Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
IDAHO LEGISLATURE CONVENES
Governor Alexander Declares IN Favor
Of Statewide Prohibition In HIS
Message to Lawmakers.

Boise. Idaho.-The opening OF the
thirteenth Idaho legislature and the
Inauguration of Governor Alexander
together with other elected state OF.
ficials, took place at high noon Mon
day. Immediately afterWard both
houses OF the legislature organized Dy
carrying out the Republican party eau
Gus program in electing Albert Il.
Conner Of Bonner county speaker OF
the house and Senator John w. Hart
OF Menan president pro tenn. OF the
senate.
The Inauguration ceremony took
place before large assembly IN the
house OF representatives. Ad1utant
General L. v. Patch, master Of cere-
monies, acted as escort to the deiega
ton of state officials, sworn IN by
Chief Justice Isaac N. Sullivan. In
the order In which they took the oath
of office the officials are: Justice
William M Morgan, Governor Alex
ander, Lieutenant Governor Herman
H. Taylor, Secretary of State George
r. Barker, Attorney General ]. H. Pet
erson, State Treasurer John w. Eagle
son, State Auditor Fred L. Huston,
Superintendent IF Public Instruction
Miss Bernice Mccoy, State Mine In
spector Robert N. Bell.
The members-elect of both houses
were Immediately afterward sworn in.
In the house OF representatives Ernest
Anderson of Canyon county was nom
mated by the Democrats against Al
bert H. Conner, Republican, for
speaker.
Conner was elected on a straight
party vote of 80 to %. In the senate,
Senator e. M. Pugmire of Bear Lake
county was nominated by the Demo
Gratis for president pro tenn. against
Senator Hart. Hart won on vote OF
20 to IL. The list Of attaches Of both
houses, as presented by the Republi-
can majority wings were presented,
elected and sworn in.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor, as pre-
siding officer of the senate, and
Speaker Conner, in addressing the
senate and house, respectively, de-
clared that as the Republican party
was in control of the legislature and
the administration of that party had
been attacked over steals in the state
house, the party itself would do its
own housekeeping.
BY inserting in his message at the
very last moment, and just before
reading it, plank declaring for state.
wide prohibition by legislative enact.
ment SO that Idaho can go dry on the
same date Oregon and Washington
adopt prohibition, as we'll as the Ram
stedt report on the state treasury
| steal, in which other state officials arc
named as securing part of the short,
age money, Governor Alexander
sprung a genuine sensation.
Reduction is the watchword in the
annual message of Governor AleNan,
der, which he read before the law
makers ON Tuesday.
III | understand the voice of the
people correctly, must state that they
i
complete reconstruction of the affairs
of the state government upon lines OF
efficiency and economy, and especial
ly upon the question of taxation he
says in his message "They desire
the lowest taxes to be levied upon
them that are consistent with the dig
nifty and necessities of the state.'
Later on the governor says
THE law-abiding spirit prevailing
among the people of this state neces
states very few laws to be passed
by your body. We have too many laws
The repeal of some of the laws thai
we have on the statute books would
be blessing to the people"
The governor says in regard to con
tinuing appropriations that such art
absolutely wrong and have no plact
in free country. The dead have n,
right to Iegislate for the living"