Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-03-13
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
WINDS UP BUSINESS
WRANGLE AT CLOSE OF SESSION
RESULTS IN DEATH OF
MANY MEASURES.
Not One OF the state institutions That
Asked for improvements VIII
Receive Them During Next Two
Years.-Last Day Exciting.

Boise. Idaho.-The twelfth ldah'
legislature eXtricated itself from tn
serious enhancement in which i
found itself early Sunday morning
and adjourned sine die at 1926
o'clock Sunday night March g. Sun
days proceedings were replete viii
sensational features that for a time
threatened to precipitate a recess ad
joGrnment without the tax bill proyid
ing for the general operation OF the
state government being passed. The
senate reversed itself on the issue and
managed to so straighten its record
as to make adjournment possible.
approximately half million dollars
in bond issues for the state institu-
tions were left unpassed as a result
of the action of the senate. Not one
Of the state institutions that asked
for improvements will receive them
during the next two years, resulting
in their being seriously handicapped.
There was a crying need from the IN
stitutions for them.
The proposed bond issues which
failed to survive were divided among
the state Institutions as follows:
Industrial Training school at st. An
thony, $4,000; Academy of Idaho at
Pocatello, $4,000; state normal at
Albion. s12,500; School for the Feeble
Minded at Nampa. s42,5OO; School for
the Deaf and Blind at Gooding. $780,
900; penltentiary at Boise, $4,000;
GOO; state normal at Lewiston.
$4,000.
The trouble between the house OF
representatives and the senate started
early Sunday morning, following the
adoption Saturday of a concurrent
resolution by both branches setting
the hour for adjournment at ~
o'clock. The house recalled the reso-
luton and reconsidered it after learn
Ing the senate would not pass an
employers liability act. party pledge. !
together with an important fish and |
game bill, and had not only held up |
the bond issues, but the general ap-
preparations and deficiency bills. AT |
midnight the house recessed until |
Sunday. The senate remained in SEES |
sion into the small hours Of the morn
ing. Clocks in both houses we're |
stopped at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
The senate reconvened shortly be- |
fore noon Sunday and the house at |
10 O'Clock in the morning. The sen.
ate recorded on its journal the hour
OF 10 o'clock Saturday, March s. had
arrived and that further consideration
OF bills had therefore been postponed.
Inc house served notice on the sen.
ATE through a resolution it desired
TO have the bills enumerated above
passed. In reply the senate killed
the employers liability act of the
house and treated the fish and game
bill in similar manner. The house
In retaliation killed the two meas.
lres OF the senate. an EMPLOYERS
liability act and fish and game bill
in the house.
IL was conceded the senate held tho
"hlp hand until the sudden discovery
was made by that body after the hour
or consideration of bills had passed
nat 1t had failed to pass the 80.
'pO,uOO ad valorem tax measure. leav.
hg the state government without funds
IN which to operate. Senator Hart
EAGER OF the senate majority. backed
by majority of the members nj.
empted to change the record TO show
ne Dill had passed. The minority
Vhich controlled one-third of the mem.
,ers' refused to permit this action
Ten the majority threatened to ad.
ourn sine die without passing the
bill.
during the heat of the argument
senator Macbeth, Democrat. and Son.
Itor Fairchild, Republican. almost
anne to blows on the floor Of the
enate. They were prevented from
loing so by the quick action of Preei'
tent Sweetser, who stepped between
hem. ~S'"ee"
The majority forced a call NJ the
enate and during the call con,
use was reached by which the minor.
" agreed TO vote for the mainte.
lance bill If the majority would mass
ne dehciency measure. This action
vas taken The minority then at.
empted TO pass the bond ISSUES I'm,
ne majority held control and forced
III adjournment sine die. Finding the
enate ADJOURNED, the house killed all
measures of the senate he.
ore II and adjourned amidst scenee
II the widest excitement.
ne senate refused to act upon the
eport oil the joint committee that in.
'esugated the evidence taken in the
Industrial Training school scandal =,
~ anthony, allowing the matter r.
% over This decision is taken az an
ihries. mum