The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
DAY DECIDES
FOR NO REPEAL
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
CERTIFATE OF NECESSITY
WITHDRAWN
Substitute Measure of Macbeth Will
Probably Pass - Timber Company
Wants to Purchase 1900 Acres in
Clearwater County
By D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star -MirrOr)

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BOISE, Feb. 2O.-Followng the de-
feat by one vote yesterday of Senate
bill IL, repeating section 4S of the
public utilities act, requiring the certif-
icate of necessity and convenience,
Senator Day had moved reconsidera-
ton, but today he advised the senate
that he would not press his motion,
thus allowing the measure to die.
1t is understood that Senate bill III
by Macbeth, permitting private COM
panies, associations, or individuals to
electricity brought from outside points
without requiring the certificate of con-
venience and necessity, will be accept
ed as compromise by all sides, thus
ending the controversy. This will per-
NIT mining companies of the Occur
d'Alenes to secure power from Montana
companies if they so desire.
BOISE, Feb. 20-George l. Scofield
of Oconto, Wisconsin, head of the SEQ
field Timber Syndicate, operating
heavily in the Clearwater country, is
today presenting an application for
the purchase of 1900 acres Of timber
lands in Clearwater county.
BOISE, Feb. 20.-The resolution ask
ing for the creation of minimum
wage commission for women and mi
nors which was introduced in the SEN
ate recently by Senator Macbeth, has
the hearty support of the club women
of the state, who believe that ldano
should not be behind her sister states
in this respect. Washington, Oregon,
Utah, and California all appointed min
imum wage commissions two years ago
and at the present time living wage
in all employments for women mas
been agreed upon in these states.
The Idaho commission calls for but /
three members in place OF the usual
number, of five, in order to lessen the
expenses. One Of these members
must be a woman, the resolution READS,
and one a representative of labor and
one of the employers, and S10OO IS
appropriated for the actual expenses
of the commission including secreta-
ry and travelling expenses.
Mrs. Bertha Stull Green, chairman
of the legislative committee OF the +
State Federation of Women's clubs,
asks all club women to Immediately
write their representatives in both
houses to give favorable consideration
TO this measure and to the senator's
to vote favorably on the Idaho In
junction and Abatement bill, which
will probably pass the house the hrst
of the week.
The senate today passed House bills
ia, 1870, and 173, and Senate bill III
and S. J. M. 8, but killed by indefinite
postponement Senate bill 70.
H. No. ia by Committee on Live
stock-Relating to semi-annual and
other inspections.
H. B. No. 1870 by Hull-Permits new
counties to issue bonds to take up
their floating indebtedness.
H. B. No .173 by Shattuck and Clark J
of Custer-Permits county commits
sioners to provide for the purchase OF :
fair grounds or sites for county fair
purposes.
S. B. No. 121 by State Affairs Com
mittee-An act providing that all
moneys received for convict labor be t
turned to the penitentiary fund.
S. J. M. No. by Fuller-Urging q
federal appropriation $4,000, one-half Y
total cost construction highway r
through Madison and Targhee National i
forest on Boise Yellowstone highway.
S. B No. 79 by Proctor-Authoriz- {
ing the state engineer to appropriate G
public waters of Idaho to use in :
sister state in certain cases. {
The house this morning passed
House bill 105, but killed House bill
II, the Camas county bill.
H. B. No. 105 by Gilchrist Fixing
10 per cent as the maximum rate OF
interest that contract may bear.
H. B. No. II by Evans-To create !.
and organize the county of Camas, in
the state Idaho, etc. :.
The Senate this afternoon passed E
Senate bills 1875, 1877, 1913, 129, 130, 131, t,