Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-02-07

That he is opposed to the creation
of new counties in this state except
; In such cases where the people have
been given an opportunity to express
themelves Governor John M. Haines
made known to the Idaho legislature
on January 80. The official announce
ment of the governor spells doom for
the Ada, Canyon, Bonner and Fremont
county division bills, introduced or to
be introduced, it Is believed In legis-
latuve circles.
Governor Haines made his decision
known in a message to the house. In
it he announced he had attached his
signature to the division bills creating
Minidoka and Lincoln counties. He
assigns his reasons for being opposed
to the creation of new counties be-
cause of the increase of taxes that
will follow.
The house refused to allow suspen-
sion of the rules to pass a bill per-
hitting farmers producing associa-
tions to form a general corporation of
various agencies. and forced the meas
ure SO providing to go its regular
course.
The Oversmith bill. giving county
mutual fire insurance companies power
to maintain a fund from which to pay
losses rather than to levy assessments
with which to pay them, was passed
on the 30th.
! Representative Dickinson of Bing-
ham county. on the 30th, introduced
two bills relating to court procedure
as to filing of appeals to the supreme
court.
/ The senate has indefinitely post
poned the house joint resolution call
ing for junketing trips OF members
representing joint committees of both
houes to visit state institutions both
north and south.
| A home-rule local option bill, pro-
viding for precinct local option. was
introduced In the senate on the S0th
by Senator Macbeth OF Custer county.
| 1t was discovered in the senate that
the vote cast by Representative Dick
enson of Bingham county for William
G. Courtney, the colored janitor, for
United States senator to show his con-
tempt for the man really elected by
the Joint assembly, former Governor
James II, Brady, has not been record
ed In the journal. and President Tay-
lor ordered that the record of the as
sembly show the vote SO cast
Extensive hearings were held on the
10fh Inv fhx. NIT tns r. .h s,pt a.
public utility commission bill intro
duced in the house by Representative
Ryan, In which railway men and rep
resentatiyes of public utilities were
present The railroads and utilities
consider the Ryan measure too drastic
and are opposed to 1t In its present
form.
II the Idaho Legislature places upon
the statute bool;s o. this state the
proposed marriags measure pending
III the house, the twelfth session Will
have the distinction OF Iassing one OF
the most stringen- marriage laws to
pc found In any state In the union.
1t Will be the physicians that young
couples wishing to become man and
wife will have to visit instead of the
minister II thi, law Is passed, for It's
strongest and most radical provision
calls for certificate OF gooi heath
before the nuptial knot can be tied.
The Case trespass measure was
steam rollered in the committee of
the whole. Among other things the
bill provided that no man could hunt
on the premises of another without
first securing written permission.
Several amendments were proposed
to make its provisions less drastic,
but none of them suited, and the COM
mittee finally recommended that the
bill do not pass.
One good public servoice commis-
sion for Idaho will cost only S75, 900
a year, according to the bill intro
duced by Senator Edgington on the
28th. An appropriation of $150,000
Is asked to start the thing off and
keep 1t going for two years.
Senator Hedrick introduced a bill
on the 28th, to make 1t misde-
meanor to make any untrue, decep-
tive or misleading statement In
newspaper or other publication, or in
the form of a book, notice, handful.
SAAAb SAASNANAt PatAiPhADiB ACllCE
or in any other way with intent to
dispose of merchandise, securities or
service.
Apparently the state immigration
department has few advocates or
friends in the house of representatives
II the attitude upon the question of
the bureau as expressed
at the session on the 10Th may be
taken as a criterion. The state affairs
OF the house reported that
40 appropriation be made for the i'm
migration department and the report
was adopted without dissenting vote.
The sentiment of the house was fur
her emphasized when applause greet
I'd the result of the vote.
Contained in the committees report
is adopted Is a recommendation that
n case the department is abolished
he present commissioner, Major Fred
R. Reed, be commissioned to prepare
Ind supervise Idaho's exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition In 1915 in
he event that the state sends such
IN exhibit. Another suggestion that
he secretary of states office handle
he mail addressed to the immigration
bureau and distribute Its reports In
,ase the department is droDped WAS