The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-20

One more new county wad added
to the Idaho map this week--Valley
cut off of old Boise county. Pay
cite county was almost created out
of the north end of Canyon; the bill
passed the house, but was temper
arily wrecked in the senate. 1t is
to be taken up again in the senate,
and will probably pass.
Up to date, the most important
measure passed by the house is the
Ryan public utilities commission bill
that went through Thursday by a
vote OF As to Ia. 1t Is undOu btedly
vigorous bill, one that will certain
ly not fail because OF lack of power
to the commission. 1t was support
ed by many of the strongest thinkers
of the house, and most men believe
that if it becomes law, it will meet
every demand. 1t gives the COM
mission discretionary powers without
reading into the law an intent to in
terfere with the rightful functions
of any utility comingounder its sup
ervision. The bill will have the time
of it's life in thesenate; if it can get
through that conservative body, it
will at least have proved that it is
a strong measure, however good it
may be in operation. The indication
is that it will pass, and will give hte
state one of the things it has need
ed for a long time.
There will be an end to the legis-
lative session at no far distant day,
according to the calendar. The so
days will be up March 9Th, and that
is only two weeks Off An enormous
mass of bills remain in the legisla-
ture, in all stages OF inoompletion,
from those not yet printed to those
that have passed one house and com
almost up to passage in the other.
No one can forecast the number of
measures that will become laws; it
may be between 200 and 300. More
four days, than in all the rest of the
bills are usually passed in the last
session. The election of senator tool
enough time to delay legislative pro-
gress for the first two weeks, and
the legislature is behind its normal
schedule.
After having gone on record time
and again against paying deficiency
warrants left over after the appropri
atoms of the last legislature we're
used up, the present session has the
same thing up to fight over Only
two of the state educational institu-
tions--the Albion Normal and the
Pccatello Academy--iyed within the
appropriations OF last year. The
Lewiston Normal was the worst Of
tender, having spent more than s29,-
DO0above the amount appropriated.
Possibly this statement should be
little differently worded; for while
he legislature appropriated much
more to all the schools, the COVER
Tor cut them away down before sign
ng the bills. The Lewiston Normal
spent a total of about 100000 more
han the Albion Normal, and still 1t
surprises some to see how 1T is that
he Albion school isn't bigger!
The legislature killed deader than
| mackerel, the bill to spend three
of million dollars for I'm
shing the new state capitol Ihere
S now room in the old capitol, and
n the central or finished part of the
lew one, for practically every de-
'artment of the state government,
.ccording to those who have invest
gated, and the legislature, follow
ng the economy lines laid down by
he governor, will keep that three
uarters of million for while at
east.
one of the important measures OF
he year is the one to create the big
ew state board of education. 1t
ras the subject of constitutional
voted on and carried last
ali. While some had believed it to
Q a measure creating a new form
f hoard for text books course of