The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-01-14
IDAHO LEGISLATURE CONVENES
Governor Alexander Declares in Favor
Of Statewide Prohibition in His
Message to Lawmakers.


together with other elected state of.
details. took place at high noon Mon
lay Immediately afterward both
houses of the legislature organized by !
carrying out the Republican party cau
Gus program in electing Albert H. |
Conner OF Bonner county speaker of
The house and Senator John w. Hart |
Of Mena1 president pro tenn. of the |
senate
The inauguration ceremony TOOK |
place before a large assembly in the |
house OF representatives. Adjutant |
General L. V. Patch, master of cere- |
monies, acted as escort to the delega' |
ton of state officials, sworn in by |
Chief Justice Isaac n. Sullivan. In
the order in which they took the oath |
of office the officials are: Justice
William NJ. Morgan, Governor Alex
ander, Lieutenant Governor Herman
H. Taylor, Secretary of State George
r. Barker. Attorney General J. II. Pet.
erson, State Treasurer John w. Eagle
son, State Auditor Fred l. Huston,
Superintendent of Pubic Instruction
Miss Bernice Mccoy, State Mine In.
spector Robert N. Bell
The members-elect of both houses
were Immediately afterward sworn in.
In the house of representatives Ernest
| Anderson of Canyon county was nom
mated by the Democrats against Al
bert II. Conner, Republican, for
| speaker.
Conner was elected on straigh>
party vote OF 30 to % In the senate,
Senator E. NJ. Pugmire of Bear Lake
county was nominated by the Demo
Gratis for president pro TEN. against
Senator Hart. Hart won on a vote OF
20 to IL. The list of attaches of both
houses, as presented by the Republic
can majority wings were presented,
elected and sworn in.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor, as pre-
siding officer of the senate. and
| Speaker Conner, in addressing the
senate and house, respectively, de-
clared that as the Republican party
was in control of the legislature and
the administration of that party had
been attacked over steals in the state
|
own housekeeping.
By inserting in his message at the
very last moment and just before
reading 1t, plank declaring for state
wide prohibition by legislative enact.
ment SO that Idaho can go dry on the
same date Oregon and Washington
adopt prohibition, as we'll 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 a
complete reconstruction of the affairs
of the state government upon lines of
efficiency and economy. and especial
! ly upon the question of taxation" he
says in his message. They desire
! the lowest taxes to be levied upon
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 passed
by your body. We have too many laws.
I The repeal of some of the laws that
, we have on the statute books would
, | IL. Ii 10
, The first step toward putting
: through the prohibition program for
the state Of Idaho was taken in the
, senate Of the legislature on January
6. when Senator John Hart Of Menan,
president pro TEN. of the senate, fol-
/ lowed put a part of the majority eau
, Gus program and introduced a consti,
, tutional amendment to add section 2G
to article of the constitution, prohib.
iting forever the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors in Idaho.
: There are enough votes in both
J houses to pass the measure. A state
/ wide prohibition bill is to follow. The
. proposed amendment, II passed. will
be voted upon at the next general cleo
ton
, The Bonner county delegation in the
| house of representatives introduced
the first bill In that assembly and the
first new county act. 1t calls for tbs
creation OF Boundary county out o.
t the north half Of Bonner county. witt
I | Ronnet's Ferry as the county seat.
? similar bill passed the house two year,
, ago and was defeated in the senate
> ! The northern boundary line Of the pro
posed new county is British Co umbia
Canada II is generally conceded tbs
measure will pass the legislature.
The house passed a $50 600 legis'a
E tive appropriation bin TO become ef
: | fectiya Immediately, to meet the *
) peusea Of the present session OF tht
q legislature The Democrats attempt
. ed 20 amend tine bill by SUBSTITUTE.
! S31 .u1N for the amount carried. hu
failed TO do so The measure has s.5}
to receive the sanction OF the senate