Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-02-05
BOISEITES OPPOSE
COMMISSION PLAN
BILL INTRODUCED TO CHANGE
FORM OF GOVERNMENT AT
CAPITAL CITY.
House Makes a Record, Not Bill
Being introduced During the Day.
While But Two Appeared in
the Senate.

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eminent. under which Boise is now OBJ
Grating. through the passage OF bill
by the house of representatives permit
ting a vote to be taken this spring to
abolish it: the passage of a resolution
calling on the board of prison commits
sioners to submit to the investigat-
ing committee the report on the penis
Tertiary by Expert Gleason, and seven
other measures, constituted the days
work on February 1. of the thirteenth
session of the Idaho legislature.
A record was made in the house.
Not a bill was introduced Only two
made their appearance in the senate.
The anti-commission government
bill was introduced by four members
OF the Ada county delegation, elected
on an anti-commission plank. The two
other members of the delegation, one
representative and a senator, stand
opposed to the bill. Ever since the
commission government has been i'm
effect. here. and since the defeat OF the
old charter, anti-commissionists have
waged a fight against it. Control OF
I the legislative delegation resulted in
introduction of the bill. 1t passed
by a Cote of 48 for and 8 against. I'M
! der the terms of the Black commits
sion law, Boise, which is now operat-
ing this form of government, could
not make a change for six years. The
i bill passed shortens the time for vot'
! ing to change or sustain commission
government to three years.
Found, careless and lax in their
methods and for failure to take proper
action to protect the states deposit
OF $4,000 in the Bank of Nampa, at
| Nampa, which failed, the legislative
investigating committee probing into
the statehouse scandal on January 20
recommended that former Governor
! John M. Haines, former Secretary OF
State w. L. Clifford and Attorney Cen
eral Joseph H. Peterson be censured
by the law-making body of this state.
The committee filed its first findings
with the house of representatives.
Submission OF the report and
spreading on the legislative records
created a profound impression. At
the time the Bank OF Nampa failed.
the state had on deposit $45,905. AS,
or $45,000 principal and the balance
interest. The United States Fidelity
e. Guaranty company was surety for
$4,000, which it paid to the state
after the failure. The sureties for
the balance we're G. R. Hickey, George
Duval and William STROBE. Hickey
met his obligation to the state in full.
Duval and Strobe could not pay, leav-
ing the $4,000 loss. The two latter
were deeply in debt to the bank. The
state levied on their property, but mas
been unable to recover.
The committee recommends that
some action be taken in an endeavor
to recover some of the loss ON the
bond of the defaulting treasurer, o.
v, Allen, and so instructs the attorney
general
That the Albion State Normal
school will not be abandoned through
an act of the present legislature is
evident from the act Of the house on
January 20 in killing a bill to accom-
plish this, as introduced by Thrafl-
Kill at the request of the board OF
education.
Water commissioners will be no more
II the senate approves and the gov
ernor signs a measure by Clark of
Custer, passed by the house. The bill
went through without any apparent
opposition.
One copy of the history of Idaho by
former Governor Mcdonnell will he
sent to each public schools in the state
This recommendation of the commit
tee on education was adopted by the
senate with no opposition.
Representative Cannon of Fillmore
has introduced a bill authorizing the
county commissioners to advance the
seed or the cost of seed to farmers
who own farms and are not able to
provide the seed for planting.
Il
Stringent in its provisions is 8. b.
No. 80, introduced as a substitute for
s.. B. No. 4, by Hart. Local option
is provided, but under the terms of the
bill possession of liquor, drinking and
drunkenness are made misdemeanors.
Governor Alexander has signed the
Teton county division bill. giving to
southeastern Idaho another new coun-
ty. making the third division measure
that has passed the present legisla-
ture and the sthirty-sixth county in the
state. The county seat is briggs and
the new county Is to be organized
within ten days after the bin is
! signed. 1t is composed of the east
half of Madison county, its principal
territory being the Teton valley. ON
the border of the Yellowstone Ma
tional park
The senate has passed a bill pre-
sented by Senator Bohman. SociaIisf
} and Senator Sweet which creates a
game preserve in Idaho and Adams
counties, to be known as the BIaclr
Lake game preserve, the object he
ing to provide home for elk.
t With the idea of stimulating deveI.
: opment OF the states resources and
! at the same time increasing the school
/, endowment funds, the house adonted
! H. J. 7. No. 8, proposing an amend
: ment TO the constitution to raise the
limit on the sale of state school lands
from 25 to 100 sections a year
Without dissenting vote, the house
!. passed H. B. No. 3, by Shattuck. which
climates the penalties and reduces
I the rate Of interest on unpaid and de-
nnquent taxes. The interest on do.
nnquent taxes is reduced from IA to
10 per cent.
BY a rising vote OF 10 to 12. the
{ committee agreed to recommend for
passage S. B. No. 8, Bacheth. Custer
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