The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-31
A LIVELY DAY IN THE
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Ex-Governor Brady Wins Toaa, Gov
ernor Haines' Appointments Con-
firmed, and New County Created.

firmed, and New County Created.
/ Aside from the election OF ex-Gov-
ernor James II. Brady to the United
States senate, there were other inter
esting features IN the legislature on
/ Friday.
The senate confirmed the following
appointments made by Governor
Haines; state bank commissioner, A.
T.. Reid OF Spirit Lake, for four-year
term; insurance commissioner, Il. r..
Vanvalkenburg, Boise; fish and game
warden, o. Fl. Barber, American Falls;
state veterinarian, v. c. White, Black
foot; trustees Of the Academy OF Ida.
no for six-year terms. J. r. Shepherd
OF Paris and Henry H. Hoff of Mont
pelier; trustees Of the Albion normal
school, Lawrence Hanson, Rockcreek,
and w. N. Shilling, Rupert; directors
OF the Idaho insane asylum, A. b.
Moss, Payette (reappointed); Gus
Spenberg. Montpelier; G.. w. Erwin,
idaho Falls.
The passage of bill creating Power
county, of which American Falls Is to
be the county seat, was one of the
\ features of the session of the legisla-
sure on Friday.
The final result of the first and
only ballot on Friday, resulting in
Brady's election, was as follows:
James H. Brady, 43: James +. Ali
shie, 4; e. H. Dewey, A; G. w. Beale,
4; Burton l.. French, q; James y.
Babb S; Robert N. Dunn, 4; ]. II.
Morrison, 3; George Fields, l; J. +.
Maclane, 1; t. L. BurlSland. 1; John
f., Nugent, 5 James Hanrahan, 2;
w. c. Courtney, 1; total, 80; neces-
sary to elect, Al, Absent-Nihart.
EdelblIte, Bowerman and Evans of
Lincoln.
The vote given the two highest
candidates follows:
For Brady-Senators Borden, Davis,
Defenbach, Edgington, Haight, Han
son. Hart, Hunt, Lee, Luck, Robinson,
Shepard; Representatives Adams,
Booth, Brown, Chandler Evans OF
Bear Lake, Featherstone. Ferguson,
Gardner, Gilcrist, Hayford, Hender-
son, Hunt, Johnson Of Oneida, john
ston of Bingham, Lau, Lawson, Lewis,
McDermott. Mendenhall, Merrill, Mick
els, Nielsen, Parks, Rosevear SaI-
gent, Shattuck, Storey, Taylor, War
nick, Wright, French.
For Ailshie Senators Johnson,
Sweet; Representatives Church. Far
min, Harchelrode, Norton, Cakes.
More was accomplished in the
house on the 23rd than in all the pre-
vious days of the session. The bill
that divides Lincoln county into three
parts, the bill proposing to create the
Tenth judicial district, and the reso-
luton to increase the number of JUS
tees of the supreme court from three
to five were ali passed and the house
also passed the bill that permits the
summoning of jurors who live outside
the county seat by registered mail.
The resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution increasing
. the number OF justices of the supreme
!, court from three to five passed the
house with an almost unanimous
! vote in its favor.
Idahos official stamp OF approval
was placed on the Borah resolution
for the direct election of United
States senators, so far as the house
: OF representatives is concerned, when
by unanious vote that body passed
house joint resolution by Koelsch Of
Ada, ratifying the amendment.
House joint memorial No. / by Ma
son, asking congress to amend the
three-year homestead bill to strike
out the provision that compels Ger
tain amount of cultivation, received
: the unanimous approval of the house
Speaker French was Ill on the 23rd
/ and unable to preside over the DELHI
erations OF the house. He was pres
, ent part of the time, but did not as
cend the rostrum. Storey of Ada
who was speaker at the Eleventh ses
; sion, was in the chair.
Senator Hart has introduced a bill
: which Is intended to aend section
8 1886 of the civil code providing fol
{ the conveyance of real estate belong
/ ing to the city or town by a vote Of
! the people.
Senator Macbeth's bill to compe
> constables to inspect the brands OF
; cattle to be shipped from one poin
0 to another in tine state is intended
Z to cut out cattle rustling.
For the first time since the legisla
!. ture convened on January the houst
= Of representatives on the 22nd passed
I, bill with all the formality prescrib
: ed by the regularly adopted rules
> Two bills have been previously pass
+ ed, but in each instance suspension
OF the rules was brought into play IL
0 order to effect the enactment. House
, bill No. 2, by Oversmith of Latah. ere
" ating new judicial district, to b,
q comprised OF the counties of Idaho
!, Nee Perez and Lewis. and 10 b,
: known as the Tenth district. was pu
through the house Wednesday morn
q ing without dissenting vote.
To reduce the homestead exemr
q ton that may be claimed from SIS 90
, TO $4,000 Is the purpose of a measur