The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
APPROPRIATION BILL
GREATLY REDUCED
TOTAL CARRIED IN MEASURE IS
CUT FROM $4,000 TO
$706 200.
Governor vetoes Bill Appropriatina
$14,39o for Relief Of stoekmen Of
Idaho Whose Horses Were Con-
demned by Veterinary.

Education was the order OF the day
In the two houses OF the legislature
on February "a. with the result that
grand total of s17l,79I was sheared
from the educational institution house
bill, and in that form it was passed
| by the senate, and the house passed
| two acts relating 10 education and
killed a third.
These developments. together with
the discovery that President Taylor
was in error when he held a two
thirds vote had been secured to sus-
pend the rules passing the state wide
prohibition bill, thereby repeating its
! passage and sending it back TO second
reading, and passage of the fish and
/ game commission bill. featured the
| legislative program
The Idaho Falls municipal plant bill,
permitting making of ten-year con
tracts for excess power the city can
not use, was passed by the house
Commissioner of Education Edward
o. Sisson suffered as a result of the
educational institution budget cut by
the legislature. for his salary was re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000 per an
I
given the president of the University
Of Idaho, or $4,000 per annum
AS the budget act known as house
bill No. came from the house it car
ried a total appropriation OF sS7S. 600.
From this figure was deducted SILL
79l, all Improvements for educational
institutions being cut out
A bitter debate featured the pas
] un M of he Rnh
as house bill No IS, by Kiger and
Koelsch. 1t survived by a vote OF 80
to "a, and was sent TO the senate. The
bill takes the management OF the FISH
and game department out of politics
and places 1t in the hands OF a com
mission.
Governor Alexander sent a veto
message to the senate announcing his
veto of senate bill No g. The act
seeks to appropriate $14,390 for stock,
men in all parts OF Idaho whose
horses were condemned by the STATE
veterinary when found suffering with
CHAMBERS. His grounds for the veto is
that ii is unwise for the legislature Ia
make appropriations for claims against
the state not passed upon by the
courts or the state board of examiners
Hart, majority leader, served no
tice that night sessions would begin
February %.
Governor Alexander on February "a
appointed the officials OF Teton coun
ty, which was created by the present
legislature, and the government Of
which will become independent Of that
Of Madison. from which it was taken
in July of the present year
February 20 was a busy day for the
IDAHO legislators. and large amount
Of business was transacted.
In the senate the measure was ap
proved which abolishes commissions
and the bridge appropriations bills
we're sent to the governor for his ap
prevail
Senator Day of Moscow. who had
served notice that he would ask for q
reconsideration OF the vote by which
he Thomas bill was killed, said he
would not urge reconsideration, anC
he measure Is now in the discard.
The house spent its time killing of
aspiring county division measures
and debating in committee OF the
whole. These developments, TO
yether with the passage of the Ander
son act to abolish the state tax com
mission, passage of the Clark bill e
abolish the several state offices o
water commissioner. the calling of o
he fight on the public utilities com
mission through failure to reconsider
the vote taken on the Thomas bill
and veto of the anti-commissIon gov
eminent act. made the session an In
i .eresting one.
. The Kamas county division bill
went down to defeat during the morn
ng session of the house. II was b,
Evans OF Lincoln county. and sought L
livide Blaine county by submittini
he question OF division at an election
During the afternoon session Pay
cite county, seeking to be created GU
VI Canyon county. met the same fat
and was voted out of existence on
roll call OF 80 to 9. BY taking tn
Butte county division bill from thei
reading aud sending II to committee
II the whole for amendment. this &C
Eas saved from the slaughter.
The house passed one importan
act in the Randall act creating a stat
BOARD Of accounting.
Governor Alexander vetoed hous
Dil No lls, the anti-commission gov
eminent act. by Ada county deiega
ion. and seeking TO precipitate Bots
nto a municipal fight next spring. b.
/ .ryinE 10 repeal the Black commits
sion form OF government under whic
I Boise Is now acting. having adopted
-hree years ago IN pace cf charter
The veto message. u long one. 40
cad and laid on the table The gov
! arnor scored these seeking TO GefeR
Boise's present commission govern
ment as the unes no seek TO ayuu ..
from the legislature that which the
could not secure AZ anNe.eciion by 81
people
Defeat OF the proposed act {
strengthen the initiative and rsfereI
dunn constitutional amendment Wa
not encou aging to those who nav
been working 70 that end. and
: looked upon as a backward step sRd
} dfkposition on the part OF some oY IN