The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-12
KILLS THE BEE BILL
AND REFERENDUM
GOVERNOR vEToEs TWO IMPORT
ANT ACTS PASSED BY THE
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
House Passes General Deficiency Bill,
Carrying $50. 900, and Bill Prohib-
ting State Officers From
Exceeding Appropriations.

Governor Alexander on March We
toed house bill No 50. the act seek
ing to put into force and effect the in
itiative, referendum and recall. on the
grounds 1t was insufficient and mop
eratiYe, and rather than have it spread
on the statute books it would be bet.
ter to have none. He also vetoed tho
York bee act, house bill No. 81, seek
ing to create the office of bee inspec-
tor, on the ground that it would be
better to have foul brood in bees than
to create a force Of otficeholders.
After lively session on March 8,
the lower house OF the Idaho legisla-
ture passed the general deficiency |
bill, carrying $4,000.
The house members also approved |
house bill No, 325, prohibiting state
officers from exceeding appropriations;
senate bill No. 1913, trespass law, and
No. 1898, giving each county repre-
sentative and senator
There was practical deadlock OF
the legislature on March 5, because OF
| tiyes to accept the senate amend.
ments to the educational budget and
/ the determination of the finance com.
mittee of the senate, backed by that
body, to itemize every department o.
state appropriation carried in blanket
form sent over by the house.
Charges of subterfuge misrepresen
tation and almost the lie were passed
in the senate over the senate bill seek
ing to codify the educational laws. 1t
was discovered that the act reepaled
the law establishing the Albion nor.
nal school. The bill came from the
state board of education, and the mis-
take repeating this act was explained
by the commissioner of education
DR.. Sisson Lowe of Cassia county dis
covered the joker After the explana-
ton was made, the senate killed the
bill.
There was a squabble in the lower
house OF the Idaho legislature on
March A, over the MCGOWAN bill, No
336. an act seeking to create new
auditing system for the state. The
measure is the result of the investi
cations of the legislative committee.
Among other things the bill provides
that five executive officers in the
state government should employ an
! auditor to install the system. The Re.
publican members were for the bill as
!. drawn The Democrats declared ii
, was so drafted to slap the governor,
I and contended he should have the
power of appointment A compromise
q now appears in sight to place the power
o of putting the auditing system into
i effect by comforting it on the public
a utility commission.
4 Among the important bills passed
4 by the senate were: Senate bill No
1854, permitting vote on the segrega
ton of piece of Power county ant
il giving it to Oneida county senate bill
6 No. 221, protecting elk IN all parts o
r the state except Fremont, Bonneville
n Teton and Bingham countless; senate
bill No. 219, appropriating $1,122.22 t.
& Alex Younie and others for work OIL
IS the Fort Hall highway; house bill No
h III, allowing municipalities to sci
v electric power outside corporate lin
e its.
s. The Bull county division bill, which
n passed the house and is now in tn
lie senate, appears doomed to defeat. Al
ct attempt made to take the measur
Of from the table and place it on fina
passage on Thursday was voted dowr
IN Governor Alexander announced h
e. had commissioned Clarence Van Del
lie sen. expert accountant to audit an
I'd investigate the books and accounts c
}; the Blackfoot asylum before DR.. Hyd
DO is relieved as medical superintendent
lie The senate had not acted on tn
90 general appropriations bill on March
ne The bill reached the senate carryin
as blanket appropriations for each d.
ed partment of the state government.
ed A promised amendatory direct pI
~ mary bill and a reform measure wei
killed as the result of the action
ee the Idaho legislature on March 8. I'll
We summary action was taken by Il
nd senate 1t postponed senate bill n
RS SO, by Senator Hutton of ShoshoI
OIL county, an act seeking to SO amer
tie the primary law that in future 6
N. elector would not have to declare h
ID party utilization at the primary ele
lg. tion. At the same time six refor
he measures, seeking to reorganize u
pure food and health departmeI
were dispatched by being indefinite
IN postponed.
tie The so-called "hinkey" bill, seekil
tie to place a ban on slot machines al
se prohibiting games of chance of al
kind Cor hinkeys, was virtually kill
se by being buried in committee of t
To- whole, to which it was referred.
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