Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-20
LAWYERS SCARCE IN
BOTH OF THE. HOUSES
Membership Is Made Up
Largely of Farmers and
Other Business Men Gov
ernor Preparing Message
in Which Economy and
Short Session Will Be
Urged.

For the first time in many years
there will be a complete new lineup
IN the Idaho legislature, not only po
llitically. but otherwise. Few sheep
pnen, for instance, survived as legis-
aative candidates at the last general
election. 1t is likewise true that the
lawyers who managed to induce their
constituency to elect them to either
the senate or house. can be counted on
the fingers of the two hands. Unlike
other legislatures, attorneys will be
few and far between.
/ 1t will be up to the laymen repre-
sentatives to make the laws of this
state at the next session, or to unmake
many of those now on the statute
books which they consider obnoxious.
Farmers, business and professional
men, will hold the legislative opinion
and direct the affairs Of the house and
senate.
FIGHT OVER t.ANGE LAWS.
1t is claimed the fight that develop
ed among the sheepmen and cattlenen
over the enforcement of the two mile
limit law and the priority right act.
had much to do with the change in the
personnel of the legislature.
The shcepmen believe their indus
try should be given as much use of
the range as possible and they have
fought the priority right act for that
Same reason. Both industries quietly
organized before the election. The re-
suit that followed may or may not
have been significant.
LAWYERS ALSO SCARCE.
The lawyers in both houses seem to
be Just as scarce as those generally
classified rs in sympathy with the
sheep industry. There are but four
senators Who are lawyers-Lowe of
Gassia, Whtcomb Of Lemhi, Randall
of Ncz Porce and Thomas OF Bng-
ham. In the house the lawyers arc
Bates. Driseoil and Young Of Ada, An
derson of Canyon. MCGOWAN of Latah
and kigcr of Kootenai
In point of service in the legislature
there are strikingly few. Most of the
members are new. In the senate the
following were reelected. Ingard of
Canyon. Proctor of Owyhee. Hardin Of
Oneida, Rockwell of Blaine, Lowe Of
Cassia, Nhitcomb of Lemhi, Thomas
of Bingham and Grant OF Clearwater.
OF the senator's elect who had previous
experience in the senate there is
Mitchell of Lewis nd Shepard of Bear
Lake, Randall of Ncz Perez and Hill
of jefferson, Who saw service in the
house.
4 review OF the personnel of the
house Of representatives shows John :
ston of Bingham standing forth as the
dean for contin lous successiy serv-
ice. Other members re- elected are Al
brethsen of Blaine, Anderson Of Can :
yon, Cannon of slmore, kribs and
Grfce of Shohene. Storey of Ada. kiger
and Daughters of Kootenai MCGOWAN
of Latah. Miles of Ne Perez LaFor-
rest of Clearwater. Moody of Bonner
saw former service in the house as
well as the senate. He is a candidate
for speaker and SO far is without OPP
position
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR
The message of Governor Alexander
to the legislature is now being prepar-
ed. 1t will advocate economy and d
short session. The good roads aucs.
ton will be broadly treated and lib.
eral appropriation urged. The message
will also indorse a workable workmen's
compensation act revision of the cleo
tion laws. Strengthening of the direct
primary. passage of the initiative, ref
erendum and recall, possible consolida
ton of the insurance commissioner anC
bank commissioners department
strengthening of the public utilitie.
act, sufficient appropriations for stat,
departments and institutions so the,
can carry on their work and with
in reasonable limits. The irrigation
problems of the southeast will be dis
cussed and recommendations made t,
safea uard the interests of tie settler
and the states.
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