The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-19
IDAHO LAWMAKERS
ARE RUSHING WORK
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES
PASSED UPON DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
DeIuee of Bills on Fort:eth Day OF
Session and An inclination
to Force Open the
Pork Barrel.

tory, and with its passage came a
deluge Of bills and a speeding up OF
the law-making to get through many |
of the important pending issues.
The pas. weeks review shows that /
Idaho is very likely to be dry, as the
legislature has not only disposed OF
the statewide prohibition amendment
submitting the saloon question for the
people to vote upon in 1916, but 1t mas
passed stringent local option law
that bars every brewery in the state
from operating in a dry territory, ana
one branch. the house of representa-
tiyes, has passed the statewide pro
hibition act effective January l. 1916.
Ratification by the senate and the
governors signature to this bill Will
dispose of the liquor question IN
Idaho, probably forever. The dry
wave has swept everything before IL.
The inclination to further force !
open the pork barrel lid was in evil
dence during the past week. Bridge
| and road measures for Idaho, OWy-
ibee, Custer and Oneida counties
managed to weather branches OF the
| legislature, but have not survived botn
of them.
The bill passed by both houses
that probably had the most merit was
the Northwest Livestock approprla+
ton act of $4,000 for the big stock
show that is annually put on at Lew
iston. II is now with Governor Alex
ander and must secure his signature
before it becomes available. In view
of his stand on economy there is
some doubt as to whether or not ne
will sign it. 1t is said to be certain
he does not propose to sign all OF
the bridge and good roads approprla-
: ton bills that are put up to MIN. ;,
A game preserve for Idaho ana
) Adams counties in the Black Lake
, was also created and the anti-com-
mission act for Boise was passed.
The senate on February IL waxeo
warm over an attempt to pass senate
J, bill No. e. seeking to turn the Acao
emy of Idaho, at Pocatello, into the
:. Idaho technical institute, making i
a Junior college with a tWo-yeai
course, a plan of the state board O
education The measure was on tnlre
reading. 1t was attacked by Senators
3 Day of Latah and Frazier OF koote
mai, and defended by Elliot OF Bon
t. ner and Mendenhall of Banock. Tn
act succeeded in raising the old blen
NAL educational fight that is befor
the legislature every two years. Da
=. and Frazier claimed it was a NOV
to establish second state universlt
and would injure the University
a. Idaho at MOSCOW.
Another blow at the liquor industr
il. was struck by the Idaho legislator
| xrI,n hnn2n
representatives passed the senat
stringent local option bill known 9
No so. which automatically pu1
every brewery in dry county in IL
ca state out of business and makes II II
re possible to secure intoxicating nquo
Dit in prohibition districts
)e- The climax to the dry programn
,w will come when the senate pass
the statewide prohibition act Sc
In over by the house, and which is nc
with the committee on privileges al
elections. The first step in this pl
gramme was the passage of constll
lu' tional prohibition amendment again
which but one vote was cast.
of The statutory bill followed and
February IL the senate bill was pass
zen by the house, with every vote In u
re- ! assembly registered for 1t.
on Passage of the nepotism bill by 7
house. recommending for passage
anti-commission government law
the senate and setting of the ansl-p
lie utilities measure, No. IL, IN
ice. senate for consideration, constltu'
the main work of the legislature
rcd The Rockwell nepotism bill, wn
hv had passed the senate, met with pr
tically no opposition in the house
- was passed with but four votes
'ups istered against it.
After a heated debate, the sen
in a recommended for passage house
ON No 11S. the anti-commission COVE
ars, ment act for Boise.
ided Among important bills introdu
!, was one in the house to create
NJ way county out of Idaho county
apnropriating $4,000 for the King
us nroiect and authorizing its sale to
responsible party.
)and The house passed before adjol
my ment the Elrod bill, to give an a
tional Judge to the Fifth judicial
I'm / triet composed of southeastern g
Tous. | ties.
more -,
On, Another of the Democratic eeon'
measures fell by the ways1de W
- M. b. No. 161, by Anderson 70
ans duce the salary of the state chemis
'ssoh fifteen hundred dollars year,
hing killed. The vote was Is to AZ.
used
three But eight votes were cast in
so bouse against the Homedale or
fee bill. The bill appropriates $l7,oOe
, and the building of a wagon bridge &C
snake river at that point.
rTSn What is termed legislative bu
"e is proposed in the bill by Ser
Rockwell. Members of the bureau
tie governor, the chief justice oil
oiled. supreme court, the president pro
OF the senate, the speaker OF the b
wder. ard one member to be appointe
in the governor.
a and
ze In. Senator Kaline's measure prop'
To give the farmer the right to p'