The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
ANTI-ALIEN LAND
BILL SIOETRACKED
IDAHO LEGISLATURE WILL DO
NOTHING TO EMBARRASS
THE NATION.
Leaders of the Senate, in Response TO
Plea from Senator Rorah, Decide
% Sidetrack Much Discussed
Measure.

Boise, Idaho.-Anti-aIien leaders in
the Idaho senate decided on February
2 that the anti-al.en land ownership
bill, passed by the house, would be
killed in order not TO emDarr2ss the
United States government during the
/ present international crisis.
/ A telegram was read in the senate
from United States Senator B0rah in
which he asked tlat no legislation OF
this kind be enacted at this time. No
formal action was taken, but q move
TO kill the measure by indefinite post
pOncmeut was started.
Japan objected 70 the proposed bill
which is similar TO Califoruia's anti
alien land ownership Law, and the
state department asked the Idaho del
egatiOn in congress to use their in.
/ fuence TO prevent its passage.
Two hours discussion O! the bill al
I an informal session Of the senate at
night -esulted in an apparent under,
/ standing that the measure, If brought
out Of committee, would be defeated
by almost unanimous vote.
. In telegram TO the members Of
the Idaho legislature, Senator Borah,
now in Washington, said in part:
/ u am sending this at the earnest
( request Of the state department. This
bill is causing the government deep
concern. 1 suggest that only upon the
most substantial and imminent rea-
sons should We embarrass the govern
ment, particularly at this time. In
this critical hour We ought not to
exercise our state rights unless the
situation cOmpels US TO do so.
Il have taken the liberty 10 assure
the president that neither the Iegisla-
ture nor the people Of our state would
want TO add 70 his task At this juno
ture Of our foreign affairs other than
for vital and controlling reasons"
Both houses OF the legislature ad-
jOurned early Friday, February ?,
out Of respect TO the late Mrs. H. H.
Taylor, wife OF former Lieutenant
Governor Taylor. She died Thursday
at Spokane. Senators Mitchell. Thorn
as, Lowe, Jackson and Harding and
Representatives Moody. MCGOWAN,
Huseman, Hubbard and Richards were
appointed as committees to draft res
oluLons OF coincidence.
Governor Alexander and other state
authorities were eZonerated OF any
blame for the delay occasiOned in mus
tering out the Second Idaho infantry,
WI n the committee in the lower
house Of the legislature reported back
10 the house. The committee held
the disqualification Of the troops TO be
q matter entirely in the control Of the
federal government
Members Of the majority came back
at the minority in the house last week
with . second admin sc-ation measure
giving the governor power 10 remove
sheriEs and county attorneys who are
derelicr in their duties Il IS intended
10 strengthen -He a1rt-iGuor laws. Il
reads differently. but has the same
meaning as 2 similar bill. killed in the
house last week ~ the Republicans.
The new bill was drawn and intro
duced 5y Ernest Anderson. It pro
vtdes fo- the creation Of q board made
up Of the attorney general, the gov
ernOr and the secretary Of state, who
shall pass upon the removal Of any
sEeriI or county attorney slated for
dismissal by the governor.
= bill presented By REPRESENTATIVE
Jones makes il unlawful for any per
son TO buy, sell or operate an automo- /
bile from which the manufacturer !
serial number has been removed.
The proposal for removal o: the
state university from Moscow 10 |
southern Idaho took concrete form |
Monday when Alma Findlay of Bear /
Lake introduced in the lower house 0; [
the legislature 4 joint resolution put /
ting the matter up 20 a vote Of the |
people at the next general election.
FTndlay does not say in his resolu-
ton where he would locate the uni
versity, it is taken from northern
Idaho, leaving that TO be determined
by the p~xt legislature.
The proposal to raise the legisla-
tors pay from s. q day TO $50 was
contained in z house Joint resolution
Jy GTice. Il provided that the voters
should be permitted 10 pass on the
natter at the next general election.
i required a twO-thirds majority 70
pass. Twenty-Seven members voted
.gainst the increase in pay; 81 voted
or IT,
Another attack on the public utili-
les law is contained in q bill intro
iuced in the lower house Of the Iegis-
allure by the committee on aEricul.
ure and horticulture II amends Sec
ion 4Sd Of chapter Sc OF the 1915 ses-
ion laws by relieving mutual and
or cooperative public
necessity and convenience.
In a bill that has been introduced
4 the lower house Of the legislature.
he state of Idaho is asked 10 lend its
redit to the development OF an irri- :
alton project organized under the ir-
igation district plan by raising money
through a bond issue for the building :
( a power plant at ArrowrOck dam,
rom which would be drawn electricity
Or the operation OF the pumping plant
n the Gem irrigation district in :
.wyhee county.
The holding Of primary elections by
lail is proposed by B. Harvey, speak
: Of the lower house.
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