Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-10
DRUG B|LLPUT TO
SLfEP|NHOUSEBY
ADHESIVE VOTE
After Being Amended So it
Could Not Be Recognized
by Author Measure Killed
Outright. lifted.

The house Of representatives drugged
the drug bill at it's Friday afternoon
session after amending the measure
until it's expert authors would hard
ly recognize it. The bill had the in
dorsement OF the Idaho State Phar-
maceutical association-in fact. was
virtually drafted under It's direction
This association is composed of the
leading druggists of the state. They
were greatly interested in the progress
of the measure therefore and urged |
that it be favorably considered by the
legislature.
After backing in and out of the COM
mittee of the whole several days the
drug bill submitted to several painful
operations Friday afternoon, by
amendments. After the committee
arose Speaker Alfred said he did not
desire to influence the house one way
or the other, but before it had the
numerous amendments to the bill
printed it would be a wise thing to de-
termine first if it proposed to pass or
kill the measure. 1t was later moved
from the floor that the bill be indefi-
nlIelN pOSlPOIftI tit l'o'ioh ~
vailed. The vote for indefinite post
ponement stood SO to 10.
RELIEF TO FARMERS.
| Before going into the committee Of
the whole and remaining there almost
to o'clock in the evening, the house
passed a bill which takes from the
jurisdiction of the public utilities COM
mission jurisdiction over mutual tele-
phone companies. If the senate ap-
proves this measure and 1t Is signed
by the governor the farmers on the
Minidoka project, who have control of
telephone system, will be given the
relief they have prayed for. The COM
mission shut the system out Of Rupert
as that field is in control of the Noun
tain States Telephone Telegraph
company. Approval of the bill will
give the farmers mutual line the right
| to go into that town.
| Two other bills were also passed,
one OF which is of Importance to in
| surance men. 1t is the MCGOWAN bill
requiring agents selling life insurance
to be residents of the state. This
measure raised the bars in Idaho
against non resident insurance agents
and has the Endorsement of State In
surance Commissioner Steele.
BILLS PASSED.
The bills passed by the house fol-
low:
/ House bill No. 100. by MCGOWAN
Requiring residence in state Of life in
surance agents.
House bill No. 141, by committee on
agriculture and observation-disclosures
ing from jurisdiction of public utili-
ties commission mutual telephone
/, companies
House bill No. las. by Shearer-Giv-
ing county commissioners power to
purchase books and pamphlets for SUI
preme court.
House bill No. 40, by Kiger--Provid-
ing for appointment of a code commits
sioner by the supreme court to codify
I laws.
House bill No. 53, by Allred-Provid-
ing for cancellation of water permits
to clear records of state engineer aad
for notices issued to holders before
cancellation is taken.
House bill No. rs. by Newport
Amending banking laws so that saw
ings banks in Idaho may purchase fed
eral farm loan bank bonds.
House bill No 100, by Struthers and
Monsoon of Oneida-Allowing chairman
of county central committees to sui
nit names OF election judges and re-
Iducing their pay.
House bill No. lis, by committee or
MISUNDERSTANDING school clerks OF
school districts the names of all stu
dents up to the age of Is years instead
Of Is years, as present law now pro-
Ivides.
House bill No. 119, by Albrethsen-
Providing for appeal from decision OF
y state engineer for the transfer of water
: to the district court.
BILLS KILLED..
c House bill No. 1856, by Peck ham,
: Eliminating agricultural lands from
h cities, towns and villages.
House bill No. GS, by Grice-Amend'
ing statute regarding bounties on ami
mails and require the right fore leg o
r predatory animals presented for boun
ties.
: House bill No. 23s, by Cannon--Ao
II propriatng $3.50 for relief of claimants
: for bounties authorized by the stat'
n livestock sanitary board
: House bill No. 49, by Anderson o
y Canyon-New drug bill relating to thu
IS practice Of pharmacy.
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