The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07

of new counties in this state except
lin such cases where the people have
been given an opportunity to express
themelves Governor John M. Haines
made known to the Idaho legislature
lon January go The official announce
ment OF the governor spells doom for
the Ada, Canyon, Bonner and Fremont
county division bills, introduced or to
be introduced, 1t Is believed in legis-
latuve circles.
Governor Haines made his decision
known in a message to the house. In
lit 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-
lions to form 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 Both.
Representative Dickinson of Bling.
ham county, on the Both, 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 Both
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
c. 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 H. 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
Both by the committee in charge of the
public utility commission bill intro
duced in the house by Representative
Ryan, in which railway men and rep
resentatives of public utilities were
present. The railroads and utilities
consider the Ryan measure too drastic
and are opposed to it in it's present
form.
If the Idaho legislature places upon
the statute bool;s o. this state the
proposed marriage measure pending
Iii the house, the twelfth session VIII
nave the distinction of lassing one OF
the most stringent marriage laws to
pc found in any state in the union.
II Will be the physicians that young
couples wishing to become man and
W.fe will have to visit instead of the
minister If thi, law is passed, for its
strongest and most radical provision
calls for certiiicafe of gooi health
before the nuptial knot can be tied.
me Case trespass measure was
steam rollered in the committee of
the whole. Among other things the
Dill provided that no man could hunt
on the premises of another without
nrst securing written permission.
several amendments were proposed
10 make its provisions less drastic.
put none OF them suited, and the com.
mlttee finally recommended that the
bill do not pass.
one good public servoice commits
sion for Idaho wili cost only STE. 900
year, according to the bill intro
duced by Senator Edgington on the
2Sth. An appropriation Of $50. 900
Is asked 70 start the thing off and
keep it going for two years.
Senator Hedrick introduced a bill
on the 2Sth, to make it a INSIDE
meanor to make any untrue, decep-
1--WE Or misleading statement In a
ne" spaper or other publication, or in
the form of a book, notice, handbill.
poster, bill, circular, pamphlet. letter
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
maintaining the bureau as expressed
at the session on the 29th may be
taken as criterion. The state affairs
committee of the house reported that
no appropriation be made for the i'm
migration department and the report
was adopted without dissenting vote.
me sentiment of the house was fur
rner emphasized when applause greet
ed the result of the vote.
contained in the committees report
as adopted is a recommendation that
IN case the department is abolished
the present commissioner, Major Fred
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