The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-27
SESSION NOW EXPECTED TO LAST TO LEGAL
LIMIT
HOUSE AGAINST PROJECT
Clearwater Boom Bill Favoraby Reported Amend
ment to Utilities Law Passed Senate-Appro-
priations Bill Reaches House
By D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star -MirrOr)

BOISE, Feb. 27-Both houses are
grinding away on measures in fran
tic effort to dispose Of all bills before
adjournment, which will probably be
next Saturday night.
Among the important Legislative
measures today was the passage un-
der suspension Of rules, of Senate bill
LIT by Macbeth, amending the util-
tiles law by permitting the mining
companies to construct transmission
systems to distribute power for their
private use.
S. B, No. 1T by Macbeth-Amending
public utilities act granting persons,
corporations or associations to pur-
chase for their own use power and
electricity without necessity OF secur-
ing certificate convenience and neces-
sity from utilities commission.
House Against Latah Reservoir
Senate Joint Memorial z by Mac
beth protesting against the construc-
ton of reservoir in Latah county
for the Palouse reclamation project,
passed the house unanimously.
S. J. NJ. No. by Mines and Mining
ee-Memorializing congress,
setting out the damages. to be done
in Latah county by the Potlatch Res
ervoir OF the Palouse Irrigation Pro
ject is established, and praying that
congress refuse to make any appropri-
alton for the project so far as 1t re-
uuires the construction of a reservoir
on the Palouse river in Latah county.
Appropriations Bill in House
The general appropriations bill
carrying 1868, ,126.4O made it's appear
ance in the house today.
House bill 221, the Clearwater Boom
bill, was recommended out of the COM
mittee in the senate favorably today.
H. B. No. 221 by Randall Substitute
for H. B. No. 191-To permit the con-
struction of dams or booms in the
Clearwater river under regulations.
Other Bills Disposed Of
Other bills passed this morning in
the senate were Senate bills TO- SO,
1874, 1873, 1853, 173, 10, and House bills
131, 81 and 237.
S. B. No. 70 by Ricks-Amending
section N5142 of revised codes by re-
quiring person who raises any crop
to make a sworn statement as to un-
paid farm laborers by making failure
so to do or making of any false or
statement misdemeanor.
S. B. No. SO by itcomb-Amend-
ing code relative to appeals to supreme
court allowing 80 days for perfection
S. B. No. 1914 by Elliott-Amending
mothers pension law. Substitute for
s. B. No. 40.
S. B. No. 1873 by Frazier Creating
a board of control for Hepburn park.
S. B. No. 1853 by Committee on Educa-
on-Providing that special school
tax shall not exceed 10 mills; ma
king term in district not more than
rs pupils, Z months minimum.
S. B. No. 173 by Committee on
Privileges and Elections to
registration of electors.
s. B. No. 10 by Thomas Authoriz-
ing municipalities to jointly purchase
or contract electric light plans or
systems.
H. B. No. 131 by Shattuck and
Johnston Iowa injunction and
abatement law" substitute for
similar bill previously introduced.
More drastic.
H. B. No. 81 by York-Provides thai
county commissioners shall not let
printing contracts to firms not already
and doing business.
H. B. No. 237 by Lau and Gray
Gives wives and husbands of resident
realty holders vote at municipal
elections.
In the house the following House
bills were passed 22s, 3oS, 322, S14,
md 143.
H. B. No. 22s by Evans Requires