The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-21

ludDO 16klSldLuIG WAS IcdCnCA It CDAu I
airy IA, and, as it was the last set by
the house on which bills could be in
troduced, a shower of measures fell
over the assembly. completely swamp
ing it. The total was over 100 for the
day, bringing the grand total to more
than 400. The result, 1t is freely pre-
dicted, will mean complete clogging OF
the assembly during the latter days OF
the session, for there are but twenty
left.
The division of counties seems to
be the principal amusement of the leg
islature. Under suspension Of the |
rules, the Teton bill. seefing to divide
Fremont county, was passed by the
senate on February IA, and sent to the
governor. Jefferson and Madison coun- |
ty division bills, also dividing Fremont
county, were read in the senate. In
/ the house, bills to divide Ada county,
creating Shoup county, and to create
st. Joe county out of Kootenai county.
| were introduced. All of the county
division measures carry an enabllns
TACT, permitting the people within the
county to be divided to vote on the
issue.
The medical examination bill, which
caused a heated debate in the house
| for three days, was finally recommend
ed for passage out of the committee OF
the whole, with but minor amend
nlents.
Among the more important bills in
troduced on the 14th were the follow
ing: To create st. Joe and Shoup
counties, the former by Sargent OF
Kootenai county and the latter by
White of Bear Lake; three workmen's
compensation acts, by Sinclair of Sho-
shone Johnston of Bingham and Con-
nor of Shoshone; 100000 appropria-
ton for San Francisco fair, by Elliott
of Bonner; reorganization rural school,
by Bowerman of Fremont; direct cleo
ton of United States senator's, by
Koelsch of Ada; to increase per diem
of members of legislature from So to
$40 day, by Chandler of Clearwater;
to increase salary of county attorneys
from $500 to $4,000 per annum and
, I term of office from two to four years,
by Warwick of Bonneville; $4,000
bond issue for improvements of south
fork of Snake river, by Fremont coun-
ty delegation; appropriating $4,000 to
build state road from Boise to Yellow
: stone National park, by Johnston of
Bingham.
A constitutional amendment proyid-
ing for the recall of all judges, includ'
: ing those of the supreme court, was
introduced in the house by Represent
: atives McDermott and Gardner Of
Boise.
' The senate passed a resolution sub
hitting a constitutional amendment tc
y the people of this state to extend the
E term of state officers from two to foul
years
BY vote of II to II the senate
e refused to humiliate the supreme
L court of the state because of some o
s it's recent decisions. The action wal
u taken in consideration of Senate
: Cummings resolution providing for ;
L constitutional amendment to plac'
2 the supreme court on the same leye
: as all other state courts, subject II
= the will of the legislature.
Senator Fields has introduced a bill
to provide for general corrupt prat
e tice law for the government OF cand
d dates for political office and for cam
Is paign committees. The bill is intend
g ed to stamp out and make impossible
IN all forms of political corruption.
n =.
T. House bill No. 173, organizin
10 Madison county, will not be reconslc
cred in the house. Campbell q
Blaine made an effort to gain recor
IN sideration of the vote, but his propt
~ sition got in the path of the steaI
u roller.
it.
al The two county division bill
IL passed by the house on the 18th wer
r. those of Jefferson, making anothe
new county out of Fremont count,
and Boundary county, which is take
ly off of territory in what ia now Boz
M ner county. Fremont county is
ne the southeast and Bonner is the MOI
lie northern county in the state. The
tn was little opposition to either OIL.
It's A resolution was introduced in tn
house on the 18th, calling for tt
adjustment of the Albion State No
er- NAL school at Albion, in Cassia cou
he ty. This institution has been und'
ng fire for years and the present temp
as of the legislature is to take the res
If, luton seriously.
lie
he The Koelsch marriage bill pr
he vides for twenty-day publication
a marriage licenses issued and ply
ty. cal examination of both parties wis
on ing to be married. The fight on Il
bill centers about the physical exam
to nation provision. The bill provid
tut that the certificate of good heal
nd must be secured from a reputan
physician and recorded with t
Ter county recorder. The object of tn
10, provision is to prevent the contra
om ton Of diseases. The bill has the
en dorsement of the women's clubs
e. the state.
wi Statewide prohibition has made
ep- debut in the legislature in the fol