The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-08
BOTH HOUSES MARK TIME
FINISH WORK TOMORROW
LEGISLATURE EXPECTED TO AGREE ON BUDG-
ETS AND PASS MEASURES LATE TO-DAY
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSES
Highway Commission Reorganzed-No University
Representative-Al Important Measures
Now Disposed OF
By D. w. GREENBURG
(Stnff Writer for The Star -Mirr0r)

(Stnff Writer TO
BOISE, March 8.-BOth houses 0
the legislature are now marking time
pending agreements relative to all ap
preparation measures; and, while /
was expected they would adjourn SIM
die today, leaders predict that tht
work will not be completed until to
morrow. There is no excitement anf
no friction on the surface between
both houses, and this afternoon there
were no indications as to what the
house would do with the general ap'
preparation bill amended and itemizec
by the senate yesterday cutting the
total to $61O,273. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the senate will concur.
Education Amendments
The Joint conference committee
named to reach an agreement on the
educational budget has completed its
work. 1t adopted the same amend
ments as those originally added by
the senate with the exception that the
salary of the commissioner of educa-
tion will be placed at $4,000
The Lewiston Normal school was
given back $4,000 to take care of it's
present rural centers, but was not
permitted to establish more.
Summer School in Boise
The sum of $4,000 was given to the
Boise summer school.
University Cut to Stand
The university cut will remain prac-
tically the same as the senate recon-
mended
Deficiency Bill Undecided
The senate today voted down House
bill 366, the general deficiency bill
carrying $4,000, but it is possible that
it may be passed under reconsidera-
ton.
H. B. No. 366 by Ebelblute and
Nichols Deficiency bill, appropriat-
ing $52,437.74 to cover insufficient
appropriations of the Twelfth session.
The senate was busy slashing today
and in House bill 396 reduced the ad
valorem from a million to s500,00O.
H. B. No. 1896 by State Affairs Com
mittee-Levying an ad valorem tax to
raise 81, ,O0O, 600 for 1915 and same for
1916 for general current expenditures
of state.
Soldiers Home Reduced
It also chopped off s4SO0 in the
maintenance appropriation of the Sol
diers' Home in House bill 327 which
then passed.
H. B. No. 327 by Committee on APP
propriations-Ap S.. for
the maintenance of charitable and
penal institutions
Highway Commission Reorganized
In passing Senate bill 81 as amend
ed by the house the highway COM
sion reorganized, placing the power
in the governors hands to name two
new commissioners. This means that
Theodore Turner of Pocatello and 9.
N. Little, head of the department OF
civil engineering of the university VIII
no longer be members of the commits
sion.
S. B. No. 81 by State Affairs Com
re-enact the state high
way law.
Practically all important measures
with the exception of the approprla-
ton bills have been disposed OF by
both houses, though many unimportant
will die on the calendar with
The senate killed House bill I'll and
passed House bills 33e, 323, 244, and
30.
H B. No. 211 by Waters Strength
sning the law relative to the sale of
lrugs.
H. B. No. 336 by McGowan-Auth-
prizes the governor to enter into
contract with the Audit company OF !
illinois for the installation for the va I
.ious state departments and appro-
,riates $500 for that purpose.
H. B. No. 1923 by State Affairs Com IL
nittee- -Appropriates $4,000 for a new I
,ault door on the safe in the state f
reasurer's office; $500 for the in