Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-13

zneasRre carries with it an enablin
-acr. which calls upon the voters {
SIsDsont county to ratify the actio
of xhe legislature by majority vot
sof the electors residing within tn
ssrnniy. Rigby will in all probabilit
Esroms the county seat.
The house went into session at
O'Clock Saturday. and remained il
session until O'Clock. but was unabl,
TO clenr the calendar. 1t was decide.
no abandon the plan OF having one
session a day and henceforth two
will be held one in the morning anC
Ehe second in the afternoon.
4 bond issue bill providing for the
sale OF $4,000 in bonds. the proceeds
of which are to be used by the state
Of idaho for the improvement of the
Lava Hot springs. located in Bannock
scointy. near McCammon. was passed
10y the house on February s If the
measure survives the senate. the val
Mabls springs VIII be made one OF the
most famous resorts in the state ow-
eng the their curative qualities.
The bill by Representative Shat
6uck Of Bonneville county raising tn,
bonds OF county treasurers. was
passed on February s. together with a
number of minor measures.
Minors are to assume their full
share OF the responsibility for drink
ang intoxicating liquors in saloons I'M
der the provisions OF law proposed
my Senator Hanson. The minor is to
be placed on the same basis as the
ssalcon keeper in this matter.
The senate has placed the stamp of
ats approval on the joint resolution
intended to amend the constitution in
;srch a way as to extend the term Of
county commissioners to six years,
with enc to elect every two years.
To make the hauling of voters to
Rhe pills in carriages or Automobiles
n misaemeanor is the object OF a bill
introduced by Bradley of Canyon.
The first road appropriation bill to
reach third reading was defeated 1t
was house bill No. 80 by Church of
adaho carrying an appropriation OF
$4,000 for road up Rice creek from
Salmon river to point of intersec-
Won with Joseph wagon road.
An attempt made to repeal the
NaU that compels the inspection of
all brands previous to the shipment
of cattle from the state proved fail
Elre The repeating act was intro
Siuced by lockwood of Canyon and
was beaten by vote of 33 to 20.
y bill by Oversmth calculated to
make a radical change in the law re-
hating to forced sales of real estate |
was defeated. The bill made unnec- |
essay the posting in the precinct |
where the property is located, no.
Eice of the pending sale.
Representative Oversmith has IN |
Produced a bill intended to overcome |
some OF the objections offered to the |
community property measure. 1t de- |
fines a homestead as the actual resi- |
5ence of family and provides that |
when the homestead is community |
property 1t goes to the husband or |
wife on the death of either There |
is provision. however. that limits
Ehe value of homestead to $4,000.
According to the proposed division |
81 Ada county, the new county would |
nave 400 square miles and an assessed |
valuation of s7,50O0OO to $4,000, 900. |
The old county would have 66S square
miles and an assessed valuation OF |
around s25.O00,0OO.
The house Of February passed the |
constitutional amendment submitting |
10 the people the right to vote on the |
adjustment Of the office of commits |
ssioner OF immigration.
A bin introduced in the senate by |
Senators Hart, Macbeth, Shepherd |
and Edgington changes the name of |
the academy of Idaho at Pocatello to
she Idaho Technical college.
Representatives Law and Menden- |
nall have introduced a bill calling for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the con-
sstruction of fifteen miles of road in
Ghe Tiacup Greek district of Bannock
county
Representative Nelson has intro
1uced a bill calling for an appropria-
Pioneer day at Franklin.
Representative Nihart has intro
ctuced Carey act commission bill.
The house adopted the congress
5ional rule on February February 6,
10 hold one continuous session a day.
commencing at noon.
Representative Hunt of Fremont
county has introduced a substitute bill
for the creation of Madison county out
of what is at present Fremont county
In southeastern Idaho.
BY the terms of the Edgington res
olution for an investigation of the in
dustrial school at st. Anthony, COM
uittee of three, two from the house
and one from the senate, will review