The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-18
idaho LEGISLATURE
IS EXTENDING AID
WILL ADVANCE TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO NORTHWEST
LIVESTOCK SHOW.
Butte County Measure, Which Creates
Thlrty-seventh County Of state,
10 Approved by the
Senate

bills, including the senate measure to
advance $4,000 state aid to the North
west Livestock show at Lewiston
which was transmitted to Governor |
Alexander. Whitebird secured aid /
for a bridge over the Salmon river, /
Owyhee and Canyon counties state
aid for a bridge over the Snake river, |
and Custer county state aid for the |
erection of Ave bridges. II was by |
far the busiest day OF the session, and |
many measures were passed or killed |
County division was the issue In the |
senate and the upper house passed |
the Butte county measure, which will |
create the thirty-seventh county OF
the state out OF the east half of Blaine
county, after the house ratifles while
Canyon county ushered in a new di.
vision measure seeking to create Gem
county out of part OF Canyon and
Boise counties.
The l915-IS16 budget for the states
educational institute - 5, house bill No
So, was passed by the house OF repre-
sentatives on February G. despite the
last effort of the minority to effect an
economy by reducing the appropria-
ton.
approximately $ss0.OOO is carried by
! the bill for salaries, current expenses,
maintenance and improvements at the
university. normal schools, industrial
school, academy and deaf and blind
school The bin is approximately the
same as introduced by the house com
mittee on educational institutions with
the exception OF an amendment to in
clude an appropriation for the Albion
normal. Some of the requests made
| by the separate institutions we're
scaled down by the board OF educa-
tion or by the appropriations com
mittee. AS II stands, the appropria-
ton Is the largest proposed to be
given by the legislature to the state
schools.
Representative Anderson OF Canyon
led the final attempt to defeat the
bill on the minority side on the argu-
ment that the state Is not in position
TO AFFORD so large a support to its
schools at the present time He urged
no cuts in salaries, but wanted a rec
Commitment OF the bill TO take out
some of the provisions for improve
ments.
MCGOWAN gave the strongets speech
in favor OF the bill, quoting statistics
to show the relative school expendi-
lures OF Montana, Washington. Ore
gon, Utah, Nevada. California and
Idaho, which placed this state as CIV
ing the least for its population.
An attempt to pass the senate local
option bill ahead OF the house prohibit
ton measure failed by vote OF 20
to % to suspend the rules The mo-
ton was. not subject to debate, but the
roll call indicated opposition by prac-
tiCOly the same members who are
sponsors for house bill No l42, which
Is now in committee of the whole
! house and which is the sense OF q ma.
jority OF the lower house as TO the
needed statutory provision for the en-
} forcement Of prohibition.
} The house passed twelve bills on
, February 6. all OF miRor Importance
The most important was No. "a, giving
a 1880 homestead exemption for ex,
ecution or levy. The senate was not
, in session.
There will be an exodus OF rela
/ tives appointed to s<ate, county, city
r and village Jobs by office holders az
/ the result of the action OF the senate
on February In passing. by a vote
Of 81 to 2, the Rockwell nepotism bill
,
= official To vote for the appo ntment OF
}. appoint any person related to him by
) affinity or consanguinity in the third
: degree. II is one OF the most sweep
, ing acts directing a blow against ne
| potism said TO be IN existence In ans
| state.
During debate on the Chambers bill
2 the charge was made by Senator
! ~ I hat 80
[ would make II possible 10 ''plundeI
I the state treasury" and was q
|, fraud"
y The legislature directed its fire OF
!, the state tar commission during th'
session on February 4. and the house
4 Of representatives, by q vote of 81
( to Is, passed a bill 60 abolish It. A
{ the same time the house defeated bill
I to increase the salary Of the state en-
!. g.neer or TO decrease the salaries o
e public utility commissioners Tn,
!, senate will probably tf,fe up the hgh
J. on the tax commission and pass th'
3 houSe bill
! The legislature may pass a const
B tutional amendment, now pending, Il
Z abolish the state board Of equalization
and put in it's place a state tax com
!
Z In both the senate and house las
o week bills were introduced proyidinI
!. an appropriation Of $40 432.07 for tn
. irrigation Of state lands Ia the Gen
( irrigation district In the senate tn
d bill is s. B No SO, by Proctor; in IN
house II 10 II. B. No 1872. by Trotter.
8 Payment Of automobile license
J. viii be collected In the same name
e as taxes II BIN introduced las
e week Is passed. A number OF change
q are made in the present law. Licens
a rates are changed somewhat. chaui
> feurs must secure a psrmft. and mus
be more thHn rs years Old.
. Under suspension Of the rules, S
, b. No. so. by the state affairs com