Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-26
PROBE IS ORDERED
At BOISE BARRACKS
IDAHO LEGISLATURE ORDERS IN.
vEsTIGATloN AS TO HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
Committee From Senate and House
VIII Endeavor to Ascertain Why
Troopers Have Not Been
Sent to Their Homes.

January % ordered an investigation |
into the deaths, sickness, food, SAM |
tary and general health conditions of
the officers and men Of the Second
Idaho regiment, stationed at Boise
barracks prior to being mustered out
of the service of the United States
army.
Forcing the issue of an investiga-
ton caused bitter fight in the house
Of representatives. The legislature
was warned. that II the committee was
not permitted by the army authori-
ties to conduct the investigation
there need be no surprise. The clash
between the civil and military advo-
Gates in the house resulted in charges
and counter-charges being made.
The house finally ordered an in
formal investigation by the committee
on military and Indian affairs. The
senate ordered a formal investigation
by the same standing committee and
two other senator's. Both are en-
powered to ascertain why there has
been delay in mastering out the
troops and sending them to their
homes.
The investigation ordered was
prompted by complaints and protests
heard In all parts of the state. With
In d week there have been four
deaths within the regiment.
Boise, Idaho.-The doors of the leg
irIative chambers of the present Idaho
1nsvt.Iak,,~o ,-,ora c-darad Ahrnun oman
TO the public when the house Of rep
lesentatives on January 10 declared
for the American principle of equal
rights to all. Visitors cards were
abolished after a stormy session, In
which the former rule of the legisla'
ture permitting admittance to the
chamber by card was abrogated. ~
Party lines were forgotten. Repre-
sentative Storey Of Ada county
started the fight for an open house."
claiming the visitor card system was
proving embarrassing to his constitu-
ents and should be abolished. A ma
tority of the house supported him.
The legislature later extended a
warm welcome to Oliver Wilson, mas
ter of the National grange; w. w.
Deal, master OF the Idaho grange, and
$50 grange members who made spe-
cial excursion to Boise from Nampa,
where the annual state grange meet
ing was being held. The members of
both houses met in the house of rep
resentatives and heard an interesting
talk by Mr.. Oliver regarding grange
and legislative matters.
A resolution fathered by the min
ority of the house, asking congress
Ito pass a national woman suffrage
amendment, was recommended for
passage, while the majority measure
requesting legislatures Of other states
now In session was received on ad-
verse recommendation. A lively fight
is expected on the floor of the house
when both resolutions are taken up
for final passage.
Among the moro important meas
ures introduced was a corrupt prac.
tice act in the senate, placing atrin-
gent restrictions around candidates
for office, and a measure launched in
the house removing the task OF Gre
ating counties from the legislature.
A communication was received from
the Idaho Federation OF Labor asking
for a minimum wage law for women
and an act limiting their days worl
to eight hours. The commissioners Of
Bonner county filed protest against
proposed bill to be introduced seek
ing to place the entire state in ar
, educational unit and providing tina
all school taxes shall be levied anC
1 Ipnf fA1 hvyf he OF tn aud anunFffnMaf
among the several counties according
! to the number Of school children II
each county.
Representative Kiger introduced
constitutional amendment seeking Il
pay the salaries of state official
r monthly instead of quarterly. Repre-
. sentative Holman introduced q bill
i cutting down the interest rate to b.
!. paid the state on logged-off stat
! land to 2 per cent. Another measur
OF importance provides for the AZ
pointment OF q code commissions
} by the supreme court to codify tn
9 laws. The Clark's fork bridge bi
asks for an appropriation OF $4,000
u to be spent in Bonner county.
4 Lumber companies and owners Z
n small bodies of timber in Idaho wi
] be given the right Of eminent d.
e main in building tramways. loggin
!. and In the use of streams for loggin
purposes II an amendment to sectto
5210 Of the revised codes as provide
for in q bill introduced In the lows
house by representatives from mort
erns counties Is passed by the legisl
3 ture. The bill was prepared by meE
bers of the minority.
v Several bills have been INTRODUCES
10 In the senate affecting insurane
c. measures.
e. Senator David G. Eames INTRODUCES
n > joint resolution providing for su
re hitting to the voters OF the state
ID 1918 a constitutional amendment I
lating to the erection OF county col
~ missioners. The plan. IL adopted, W
ut make the term of county eommissio