Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-13
II the state.
Refuse to Suspend Rules.


Roll call on motion to suspend rules
for the purpose of considering the
bill resulted in vote of 35 for and 90
against the motion. One member did
not vote and two were absent AS
two-thirds vote is required, the motion
was declared lost. Upon motion of
Representative Conner, the house
agreed to again take up the consider
alton of the bill at ELS this afternoon.
Representative Ferguson of BannoclS
presented concurrent resolution rel
alive to the election OF the United
States senator as authorized by law.
and moved its adoption. Conner. OF
Bonner, raised point OF order that
the adoption Of the resolution neees-
STATED a suspension of the rules The
speaker ruled that the point was we'll
taken and Ferguson moved that rules
be dispensed with and the resolution
considered. Upon roll call the motion
carried.
Objection from Koelsch.
Roelsch, OF Ada, objected to the pro-
cedure as outlined In the resolution
upon the contention that 1t did not
comply with the federal statutes Con
ner. of Bonner, moved that the resolu-
tiOli Ne ItltTItu To iue COIltff1lIIee vi
joint rules to be appointed. Healy,
OF Owyhee. seconded this motion,
which was carried.
Conner moved that the speaker ap-
point committee of three to act on
joint rules committee. Speaker French
appointed Representatives Conner.
Ryan and Clark of Custer, to serve on
this committee.
Applause greeted the reading Of the
certificatlon from Secretary of State
Clifford regarding the majority of first
choice votes received by William Il.
Borah at the primary election.
The Printing Contract.
Representative Wright, of Bear LaFe
as chairman Of the printing commit
tee. read that committees report which
recommended that tho contract for
printing the house bills he awarded to
the Capital News. The report an
nounced that bids from only three
printing concerns of the city, the Capt.
tai News. Syns- York company and
the Allen Printing company, were re-
ceived The bid of the latter company
was lower than that of the others, ac-
cording to the report, but Representa-
tive Wright declared before the mem
bers of the house that the Allen con
Germ was not equipped to properly do
the work.
Representative Johnston of Bling
ham, asserted that question existed
regarding the respective duties of the
printing committee and the commit
tee on public printing and supplies and
requested that while the report Of the
committee on printing was up for con-
sideration the issue should be settled
definitely by ruling from the speaker
which should clearly outline the duty
and authority of each body Oversmith,
of Latah, seconded the motion OF
Wright chairman of the printing COM
mttee that the report be adopted.
Lawson, of Ada, and Booth. of Twin
Falls, read from the journals Of pre-
vious sessions paragraphs indicating
that the printing committees of past
legislatures had attended to such work
and maintained that such procedure
should hold during the present SEES
sion.
Conner pointed out that the rate pro-
posed to be paid for the printing was
in excess this year over that of pre-
vious sessions. Wright explained why
the rate had been advanced and at
1910 the house adjourned to meet
again at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The judiciary committee was en-
powered to employ q stenographer at a
wage Of SIS per day. House bill No. A.,
providing for the creation of the coun-
ty of Minidolla No. 6, for the county
of Lincoln. and No. 7, FOR the creation
of Franklin county, were recommended
for printing.