Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-02-28

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Y A constitutional ptohihltion amend
ment made its appearance III the
house on February Al calling for the
submission 20 the paople ~ THE state
the question ~ whether or not Idaho
7 shall permanently htcome prohibition
territory Tho amendment as intro.
duocd b Representative bradley OF
4 Canyon county
\ An SIS. GEO bond ltsue bill fnr i'm
provements al the Industrial school at
st Anthony was Introduced In tho
senate Senator Edaingteu also intro,
daced a bill making treasnrcrH cxoG
lcto tax collectors
The Lawson bill. providing for poor
mothers pensions. was passed by al
most unanimous yAte II II similar
To the Missouri Law and the recent
mothers pension bills passed by the
Utah and o,cyon Legislatures
Tho senate refused 10 pass me Ed
ginrtou bill callinK for the aholiah
meut OF capital punishment In thia
state.
A measure creating u bond issue ol
$4,000 for the completion OF a maead-
amiEcd road In nanrIock county. near
the Fort Hall reservation. Was passed
BY the house,
Work OF the assessors In many Of
the counties Of the state II paralysed.
awaiting the action " the legislature
Two bills are before the lower branch
of the legislature Intended to RAKE
radical changes In tho method OF
assessing taxea,
Educators OF tho state are up In
Arna over the manner Ia which II Is
proposed to create i state board OF
education under the constitutional
amendment adopted az the last ricc
tion. Only one bill has 40 far been
introduced creating the board
Complete reorganization Of tbs
game department. II take u out ol
politics by the creation OF n flsh and
game commission In contemplated ~
the Joint nah and game. committee II
is proposed 20 oOdify tiie game laws
! already ohlhtinK.
J Tho appropriations committee In
! tends 10 hold the current expense ol
! the state for 1919 and 1914 t0 $4,000,
900, and tho nd yalofem tax levy bill
that was introduced In tho house hl
I the committee provides for raising
! that amount.
Tho most stringent public utllitioI
bill that haa ever heNsn passed BY th'
house OF representatives OF an ldaht
i. legislature went through that body nI
February goth under suspension o
, the rules, when the Ryan bill wal
! adopted by vote oN az 10 ~ II I
claimed there are enough votes In th'
senate to pass the measure and sent
!. II 20 the governor fbr hia stgnhturs
| 4---a-ls
i The state travelling library has ha'
4 a fight for liz existence before III
I appropriations committee OF the honA
: OF representatives. The library onl,
! asked for $4,000 but many Of the mem
bera of the committee thought tina
II was not doing any good In tho stat
A and they were In favor OF leaving
Q on the appropriation lint entirely TIL
n was done az frHt but after n fght hal
@ bean put up the appropriations CON
q mittee tackled the 5000 back onto IN
bill and II viii probably go through
And again, probably Il won't.
T.
/ The most important action take
). by the house during The week andln
Il February IS was the adoption Of th
d committee reports on the Ryan pui
d lie utilities bill and the kOelBch MAJ
rlage bill The senate did little ~
cept 10 consider the Dlue sky Law.
d Tho state sanitation department
> giving the legislature more work tha
. any department OF the state govern
ment. bills having been Introduce
upon almost every subject
! The Iowa abatsmeht bill. whic
strikea NJ white slavery as we'll as n
: stricted districts. paased the hons
= on the goth and was sent 20 tho set
!. alto. At the same time the h0nR
Il passed a bill calling for n bond iaaa
of $4,000 for tho purchase 81 81
Lewiston -CIaFkaen bridge across III
Snake river NJ Lewiston.
: All bond Issue bills for maintenance
:. or improvements OF state institution
:. have been sent to thA appropriation
:. committee for consideration
r Governor HAinea hha siEned %
4 Halght liquor bill. prohibiting ahiI
ment of liquor into dry territory i
this state.
i The third county division eil
. striking a section OF the present tel
a rit0ry from Fremont county. Or %
n Yellowstone coanty division bill. Na
IL killed In the cemmitIae Of the Who'll
r through the efforts 81 HepresentAtiY
e uowernan who led the stack on j
d Tine committee recommended that n
c. bin he postponed iDds nnitelJ and %
houss adopted the report
e Tho Ryan public utilities bill PR
y YideA for a commission Of thfes me
@ who are Nixen absolute control ore
= All railroads and other public utiiitie
% In this state. The solid Blaine. nsa
10 Lake. BaunOck and Oneida coEst
a delegations voted against the BILL 0
inal passage
= senator naivhs has Introduced Il
K lie bill that X understood 20 De a sal
II stltute for al the employers liabili,
r bills and al the w0Famsn'a r0mpsI