The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-26

In 1896 the firm of Winters, Parson,
& Boomer, contractors, built a highwa,
| for the state of Idaho. The state high
| way commission, for reasons brough
disallowed the company's claim for the
work The contractors instituted il
the supreme court suit for collection
against the state, and on Feb 8, 1897
a Judgment was rendered in favor o
the plaintiff for $6744.25. This wa.
certified to the legislature, which aftel
debating the matter refused to allow
an appropriation to satisfy the judg-
ment. Two years later the matter re-
curing, the governor called it to-. the
attention of the Fifth session, which
also declined to appropriate the neces-
sary sum. Regularly every two years
since that time, the judgment has been
presented by the attorneys for the
plaintiff, governors have presented it tc
the Legislature, and that branch of the
government has failed to pass the en-
.actment it call for. Meantime, in
terest has accumulated Since the SUI
preme court granted the judgment, the
interest has reached the sum of
$S497.80, a sum considerably larger
than the original principal. Costs of
$47 bring the grand total to $15 5,289. .0;s
BOISE, Jan. Ex-Governor Alexan-
der has demoralized plans for putting
Through the appropriation bill for
state educational institutions and is
forcing the house appropriations
committee to at least listen to his
demands for reductions all along the
line. So far the governor is having
the best of it.
Republicans had neatly arranged
plot prepared for his eXcellency, but
instead of innDcently walking into
it he is sparring all about it while
his republican opponents are attempt
ing to crowd him into it. The out
come of this contest, together with
the opening of the fight for strin-
gent prohibition statute, the abolish
ment of the Albion Normal and the
of the workingmen's
act by Speaker Conner,
are among the matters which will be
Of special interest during the week
In the state Legislature.
Reduction in all departments and
all branches of the state government
was the keynote of the governors
message. His recommendations were
segregated and handed over
@ the different committees for study.
When these and house bill So, ma
zfng appropriations for the educational
Institutions, went to the appropri-
ions committee Of the house, the
chairman of that committee, Nj.
Edelblute Of Rathdrum, after con-
ulting other republican leaders,
evolved their scheme to force the gov
rnor to specifically name the reduc- I
ions which he had advocated in gen T
raj terms. This the governor is de- +
not to do but insists that
he expenditures be reduced and that
he legislature do the cutting.
Carrying out their plan of action
be republicans had Mr.. Edelblute
ntroduce a resolution calling on the
overnor to specifically enumerate
he items Of reduction The demo-
rats in the house protested that this
,as a reflection on the governor, but
le republicans by a party vote put
through. The next day they
hanged front entirely, and at the re-
uest of the governors friends they
,scinded their own action and in
,ructed the committee to go to the
oyernor and talk it over. The gov
nor thus avoided the responsibility
: specifying cuts and they left him
1ly insisting that they be made.
Several conferences have been held t
nee then between him and the house (
committee. He has |
,ent many hours with them, insist
e that they make the cuts. The ]
bill for the educa-