The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-15

cAd4IHeu, mas majority.
tombstone OF Bingham, floor leader
Of the majority wing OF the house. was
appointed by Speaker Conner as chair
man OF the house legislative or sitting
committee. Other members are
Koelsch Of Ada, Randall OF Nez Perez
Lau Of Bannock, Republicans; Dills OF
Boise, Grice OF Shoshone and Faris OF
Twin Falls, Democrats.
Trotter of Owyhee was named chair.
man OF the house printing committee.
The other members are La Forest OF
Clearwater and Sweet Of Ada, Repub.
Leans; Cannon OF Elmore ana Grice
OF Shoshone.
When the senate passed and sent
back to the house the general legisla-
tive appropriation bill carrying S62, 900
to meet legislative expenses on Thurs
day, the Thirteenth Idaho legislature
was cleared for action. Both branches
adopted rules for the session. The
mouse lnaugurated a new plan for
handling bills by adopting a rule Gre
at1ng sitting committee, the gauntlet
OF which all bills introduced must
first run before actually reaching the
The legislature was asked to memo
rialize congress, protesting against un-
due increase in armament, to solicit
its good Offices to secure a cessation
of European hostilities and to aid in
the consummation of world peace.
| The memorial was introduced in the
senate by Senator Bowman. Socialist.
A bill providing for the creation Of
Benewah county out OF part OF Koote-
mai county, with St. Maries as the
county seat, was introduced by Hunt
and Hull in the house The introduc.
| ton of bills providing for the creation
| OF Buhl county out OF Twin Falls
county, with Bull as the county seat
and Payette county out OF Canyon
county, with Payette as the seat OF
government. were also introduced.
With the boundary county measure
I there are already four division meas
ures now before the house.
| President Taylor OF the senate an
nounced the appointment of the stand
| ing committee. In these the senators
from the southeast Jared well. Wit
comb OF Lemhi was made chairman OF
| the judiciary and rules committee;
| Kicks of Madison is chairman of
| finance; Hart OF Jefferson, chairman
| of state aaffirs; Rockwell OF Blaine,
| chairman of banks and banking;
4 Steele of Bonneville, chairman Of If
rigation and water rights; Johnson OF
| Franklin, chairman OF agriculture;
Thomas of Bingham, chairman Of pub
lie lands; Macbeth OF Custer, chair
man of mines and mining; Lowe Of
Power chairman OF military and In
dian affairs: Mendenhall OF Bannock,
chairman of immigration and labor
BY inserting in his message at the
very last moment, and just before
| wide prohibition by legislative enact
ment so that Idaho can go dry on the
same date Oregon and Washington
adopt prohibition, as well as the Ram
stedt report on the state treasury
steal, in which other state officials are
named as securing part of the short
age money, Governor Alexander
sprung a genuine sensation.
Reduction is the watchword in the
annual message of Governor Alexan
der. which he read before the law
makers on Tuesday.
IF | understand the voice of the
people correctly. must state that they
desire from your hands and mine
complete reconstruction of the affairs
of the state government upon lines O.
efficiency and economy, and especial
~ upon the question of taxation, NJ
says in his message. They desire
the lowest taxes to be levied upoI
them that are consistent with the dig
nifty and necessities of the state
Later on the governor says:
The law-abiding spirit prevailing
among the people of this state neces
states very few laws to be passet
by your body. We have too many laws
The repeal of some of the laws tina
we have ON the statute books woul'
be blessing to the people.
The first step toward puttlnl
through the prohibition program 10
the state of Idaho was taken IN TN
senate of the legislature on Januar
6. when Senator John Hart OF MenaI
president pro tenn. of the senate. 10
lowed out a part of the majority cat
Gus program and introduced a const
tutional amendment to add section :
to article 8 of the constitution, prohlt
iting forever the manufacture and sal
of intoxicating liquors in Idaho.
There are enough votes IN not
houses to pass the measure. A STATE
wide prohibition bill is to follow. Tn
proposed amendment, If passed, WI
be voted upon at the next general ele'
ton.
For the first time since Idaho b
came a state, house bill No. l OF
regular session OF the legislature
not the legislative appropriation oil
House bill No. / provides for the o.
SANITATION of Boundary county froI
| the northern part of Bonner. Hous
bin No. . is the appropriation bill
Prohfbition-one of the paramount
| issues which will be considered b
the legislature during this session
made an early appearance In the SCI
10 when Senator Hart, RepuOltca
-sder In the senate. introduced SCI
$40 icint resolution No. l.