The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07
LOCAL OPTION MEASURE
PASSES IDAHO SENATE
Requires That Common Carriers Shall
Keep Record Of All Shipments
Of intoxicating Liquors.

cipal feature of which is the require
ment that common carriers shall keep
record of all shipments into dry
| territory, passed the senate on Satur-
| day and will be transmitted to the
| lower house for ratification.
An emergency measure granting re
lief to the school children of the new
counties by legislative action during
the week, was passed by the senate
Saturday under suspension of rules
while two senate bills were virtually
slaughtered in the committee Of the
whole.
The house did not meet on Satur-
day, combining its efforts to committee
work.
IF the justices of the Idaho supreme
court would devote more time TO legal
matters and less to political matters
there would be no occasion for in
creasing the number of judges" de-
clared Senator Edginton Saturday,
during the debate on house joint reso-
luton No. 8, which provides for the
submission to the voters of the con-
stitutional amendment which provides
for five supreme judges instead Of
three as at present.
Edgington's declaration came as the
climax to lively debate over the res
olution in the committee of the whole.
The echo of his words had not died
away before number of the senators
were applauding his sentiments. The
opposition to the measure by Edging-
ton, backed by Fields, Dunning, Mac
Beth, Fairchild and Baldridge, finally
resulted in a motion to postpone until
later, allowing the resolution to retain
it's place on the calendar.
The twelfth Idaho legislature on the
last day of January gave it's stamp
of approval to the direct election or
United States senators, the senate
adopting the house resolution ratify-
ing the constitutional amendment. But
one vote was cast against the reso-
luton that of Senator Barton of
Washington and Adams counties. The
same ratification resolution passed the
house by unanimous vote.
The house, for the second time, on
January 81, refused to register a two
thirds vote in favor of submitting 10
the people Of this state at the next
regular election the question of call
ing a constitutional convention to re-
wise the constitution of the state of
Idaho. The fight over the resolution
was one of the most spirited in the
history of the legislature. The final
vote taken gave the resolution a ma
jority vote in the house, but not the
required two-thirds.
The constitutional amendment by
Senator Hedrick, calling for the re-
moval of the restrictions regarding the
maximum amount of school lands
which may be sold by the state In
any one year, was temporarily defeat
ed in the senate on the 31st, but not
finally disposed of.
A bill seeking to cure the defects
in the direct primaries law of this
state was introduced in the senate on
the 31st. 1t provides for the election
of nonpartisan judges. The measure
also provides for the election of pre-
cinct committeeman by direct vote,
and that so per cent of the first choice
votes cast at primary election shall
elect any candidate with the excep-
ton of judicial candidates.
Many new bills were introduced in
the house on January 81. The one
the largest appropriation prc.
vides for bond issue of $750,000 to
complete the new state capitol build
ing in Boise through the construction
Of the two wings to the present main
stl IctLre.
Governor Hahn IS has named the new
officials of Gooding county as fol
COWS: Commissioners, Frank R Good.
ng. Gooding; Fred w. Hastings, Wen
dell; Charles M. Dilatush, Hagerman
Sheriff, Fred A. Bliss. Clerk of the
district court, ex-Officio Auditor
Frank L. Bowr, Gooding. Assessor.
W. P. Kennedy. Hagerman. Treas,
irer, Fred A. Clark, wendell. Cor
oner, J. H. Cromwell, Gooding. Pro
pate judge, Ezra E. Brandt, Gooding
school superintendent, Mrs Louise |
II. Dodge, Goodlng. Prosecuting at |
.orney, Percy 7. Sutphen, Gooding.
A newspaper must have been in ex.
stence at least six months before it |
Will be qualified to publish legal no
ices if house bill No. 116, introduced
~ 0versmith of Latah, is favorably |
Lcted on. Newspapers that have
merely changed their names, how
'ver, are not affected by the act.
A pure seed bill has been intro
luced by the committee on agricul-
ure. 1t establishes a purity ratio Of
me to 5000 for all agricultural seeds
md gives the state experiment sta I
ion supervision over the seed bust
less.
The house has recommended for
'assage a bill changing the name of
he Blackfoot Insane Asylum to Men |
al Hospital. The bill was introduced :,
" Representative Dickinson.
The house sidetracked house bill
70. &c by Gardner reducing the /
OmpSfaad avoQution