The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION
PROPOSED BY iDAH0ANS
ehower OF Bills introduced During
First Week Of Twelfth Session
Of Idaho Legislature.

day. the 10th. Immediately following
the organization Of the house, many OF
the measures calling for the most pro-
nounced progressive legislation The
senate passed the $4,000 legislative
appropriation bill to pay expenses, sent
II to the house from which it original
\ ed and the measure was forthwith
passed to Governor HaiDes for his sig.
nature
The first railroad commission bill
calling for the supervision OF all rail
roads In the state by a state commits
sion was introduced in the house by
Representative Ferguson Of hammock
county. 1t is predicted that at least
ten other similar measures viii be
launched in the two houses of the leg
islature before the session is half over
Gooding, Minidoka and Franklin
counties were created on paper when
bills asking for their formation were
| introduced. Minidoka and Gooding
counties wish to be made mp of terri
tory in what is now Lincoln county.
Franklin county seeks to be created
out of Oneida.
Measures calling for the creation Of
two new judicial districts one to be
composed of Latah and Idahs counties
and the second to be formed on. Of
Adams and Washington counties, were
introduced in both the house and the
senate
The Bannock county delegation in
I troduced measures calling for an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the Acad-
| envy of Idaho at Pocatello through the
sale OF bonds, together with a com
panion bill asking for one-fourth mill
tax levy to support that institution.
| House joint resolution introduced by
! Representative Ferguson Of Bannock
county calls for a constitutional con
yention and house joint resolution by
| Representative Mason of Latah county
memorializes congress to give relief in
| the three-year homestead bill to set
| tiers on forest reserves.
| Senator Edgington OF Bonneville
county introduced blue sky law,
copied largely after the famous Kansas
law.
| Boise, Idaho.-The senate of the
| twelfth Idaho legislature on Saturday
went on record protesting against the
unjust quarantine placed on Idaho al
falfa by the state Of California and
calling upon the latter state to lift it
forthwith. In the event that Cali
fornia refuses to do so, as it has,ein
the past, the legislature may material
~ cut down the appropriation asked
for by that state with which to prop
erly install buildings and an Idaho ex-
hibit at the San Francisco exposition.
The protest was registered through
the passage of resolution BY SEN
ator Robinson.
Senator Hedrick introduced bank
depositors' guarantee bill in the up
per house, the object of the measure
being to protect depositors from bank
hooters.
The celebrated anti-gambling bill
sponsored by Senator Fields of Latah
county was made of record and
strikes directly at the Alan race track
of north Idaho.
Boise, ldaho.-The first sharp divis-
ion in the Twelfth Idaho legislature
appeared Wednesday afternoon over
an attempt by the minority wing of
the Republican party to so amend the
rales under which the house will oper-
ate this session as to take from
Speaker French the power to make
standing committee appointments.
The minority was Overwhelmingly de-
feated and the speaker sustained.
A committee on committees was
agreed upon in the Republican caucus
70 confer with the speaker to select
the standing committees. with the I'M.
derstanding that the power to appoint
these committees would stin be In the
hands of the speaker.
Inc senate met and adjourned. ow
ing 70 the fact that the house was not
,Souipieteiy organized through the Sc
lection of committees
Boise, Idaho.-On Thursday. Janu-
airy ,. the legislature paved its way to
pay the salaries of its members. for
mouse bill No l, appropriating $50 600.
was introduced and passed under sus.
pension of the rules and sent TO the
senate where it win be confirmed.
AeaSe TOT members of both
houses was also approved
Lieutenant Governor Taylor an.
nouneed the appointment OF the most
important standing committee of the
upper house. the judiciary-Seuator
Hanson Of Shoshone. Senator Hen.
arlcks OF Blaine Senator Fairchild Of
Ada and Senator Edgington Of Rome
Vile
ue mouse assigned the chairman.
sn ZIP ~ state affairs to Colonel Fergu.
=. A. Lawson Of. Ada, judiciary ~
hoelsch OF Ada, approximations ~
bowerman Of Fremont edncation y
warwick Of Bonneville and ccnnty
Oneida. eaue' son "