Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
CREATING COUNTIES
PASSAGE or TETON COUNTY
DIVISION BILL MAKES
THIRD THIS SESSION.
Antagonism to Present state commis-
sions and Boards Breaks Out
Measures Being Introduced
to Abolish Commissions.

Nto6OAibm W present STATE COm~
missions and boards broke out in the
legislature on January Is. The first
step to put Idaho behind the building
OF a north-and-south railroad was
taken In the house when the Nc
Gowan resolution, authorizing the
governors to appoint an investigating
commission, was passed,
The Teton county division bill |
passed, together with the infected |
fruit measure
Representative Hunsinger attacked |
the public utilities commission. intro |
ducing bill to abolish it, and 1t was
quickly followed by bill by Anderson
of Canyon to abolish the state tax
commission.
King of Lewis fathered an act to
abolish the office of state education
commissioner.
In the senate, Rockwell OF Blaine
introduced a constitutional amend
ment to abolish the state board OF
equalization and create in its place
constitutional tax commission.
Minority Leader Anderson intro
duced a stringent constitutional prShi-
bition amendment, which absolutely
prohibits the sale or manufacture Of
liquor in Idaho, to become effective in
1916.
The first bridge Appropriation bill of
the session was launched by King OF
Lewis in the house. He asks for 3d.
$50 to purchase the toll bridge over
the Clearwater river between Lewis
and Idaho counties.
York of Bonner and Webb OF Wash.
ington are joint authors Of an impor-
tant agriculture bill, which creates
the office of director of farm markets.
Shattuck OF Bonneville filed child
labor act, and the committee on edu-
cational institutions recorded the
budget bill for educational institu-
tons. 1t divides the appropriations
as follows: University Of Idaho, $221,-
$50; Lewiston normal, s16S, 800; Acad-
envy of Idaho, $127500; St. Anthony
training school, $4,000; Goodine
blind school, $114,200. The board OF
education's plan is followed to aban-
don the Albion normal and 1t is given
only $4,000.
The Teton county division bill, Gre
ating a county by that name out OF
the eastern half of Madison county
passed with but two dissenting votes
and was sent to the governor. 1t Is
the third county created this session
The outlining OF a new land policy
by lifting the constitutional restric
lions for the sale OF public schoo
lands in the senate and the introdnc
ton of an anti-alien law in the house
of representatives were the two fea
lures of Wednesdays session OF th'
Idaho legislature.
The policy Of the educational com
mittees of the two houses was an
nounced through the introduction II
the senate of proposed constitutions
amendment to abolish the office o
state superintendent OF public instruc
tion and confer the duties OF the de
partment on the commissioner OF edu
J cation.
The state highway commission LAY
Is attacked in senate bill No. s.
came from the state affairs committe
and seeks to take from the highwa
: commission apportionment and distr
button along counties rs per cent G
, motor vehicle license paid by automC
+ bile owners in the counties.
/ Under suspension of the rules tn
3 senate passed the $500 appropriate
) bill recommended by the governor fo
. the use Of Expert Gleason to complet
: his investigation into the treasur
4 shortage.
The necessity for calling constitl
n tional convention, the first in twent,
q five years, or since the constitutio
2 was drafted, was squarely presente
! to the legislature by e. e. Elliott
I Bonner county. He introduced tw
4 companion resolutions, the first liz
iting the number of delegates to a
tend the convention TO fifty, and NJ
= less than twenty, and the second sc
= ting forth the necessity Of the conye
!. ton.
|. The senate received three bills {
January ID, one of which is Of impoi
ance. It is by Graham OF Ada, ar
seeks to amend sections 113 and l.
% OF the 1918 session laws SO that Il
y 4 per cent penalty ON the second Il
e. installment can be removed, increas
u the penalty to be added on delinque
e taxes after the first Monday In Ju
y from 6 to 10 per cent.
o. One of the men who filled impC
a. tant places in the Twelfth session
W the Idaho legislature, which met
II 1913. is now the bone of contents
III in the Utah legislature. He is C.
st Warwick, who was elected as a me
Is Der of the Utah assembly last fall.
err Three measures were introduced
n the senate on January IL, and eight
H. the lower house.
az
ed Senator Frazier of Kootenai couni
be was called north by the death OF
13-year-old son last week
be With Izsafiy as much unanimity
or they were passed by the house. I
Ly. house bills creating Boundary cour
as out of Bonner, and Benewah couI
he ont OF Kootenai passed the sena
is under a suspension Of the rules. 8
at ator Whitcomb cast the only W
its against the two bills.
To create a bureau of inspect
70 and supervision OF public offices q
ny IN establish a uniform system Of p
~ lie accounting. auditing and reporti
-sh under the administration OF the Ida
1k. tar commission. Ii the purpose Of
bill introduced by Senator Rockwell
no A measure presented by Repres
n tative York makes the state hortiC
n turaI inspector ex-officio inspector