American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-02-27

duced during the present session OF
n Idaho legislature, passed the
house OF representatives on February
II BY q vote of 20 to rs and was sent
to the senate. II passed by the upper
house and signed by the governor II
viii be necessary in the future for all
couples wishing to become man and
wife In this state to first pass a ply.
steal examination and hold a certi1-
cate OF good health before the knot
can be tied.
A constitutional prohibition amend.
ment made its appearance In the
house on February Fl, calling for the
submission to the people OF the state
the question OF whether or not Idaho
shall permanently become prohibition
territory. The amendment was intro.
duced by Representative Bradley of
canyon county.
An $4,000 bond issue bill for i'm
provements at the industrial school at
st. Anthony was introduced In the
senate. Senator Edgington also intro
duced a bill making ex-of-
ficio tax collectors.
M -
The Lawson bill, providing for Door
mothers pensions, was passed by al
most a unanimous vote. 1t is similar
to the Missouri law and the recent
mothers pension bills passed by the
Utah and Oregon legislatures.
The senate refused to pass the Ed
gington bill calling for the abolish
ment of capital punishment in this
state.
A measure creating a bond issue OF
$4,000 for the completion of a niacad-
amized road in Bannock county, near
the Fort Hall reservation, was passed
by the house.
Work of the assessors in many Of
the counties of the state Is paralyzed,
awaiting the action of the legislature.
Two bills are before the lower branch
of the legislature intended to make
radical changes in the method of
assessing taxes.
Educators of the state are up in
arms over the manner in which 1t Is
proposed to create a state board of
education under the constitutional
amendment adopted at the last cleo
ton. Only one bill has SO far been
introduced creating the board.
Complete reorganization of the
game department, to take it out of
politics by the creation of a fish and
game commission is contemplated by
the joint fish and game committee. 1t
is proposed to codify the game laws
already existing.
The appropriations committee in
tends to hold the current expense of
the state for 1913 and 1914 to $2,000,-
600. and the ad valorem tax levy bill
hat was introduced in the house by
the committee provides for raising
that amount.
The most stringent public utilities
bill that has yer been passed by the
house of representatives of an Idaho
legislature went through that body on
February goth under suspension of
the rules, when the Ryan bill was
adopted by a vote of 43 to IA. It is
there are enough votes in the
senate to pass the measure and send
it to the governor for his signature.
The state travelling library has had
fight for it's existence before the
appropriations committee of the house
Of representatives. The library only
asked for $4,000 but many of the men,
bers of the committee thought that
t was not doing any good in the state
and they were in favor of leaving it
III the appropriation list entirely. This
vas done at first but after a fight had
oeen put up the appropriations COM
tackled the s. 5000 back onto the
ill and it will probably go through.
And again, probably it won't.
The most important action taken
W the house during the week ending
February Is vas the adoption of the
reports on the Ryan pub
ic utilities bill and the Koelsch mar
iage bill. The senate did little ex-
'ept to consider the blue sky law,
The state sanitation department is
the legislature more work than
ny department of the state govern
nent. bills having been introduced
pom almost every subject.
The Iowa abatement bill. which
trikes at white slavery as we'll as re-
districts, passed the house
the goth and was sent to the SEN
tie. At the same time the house
assed a bill calling for a bond issue
f $40,0 900 for the purchase of the
bridge across the
make river at Lewiston.
All bond issue bills for maintenance
r improvements of state institutions
ave been sent to the appropriations
ommittee for consideration.
Governor Haines mas signed the
[aight liquor bill. prohibiting ship
lent of liquor into dry territory in
lis state.