Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-27
The legislature Is carrying out the

The legislature Is carrying out the
retrenchment program. On February
Is the house buried the AK into nearly
; 81 900. 900 in bond issues. killing them
outright and establishing record IN
the history OF legislatures OF this
state Many meritorious measures
fell victims to the determination OF
the house OF representatives TO reduce
taxation For the first time in many
days the mousse was able TO point to
a clean calendar after II had finished
its work.
The s75O.0OO bond issue for the
completion OF the wings OF the hand
some new state capitol building Of
this state was the first to receive the
fatal stroke OF the ak. Without de-
bate and over the protests OF its au-
thors. the Ada county delegation. the
bill was indefinitely postponed. The
$4,000 bond issue to assist in the eel
ebration OF the opening OF the Cello
canal. giving to Idaho an open water
way TO the sea. was killed The 500
900 appropriation for the Northwest
ern Livestock show OF Lewiston was
the third measure TO be killed on.
Many bridge bills calling for bond is
sues also fell victims TO the indefinite
! postponement route.
The third county division bill,
striking section OF the present ter
ritory from Fremont county. or the
Yellowstone count division bill. was
killed in the committee OF the whole
throIeh the Efforts OF Representative
Bowerman. who led the attack on II.
The com nittee recommended that the
bill he postponed Indefinitely AID the
house adopted the report.
GOverno- Hslues announced 10 the
legislature Oh Tuesday that he had
attached his signature to the Jefferson
and Madison county division bills
which passed both houses. Both bills
create new counties out OF Fremont
county. At the same time the house
went on record as in favor OF Payette
county by passing the measure. Il
divides what Is now Canyon county.
The bond bills providing for improve
ments for the state Institutions were
not killed. but were set aside TO be
considered in the committee OF tho
whole at later date Many OF them
will suffer from the legislative AK, Il
is now freely predicted
The state travelling library has had
fight for It's existence before tho
appropriations committee OF the house
OF representatives,. The library only
asked for $4,000 but many OF the mem
bers or the committee thought that
II was not doing any good In the state
and they We're In favor OF leaving Il
on the appropriation list entirely This
was done at first but after fight had
been put up the appropriations com.
mittee tackled the $4,000 back onto the
bill and 1t will probably 20 through
And again. probably IL won't
The most important action taken
by the house during the week ending
February 10 was the adoption OF the
committee reports on the Ryan pub
lie utilities bill and the koclsch mar
riage bill. The senate did little ex-
cept to consider the blue sky law.
The state sanitation department f.
giving the Legislature more work than
any department OF the state govern
ment. bills having been introduced !
upon almost every subject
Senator Haight has introduced lit. |
tie bill that is understood 10 be n sub |
stitute for all the employers liability !
bills and all the workmen's compen. /
sation acts now before the Legislature |
1t is intended to provide a system OF |
insurance for employees
Senator J. Frank Hunt OF Bannock /
county introduced a resolution on /
February is. asking for an investiga- |
ton OF the case OF Carl Machold. for |
merly employed on n newspaper. who |
Is now In the insane asylum at Black.
foot. charged with insanity. The res.
olution passed unanimously. The res.
olution sets forth that Governor
Haines has been petitioncd by hun.
dreds OF citizens OF southeastern
Idaho to investigate this case. 1t IS
charged in the petition that Machold
Is unalwfully held in the asylum. that
he Is not insane. that he was railroad.
ed into the asylum. and that he Is be.
ing deprived OF his property
Since the beginning OF tho leglsl,.
ture the work in ali OF the state de
partments has been piling up and It
Is thought 1t will take about three
weeks after the legislature adjourns
to be even with the boards once
more.
The Ryan public utilities bill one
OF the most stringent introduced in
the legislature, and patterned after the
California law, was recommended for
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