Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-10

The house seemed to thoroughly en-.
Joy the situation.
House bill No. 101, by Baillle,
and Struthers. authorizing
directors of irrigation districts to es-
tablish the office of district outside
of the district, was indefinitely post.
poned.
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS.
Among the important bills intro
duced were several dealing with edu-
cational subjects. one Of which appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for the Boise summer
school. another appropriating $500
for physical education in schools,
third relating to inmates Of the indus
trial training school, Other measures
allow the bureau of fisheries Of the
United States to propagate fish in the
state, amend the Carey act laws. IL
cense pool and billiard halls, relate to
sheep trespass, give prosecuting attor-
neys a contingent fund. appropriate
$4,000 for veterans to attend the
Vicksburg reunion, allow the governor
to remove highway commissioners.
The educational appropriation bill
reduces the appropriations asked for
by the state board Of education by al
moste 100000. Appropriations are
asked for as follows: State board OF
education, $47,600; University of Idaho.
maintenance, $26O130, improvements
$112, 900; Lewiston normal, mainte-
nance, s12o,79o. improvements, $4,000:
Albion normal. maintenance, $4,000;
improvements. $4,000; Idaho Technical
Institute, maintenance $106,172, i'm
n. {v,I CT io1 fyoi mi .
school. maintenance $120.640, i'm
provements. $4,000; school for the deaf
and blind, maintenance $4,000.
Log rolling in the legislature will be
under the ban If a bill seeking to
prohibit it and introduced by Repre-
sentative Kiger is passed.
ANOTHER FLANklNG MOVEMENT.
Probably the more interesting de-
| velopments in the senate were the
thanking movement instituted by Sem
ator Cummings on the public utilities
commission act and the zest with
which the senate is killing off house
measures. Not only were two proposed
amendments to the constitution killed
but 1t is said long list of other
measures are slated for slaughter.
In his new bills Senator Cummings
seeks to strike out section As, the
convenience and necessity clause OF
the public utilities act, and substitute
| in it's place amendments which will
allow regulated competition under the
supervision OF the commission. 1t was
said by members OF the upper house
! that both bills would be given serious
consideration.
A communication was read to the
senate from the State Federation OF
Agriculture strongly indorsing W. G
Scholtz, present director Of the farm
markets bureau, and asking that he be
reappointed as director.
| PASSED AND KILLED.
The senate passed the following
bills:
Senate bill No. 81, by Atherton-
prescribing power of corporations or.
ganized and existing for control Of If
rigation projects.
| Senate bill No. 100, by Baker-Pro-
viding game laws shall not apply t.
the Big Lost river game preserve.
The senate killed the following meas
ures:
Senate bill No. 90, by Curtis-Pro
vidng life insurance agents dom,
business in Idaho must be residents
House joint resolution No. 7, by Kige
Proposing amendment to constitution
so that state officials may be pai'
monthly instead of quarterly.
: House Joint resolution No. 5, b.
Kiger and Daughters - Proposin
amendment to the constitution so tina
: county officials may be paid MONTH
instead of quarterly.
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