Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
THE PROHIBITION ISSUE BOIL
ING AT BOISE
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tide.
On motion of Kiger, the house ad-
opted the minority report when s. B.
No. so, the senate local option bill,
was reported out by the committee on
privileges and elections Monday. The
minority recommendation was that the
!, bill be referred to the committee of the
whole. 1t was signed by Evans of
Gooding. The majority recommended
that the bill pass.
For Farm Director:
Last week II. b. No '55 to create
the office OF farm director passed the
house by vote of 40 to H.
The bill in question would create the
office of farm director, the holder of
it to receive a salary of $4,000 and to
have under him a combination clerk
The duties of the proposed director
are varied. He is to gather and dis
sen.inate information that might be of
value to the farmer with regard to
rates, and to assist in any way posi-
BILE the agricultural interests. He is
also to act as employment and real
estate agent for the farmers of the
state.
Nepotism Bill Passes
There will be an exodus of relatives
appointed to state, county, city and vii
lage jobs by office holders, as re-
suit of the action of the senate in pass
ing by vote of 81 to 2 the Rockwell
nepotism bill This act makes it I'M
lawful for an fficial to vote for the
appointment or to appoint to office
any person related to him by affinity
or consanguinity in the third degree.
It is one of the most sweeping acts
against nepotism said to be in exist
ence in any state.
Tax Commission Under Fire.
The legislature directed its fire on
the state tax commission during last
Thursdays SESSION and the house by a
vote of 35 to 25 passed bill to
abolish the commission. At the same
time the house defeated bills to in
crease the salary of the state engineer
and to decrease the salaries of the
public utility commissioners. The
senate will probably take up the fight
on the tax commission and pass the
house bill. The supreme court having
H., irna
taken all mandatory power from the
commission ON a constitutional con-
struction that its powers are vested in
the state board of equalization, the
tax commission appears to be doomed
North and South Railroad.
Saturday the senate held no session
but the lower house passed the fol
lowing bills:
Providing for committee for north
and-south railroad, appropriating 81
500; Randall IS bill permitting rail
roads to bond for leasing or buying
other railroads; bill appropriatine
$500 for monument to soldiers OF
Idaho; bill by Kiger, which will make
warehouses receipts negotiable.
Last Weeks Summary.
SENATE
Feb. Passed senate bill No. 80 al
lowing wills of married women to be
altered or revoked. Killed house bill
No. 45, Koelsch air gun measure and
No. Al, to pay expenses of delegates to
commissioners convention, Bills in
PRODUCED to appropriate $4,000 fol
Canyon county fair and prison labor
on state highways act.
Feb. 2.-Passed house concurrent re.
solution calling for Gleason report on
penitentiary and Zuck senate joint
memorial No. 2, calling on congress for
federal aid for reclamation of arid
land in Idaho Killed senate bills Nos.
4s and 40, relating to facts and find
ings. Killed senate bill No. 10. to
create sawtooth preserve. New bills
by Carter seek to reorganize pure food
and board of health departments.
Feb. 3.--Confirmed appointments of
governor of members of board Of