The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-19
INSINUATIONS OF CORPORATE INFLUENCE TO
EFFECT CHANGE WERE MADE ON FLOOR
HOUSE LIKES SENATE BILL 67
Governor Affixes Signature to Two Bills-Gooding
Asks Relief for Worthless Serum Bought in >
Moscow-Many Measures get Action
BY D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star -MirrOr)

BOISE, Feb. l9.-F1ft0en senators
today voted to stifle competition in
Idaho and refused to sanction the re-
peal of section 48 of the utilities act
which requires the certificate of con-
venience and necessity from the COM
mission before they are granted per-
mission to enter competitive territory
They thus reversed the action of the
senate on Wednesday which voted
19 to II to pass Senate bill 12, which
came up for final passage this morn
ing.
In the course of the debate Senator
Pugmire took occasion to call atten-
tion to the platforms of both parties
pledging themselves to use every eff
fort to strengthen the law and remove
the features that would stife COM
petition By inference he declared that
corporate influence had been active
last night in an attempt to change the
vote of Wednesday. Senators Hart
and Rockwell both replied to the lat
ter insinuation, both declaring that
no corporate yoke was around their
necks. Senator Hart stated that he
was in favor of amending the section,
even if it passed, to cure some of the
defects, desired by Senators Thomas
and Day.
From the vote taken today it was
evident that some influence had been
worked to change those votes which
had hitherto favored the repeal of
section 48 and it was known last night
that opposition to the bill had gain
ed sufficient votes to kill the meas
ure.
Advocates of the bill lacked one
vote of making it tie, and Senator
Grant of Clearwater, who had previ-
ously voted to repeal the section, ab-
sented himself in time to avoid re-
cording his vote.
Before the vote was announced
Senators Day and Frazier changed
their votes to Nay, and Senator Day
gave notice that he would move for
reconsideration tomorrow. It is re-
ported that threats to repeal the en-
tire commission act as outlined in
Senate bill 25 which is still reposing
in the committee, caused the switch
S. B. No. 25 by Johnson-Repealin
the act creating the. public utilities
commission, effective so days after the
adjournment of the legislature.
1t is believed that when the meas
ure comes up for reconsideration, it'll
will safely pass, as Senator Sweet,
who is i'll, and Senator Johnson, who
are both for repeal, will be on hand
to vote.
In the house today the educational
committee reported for passage SEMI
ate bill 81, the Pocatello academy
S. B. No. 81 by Committee on Educa-
Substitute for S. B. No. 43-
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.
The senate passed House bills SO |
and 80 and Senate bills 116 and SO. 1t
1y;1JoJ Cono+o hill 10
H. B. No SO by Waters-AuthOrizi
the state land board to extend the time
of payment to purchasers of state land
who have been unable to secure con-
tracts for water for said land prior to
January l. 1915 from water com
panies furnishing water for Carey Act
ands.
H. B. No. 80 by Kiger, Edelblute, Hull,
md Hunt-Provides that the state
BOARD of equalization shall determine
he value of electric current transmits
sion lines in each county separately.
S. B. No. 116 by Committee on Mines
ind Mining Amending the mining
avs permitting the use of device other
han automatic chairs as safety on
,age and permitting the use of addi-
ional local signals.