The daily star-mirror., 1915-02-16
SENATE PASSES POCATELLO EXPANSION BILL
WITH ONLY NINE VOTES AGAINST 1T
CHARGES AGAINST STEELE
No Expectation Judge will be mpeached-Governor
Favors Another Game ePreserve-Considerable
Legislative Business Disposed OF
By d. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star -Mirr0r)

BOISE, Feb. 16.-Plans for the doub-
lie consolidation of the states higher
educational institutions fell fat, as was
predicted in my former dispatches. Al
ter the statement of Senator Thomas to
the effect that such plans had been un-
der way but that other with whom he
had been working had decided that
1t was not feasible, the senate took up
again the consideration of senate bill
67 which passed with some debate by
a vote of 23 to 8. Those voting against
the measure were Bundy, Carter, Feraz-
ier, Hutton, LEM, Macbeth, Sweet, and
Zuck. The bill will now be transmit
ted to the house.
s. B. No. 81 by Committee on Educa-
tion-Substitute for S. B. No. 43-
Changing the name of the Academy OF
Idaho to the Idaho Technical Institute
and broadening it's charter to include
college course to give not more than
the first two years Of university work.
kIACKs Like UHUl0 1CSClSC
The governor this morning transmit
ted to the senate a message approx
ing senate bill Is to create a Black
Lake game preserve, and he vetoed SEN
ate bill because in his opinion 1T
was unconstitutional in it's provis-
ions.
S. B. No. Is by Sweet and Bowman
To close the open season for pursuing
capturing and killing game animals
within certain boundaries in Idaho
and Adams county, comprising the
Seven Devils region, and creating the
"Black Lake Game Preserve.
s. B. No. by Whitcomb- Amending
Sec. 1918 session laws permitting pa
tient in civil action to authorize Ida
ho physicians or surgeons to give con-
ndential testimony relating to pa
tient.
The senate passed house bill 12S,
senate bin 50, and house bill 1870.
H. B. No. 1928 by Johnston-Pro-
vides that purchasers OF state lands
other than timber lands shall pay
down 10 per cent of the purchase price
and may pay the balance in 40 annual
installments with interest at six per
cent
n. B. No. 1870 by Hunt and Hull
Amends the bill organizing Benewah
county to prevent disorganization OF
school and highway districts on the
formation of the new cUunty OF Ben
ewah from part of Kootenai The Ben
ewah county bill has already been
signed by the governor
The house was engaged most OF the
day in committee of the whole con-
sidering house bill So, the fish and
game law.
H. B. No. 35 by Kiger and Koelch-
Reorganizing the fish and gamea de-
partment
This morning the house passed house
bills 179, rs, and killed house bill l49.
H. B. No. 179 by Elrod- Authorizes
the governor to assign district judge
to temporary duty in district other
than the one to which he was elected
when the calendar of such district be-
comes crowded.
H. B. No. rs by Gilchrist- Repeal
ing the law requiring the publication
of the official ballot in newspapers for
two weeks.
H. B. No. 149 by Bales -Repeals the
law requiring brand inspection of stock
to be shipped out of the state.
Impeachment Charges
In the house of representatives this
afternoon impeachment charges were
filed against Judge E. G. Steele, of the
second judicial district, the plaintiff
being L. L. Haynes OF Lewiston.
Haynes has been notorious in the pub
lie eye in the Lewiston country for
several years past because of itiga-
ton in the district court affecting the
Idaho Brick company Of which he
was an officer and manager.
The charges in the complaint are
technical and constitutional points,
declaring that the judge had not so
decided all cases pending as reQuir-