The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-31

POWER county Dill, the INTRODUCTION
of three more senate bills and an at
tempt on the part of Senator Dunning
to prevent the legislature from going
on record in favor OF Governor Haw-
ley for the secretaryship of the inter-
Tor, were the features of Wednesdays
senate session. Shortly after the joint
session the senate took recess until
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 Diego's exposition was turned
down in a report submitted by the
state affairs committee recommending
that further consideration of the plan
of San Diego offered that would lead
to Idaho's placing an exhibit at that
city's 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 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 surety company
bond to exceed the value of the prop
erty involved if house bill No. 76 by
Featherstone of Shoshone is passed
as introduced
Two weeks publication of notices
Of annual meetings of boards of
school trustees, in addition to the
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 Wearne
of Kootenai is passed. The bill also
proposes to limit the earnings of a
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 abutting property if house
bill No. "a, introduced by Ryan of
Washington, becomes law
Municipal corporations may bond
themselves to cover the cost of lay
ing cross walks if house bill No. 81
by Ryan of Washington, becomes a
towns, and villages may issue bonds
law. The bill provides that cities,
for that purpose.
Shattuck of Bonneville thinks Chi
nese and Japanese should be allowed
to own land in Idaho and on that ac-
count he has introduced bill which
by repeating section 1909 of the re-
vised codes will, if enacted, allow
aliens who are not eligible to become
citizens of the United States to own
real estate.
Senator Robinson has introduced a
bill in the senate to authorize cities
and towns to borrow uI to $4,000 in
any one year to meet current ex-
penses.
Senator Lee has the distinction of
introducing the shortest bill of the
session. 1t has three lines in all, and
yet it is considered highly important
by the livestock men of the state. 1t
provides for the repeal of section 1901
of article six of the revised code, pro-
viding for a special tax on farm ami
mails.
Senator Hart of Fremont county
proposes to amend the school laws of
the state in such way as to enable
boys and girls to take an active part
in the digging of sugar beets and po-
tatoes and the picking Of apples every
fall.
Complete revision of the present
code of irrigation laws is to be ac-
complished if collection of bills in.
troduced in the house are enacted into
law. The measures were offered by
Parks of Blaine, chairman of the irri.
cation committee.
To so amend the election code that
when once a voter is registered he
will not be required to re-register for
any subsequent election, so long as he
remains resident of the precinct
where he is registered. is the object
of bill introduced by Harchelrode
and Church of Idaho.
The establishment of a school OF
home economics at the state univer.
sity is the purpose of house bill No.
a by Koelsch OF Ada. The bill pro.