Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-20

-onrisfiOn bill giving Si,OOu TO the
s.,,onltural department. although !
u -s.,. 10 do so IN order that the Cal
'ai.nia quarantine on Idaho alfalfa |
'Sd other products of this state could |
be lbted
rho Idaho legislature on Saturday |
..s,sed 10 take up serious considera- /
,'on Of the Ryan public utilities bill
a.,n Monday. when 1t became the
vain measure TO be considered by the
1"nse al representatives. This hin
!. he mos, Important before the pres
az, session and has attracted the fire
n a host OF enemies.
The Butte county division bill. seek
loo m diyid. l.emhi and Custer coun-
Ies precipifated bitter tight before
Ne senate county lines and boundary
sormi,tee. Senator Shoup OF Salmon
rty bitterly attacked the proposed d.
,ision plan. and it was defended by
ssna,or Macbeth. Former Senator
whtconb also attacked the measure
The iolnt appropriation committee
viii recommend the abandonment OF
me national guard In this state and
vii refuse the guard an appropriation
for biennial maintenance.
Although the slogan OF the present
administration in power In tails STATE
has been economy the genera aiN
p-oprlaiions committee bill will Dee sew
eal thousand dollars higher than The
In reported and passed two years ago
The lawmakers took sufficient time
from attending TO the business OF the
state February - TO pay a visit 20
The state auditors Office and draw
he warrants which had been ISSUED
Tor them. This was the fourth pay
tsy the legislators have enjoyed since
beginning their active duties at the
capital.
A Joint memorial introduced IN tho
house by Wearne OF koo;enai con
demns In httercst and scyerest terms
the policies OF the forest department
under the present administration. DE-
cIaring that il is bureaucratic. inef
aclent. incompetent and unjust The
Whole operation OF the forest service
Is characterized as inimical 10 the
| western states and favoring the tim
Der trusts as against the people.
To r,aL. a.. TauAA cent. Hum
. society state bureau OF child and
animal protection with sufficient fund
10 enable 1t to accomplish sometime
IS the purpose OF bill by Johnston
and Koelsch. The governor. supern
iendent OF public instruction and at
iorney general are to be ex-onici'
members OF the bureau.
The house has adopted a resolution
BY Elliott instructing the ludiciar'
committee TO prepare bills for the cn
aetment Of the laws necessary for PIT
ting into effect the constitutional
amendments adopted at the last gen
efal election which are not self-opei
atng.
The Idaho legislature took an carl
adjournment February L. In con
meration Of he anniversary OF IN
uIth OF Abraham Lincoln. and Will
H'ue legislation was passed BOT
honses were showered with new hill
lelr authors representing many pat
u the state.
Inc attempt to secure n rcconside
auon OF the vote that passed I'll
Madison county division bill iakn
territory off of Fremont county. wa
ueleated through ruling OF the cha
ana the bill was sent to the sena'
70 be passed and forwarded to N
so'ernor. The house also passed II
valley county division bill creating
new county out of old Boise count
Inc Blaine county delegate
sprung a surprise by introducing
VOuhty division bill which seeks
Veate new county named Butte OF
vi portions of Fremont. bingham nj
Blaine counties.
Inc annual Lincoln banquet und
me auspices of the Republican elm
amended by leading Republicans FRO
", parts OF the state. was giV'
Wednesday night in the Owyhee hot
AFTER passing two new county div
on oils on the 1 9Th the house OF re
ssehtatives of the Idaho legislatu
engaged in heated controversy ov
s,e koelsch medical marriage bi
@nicn was up for general debate al
~ aa passage. Although the hou
10y IN session up to 6 o'clock. I'm
'v'e on the Koelsch bill could not
saened and 1t went over until {
next day.
me Ryan public utilities bill W
,eported TO the house with major
osu minority reports. and by n VIC
~ TO IA the house voted down
'norlty report. favoring the p'
hns e OF the Parks instead of the Ky
s su, The majority report was tn
'uopted by reclamation.
Inc Haight local option b
th,Ingthening the local option law
pas s state, was passed by the house
arsoraury 10 and sent to the g
tsr rv1 II prohibits liquor In "dr