The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| MOSCOW PRESIDENT M A. brannoI
Of the university has invited the mem
bers of the chamber of commerce t
visit the institution during farmers
week, the last week in January.
| general invitation has been EXTENDED
the public to see the Idaho movies
| to be shown at the auditorium in the
administration building January 1922
during farmers week. These finn,
will go direct from here to the Pana
ma exposition, where they are to be
feature in the Idaho building.
| Standpoint - The Standpoint Waite,
company has filed an answer to the
suit brought against it last August by
the Humbird Lumber company fol-
1856. The claim in toto is denied
and counter claim for $112,562 ia
entered.
The Humoird Lumber company ad.
vanced In 1908 to the water company
certain sums of money for the con-
struction of a water system at Koo-
tenai, three miles east of here, under
an agreement that when the water
rentals equaled 20 per cent of the
amount advanced, the water company
was to refund the money advanced.
The complaint Of the lumber COM
pany alleged that the rentals for Feb
ruary, 1914, if collected, would have
exceeded the required 20 per cent. The
counter claim Of the water company Is
based on the asserted use by the Hum
bird Lumber company here and at
kootenai of approximately a billion
gallons of water in excess of that per-
mitted by contract.
Boise-A radical change in the leg
islative system of Idaho was proposed
in the house of representatives of the
legislature of this state in session here
with the introduction of proposed
constitutional amendment which seeks
to abolish the senate and reduce the
house to "a salaried members, thereby
cutting down the present Legislature
just 10 members.
The amendment was introduced by
Representative Johnston and Repre-
sentative Koelsch, majority floor
leader and whip" respectively. The
amendment ii passed will divide the
state into IL districts composed of con-
tiguous counties divided equally as to
population. TIE plan is known as
"the one-house legislature.
The Legislature added two new
counties to the SO the state now has,
when the senate passed the boundary
county division measure, and the act
creating Benewah county. They are
now awaiting action of the governor.
A bitter attack on nepotism among
state, county and municipal employees
is contained in a bill introduced in the
senate by Rockwell, of Blaine. To
employ a relative by an elective Off
cial is made a crime punishable by a
fine of from 500 to $1,000, and entail
ing ineligibility for holding office for a
year after conviction.
A bill to create the Blake land
game reserve in Adams and Idaho
counties was introduced by Sweet and
Bowman, while lockwood fathered ar
act to create bureau of accounting in
the tax commission.
The legislative investigation into
the Bank Of Nampa affairs continued
with State Treasurer Eagleson on the
stand. Testimony showed that several
thousand dollars more than the law
allows was on deposit in the bank
when it failed and doubt over recovery
of the money by the state was ex-
pressed.
A resolution was introduced in the
house asking the governor to appoint 8
commission to investigate the building
of north and south railroad from
Evergreen to Lewiston.