The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-09

Dplot, luduO, MdItn i."Au-
journment of the legislature went
over until Domorrow A. permit
the joint conference committee of
the two houses to endeavor TO
reach an agreement on amend
uscnts made by the house to The
education budget bill putting
back into il part of the Sl7l, 900
stricken by the senate.
The report of the senate fl
nance committee amending and
reducing the general appropria-
tion bill $4,000 will also call for
the appointment of a second con-
ference committee accomplishing
a similar purpose.
Both houses we've i'm session all
afternoon. The house of repre-
senlalives shortly after G O'Clock
tonight took a recess for IS hours
and 40 minutes. The senate
earlier recessed until 8 o'clock
tonight.
The house investigating COM
millee appointed during the early
part of the session reported its
findings ON handling Carey act
projects i'm this state, its probe in
tc charges of favoritism in loan
ing stale money and the sale of
state lands. The committee
found that the Carey act projects
have been badly handled in this
state and that as a result settlors
and investors have suffered. It
denounced the policy of loaning
state funds to state officials, but
eXoneratcd Register Jenness Of
the land board, who secured a
loan, from and wrongdoing. No
ravorilism could be found in the
matter of selling state lands.
Under fire of debate The senate
passed three house bills reducing
salaries of state officers. The
salary of The register of The land
board was reduced from $4,000 tao
S25OO, that of state land commits
sioner from $500 to $4,000 and
/ three membcrs of the public
utilities commission from $500
to $4,000.
The general appropriation bill
wa considered i'm committee of
whole by the senate and recon-
mended for passage as amended.
After all changes made by the
senate it carries a total reduc-
lion of S58, ,l92 and is in present
form s2O2,4l2 less than the gen
leral appropriation bill two year $
ago, which was S8i6,9i6. The
/ bill as it now stands carries
( S6iO,I73
BY senate amendments to the
educational budget a reduction cf
$50, 282 over the budget Of two
years ago has been made.
The judicial budget two year $
ago carried s2lT3i6 and as pass
ed this session carries S230,2O0.
If amendments made by the sen ?
ate to the general appropriation
bill and educational budget and
Judicial budget, are adopted there
will be a total reduction of 1913 =
600.
On Saturday the senate passed
the house workmen's compensa-
ton acf carrying $4,000 ap-
preparation and sent il to the gov
ernor. There was not a vote
against it,. Attempts were made
to attach a number of amend
ments to il i'm the committee oil
the whole, offered by senator's ia
behalf of Boise Trades council
representative of labor interests
hut all were voted down. Sen
ator McBeth moved and securec
4 a suspension of the rules and tn,
hill was passed Speaker Con
ner was given the courtesy oil
The senate floor and spoke on The
merits of the bill.
The senate also passed house
\ bill No. 500, creating a state de-
lpository board; house bill No
/ 3OS, permitting county commits
sioners TO employ a county agri-
cullurist; house bill No. 398. al
flowing each of the three nov