The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-08
BILL TO DEPRIVE HIM OF POWER DEFEAT
IN LOWER HOUSE
IDAHO NEARER ''DRY" STATE
Elliott Wants Department of observation-disclosures
Chooses Insurance Commissioner-Many
Bills Disposed OF
BY d. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star -Mirrer)

BOISE, Feb. S.-The House today
took one step nearer making Idaho
dry on January 1, 1915, when consid-
ering House Bill No. 142 in committee
of the whole, which finally carried
When the committee rises, it is to re-
port that the house measure do pass
An attempt was made to make the
measure more drastic by inserting the
word, possession, but this was voted
down. Representative Shoshone made
a strong appeal against the passage
of the bill, but the sentiment was
overwhelmingly in its favor.
H. B. No. 142 by Kiger, Thrailkill,
MCGOWAN, Bohman, Allard, Shattuck,
Siddoway, Waters, Faris, Ingard,
F'indlay, Magee, Anderson of Bonne-
Vile, Evans, Carratt Taylor Lau Hol-
land, Woodward, Hunter, Ebelblute,
Miles, and Hull-Prohibits the man.
ufacture, disposal and transportation
of intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes.
Commissioners Office to Stay
BOISE, Feb. 8-The House today re-
fused to favor the adjustment of the
office of commissioner of education
and by vote of Is to At, House Bill
No. 10S was killed.
H. B. No. 108 by King of Lewis-An
act to establish a state board of educa-
ton and board of regents of the Uni
versity of Idaho; and defining the
membership, powers and duties of said
board, approved March 6, 1913
BOISE, Feb. 8.-Committee reports
to the House recommended for passage
the following measures, House Bill
176, 95, 100, 26, It's, and Senate Bill so.
H. B. No. 176 by Grice and Monsoon
Provides that when timber or timber
land is purchased from the state, 20
per cent of the purchase shall be paid
down and the balance in to 10 an
nual installments as ordered by land
board with per cent interest.
H B. No. 95 by Johnston-Putting
into effect the initiative, referendum
and recall.
H. B. No. 100 by Hunt and Hull
Amends the bill organizing Benewah
county to prevent disorganization OF
school and highway districts on the
formation of the new county of Ben
oy,{ Of
sewah county bill has already been
signed by the governor.
H. B. No 26 by Hunter-Appropriat-
ing $7427.75 for the relief of the First
National Bank of Moscow, a judgment
against the regents of the university
and affirmed in a decision of the SUI
preme court.
H. B. No. IT'S by Grice and Monson-
Requires that timber purchased from
the state must be cut within five years,
except that the land board may at the
time the purchase is made, issue an
order extending the time 10 years.
S. B. No so by Privileges and Elec-
ton Committee-Definin prohibition
districts and regulating and prohibiting
the manufacture, sale, keeping for sale,
transportation for sale or gift, and
traffic in intoxicating liquors and pro-
hibiting drinking and drunkenness in
public places in such prohibition dis
tricts, and fixing fines and penalties,
and repeating chapter 27 and chapter
80 of the session laws of 1913.
They recommended that House Bill
161 do not pass.
H. B. No. 161 by Anderson of Can
yon-Fixing the salary of the state
chemist at $500 per annum, payable
monthly.
The House also passed House Bill
1853 by a vote of 48 to 8.
H. B. No. 1853 by Committee on Live
Stock Creating a predatory animal
fund and providing for the levying of
tax therefor; the disbursement there
off, and imposing additional duties and
giving additional powers to the love
stock sanitary board for the purpose
Of enabling them to bring about the
dstruction of predatory animals.
BOISE, Feb. Sin the Senate, the