The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-18
BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
OVERWHELMING wore IN FAVOR
or PLAN TO MAKE STATE
DRY ON JANUARY 1, 1915.
The Senate AboIishes the Office Of
Water Commissioner, While the
House Cuts Salaries In
Three Departments.


Idaho is nearer statewide prohibit
ton than II has ever been before, for
by an overwhelming vote the house Of
representatives on February 10 passed
the statutory prohibition bin 10 make
this state dry on and after January
/, 1916. The measure is known as
house bill No. 142, by Kiger. Thrai-
kill, McGowen, Bohman, Allard. An
derson. York, Hunt, Anderson OF Bon
neville, Evans, CaFraot. Lau. Taylor,
Holland, woodward. Hunter, Edeib.ute,
Miles, Shaltuck and Huh. II was
passed by a vote OF forty-six for and
but twelve against.
The prohibitionists claim there are
enough votes in the present senate TO
pass the bill and it will be signed by
Governor Alexander. BY sidetracktng
khe local option amendatory bill
passed by the senate, prohibitionists
in the house were able to-get the
statewide prohibition measure over to
lhe senate to force a vote, and Do
Lieve they have won remarkable
victory.
The opposing votes in the house
Igainst the bill were cast by Able. tson
OF Blaine, Cannon of Elmore, Davis oil
Shoshone, dis of Boise, Grice of Sho-
shOne; Kribs of Shoshone, Meyer oil
Idaho, Nichols of Lemhi, Northrop OF
Ada, Trotter of Owyhee, Sweet OF
Ada and Harchelrode OF Idaho.
The house also cleared away the
salary reduction bill, cutting down the
L.. daN 80
$4,000; treasurer's department $4,000
and attorney generals department
$500 per annum, by passing 1t. The
house resolution to increase the ottict
OF county commissioner from two Il
six years was killed, together with al
gct seeking to reduce the salary of the
state chemist.
The senate fought all afternoon OF
| February 10 over the house bill K
pbolish the office of water commits
lioner, and finally recommended 1t fol
passage. This act will create vacan
! cies in a half dozen lame duck" job
which for years the state has beef
supporting, say hackers of the bill.
The Oneida county Pleasant View
Holbrook state road was given $500
Etate aid and the house passed thu
relief measure for the First Natlona
bank of Moscow, giving 1t money du
pm an old University OF Idaho con
tract
Defeat of the short ballot constitu
tional amendment by the senate, an
the decision of the house OF repre-
sentatives to recommend for passag
d statewide prohibition bill, effectiv
January /. 1915, were the two mai
events of the session on February
OF the thirteenth Idaho Legislature
The prohibition recommendation
looked upon as a sweeping victory TO
the anti-liquor interests. II defeat
the coup attempted last week to pres
the local option bill ahead OF the sta
utory amendment and means that
record vote in the senate will b
forced.
The liquor forces are marshalin
their strength to prevent passage c
the statewide bill in the senate, 70
Governor Alexander Is waiting
sign the measure, and no pressur
that can be brought TO bear upon tn
chief executive will change his d.
termination to carry out his pledge q
set forth in his message.
The prohibition enactment measur
came before the house In the form {
house bill No. l42. fathered by invent
members of the assembly. 1t was ser
into committee OF the whole fc
amendment and there ably defende
and championed by Kiger. Miles, Al
derson of Canyon; York and HUI
I ~ nAnnkuun nj fnh
have an amendment making II unlaN
full for one to have liquor in his pc
session, but 1t was defeated. Dav
OF Shoshone was the only solon 70 q
tack the bill, and he did so on II
grounds that brewer0J would NJ
have sufficient time to get out Of bus
ness.
A majority OF the house committt
tried to have the local option bill ski
ded by the house by recommending
for passage. A minority, friends
prohibition, asked TO have II sent
committee OF the whole and theret
delayed its progress, while the stat
wide bill was favorably reported.
Senator Hutton Of Shoshone trio
desperately TO save his short ball
constitutional amendment when
came up in the senate. but failed.
was senate resolution No. 3. and q
tempted to place in the hands Of Il
governor the appointments OF tres
urer. secretary Of state, attorney ge
eral and auditor The measure wi
elassed as too radical and the comm
tee adopted a report 10 Nil It thrcul
indefinite pOstpOnement by a vote
twenty to eleTen
Two important measures passed
the senate include the Bowman enc
gency empiOyn eht act. empowerir
ccunly commissioners 20 give work
the unemployed and the senate iOi
resolution by Rockwell suthoriz ng Il
sale OF the 100000 highway bords
AZ per cent to the Continental al
Commercial Trust & Savings bank
BY two more than the tWo-thirt
vote required for passage S. J. X. n
6. by Elliott, was approved by Il
| RRnatp There Was no deha4p III