Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-02-05

JULIET ECPOItS NY bnG GApCTC
charged the Republican majority with
keeping matters OF the records. The
resolution was passed after a spirited
debate.
Having created three new counties
the Thirteenth Idaho legislature does
not propose to add another govern
ment unit to the list, and on January
80 killed without ceremony the Bull
county measure seeking to create a
new county out of the west half of
Twin Falls county. There are three
other county division measures pend
ing before the legislature and they
will be as summarily dealt with.
The state institution budget was re-
vised on January 80 after the house
refused to abandon the Albion normal
school and indefinitely postponed the
act seeking this. AS revised, the bud
get presents changed appearance
from what 1t was when originally
drafted 1t was introduced in the
house. Appropriations are provided
for state institutions as follows: Uni
verstty of Idaho, Moscow, $536,300;
state normal, Lewiston, $163,290;
Academy of Idaho, Pocatello, $102, 500;
Industrial training school, ST. An
Shony, $4,000; deaf, dumb and blind
school, Albion, S110,500. The univer-
stty and normals have incomes from
federal aid or interest funds t0taling
$4,000, which reduced the total to
be drawn from school tax to $733,59
for the entire budget. In addition,
$4,000 is asked for to meet expenses
and salaries Of the state board of edu-
cation.
The capitol building commission,
brought into the limelight through the
report filed with Governor Alexander
| by Expert Accountant Gleason, show
ing that money had been overpaid
and misused from the public building
endowment fund, made us report to
the governor on January 80. It shows
that the overpayments, with the ex-
ception of one to Storey & Murphy,
contractors on the capitol building,
were due to mistakes. Suit is rec
commended to be instituted against the
| contractors to recover. j. w. Wiley
and Frank Coffin, members of the old
commission, presented their resigna-
| tons to the governor. The report
shows the $4,000 capitol building
bond issue was sold at the best mar.
ket rate obtainable. Gleason report
ed 1t was not.
A bill introduced by Anderson of
Canyon fixes the salary of state Off
GERS as follows: Governor, $4,000;
secretary of state and state auditor,
$4,000; attorney general and state
treasurer, $4,000; school superintend-
ent and mine inspector, $500; the
salaries to be payable monthly.
After his H. B. No. 100, the anti
trespass bill, had been returned by
the reference committee with a rec
ommendation that 1t be not printed
King of Lewis made an effort to get
It revived, blu could not obtain enough
votes.
Governor Alexander In his special
message said the appropriation for
the school for the deaf and blind al
Gooding was $4,000 for 1913-1914, as
against $4,000 in 1911-1912. The gov
ernor regards this as an unwarranted
increase and recommends a substan
tial reduction.
Three bills aimed at pool and bill
lizard halls, card rooms and slot ma
chimes we're introduced In the house
last week. Pool and billiard rooms
are already compelled to close Sun
days. but card tables may run OF
those days.
In both the senate and house las
week bills were introduced providing
an appropriation of $46,4S2.07 for tn,
irrigation of state lands in the Gen