The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-01-18
HOUSE REFUSES TO
ADJOURN FOR BAR
IDAHO LEGISLATORS DECIDE TO
REMAIN IN SESSION TO Elk
PEDITE BUSINESS.
Speaker Backed Up by Members In
His RuIing-PIan to Create Two
New Counties Out Of Bannock
Launched.

Boise, Idaho.-The business of the
state and it's people is more important
than the business Of any association
or organization, in the opinion of the
legislature of this state, in session
| here, and for that reason the house OF
representatives on January IL de
! clined to adjourn so that it's members
| could attend the annual meeting of
the State Bar association. Speaker
Alfred went on record as opposed to
any adjournment during the session,
except to expediate the business of
the legislature, and the house backed
him up in his stand. The members of
the judiciary committee were allowed
to absent themselves to attend the
session of the bar association, but a
second motion tc permit other attor-
Eneys holding seats also failed.
A bill to create the Tenth judicial
district out of the counties of Lewis
and Idaho was introduced, together
with another relating to the creation
of highway districts. M. S. Parker of
Boise was made official proofreader
and Miss Agnes Anderson of Twin
Falls assistant. The house also passed
a resolution praising the members of
the Second Idaho regiment for the
splendid appearance they made when
passing in review before the legisla-
ture.
The senate elected a new assistant
secretary in Mrs. Alice P. Thompson
of American Falls to succeed former
State Senator Carter, who was unable
to serve. After transacting routine
business the senate adjourned until
Monday. The house adjourned I'M
til Saturday morning.
plan to create two new counties |
out Of Bannock county was launched. |
One county is to be named Portneuf, |
to be created out of the northwest |
section, and the other is to be named |
Wilson, to be created out of the east |
side of Bannock county.
Governor Alexander signed the mi
litia pay bill and the troops of the
Second Idaho regiment were paid off
on January II.
Boise, Idaho.-In his message to the
legislative assembly of the
state, delivered on January 8, Cover
nor Moses Alexander recommends
that an appropriation of $2,1S4,576
should be sufficient to run the admin
istration of the state during the years
1918.
He declares that large appropria-
lions do not produce efficiency and
that waste is not an element of good
government. What the people demand,
he says, is "the reconstruction of the ;
departments of state along lines of
In order to make any {
government efficient, concentration
and Capitalization are required with {
responsibility definitely placed. In
our state there has grown up a desire
,or multiplicity of boards and COM :
nissioners until today these overshad- !
wv the real state government, and the t
responsibility is taken from the chief l
executive, where it rightfully belongs 7
md where the people have a right to
ook for it, and it is instead placed in T
numerous commissions with very lit L
Ie responsibility. Z
Gov. Alexander recommends that S
here be a consolation of several a
cards into one. This applies to live t
took, sanitary board and horticultural d
oard. Health and pure food boards Of
q would consolidate as also the
anking and insurance departments.
He urges the passage of a corrupt
ractice act and a modernized ballot; S,
lvors the initiative, referendum and to
ecall, and the legislature to give the tn
xecutiye power to appoint a senator ia
the event that some unforeseen OF
nergency arises. is
Regarding prohibition ne does not eS
iggest any amendment to the pres m
1t law, believing that it is such that te
enforced intoxicating liquors will be GU
Inished from the state, but that la
Iould an Official charged with the en- te
rcement of the law fail in his duty ha
at the governor be empowered to m'
spend him from office.
A workmen's compensation law is m
so favored, as is law providing for o. q.
uniform system of bookkeeping in
several counties of the state. Good ia
ads are also favored. As to recla- tn,
alton he recommends the passage of sic
law that will do away with the re- STA
irement for an entryman to make dis
al proof before the land is actually pc
claimed and water furnished suffi- am
mt to raise fair crops and that no t .oI
tent should be requested from the '"S
yernment and none delivered to the cot
tier until the company has fulfilled exc
obligations. He disapproves the am
which permits the state board of sol