The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-02-26


passed House bill No. l42, the state
wide prohibition measure, and sent II
to Governor Alexander for his sigma.
ture. Six votes were cast against the
measure. Twenty-four senators voted
for 1t. The bill provides for making
Idaho a prohibition state on and
after Jan. l, 1916.
Feb. l7.-Passed by the senate:
Senate bills-permitting mutual and
STOCK companies to issue participating
and non participating bonds; provid-
Ing maintenance fund of 500, 1000 for
Kings Hill irrigation projects. House
bills-regardiug road funds; rem-
bursting First National bank of Mos
COW $7427; permitting railroads 10
issue bonds; providing for notice to
employers of poll tax payments.
Feb. 1S.-Governor Alexander an.
nounced in message that he had
signed the nepotIsm bill and the
local option bill, and that he bad
vetoed the bill appropriatlng $40, 900
to the Lewiston Livestock show. In
his veto message the executive said
ne could not approve the appropria.
tlon because OF his stand for economy.
Other fairs, he said, would also ask
for similar aid, and he urged the
legislature to make no appropriate ons
except those necessary for the opera
tion of the state government and to
cut those To the absolute minimum.
Bills passed by the senate; Senate
measures-permitting parole of 10.
mates OF state asylums; authorizing
sale of all state agricultural lands iu
irrigation districts.
Pissed by the house: house bills
permitting only realty holders TO vote
at municipal bond elections; autho-
izing sale OF small piece OF state
land 10 Clearwater county; providing
that county commissioners may let
publishing contracts only to news
papers which have paid up circula-
tiun OF more than 200.
Feb. l9.-The governor approved
two bills, one permitting the making
of an Geographic will by either d
married or unmarried woman; the
other, uniform bill of ladlng law.
Bills passed by the senate-house
biils:-authorlzing land board to ex-
tend time for 1915 and 1915 payments
on state lands on which water ba:
not yet been delivered; to asses:
electric current transmission line!
and apportion taxes to counties
abolishlng interest payment or
second installment of taxes and re
ducing penalty to 10 per cent OF
delinquent taxes. Senate bills: legal
lzing code of bell signals 10 mines
reviviDg the grain commission; per.
uniting Issuance of Irrigation refund.
Ing bonds.
Passed by the house-senate bills
Emergency employment act; prohibit
Ing fraudulent advertising; extendI o.
to five years life of lein secured frou
probate court. House bills: concern
Ing payments on state timber; askin
federal aid for reclamation work
providing that personal earnings an,
separate property OF married womaI
Shall be under her exclusive control
The appropriations committee II
the house agreed on the suprem
Court budget of 1926, ,92O. which
$4,000 less than the sum appropriate,
10 1918.
Feb. 20.-The senate, besides pass
ing number of its own bills AM
sending them to the house, passel
the following house bills
Ordering inspection of sheep a
discretion of state veterinarian; per
mtting counties to issue bonds T.
take up their floating Indebtedness
permitting county commissioners L
purchase fair grounds; reducing
salaries of state officials; appropriat
ing $l2,500 10 state bonds for assist
ance in constructing bridges over tn
Salmon river between Pahsimero
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