Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-10-23

Government. This showing is rem
dered all the more remarkable in
view of the fact that all departments
were this year deprived of free trans
portation on the railroads which they
had previously enjoyed, and which
they no doubt expected to continue
when their budgets were prepared
for the present term.
A meeting of the Commission ap-
pointed by Governor Haines to i'm
vestigate the subject of Workmen's
Compensation and report suitable
bill to the next Legislature was held
in Boise, October 18th, and many re-
personalities of capital and labor APP
peared before the Commission for
the purpose Of giving that body their
ideas of the kind of law which
should be enacted. The general
consensus of opinion seems to be
that we should have law prepared
which will meet conditions in Ida
no and not be merely rehash of ex-
listing laws in other states where
conditions my be very dissimilar.
The spirit shown by the members
of the Commission in their work and
the great interest shown by those
who are to be affected by such an
act leads to the conclusion that it is
Just as well that the last Legislature
failed to enact Workmen's Com
penastiom Bill The bills presented
to that body were hastily drawn,
with scissors and PASTE" from sim
liar laws in other States, and the
limited time which the Legislature
had for the consideration of this i'm
portant measure leads to the conclu-
sion that even if it had been enacted
there is. little chance that it would
have. been the kind Of law needed in
this State
The present indications are that
the. next Legislature will have an adj
mirable bill submitted to it and that
the cost to the State of administering
the law recommended viii be very
much. less than would have been the
case. if the bill most generally fay-
ored at, the last session had been
enacted into law.
The Workmen's Compensation Com
mission was provided for by Sen
ate. resolution adopted in the closing
hours Of 5thet last session, but the
Governor has recently named on his
own initiative another committee
for the purpose of studying. an equal
ly important matter. This is a Com
mission composed of c. A. sunderlin,
Burley, Idaho; M, J. Sweeey, Twin
Falls, Idaho; j. P. Clark, St. An
-hony, Idaho; Senator George Edg-
Ington, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and John
Eagleson, Boise, Idaho. These gentle
men have been asked to investigate
he subject Of cooperative farm
mortgage or land credit loans along
he lines of the plan which is said
o be in such successful operation
Al NSiIdiu HuloptdH NOuuIiiSo, .WllH
he idea of determining whether or
lot a law can be enacted in this
State which would enable the farm
RS to obtain, through cooperative ac-
ION, loans needed by them for de-
'elopment purposes at much lower
ates Of interest than they are com !
,elled to pay at the present time. !
,fiis action taken by Governor Haines
IA Undoubtedly result in good to
he fathers of the State, FOR the !
ext Legislature will be presented
18th bill on this subject which will
ave been drawn after months Of
areful study by men who are In po- =
ltjon To understand the subject and
Tho are willing to give the necessary y
me tlereto. q =,
We Iced in this State more laws ~
,awn In this careful manner and .
ever laws drawn after the fashion :.
n.9ny of those which now adorn
nr etaiute books.