The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-02-02
.DOingS OF The
Law Makers
STATE LEGISLATURE HAS BUSY WEEK
Pass A Number Of Bills And Veto Others --GOver
nor Also Busy


tack on the commission form of
government under which Boise Is
operating, through the passage of
a bill by the house permitting
vote to be taken this spring to
abolish it,; passage of a resolu-
ton calling on the board of pris-
on commissioners to submit TO
the investigating committee re-
port on the penitentiary by Ex-
pert Gleason, and seven oher
bills constituted today's work in
the legislature. Not bill was
introduced in the house, but two
made their appearance in the SEN
ate.
The anti-cOmmissiOn govern
ment act was introduced by four
members of the Ada county dele
CATION, elected on an anti-com-
mission plank Two other mem
bers of the Ada delegation, one
representative and one senator,
opposed the bill. Ever since the
commission government has been
in effect here and since the de-
feat of the old charter, anti-com-
nissionists have waged a fight
against it. Control of the legis-
lative delegation resulted in the
introduction of he bill. It pass
cd the house today by a vote or
lS for and nine against. BY the
terms of the Black commission
law, under which Boise is now
operating, this form of govern
ment could not be changed for
six years. The bill passed to-
day shortens the time fro voting
i'm a change or 10 sustain the
commission government to three
years.
The following bills were pass
ed by the two houses today:
BY the house--Senate bill No.
/ 5 by Graham, permitting gen
eral election registration TO be
effective for chartered cities.
House Bill No. ii9, by Koelsch.
Sweet, Northup, permitting Boise
to vote for or against the COM
mission government.
House Bill No. 33 by Kiger, per-
mitting the election of county
commissioners by commissioner
districts.
House bill No. l6, by Clark,
providing title notes and con-
tracts must be foreclosed in the
same manner as chattel mort
cages.
House bill No. 81, by Bells au-
'thorizing county commissioners
to fix the salaries of probation
officers.
House bill No. 67, by Koelsch
codifying pleadings in instru-
ment acts.
House bill No. y, by commit
tee ON unfirm laws, codifyine
2 bills of lading laws.
House concurrent resolution
= No. 6, calling for the Gleason re-
= port on the penitentiary.
BY senate Senate Bill No. 33
y by the judiciary committee. al
] lowing the wills of married wo-
men to be altered or revoked.
, The senate recommended fol
passage an amendatory act to tn,
local option law. The house di,
likewise with the Kiger bill to re.
quire solicitors for charitable in
stitutions outside the state TO Sc
- cure from he county commission
1 ers permission to solocit befor
= they may seek funds in any coun
d ty in Idaho.
u Two bills were introduced i
ID the senate: Senate bill No. 3
e by Fitz and Rockwell, provide
$ for convict labor on state high
r ways, and that they be built i
r. isolated sections of the state. an
appropriating $4,000 therefor.
= The capitol building commits
Il sion, brought into the limeligh
n through reports filed with Gov
n ernor Alexander by Expert Ac
e countant Gleason showing tina
e money had been overpaid an
It misused from the public buildin
e. endowment fund, has made il