Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Late News From Boise.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 1S.-The legisla-
ture will not make provision for the
completion of the capitol. That was
definitely decided this morning when
the house voted to indefinitely post
pone the bill proposing an issue Of
$4,000 bonds to pay for wings to
the building.
The bill was ON the third reading and
the clerk had hardly finished reading
it when Johnston OF Bingham moved
that further consideration of it be
indefinitely postponed. The motion
received half a dozen seconds.
Storey of Ada made pathetic effort
to prolOng the life of the bill. He
moved as a substitute that the bill be
referred to the appropriations COM
mittee. The motion was lost by accla-
nation. The vote was SO decisive that
no division was called for and then
Johnston S motion to postpone was car
rled, also by reclamation and by just
as lusty a chorus.
Lewiston Jared just as badly as did
Boise. Two of the northern city's bet
measures were slaughtered. One was
an appropriation for $4,000 for the
celebration of the completion of the
Cello canal III 1915 and the other a
bond isue for $4,000 for the North
western Livestock show. The Cello
celebration bill was considered first,
and Finke of Nez Perez told the house
the people of Lewiston were willing to
sacrifice it. He expressed the hope,
however, that Lewiston would not be
compelled to sacrifice everything. The
Cello measure was sent over the in
definite postponement route, and when
the livestock show bill was reached the
house offered it upon the same altar.
Conner of Bonner gave notice that he
will tomorrow move for reconsidera-
tion of the vote on the latter bill.
The house received message from
the governor telling it to get busy and
advising the appointment of a Joint
steering and sitting committee and
as result several comparatively mi
nor measures We're passed in quick
time at the morning session.
In his message, the governor called
attention to the fact that with only II
days OF the session left, the legislature
still had some four hundred bills and
resolutions to consider, which meant |
that if the various measures were to
be considered at all upwards of twenty
must be disposed of each day. The gov.
ernor therefore urged the house to first
consider the bills that are of the most
Importance. In that category he in
Guided the general appropriation, pub.
he utilities, tax commission, revenue.
workmen's compensation, amendments
to the direct primary law and bills that
have to do with departments and insti-
buttons.
TO expedite the business of consid-
''o '">'e "VoSuieS, the governor Sug-
sested the appointment of joint sift-
ng and steering committee which
should be empowered to select those
measures and have them placed at the
lead of the calendar in each house and
etained there until finally disposed of.
The governor s message was referred |
o the committee ON state affairs with :
Instructions to report as soon as posi-. ,
lie.
Workmen's Compensation Bill.
Republican party pledges were in @
oked in the senate today in behalf
the passage of a workmen IS compen.
alton act. Incidentally the regulars
nd progresives, so-called, threw a few l
rickbats at each other for the first l
me during the session. When the y