The daily star-mirror., 1915-02-17
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FINDS NO EVIDENCE
TO WARRANT IMPEACHMENT
UNIVERSITY FUNDS S
First National Bank Relief Measure Supported by
Senate-Nominato Withdrawn by Governor
Dangerous Sections Removed from S. B. 18
BY D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star. r.MirrOr)

BOISE, Feb. Believing that the
impeachment articles as presented by
L. l.. Haynes of Lewiston, preferrine
charges against District Judge Edgar
G. Steele were unworthy of considera-
ton, the house judiciary committee
to which the matter had been refer
red this morning reported that no res
olutions should be. adopted, that nc
articles Of impeachment be prepared
and that the matter be not pressed
The House adopted the report of the
judiciary committee unanimously.
The committee listened to the wit
nesses last night in connection with
the matter on which testimony they
afterwards based the recommends
tions made today.
BOISE, Feb. 17.-By vote of "a to
the senate passed house bill 26, ap-
propriating money for the relief of the
First National Bank of Moscow
H. B. No. 26 by Hunter-Appropria
ing $7427.75 for the relief of the First
National Bank of Moscow, judgment
against the regents Of the university
and affirmed in decision of the su-
preme court.
The senate also passed by vote OF
% to House bill No. 6, designed in
particular to aid the Johnson railroad
at Lewiston to carry out some plans
for reorganization.
H. B. No. 6 by D. L. Ingard-To
create and organize the county of
Payette, subject to the approval here
of by a majority vote of the qualified
electors residing therein at an cleo
ton to be called and held for that
purpose, etc.
Steele's Nomination Withdrawn
Governor Alexander sent message
to the senate withdrawing the nomina-
tion OF George F. Steele, Of Occur
d'Alene, to be Insurance Commission
er, as he did not wish to interfere with
the passage of the measure consoli-
dating that office with the bank COM
missioner.
The House passed House bills 1874,
219, and 255.
H. B. No. 1874 by McMurray, Wa
ters, Hicks, Faris, Lau, Gray, ElrOd,
Findlay, Cruikshank, Allard, Mon
son and Woodwork game
preserve within the counties of Cas-
sia, Twin Falls, Oneida, Bear Lake
Bannock, Power, and Franklin; ma
King it unlawful to kill in that pre-
serve Mongolian pheasants, quail, deer,
antelope, elk, mountain sheep, hex
or mountain. goat
requires that one bull shall
be ranged with every ten cows but
permits two or more owners of cattle
to join in the ownership of such bull
if they range not more than 80 cows.
H. B. No. 255 by York-Amends the
law requiring the use of the BabcOck
test SO that it need be made only
cream sold for manufacturing pur-
poses.
The House killed House bills 1913
and 166, and H. ]. R. No Z.
H. B. No. 1913 by Edelblute and Kig-
four-year term for coun-
cilmen of cities governed by the gen
eral laws Of the state.
H. B. No. 166 by Committee on Live
Stock-Provides for public hearings on
for the organization of
herd districts and strengthens the law
under which damages may be collected
from owners of stray stock when such
stock is injurious to the property of
another.
H. J. r. No. by Lau, Evans, An
1erson Of Canyon, LaForest, King of
Lewis, Webb Gray Ingard, Carratt,
Miles, Thrailkil1, Magee,
York, aCnnon- Proposing
he amending of section 1 of article
If the constitution, reserving to the
people teh right to propose laws, res
buttons and amendments to the con-
stituti0n, and to enact or reject the
same at the polls Independent of the
legislature, etc.