Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-21
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
IN LEGISLATURE.
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county's interests, for he is chairman
of roads and bridges, and is one the
livestock committee. y
Attempts for New Counties.
Eight attempts at least will be made
to divide counties at this session, but
some of the bills will drop out very
early, while one may not find even a
man willing to introduce it. Adams G.
johnson. of Nezperce, former state
senator, has been in the capital since
the opening day and is said to have
put the quietus on the attempt to ere
ate Selway county, with Kooskia as
couny seat. This county finds hard
shedding because no one from Idaho
and no one from Lewis county will
stand sponsor for the measure. At
tempts will be made to have Senator
Day of Latah county introduce it, but
it is said if he does it will be "by re-
quest which is serious handicap to
any bill.
Among the counties which it will be
attempted to create at this session is
Camas county which comes into the
house "by request" which would take
off the west end of Blaine county.
Bull county is to be the west half of
Twin Falls county, if secured but will
be fought hard Canyon county will
county ssnure.cergA atedHE,egb -. "
loose a part of its territory if Payette
county IS created Teton county if
created will be up close to the Wyom.
ing boundary. Benewah county from
the south end of Kootenai, and Bound.
airy county from the north end of Bon.
ner county are asked for.
Appropriation for Lewiston Show.
One of the first bills which will come
in asking for an appropriation, except
for the regular needs of the state in
situations. will be one for an appropri
alton of $4,000 a year fer the livestock
show at Lewiston. Representative
Meyer is taking a keen interest in this
in the house and Senator Sweet in the
senate. Mr.. Meyer has not decided
whether he will introduce the bill or ask
some one else to do so.
Increase Sale Of School Lands.
To remove existing constitutional
restrictions on the sale of school lands
is proposed by joint resolutions intro
dueed in the house and senate last
week. In the senate the state affairs
committee introduced three joint reso
buttons proposing constitutional amend
ments for carrying out the new land
policy.
Senate joint resolution No. 2 would
do away with the present constitutional
restriction which limits the annual sale
of state school lands to 25 sections
Resolution No would provide that al
receipts from sales of state lands in ex
cess of % sections should he held in al
nviolate fund together with compound
interest thereon, until the people of the
state shall authorize its disposition.
Resolution No. 4 would limit the
amount that may be distributed among
state schools to the interest on bonds
sold prior to January l, 1917, and the
proceeds of the first 25 sections OF
school land sold.
For Constitutional Convention
Because of the frequency with which
it is proposed to amend the state con
stitution, the movement to call con
vention to revise the organic act of the
state came to head in the senate last
Thursday, when Senator Elliott intro
duced joint resolution proposing that
the question whether Idaho will have 6
constitutional convention be submit
ted to the people at the next genera
election.
Another Joint resolution was intro
duced by Senator Elliott to supplement
the first one. This resolution proposes
to submit to the voters an amendment
which would reduce the representation
of a constitutional convention from
double the number of members of the
most populous house of the Legislature
to not less than 20 nor more than SO
members. The membership win be
chosen from districts and not from
counties as heretofore.