Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-11
BY CAPTAIN f. G. DAVIS,
Secretary tn the Goy Prnor


spectiOn, it will be found that tht
Legislature passed many good laws
and few, if any, poor ones. A num-
Der were passed which are more OF
less unnecessary, but they are moi
otherwise subject to objection.
OF the laws enacted the follow
iu2 were promised II the Republi-
can State platform and recommend
ed by Governor HaiDes in his mes
sage.
4. Ratification of proposed
amendment TO constitution of United
States in matter of direct election
Of senators.
Y. A State board of control for
educational institutions.
8. Amendments TO direct pri-
mary law.
1. Law reinforcing local OPP
ton law.
5. Revision of revenue laws.
6. A State highway commission
and bond issue for highway puP-
poses.
The following were recommend
ed by Governor Haines, but not
contained in platform promises:
4. Reorganization Of State de-
partments, the State board of ex-
aminers was recognized and new
system of accounting installed, and
the State auditor was made ex-
Officio State examiner.
2. Law relating TO water COM
missioners. Expenses of this of
flee will be reduced by at least
half.
3. Proposed amendment to con-
stitutiOn extending term of Of
flee of State officers to four years.
1. Provision for non-partisan
election of judges.
5. Enactment of Blue Sky" law.
6. Provision for tax and pub
lie utilities commission.
7. Adjustment of certain spec
ial funds.
8. Repeating law forbidding own
ership of land by aliens.
8. Provision for payment of silv-
er service for battleship Idaho"
10. Provision for tablet IN
Washington monument.
II. Provision for representation
al panama-Pacific international ex-
position.
On It's Own Initiative.
The Legislature on its own Until
ative passed the following:
/. Law prohibiting race track
gambling.
?. Mothers pension bill.
3. Law regulating weights anC
Z. Law with reference to prep
aration and sale of meat. giving
farmers right to kill and sell theiI
own meat.
). Laws abolishing needless reg
istratiOn for elections.
6. Prohibiting sale Of liquor to
habitual drunkards.
7. Law reducing number Of bal
lots to be printed.
8. Making county treasurer tax
collector.
9. Governing commitments to in
sane asylums.
40. WOmen's property rights bill.
fl. Providing for a referendum
vote on question of creating new
counties.
70. Authorizing school trustees to
purchase gymnasiums and play
grounds.
IS. Amendments to irrigation
laws in interest of small approprl-
atOrs.
II. Nine-hour law for women.
IS. Governing the sale of mar
coticS
Is. New drainage district laws.
II. A pure seed bill.
is. Flaw providing for cities Of
first class.
10. Abolishing use of party en-
blems on official ballot.
20. Providing for BabcOck test
in sale of milk.
81. Placing savings banks under
jurisdiction of State bank examiner.
Why Two Platform Pledges Not
Unredeemed.
Laws promised in the Republican
State platform and recommended
by the Governor, but not passed,
include:
/. The submission of a proposed
constitutional amendment providing
for the more rapid sale of State
lands.
?. A workmen's compensation
act.
With reference to the more rapid
sale of State lands, there Is a very
general disagreement as to the
wisdom of the policy proposed, and
the Legislature perhaps did well to
postpone action.
In the matter of a wOrkmen's
compensation act the two houses
were unable to agree upon the
form of law which should be ad-
opted for this State. One set OF
advocates argued for a law which
would make each employer respon-
sible for AL accidents which oc-,
CURED under him and which would
practically compel him to take out
accident insurance for all his en-
ployes in order to be able to meet
his liabilities. The other set OF
advocates commended for a law mod
eled after the Washington law IN
der which compulsory compensa,-
ton is provided by the State, each
employer of a certain class beng
compelled to contribute certain
percentage of his monthly pay roll
toward the fund out of which the
compensation for injuries in that
class is Daid. Two arguments were