Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
ROAD COMMISSION
CENTER OF ATTACK
BILL INTRODUCED IN IDAHO
LEGISLATURE TO ABOLISH
HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Peace Memorial Meets Painless Death
in Senate, While House Passes
Teton County Bill and Act
Regarding Strays.

feature event OF the legislative pro
gramme. 1t was introduced by Sena.
tor Hutton, Democrat, of Shoshone,
= Senator Grant, Republican, of
g Arwater. BY abolishing the commits
sion they seek to place disbursement
of motor-hcense funds in the hands OF
county commissioners.
The senate, quietly and with some
little parliamentary ceremony, laid at
rest the peace memorial, protesting
against an increase in appropriation
by the United States for military pur-
poses, and urging this country to Sc
cure cessation of European hostili.
ties, by indefinitely postponing it.
Senator Bowman, Socialist, introduced
it.
The house was in session two hours.
Il again passed the Teton county bill,
which had been amended in the sen
ate; passed an act permitting estray |
animals on the range without brands |
to be taken possession Of, and also |
passed an act depriving justices Of the |
peace of authority to take acknowl- |
edgments. A bill was introduced by |
Clark of Custer to abolish the Office |
of water commissioner.
Governor Moses Alexander on Janu- |
AIRY 10 called upon members of the
capitol building commission to con-
duct an investigation into the misap
preparations pointed out in the report
Of w. H. Gleason, expert accountant,
who is examining state departments.
Gleason reported overpayments out of
the public building endowment fund
to contractors and supply houses, and
also reported that $5,526.S5 had been
taken from the fund and used for cap
itol maintenance.
The governor has called for the
designations of all members OF the
state live stock sanitary board, be-
cause of his desire to organize the
board along lines OF economy and eff
cheney. The board members are
Henry Thiessen, Sweetwater; Clay
Vance, Dickey and r. S. Hunt, Rex
burg.
The legislative investigating COM
mittee on January 10 completed its
probe into the $4,000 state treasury
loan on personal securities to the
Bank of Nampa, now defunct. For
mer Governor Haines was on the
stand, together with Earnest Noble,
executor of the Noble estate, and
John d. Robertson of the tax commits
sion. Their testimony went to show
that the states security, so far as the
Dersonal bondsmen are concerned, did
not Justify the loan. Representatives
Koelsch, Shattuck and Faris are the
three members of the committee to
draft its findings.
A radical change In the legislative
system of Idaho was proposed in the
house of representatives of the legis-
Iature of this state, in session here, on
January 16, with the introduction OF
a proposed constitutional amendment
which seeks to abolish the senate ana
reduce the house to twenty-four sal
aried members, thereby cutting down
the present legislature just seventy
members. The amendment was In
troduced by Representatives Johnston
and Koelsch, majority floor leader
and whip" respectively. If passed
it will divide the state into twelve
districts composed OF contiguous
counties divided equally as to popula
ton and each entitled to two repre-
sentatives. The plan is better known
as the "one-house" legislature.
Attention OF the members has beer
called by the committee on reference
to their carelessness in the drawing
of bills. One of the house rules re
quires that when an amendatory ac
IL introduced the amendatory word
must be underscored.
# is expected that the state treas
ury will be the first department
nrobed by the legislative committee
ON the list of witnesses to be sub
poenaed 1t is understood will appea
fine names of Attorney General Pei
Aerson. state Treasurer Eagleson an
former state Treasurer Dewey.
state Senator Mendenhall comes t
the legislature from Bannock count
as a Republican for the second time
having served In the Twelfth sessio
IN the house of representatives. Il
was born at Dayton, Oneida county
Idaho, November Il, 1873.
Senator Graham OF Ada has intr'
duced a bill proposing the elimln'
tion of the 4 per cent penalty mo-
inflicted on those who pay only ma
~ their taxes in January. HIS Di
would also reduce the rate OF lnterei
charged on delinquent taxes from
ner cent a year to II per cent.
The bill introduced in the uppe
house to appropriate twenty-five hul
dred dollars for payment OF W.
Gleason, the expert who is audltin
tbe hooks of the state, was passe
nv the houe under suspension OF u
rules.
Teton county, the new unit TO
added to southeastern Idaho from te
~;torv taken from Madison count
With Griggs as the county seat W
Anvad nm TO third reading In q
,onse Of representatives OF the legl
e,nre On Thursday and will pass tn
Assembly, thereby winning nan
Hght for existence.
clark of Fremont county int
dnced 4 bin relating to sheep grazl
on cattle ranges. woodward OF Fran
lin county fathers an act TO estaDh
a fsh hatchery on Cub river Fran
lin county
The state affairs committee OF I
senate outlined the Republican adm
n policy with reference to p'
~ through the introduction
[soint resolutions to amend !
ss1ffoa Under the CONSTITUTE
6aIe al school land is limited
- nnruun The first r