American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-01-23
DARK HORSE RUMOR
IN IDAHO LEGISLATIVE
Brady and AiIshie Still Meet
Mock In Race, Neither Beino An.
to Gain Advantage.

James r.. Aiisnie were still neck And
neck in their race for the senato,a Sau
at the close OF five ballots in ,a,a p
session Of the legislature on Monsa.
First ballot gave Brady SO. Alien.
"a; second, Brady, "a, Ailsbie a.
third. Brady, 35, Alshie 80: fou,,,
Brady "a. Ailshie "a; fifth, Brady %
tAilshie "a. ~
AS a result Of the delay in reacb,,u
a decision, dark horse talk is mo,s
general than ever. E. H. Dewey =,
Nampa is still among the possibilit;os
Thus far he has failed to round I'm bis
W county, Canyon, solidly for him
One man holds out on the plea that .,
one time Dewey conducted a saloon ~
re hotel built at Nampa by Colona,
Dewey, his father.
Senator BOrah reached Boise Mr..
day morning from Washington. II
assured Brady, Ailshie and all otbers
that he would take no hand whateyer
in the senatorial contest; that he HAD
no candidate and would have none nm.
less there was danger of the legisla.
rre adjourning without electing anv.
body.
Senator Haight of Cassia countv
proposes to have a stringent law en-.
acted at the present session regulat.
ing the sale of alcohol by druggists in
prohibition districts. He has intro.
duced a voluminous bill in the senate
On this subject.
Sentiment in the lower house is eyi.
IDENTIFY in favor of taking away from
future legislation the power of Great.
ing new counties and leaving that
power in the hands of the voters Of
any counties wherein division is pro.
posed.
The governors economy slogan lies
behind house bill No. 40, introduced
by Chandler of Clearwater. The bill
provides that go votes for each 50
electors shall be furnished at the
polls for an election instead of 100 for
every SO or fraction thereof. as pro-
vided by the present statute.
The Nez Perez county delegation
has offered a bill which, if passed, will
authorize the purchase by the state
of the bridge over Snake river be-
tween Lewiston in Idaho and Clark.
ston in Washington, and will provide
for the issuance of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to cover the cost.
Koelsch of Ada introduced the mar
riage bill No. "A, that has been put
forward by some of the women's clubs
of the state. 1t provides a new code
of laws regarding legality of mar
riage
Declaring that the Carey act seq.
regation under the P%ahsimeroi pro-
lect is being held solely for specula.
tive purposes, and that the settlement
OF the valley was thereby greatly re.
tarded; that the land which rightly
belongs to the people Of Idaho is be-
ing kept from settlement at the ex.
pense of people who want and need
homes, a petition signed by twenty.
four settlers in the counties of Lemhi
and Custer, asking for the cancella-
OF the segregation, was present.
ed In the senate Friday morning by
McBeth.
Two new bills were introduced and
one was withdrawn. The two new
bills were by Fields and Baldridge, re-
spectively. Fields bill amends sec.
tlon 2238 of the code relating to the
ievylng of taxes for general revenue
purposes.
The state affairs committee recon-
mended the adoption Of Defenbach's
resolution presented several days ago
and providing for the appointment OF
4 senate auditing committee. The
resolution passed and Taylor gave
ne craftsmanship to Fields of Latah,
me only senator who was not given
a craftsmanship when the standing
committees were announced.
In the house, Representative Elliot!
Oh Bonner county introduced a bill
calling for the creation of Valley
county out of part of Bonner county.
A resolution asking the Legislature to
on record In recommending an
faho man for secretary OF the in
error to President-elect Wilson, was
The first occasion for lively debate
n the senate during the present SEES
non was furnished by Fields THURSDAY
uorn!ng when he introduced a reso
dtion vigorously condemning tine
'ractlce of lobbying for senatorial
~'ahdldates. The resolution vas finally
Inc voters of the state will be
'alled upon to decide by ballot the
of whether or not county d.
sion plans shall be voted upon oy
ne people of the locality affected II
le stake legislature adopts a resolar
On introduced in the house OF rep
esehtatives Thursday morning Dy
representative Lawson of Ada.
Bills were introduced in the house;
t ating to printing of official ballots.
ror change in form of affidavit fof
Of labor on mining
'laims.
for appropriation Of $40, 900 for
'urcnase of Idaho's portion OF the
bridge at Lewis
Kelating to changes of present laws
esardlng organization and change OF
~'oundaries of school districts.
FOR code of new laws on marriage
% sanctioned by Mothers congress.
"A Joint memorial urging national
RI macs Nz--z. ol--or1 hill,