The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-18
GOVERNOR FIRMLY VET0ES
$4,000 LIVESTOCK AID
FREELY PREDICTED MEASURE WILL PASS
OVER HIS VETO
EXTRA DRY BILL SIGNED
Anti-Nepotism Bill Signed by Observation-Disclosures
Being Rapidly Cleared-Lquor Traffic Dealt
Singing Blow
BY D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star.MirrOr)

BOISE, Feb. 18.-The axe fell with
resounding whack on the Lewiston
Livestock appropriations bill this
morning and in message to the
senate accompanying his veto,, the
governor voiced his approval Of every
effort to advance the live stock indus
try OF Idaho, as we'll as of other in
dustries, but stated that if he signed
this bill he would be untrue to his
promises to the people in using his
every endeavor to reduce taxes. The
whole matter was referred to the state
affairs committee 1t iS believed that
overwhelming sentiment in both
houses exists in favor of the meas
ure, and it is freely predicted that
the veto will not be sustained.
Governor FavOrs Dry State
BOISE, Feb 18-Governor Alexand-
er, on the other hand, gave his ap-
proval to Senate bill so, the drastic
local option measure, advising the SEN
ate that he had signed the bill. When
this law goes into effect, it will mean
the elimination from Latah county and
other dry territories of all forms OF
liquor traffic. 1t means that dry ter
ritory will be dryer.
S. B. No. so by Privileges and Elec-
ton Committee-Defni prohibition
districts and regulating and prohibiting
the manufacture, sale, keeping for sale,
transportation for sale or gift, and
traffic in intoxicating liquors and pro-
hibiting drinking and drunkenness in
public places in such prohibition dis
tricts, and fixing fines and penalties,
and repeating chapter 27 and chapter
80 OF the session laws of 1918.
Signs Nepotism Bill
The governor also signed Senate bill
16, the anti-nepotism measure.
S. B. No. 16 by Rockwell-Making 1t
an offense for any executive, legisla-
tive, judicial, ministerial or other Of
fcer Of the state, or any district, coun-
ty, city, or other municipal division
of the state to appoint or vote for the
appointment of any person related to
him by affinity or consanguinity with
in the third degree, to any clerkship,
office, position or employment or duty
in any department or office in this
state, or any district, county, city or
other municipal subdivision of the
state of which tie person making or
participating In the appointment may
be an officer or employee, or to ap- |
point any person so related to any |,
other such officer in consideration of
the agreement or promise of such 9TH
er officer to appoint any person so re-
lated to the officer making such ap- |
pointment; prohibiting the payment OF
any such ineligible person out of any
public funds and providing for suitable
punishment and removal from office
for the violation of the act.
House Moving Fast
Both houses are moving remarkably
swiftly in their operations and are
clearing up the calendar much more
rapidly than was anticipated.
Recommendations of Committee
In the senate the committees report
ed favorably on Senate bills 35 and
121, but Senate bill 1 was indefinitely
postponed.
Senate Bill No. 35 by Fitz-Providing
that the state board of medical exam
iners shall be appointed from list OF
qualified physicians recommended by
the Idaho medical association and
shall have had at least eight years
experience in the practice of medicine
and surgery.
S. B. No. 121 by State Affairs Com
mittee-An act providing that all
moneys received for convict labor be s
turned to the penitentiary fund. h
S. B. No. l by Hutton-Providing
for the repeal of that section of the ]
school laws where the five-mill levy is {
declared the maximum for the district, {
another section of the law being al S
lowed to stand providing for 15-mill |r
levy as the maximum.
The senate passed Senate bill 70. t