The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-21

The secret lien bill by Colonel Fer
guson of Pocatello, was under under |
fire most of the day and was finally !
referred back to the judiciary com |
mittee for amendment.
The house refused to suspend the
rules and pass the horticultural ap-
preparation bill giving $4,000 to the
horticultural department, although
urged to do SO IN order that the Cal
ifornia quarantine on Idaho alfalfa
and other products of this state could
be lifted.
The Idaho legislature on Saturday
refused to take up serious considera-
ton of the Ryan public utilities bill
until Monday, when it became the
main measure to be considered by the
house of representatives. This bill
is the most important before the pres
ent session and has attracted the fire
of host of enemies.
The Butte county division bill, seek
ing to divide Lemhi and Custer coun-
ties, precipitated bitter fight before
the senate county lines and boundary
committee Senator Shoup of Salmon
City bitterly attacked the proposed dl-
vision plan, and it was defended by
Senator Macbeth Former Senator
Whitcomb also attacked the measure.
The joint appropriation committee
will recommend the abandonment OF
the national guard in this state and
will refuse the guard an appropriation
| for biennial maintenance.
Although the slogan of the present
administration in power in this state
| has been economy the general APP
preparations committee bill will be sew
eral thousand dollars higher than the
bill reported and passed two years ago.
The lawmakers took sufficient time
| from attending to the business of the
state February 13 to pay visit to
the state auditors office and draw
| the warrants which had been issued
for them. This was the fourth pay
day the legislators have enjoyed since
beginning their active duties at the
capital.
A Joint memorial introduced in the
house by Wearne of Kootenai con
dennis in bitterest and severest terms
the policies of the forest department
under the present administration, de
claring that it is bureaucratic, inef
ficient, incompetent and unjust. The
whole operation of the forest service
is characterized as inimical to the
| - nd 70 ri a rim
Der trusts as against the people.
To make the Idaho State Humane
society a state bureau of child ant
animal protection with sufficient fund
to enable it to accomplish somethin!
is the purpose of a bill by Johnston
and Koelsch. The governor, superin
tendent of public instruction, and al
torney general are to be ex-offici
members of the bureau.
The house has adopted resolution
by Elliott instructing the judiciar
committee to prepare bills for the Ell
actment of the laws necessary for put
ting into effect the constitutions
amendments adopted at the last ger
eral election which are not self-opel
ating.
The Idaho legislature took an earl
adjournment February II in con
meration of he anniversary of tn
birth of Abraham Lincoln, and Will
little legislation was passed bot
houses were showered with new bill
their authors representing many part
of the state.
The attempt to secure a reconside
ation of the vote that passed tt
| Madison county division bill, takir
territory off of Fremont county, ws
] defeated through ruling of the chat
' and the bill was sent to the sena
to be passed and forwarded to Il
). ! governor. The house also passed IL
4 Valley county division bill creating
new county out of old Boise count
The Blaine county delegate
sprung a surprise by introducing
e county division bill which seeks
create a new county named Butte o.
of portions of Fremont, Bingham al
q Blaine counties.
The annual Lincoln banquet und
the auspices of the Republican clu
attended by leading Republicans fro
all parts of the state, was giv'
4 Wednesday night in the owyhee hot
After passing two new county di7
~ sin bills on the 18th the house of re
: resentatives of the Idaho legislatu
:. engaged in a heated controversy ov
= the Koelsch medical marriage bi
= which was up for general debate al
=, final passage. Although the hou
q was in session up to 6 o'clock, a I'm
y vote on the Koelsch bill could not
= reached and it went over until t
next day.
Z The Ryan public utilities bill W
N reported to the house with MAORI
. and minority reports, and by a We
10 of AZ to IA the house voted down
" minority report favoring the p'
ID sage of the Parks instead of the Ry
n; bill. The majority report was tn
=. adopted by reclamation.