The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14

The southern Fremont county divi-
sion bill, which seeks TO create the
county of Madison, passed the house
| OF representatives on February s. The
measure carries with 1t an enabling
act. which calls upon the voters of
Fremont county to ratify the action
OF the legislature by majority vote
of the electors residing within the
county. Rigby will in all probability
become the county seat.
The house went into session at 1
o'clock Saturday, and remained in
session until 6 o'clock, but was unable
TO clear the calendar. 1t was decided
to abandon the plan OF having one
session a day and henceforth two
will be held, one in the morning and
the second In the afternoon.
A bond issue bill providing for the
sale OF $4,000 in bonds, the proceeds
Of which are to be used by the state
II Idaho for the improvement of the
ava Hot springs, located in Bannock
ounty, near McCammon, was passed
1y the house on February g. If the
measure survives the senate, the val
liable springs will be made one of the
most famous resorts in the state, ow-
ng the their curative qualities.
The bill by Representative Shat
tuck of Bonneville county, raising the
bonds of county treasurers, was
passed on February 8, together with a
number OF minor measures.
aF.n 10. bA{r f,,I1
share of the responsibility for drink
ng intoxicating liquors in saloons I'M
der the provisions of law proposed
be placed on the same basis as the
saloon keeper in this matter
The senate has placed the stamp OF
its approval on the joint resolution
intended to amend the constitution in
such way as to extend the term of
county commissioners to six years,
With one to elect every two years.
To make the hauling of voters to
the polls in carriages or Automobiles
a misdemeanor is the object of 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
Idaho, carrying an appropriation of
$4,000 for road up Rice creek from
Salmon river to a point of intersec-
ton with Joseph wagon road.
An attempt made to repeal the
law that compels the inspection of
all brands previous to the shipment
OF cattle from the state proved fail
ure The repeating act was intro
duced by lockwood of Canyon and
was beaten by a vote of 33 to 20.
A bill by Oversmith, calculated to
make radical change in the law re-
lating to forced sales of real estate
was defeated. The bill made unnec-
essary the posting in the precinct
where the property is located, a no.
tice of the pending sale.
Representative Oversmith has IN
| troduced bill intended to overcome
| some of the objections offered to the
community property measure. 1t de-
| lines a homestead as the actual resi-
dence OF a family and provides that
when the homestead is community
property II goes to the husband or
wife on the death OF either. There
| Is a provision, however, that limits
the value OF homestead to $4,000.
According to the proposed division
| Of Ada county, the new county would
have 400 square miles and an assessed
| valuation of $7,500.000 to $4,000, 900.
| The old county would have 66S square
miles and an assessed valuation OF
around $25,OO0,OO0.
The house of February passed the
| constitutional amendment submitting
to the people the right to vote on the
adjustment of the office of commits
sioner of immigration.
A bill introduced in the senate by
Senators Hart, Macbeth, Shepherd
and Edgington changes the name of
the academy of Idaho at Pocatello to
the Idaho Technical college.
Representative Law and Menden-
! hall have introduced bill calling for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the con.
/ struction of fifteen miles of road in
the Lineup Creek district of Bannock
( county.
| Representative Nelson has intro.
duced a bill calling for an appropria-
ton TO assist in the celebration OF
Pioneer day at Franklin.
| Representative Nihart has intro
duced a Carey act commission bill.
The house adopted the congress
sional rule on February February s
to hold one continuous session a day
commencing at noon.
Representative Hunt Of Fremont
county has introduced 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