The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-11
Especial Distpatch by D. w. Greenburg.
Staff Writer for The Star Mirror

Staff Writer for The Star -Mirror)
BOISE, Jan. 1.-THE "Stean
Roller" in the House was in fine work
ing order this morning and started of
promptly when by a strict party vote
of 81 to 29, the lone progressive vo
ting with the minority, a majority res
olution by Johnston, Koelsch, ant
Conner, was offered by Johnston, pro-
viding for legislative probe of ali
state offices and providing also for q
special committee of seven to manipu-
late Investigations The resolution
was passed but not before a sharp
ity offered a substitute resolution
more drastic in terms and containing
section citing that there is grave
danger at this time that Legislative in
vestigation would afford opportunity
for pernicious activities of designing
partisans of both parties, who would
strive for more partisan advantage
without regard to the people of Ida
ho''
Speaker Conner held that the sub
stitute was out of order as it impugned
the movies Of the legislators.
In the vote on the substitute Clark
and Tyler of the minority voted with
the majority, makingathe vote against
the substitute q to 81. The minority
members proposed being shown"
Clark moved for a reconsideration for
the purpose of making the resolution
the special order of business for
Thursday morning
The boards were swept clean when
the majority resolution was adopted on
strict party votes.
Fred MCGOWAN of Latah, former
manager of the Lewis campaign for
the governorship, drew the chairman
which is practically the senior COM
mittee of the house Other members
on the committee are Randall, Gill
christ, Shattuck, Koelsch, Farris, and
Cannon.
Fire New Bills in House
BOISE, Jan. 11.-Five new bills
were introduced in the house among
which were two county division bills
creating Teton out of Madison with
briggs as the temporary county seat,
and Camas out of Blaine, with Fairfield
as the county seat.
Governors Message Referred
The governor sent a message to both
houses this morning asking for an ap-
of $4,000 for Gleasont to
continue the probe of the state offices.
The request was referred to the COM
nfttee on state affairs of the re-
;pective houses.
First Bill in Senate
Senator Hutton of Shoshone intro :
Iuced Senate Bill number l, providing i
or the repeal of that section of the q
chool laws where the five mill levy q
5 declared the maximum for the dis 8,
rict, another section of the law being
flowed a stand providing for fifteen a
ill levy as the maximum .,
The senate adjourned until ten to- :,
borrow. II
Examines Penitentiary Accounts dl
BOISE, Jan. 11-Work on the inves- it
cation of the records at the peni- a,
,ntiary was begun today by w. H. bl
leason, whom the state prison COM fu
on designated to do the work in nc
Getting held Saturday. of
A special meeting of the board was az
lied Saturday at the request of ey
arden Shook, who expressed desire wi
have the books audited. Attorney of
sneraI Peterson introduced the res by
ution to authorize Mr. Gleason to G.
AXE the investigation, and he and su
cretary OF State Barker passed it. U1
le Governor voted against the plan. trs
is said he voted against the resolu- sta
n for fear of losing what he con- me
lers to be his constitutional preroga- Id,
e to order an investigation ON au- .
ortty OF the governor. ag,
Warden Shook said that in view Of Sa,
wspaper comment on the action of res
vernon Alexander in sending Axel Of