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the state pe%nitentiary was also passed.
The secret lien bill by Colonel Fer
guson of Pocatello, was under under
nre most of the day and was finally
referred back to the judiciary com
mittee for amendment
The house refused to suspend the
lie and pass the horticultural ap
preparation bill giving $4,000 to the
horticultural department, although
urged to do so IN order that the Cal
ifornia quarantine on Idaho alfalfa
and other products of this state could
be lifted.
The Idaho legislature on Saturday
refused to take up serious considera-
ton Of the Ryan public utilities bill
until Monday, when 1t became the
main measure to be considered by the
house of representatives. This bill
is the o important before the pres
ent session and has attracted the fire
OF a host of enemies.
The Butte county division bill. seek
ing to divide Lemhi and Custer coun-
ties, precipitated a bitter fight before
the senate county lines and boundary
committee. Senator Shoup of Salmon
City bitterly attacked the proposed dt-
vision plan. and it was defended by
Senator Macbeth. Former Senator
Whitcomb also attacked the measure.
The joint appropriation committee
VIII Qcnmmand ~. ho-I~u--a -
the national guard in this state and
VIII refuse the guard an appropriation
for biennial maintenance.
Although the slogan of the present
in power in this state
been economy" the general ap-
committee bill will be sew
eral thousand dollars higher than the
Dill reported and passed two years ago.
h lawmakers took sufficient time
from attending to the business of the
state February 10 to pay a visit TO
state auditors office and draw
warrants which had been issued
for them. This was the fourth pay
day the Legislators have enjoyed since
beginning their active duties at the
A joint memorial introduced in the
house by Wearne of Kootenai con.
demns in bitterest and severest terms
the policies of the forest department
under the present administration. de.
ciar1ng that it is bureaucratic. inef-
ficient, incompetent and unjust. The
operation of the forest service
is characterized as inimical to the
states and favoring the tim
Der trusts as against the people.
To make the Idaho State Humane
a state bureau OF child and
animal protection with sufficient funds
to enable it to accomplish something
Is the purpose of a bill by Johnston
and K0elsch. The governor, ~superin.
of public instruction, and at
torney general are to be ex-oficio
of the bureau.
The deficiency appropriation bill has
its appearance, fathered by the
committee on appropriations. 1t car
les an appropriation of than
10000 to meet the deficiencies in
during 1911 and 1912.
This years general appropriation
,il will carry a total amount, includ-
ng the special appropriations de-
handed, of upward of 81, 600, 900.
The fortieth day of the twelfth |
legislature was reached Febru- |
-ry IA, and. as it was the last set by
ne house on which bills could be i'll
reduced, a shower of measures feii
the assembly. completely swamp
ng 1t. The total was owe 100 for the
ay, bringing the grand total to more
han 400. The result, 1T is freely pre-
icted. will mean complete ~clogging of
he assembly during the latter days of
he session, for there are but twenty
eft.
The division of counties seems to
e the principal amusement OF the leg
Under suspension of the
nles, the Teton bill, seeking to divide
county. was passed by the
enate on February IA. and sent to the
Jefferson and Madison coun-
7 division bills. also dividing Fremont
ounty, were read in the senate. In
house. bills TO divide Ada county
Shoup county. and TO create
I. Joe county out OF Kootenai county.
ere introduced. All OF the county
measures carry an enablIn>
ct, permitting the people within the
1unty to be divided to vote on the
sue
A constitutional amendment p-ovid-
e for the recall of all judges. inclui-
those of the supreme court, vas
Itroduced in the house by Represent
ives McDermott and Gardner OF
Disc.
The senate passed a resolution sub
itting a constitutional amendment TO
le people of this state TO extend the
rm of state officers from two to four
,ars.