Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-30

Power county BILL" the introduction |
OF three more senate bills and an at
tempt on the part of Senator Cunning
to prevent the Leg stature from going
on record in favor of Governor Haw-
ley for the secretaryship of the inter-
ior were the features of Wednesdays
senate session. Shortly after the joint
session the senate took recess until
3 o'clock, at which time the legisla-
ture went into joint assembly to hear
Senator Borah's speech.
To give counties authority to issue
bonds made optional in five instead
of ten years time is the purpose of
house bill No. 80 by Oversmith. The
present law provides that counties
may issue bonds to cover their in
debtedness and reserve the option to
redeem them in ten years.
San Diegos exposition was turned
down in report submitted by the
state affairs committee recommending
that further consideration of the plan
OF San Diego offered that would lead
to ldahos placing an exhibit at that
citys exposition be indefinitely post
poned The report was adopted and
in taking that action the house fol-
lowed the suggestion of Governor
Haines.
For the benefit of settlers who are
attempting to put water on the soil,
Parks OF Blaine introduced house bill
No 46. 1t provides for extensions of
time in making proof that water has
been put to a beneficial use after it
has been filed on.
Senator Borah strongly urged the
appointment OF Governor Hawley TO
the position of secretary OF the in
terror in President Wilson's cabinet.
He expressed no preference as TO SEN
: ator.
Administrators of estates will not
be required to give a surety company
bond to exceed the value of the prop
erty involved if house bill No rs by
Featherstone of Shoshone is passed
as introduced.
Two weeks publication OF notices
of annual meetings of boards OF
present posting, is required by a
house bill introduced by Mason OF
Latah.
The crop exemption from execution
of judgment will be limited in value
to $500. if house bill No. 70, intro
duced by Gardner OF Ada and Wearnt
of Kootenai is passed The bill also
proposes TO limit the earnings of {
judgment debtor that may be eX
empted.
Cities, towns and villages may re
move snow and ice from the side
walks and then charge the expense
against the abuttng property if hous'
bill No Ca introduced by Ryan o
Washington, becomes a law.
, Municipal corporations may bon'
themselves to cover the cost OF lay
ing cross walks if house bill No. 6
, by Ryan of Washington. becomes
towns and villages may issue bond
law. The bill provides that cite:
, for that purpose.
= nese and japanese should be Above
, to own land in Idaho. and on that az
count he has introduced bill whic
: by repeating section 1908 OF the n
5 vised codes will, if enacted. allo'
aliens who are not eligible to becom
citizens of the United States to ow
| real estate.
/ Senator Robinson has introduced
2 bill in the senate to authorize cite
! and towns to borrow VI to $4,000
4 any one year to meet current e
( penses.
Senator Lee has the distinction {
l. introducing the shortest bill of I'll
e session 1t has three lines in all. an
e yet it is considered highly importal
= by the livestock men of the state.
provides for the repeal OF section ~
!. of article six of the revised code pr
viding for special tax on farm an
mails.
y Senator Hart of Fremont count
$ proposes TO- amend the school laws
/. the state in such a way as to enab
;. boys and girls to take al active pa
in the digging of sugar Oeets and p
tatoes and the picking OF apples evei
Il fall.
r Complete revision OF the presel
? code of irrigation laws is to be a
If complished if collection of bills i
troduced in the house are enacted in
law. The measures were offered
u Parks of Blaine. chairman of the ir