The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-11
REPUBLICAN RESOLUTION
WINS OUT AFTER CLASH
STEAM ROLLER IN HOUSE IN FINE WORKING OR
DER-MINORITY DRASTIC MEASURE DOWNED
MCGOWAN is MADE CHAIRMAN
County Division Bills Introduced-W in Boise
But Unable to Raise Bail-Governor Requests
Appropriation for Gleason

2. Ramstedt to the penitentiary th
day after the governors Inauguration
he felt that in justice to himself an in
vestigation should be made.
Concerning the meeting, Secretary
of State Barker said: While there
seems to be no real reason for puttins
the state to the expense of auditing the
books of the penitentiary, the situation
has been made through newspaper
comment, one where Warden SnooB
feels that in justice to himself an ex-
animation and audit shold be ordered
Governor Alexander himself at the
meeting today, said he did not think
there was anything wrong with the
books at the penitentiary.
Appropriation Bill Signed
BOISE, Jan. 11-What in the opin-
ion of Attorney General Peterson is
only harmless redundancy in it's title
came near being the cause for holding
up the appropriation bill to which the
governor today affixed his signature.
The bill, as it passed both houses,
is headed: "a bill for an act en-
titled an act to provide for the pay
ment of officials, members and en-
ployes and for the general expenses
of the Thirteenth session of the Ida
bo 1poic1nt,1ra apd doo1ori,,o -. o,,o.,
gency whereby this act shall go into
effect Immediately"
Fearing that the title did not comply
with article 3 of section 6 of the con-
which provides that in every
act the subject and matters connected
herewith shall be expressed in the
title. Governor Alexander was un-
willing to sign the bill until he obtain
I'd the opinion of the attorney general
with regard to it.
Peterson Report Soon
BOISE, Jan. LIT is expected that |
he report on the states transaction !
With the Bank of Nampa, which At
orney General Peterson has been pre-
,aring at the request of the governor
will be finished tonight or tomorrow.
Wallis Lacks Bail
BOISE, Jan. 11.-Former dairy, food
nd sanitary inspector James H.
Wallis who was brought back from
alt Lake City Sunday morning is still
1 jail, being unable to furnish bail
Thich was fixed at $4,000. Fred l..
[uston, who is named with Wallis in
n indictment charging them with ap-
rOpriating public moneys without au-
lority of law, was arrested Saturday
nd was released on bail Immediately. !,
There are five counts against Wal
S, the maximum sentences for which !,
ould aggregate thirty years, and the
inimum three years and half.
All the charge are felonies. Prob
,ly the most important charge is the :
lie in which Mr.. Wallis is named
intly with Fred L. Huston, charg-
with appropriating publ; mon
S without authority of law. The
dictment charges that:
James H. Wallis, the duly appoint P
qualified and acting dairy, food h
d sanitary commissioner of the T
ate of Idaho, and the said Fred L. SC
lston, being then and there the OF
ly elected, qualified and acting aud til
r of the state of Idaho, and as such of
ditor charged with the lawful dis W
rsement of public moneys, did will th
ly, unlawfully and feloniously and in
in the due and lawful execution
their trust as such public officers, OF
1ropriate funds and public mon
belonging to the state of Idaho
hout authority of law to the use
G. H. Harrison in the sum of $3.50 cel
then and there paying to the said pu
H Harrison as salary the said go
q of $3.50, lawful money OF the w,
ted States of America, out Of the
Yelling expense fund of the said
-e dairy, food and sanitary depart
1t appropriation OF the state of
ho." Co
his indictment with two others me
inst Mr.. Wallis were handed down tor
lrday evening. Mr. Wallis was al roc
~ on his way here in the custody len
he sheriff th;