Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PASSES HART RESOLUTION BY
UNANIMOUS VOTE.
3 new COUNTIES ASSURED
House Investigating Committee Un-
covers Nothing New-other Leg
islative Doirgs.

Under suspension of the rules, the
house of representatives passed the
Hart resolution last Saturday providing
for the submission of a prohibitory
amendment to the constitution, going
the senate one better by making the
vote entirely unanimous. An attempt
was made by Representative Anderson
Of Canyon, seconded by Representative
Hull of Kootenai, to secure an ahmed
ment to the senate resolution which
would make the amendment more dras-
tic, but it failed, and the resolution was
returned to the senate Endorsed by the
house without change.
Representative Johnston of Bingham,
floor leader Of the minority, Immediate
ly after the message from the senate
transmitting the resolution was read,
moved suspension of the rules, mas
much as the same two-thirds vote to
carry the resolution would suspend the
rules. This was done done without OBJ
lection, when Anderson of Canyon pre-
sented his motion that the house go into
committee of the whole house to con-
slider amendments. He declared the
majority too hasty in pressing the adop'
ton of the resolution. Johnston replied
that the terms of the resolution had al
ready been carefully considered by the
best legal lights of the state and by
members of both houses. Davis OF
Shoshone, democrat, spoke against tht
Anderson motion, and it was tabled OF
motion of Koelsch.
All Vote for Resolution.
On roll call every member was pre-
sent and voted aye. Magee of Canyol
was the only one who rose to explain
his vote. He had voted in favor OF
chance to amend the Hart propose
thinking it bad precedent to proeee
too hastily with such important act
but he was in favor of the resolutio
as a genuine dry measure. When tn
unanimous vote was announced al
plause from all over the house and tn
gallery broke out, and the lawmakel
proceeded to other duties with the glo
ON their faces of consciousness I
righteous work performed well.
This resolution, as all other resol
tions providing for the submission
amendments to the constitution do
not require the signature of the go
ernor of the state. 1t will thereto
be certified down to the respecti
county auditors by the secretary
state to be voted upon by the peoI
in the general election in 1916. Pro
bitionists confidently declared tod
that the amendment will carry in Ida
by a majority of from $4,000 to 300
The hard struggle will now come
the Legislature to decide whether
state is to be made "dry" sooner
legislative enactment.
AS a first step bill was introdu'
in the house Saturday to make Ida
dry on and after January l, 1916,
bill being fathered by % republic
and democrats and one progressive.
forbids not only the manufacture
sale of Intoxicating liquors but :
possession and transportation OF
toxicating liquors for beverage !
poses.o
There is no doubt that the bill
pass the house by large majority
is claimed It's fate in the senate
pends only upon the nature OF
"program determined upon by
same senators who introduced the
prohibitory measure of the present
sion, the proposed constitutional am
ment.
New Counties
Three new counties are assured.
are Boundary farthest north; Ben
cut from Kootenai; and Teton on
Wyoming boundary line and 1T WI
solidly Mormon. In commenting OF
new counties, "Nora Marks the
bune correspondent at Boise says:
"This creation Of new countie
calls the creation Of new states b
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