Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-03-04

Passage of the statewide prohibit
ton bill making Idaho dry district
January l, 1916, by larger majority
vote than the same measure passed
the senate two days previous, was the
main event at the session of the Ida
no legislature on February %.
Senator Rockwell of Blaine county.
generally reputed to be wet paired
Wednesday with Senator Bowman of
Adams county, a dry" switched over
to the prohibition column. and. with
Bowman. voted for the house act, No.
ZAP, by Kiger, ct al. 1t passed Wednes
day by vote of 81 to 6. Proctor.
wet did not vote on the bill, but
Frazier of Kootenai who absented
himself on Wednesday, was present
and spoke against the bill and voted
against it.
The liquor interests are already pre-
pairing to get out OF the retail and
wholesale business in this state. for
they have taken the legislative act as
final for the liquor business in Idaho.
County division was again the legis-
lative football in both houses on Feb
ruary %. The house of representa-
ives passed the Bull county division
enabling act. submitting division of
Twin Falls county and creating Bull,
to vote of the people.
The senate killed an act known as
senate bill No. II, to allow counties
seeking division to create new coun.
ties without coming before the legis-
lature and recommended for passage
a constitutional amendment providing
new counties cannot be created unless
they have a s5,O00,00O assessment val
uation.
Under the provisions of the bill
broadening the scope of the Academy
of Idaho. the name of the school will
be changed to Idaho Technical Insti-
tute. The curriculum of the school
will be enlarged to include vocational,
scientific. literary and technical sub
jects with maximum of two years
OF college work
McGowans BILL which provided
that the earnings of a wife for her
personal services and the rents and
profits of her separate estate shall be
under her management and control,
evidently did not appeal to the mem
bers of the senate, as the measure
was quietly put to sleep last week
through a lack of votes in it's favor.
There were seven votes cast against
the prohibition bill in the house. six
in the senate, making a total of 13 in
the legislature numbering 81 men,
bers.
The house of representatives con-
vened on February 22-Washingtons
birthday-but no bills were passed.
and after the consideration of half a
dozen measures in committee of the
whole, adjournment was taken Twen-
ty-six measures were on the calendar
for final passage at the time.
Declaring that If the present law
governing Boise is allowed to remain
undisturbed for two years more diff
ferences will be amicably settled. the
governor Saturday submitted to the
house a message yetoing a bill de-
signed to allow another vote on the
form of government which shall pre-
vail in Boise.
Reduction of the legal rate OF inter.
est from II to 10 per cent was ap-
proved by the house when it passed
II. B. No. los. by Gilchrist. Opinion
was divided as to whether such ac-
tion would benefit or hurt the aver
age settler. The vote was 50 to 90
The senate took measure last week
to indefinitely postpone action on a
bill to permit the appropriation Of
Idaho waters for use in another state.
but it was not because there was op-
position to the bill, but because a sim
liar measure is pending in the house.
Word from American Fails is to the
effect that spirited opposition prevails
there against the bill introduced by
Senator .NcCloud of Gooding county.
proposing to place Power county in
the Sixth judicial district. The coun-
ty is now in the Fifth.