a railway commission at the
next general election. There was
lively tilt over the disposition of this
bill, the friends of the proposal send
ing 1t finally to the corporations COM
mlttee, in spite of an effort on the
part of the advocates Of a railway
commission to send 1t to the state af-
fairs committee. The opponents to
the commission won.
A legislative committee appointed
from the two branches of the eleventh
anfr hnI Nrf ut 20 ~
closed its work of investigating for"
mer state land boards presided over
by Ex-Governor Gooding and by eX-
Governor Brady both of whom, with
all their associates, except General
McDougall, have retired from office
and are now private citizens.
The house on Thursday passed the
Bonneville Fremont county judicial
district bill, dividing the Eighth, pre-
sided over by Judge ]. NJ. Stevens,
and creating the Ninth district.
Clearwater county was created
Thursday from Nez Perez territory
The governor will attach his sigma.
ture to the bill making the legislation
final.
Opposition to the appointment of
Senator Macbeth as state insurance
commissioner has developed. The
state Democratic chairman ]. II. Nu.
gent, and his Boise followers, are
against this appointment. The state
senator's resent this attitude and
there is lively contention. The gov.
ernor has the appointing power.
Following the defeat of the railway
commission bill comes the announce.
nent Thursday from eX-Gov. Frank r.
Iooding that he will be a candidate,
subject 10 the primary election of
1912, for governor of Idaho. He states
that he will base his claim for this
preferment upon the demand for state
control of corporations and especially
Tor u railway commission.
William NJ. Morgan, Democratic
leader in the house, is opposed to the
S75O,00O bond issue for the state can
ttol building.
The house bill by Davis, prohibiting
state officers, employees or appointees
having anything to do, directly or in
directly, with the sale or disposition
of Carey act or other public lands,
from entering or filing upon any Carey
act lands of the state, passed by a
unanimous vote.
What has come TO be known as the
long sheet bill came in for an over.
hauling at the hands of the senate.
and at the close of the discussion es.
capped death by the narrowest possible
margin. The measure is on the calen.
dar.
1t is understood that the sudden
termination of the "Mackay dam" in.
resignation based on a decision Of
Judge Richards as to the legal stains
# the board OF state land commission.
srs relating to the Carey act is to be
'arried to the attention of the federal
authorities for decision as to the
states right TO construc the act in n
manner which fails to protect the citi
Eens of other states who invest in
IDAHO lands to be watered under the
provisions Of the Carey act.
In the senate on Wednesday the
railway commission measure submit.
ted in fulfllmeut of the platform
pledges Of the Republicans. met a de.