Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-02-12
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
IS EXTENDING AID
WILL ADVANCE TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO NORTHWEST
LIVESTOCK SHOW.
Butte County Measure, Which Creates
Thirty-sevepth County Of state,
Is Approved by the

bills, including the senate measure to
advance $4,000 state aid to the North
west Livestock show at Lewiston,
which was transmitted to Governor
Alexander. Whitebird secured aid
for a bridge over the Salmon river,
Owyhee and Canyon counties state
aid for bridge over the Snake river,
and Custer county state aid for the
erection of five bridges. 1t was by
far the busiest day of the session, and
many measures were passed or killed
County division was the issue In the
senate and the upper house passed
the Butte county measure, which viii
create the thirty-seventh county Of
the state out Of the east half of Blaine
county, after the house ratifies, while
Canyon county ushered in a new d.
vision measure seeking to create Gem
county cut OF part Of Canyon and
Boise counties.
The 1915-I916 budget for the states
educational institutions, house bill No
So, was passed by the house OF repre-
sentatives on February 6, despite the
last effort OF the minority to effect an
economy by reducing the appropria-
ton.
Approximately $S80,000 Is carried by
the bill for salaries, current expenses.
maintenance and improvements at the
university, normal schools, industrial
school, academy and deaf and blind
school. The bill is approximately the
same as introduced by the house com
mittee ON educational institutions with
the exception of an amendment to In
clude an appropriation for the Albion
normal Some OF the requests made
by the separate institutions were
scaled down by the board Of educa-
ton or by the appropriations com
mittee. AS IL stands the appropria-
ton is the largest proposed to be
given by the Legislature TO the state
schools.
Representative Anderson of Canyon
led the final attempt 10 defeat the
bill ON the minority side on the argu-
ment that the state Is not in position
to AFFORD SO large a support to It's
schools at the present time. He urged
no cuts in salaries, but wanted a rec
Commitment OF the bin to take out
some Of the provisions for improve
ments.
MCGOWAN gave the strongets speech
In favor OF the bill, quoting statistics
to show the relative school expendi
lures of Montana, Washington. Ore
gon, Utah, Nevada. California and
Idaho, which placed this state as Civ
ing the least for its population.
An attempt to pass the senate Local
option bill ahead of the house prohibi
ton measure failed by vote of 2s
to % TO suspend the rules The mo
ton was not subject TO debate, but the
roll call indicated opposition by prac
1 fsste ~
sponsors for house bill MO. 142. which
Is now In committee OF the whole
house ED which is the sense of q ma
/ iority OF the lower house as 10 this
needed statutory provision for the en-
forcement Of prohibition.
l The house passed twelve bills OF
| February 6, all OF minor Importance
/ The most important was No. "A, givini
q $3.50 homestead exemption for ex
ecution or levy. The senate was no
In session.
There will be an exodus OF rela
lives appointed to state, county, cit.
and village jobs by Office holders q
the result OF the action OF the senat
ON February 4 In passing, by a voL
of 81 to 2, the Rockwell nepotism bill
This act makes it unlawful for q
official to vote for the appointment Q
appoint any person related to him b
affinity or eonsangninity IN the thir
degree. 1t Is one of the most SWEEP
ing acts directing blow against M
potism said TO be in existence in an
state.
During debate on the Chambers BIZ
the charge was made by Senate
WhftcOmb OF Lemhi that the measur
would make 1t possible 70 @plunde
the state treasury and was
fraud
The legislature directed its fire 0
the state tag commission during I'll
session on February 4, and the hous
of representatives, by a vote Of
to 25, passed bill to abolish it. a
the same time the house defeated bill
TO increase the salary Of the state e.
gineer or to decrease the salaries
public utility commissioners. II
senate will probably take up the figl
on the tax commission and pass u
house BILL
The legislature may pass a cons
tutional amendment, now pendiS.sg,
abolish the state board of equalizatiC
and put in its place state tax col
mission with constitutional power.
t In both the senate and house Ia
d week bills were introduced proyidi
an appropriation OF S46,432.O7 for t
irrigation OF state lands IN the Gt
> irrigation district. In the senate
Z bill is S. B. No. s.. by Proctor; in t
house it Is H. B. No. 1872, by Trotter
Payment OF automobile hcens
will be collected In the same mann
!, as taxes If a bill introduced Il
u week is passed. A number of chang
are made in the present law. Lieer
, rates are changed somewhat, cha
e feurs must secure permit, and MI
be more than IS years old.
Under Suspension Of the rules,
a. B. No. so, by the state affairs q
t. mittee, the strict local option !
r was passed by the senate last WI
with but two votes against It, TIL
were cast by F1tz Of Boise and II
of Minldolza
Convict labor may be used on
n roads, and II IS provided that their
! enumeration shall be SO cents
= and that the cost of their matntena
over and above the cest il they "
confined in the state prison shall
q paid out Of the road funds, by 9 M,