The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-24

BOISE, FEB. 24.-NOrth and SOut
Idaho divided honors in the legisls
ture yesterday for each received ne
tives. An enabling act was passed t
Great the county of Selway out c
part of Lewis and Idaho counties i
the north and straight county divi
sion measure known as Bear Rive
was passed to create another count
out of Bannock in the southeast. Th
senate has yet to pass it's approval o
the measures. If they are passed 81,
new counties will have ben create,
while three other division measures
are pending. Governor Alexander ha;
signed the Camas and Butte count,
division bills, both carved from Blaine
Yesterday was the administration
day in the legislature. Among the ad-
ministration measures that were
passed were the following:
Torrens lands title act; measure
giving governor power to remove for
cause subordinate employees of his
own appointment; revised fish and
game bill as recommended by the fish
and game department; authorizing
state examiner to install uniform sys-
tenn of accounting.
"The Torrens bill will leave it op-
tional with the owners of land as to
whether they come under the terms
of the BILL" says Representative Kiger
of Kootenai county. Doubt is ex-
pressed whether or not large loan
companies will loan money on land
which comes under that system.
The senate defeated the Lewis
Daughters-Kiger measure repeating
the poll tax law, which had passed
the house. The bill was taken into
committee of the whole, where an
attempt was made to amend it, after
which it was recommended for indefi-
mite postponement and the report
adopted.
The senate made the Bates work
mems compensation bill, which
passed the house, and the Rockwell |
workmen's compensation bill, intro |
duced in the senate, special orders |
for consideration for o'clock this
After a lively debate the senate
frowned down and defeated the house
bill by Moody seking to repeal the
statute clothing the commissioner of
labor and statistics with
power.
That the senate does not approve
If the enthusiastic marriage bill that !
vas introduced several days ago was |
from the fact that the judi 1
.iary committee recommended it be ,
lot printed. Senator Atherton, it's 1
4uthor only saved the bill for the '
'rinter after making a strong plea e
0 give it chance for consideration
he committees report is looked a
pom in legislative circles as a fore D
asst of its early defeat. Il
The motion was made by Senator
andall of Nez Perce county. Sena-
,r Randall stated on the floor:
81 fear we will take hasty action A
4 very serious question. We
1ould not base such legislation on
ne or two isolated cases." A plea
n senatorial courtesy was made and
lie bill ordered printed
Another debate took place when =
e house dog license bill was sent to Y
e committee of the whole for :,
nendment. Senator Randall of Nez -
cree championed the measure. He :.
Id during the debate that if the -
eeding of men was conserved as
refully as the breeding of some :,
gs there would be fewer freaks in -
e legislature. :.
New bills were introduced in the ,
ia'e % io'io"s pl;
By committee on corporations,
anting cities of the first class power les
license and regulate chauffeurs
committee on privileges and cleo
MS, providing for the recording and NJ
bliShing of fictitious names of part
ship; by Thomas, Lewis and Y
ant, providing for the collection Frt
m applicants for loans from per- sta
nent educational funds of all TrC
ual and necessary expenses in con- the
tion with such applications. wa.
representative Kiger attacked the All
and game department as a polit- hal
machine when pleading in the and
Sc against passage of the. fish and life
le bill. He charged that poll til