The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-03-09
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Farmers Get Bills Through.---Road Bond
Issue Up To Governor.

books 10 days before election; pro-
viding a minimum school tax levy
of SIS per capita to be levied by
county commissioners; allowing
deduction of weight Of sack and its
return when selling grain; amend
ing the banking laws so state banks
can handle federal farm loan bank
bonds; reclassifying counties; auth
orizing installation of public scales.
The bill authorizing $1,000, 900
bond issue for good rolds, the senate
worklngmen's compensation act, the
state insurance act which Is coilple-
ment to the compensation measure,
aud the JOINT resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution which
would quiet all question as to the
right to operate compulsory work
ingmen's compensation law, were
passed by the senate Mar. l.
The good roads bill was recalled
from the house and in accordance
with the notice given, Senator Hill
made motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was passed as
amended. The vote to reconsider
prevailed. BY unanimous consent
the amendments were stricken from
the bill and the measure was passed
unanimously. 1t was returned to the
house for the signature of the speaker
ln precisely the same wording that it
passed that body.
The other three measures passed
are all correlated with workingmen's
compensation. Every means has
been taken by Senator Rockwell and
his associates to concede all the points
asked by the labor representatives
except the one principle of compul
sorry compensation. This is the one
feature of compensation act that
they refuse to concede.
March 3.-The house passed but
one bill, the general appropriation
m"a.ure fer the state educational
instituations, carrying a grand total
of ST., ,560,4l2. MCGOWAN, of Latah,
attacked the provisions contained 10
the bill requiring all federal moneys
granted the institutions to pass
through the state treasury subject to
check of the state board of examiners.
The senate passed the SelwaY coun-
ty division enabling act with practi-
cally no opposition. 1t is the only
! north Idaho division bill passed this
session. The measure was passed by
the house some time ago,
' The senate also passed the Hill bill,
6 amending the primary law by provid-
Ing for the election of delegates Il
county and state conventions.
The Pettibone-Randal proposed
constitutional amendment limiting
| tuc luuCOISuuCSo tbdO OC III
e Cured by the state, and the Whit
: comb bill providing sessions of Jh,
e supreme court shall be held at Boise
: Lewiston and Pocatello, were ais,
d passed. AS originally drawn this bill
# cuts off the supreme court sessions a
Lewiston, but was amended to in
clude that city. As IL stands it cut
o off the Occur d'Alene session. Mos
It cow was proposed as the place fo
,r holding the northern court sson
h but as amended and passed Lewisto
. is substituted 10 its place.
Boise, Mar. Senator Wake
,, succeeded 10 getting through his bi
= aimed at the |. w. w. of the north
J. Senator Walker in his fight for th
If bill stated:
- "Our conditions in the woods c
the north are most critical. TheS
men threaten to cripple one Of In
biggest industries of the state. The
ID go into the camps and besides Incl tin
m III feeling and riot, use underhandt
"A methods such as driving spikes in
a logs in order to tear up the saw
When we see conditions of anarct
approaching, we may as well ste
them 10 the beginning"
There were but three votes again
S, the bill 10 the senate. 1t then wei
IN to the lower house.