Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-25
Substitute for Measure Civ
ing the Governor Power to
Remove Sheriffs Meets
Quick Death in the Lower
House.
CANYON DIVISION
BILL INTRODUCED
Would Create New County
Out of the Lower Payette
Valley-Question of Wis
itors on Floor of House
Causes Discussion.

The Democratic majority In the
house OF representatives was working
like @ well oiled and manned steam
roller today and 1t got into action i'm
mediateiy after the lower house open
ed its session. The Republican min
ority measure which that wing Of the
assembly was pushing forward as a
substitute for the administration bill 1t
killed off yesterday, or the measure
seeking to give the governor power to
appoint special prosecutors in counties
for the enforcement of the prohibition
laws, was dragged back from the print
Ing committee to the floor of the house
and there slaughtered by being indefin-
itely postponed.
The Democratic majority stood to a
man for the killing after an interest
ing parliamentary maneuver that
created not little excitement. The
minority had hoped to push this bill
through as a substitute for the ad-
ministration measure seeking to give
the governor power to recall sheriffs
and prosecuting attorneys for failure
to enforce the prohibition laws.
TRY TO SAVE MEASURE.
Leader MCGOWAN and Minority
to save the Republican measure but
both failed. This measure was known
as house bill No. 95. 1t was introduced
by MCGOWAN Of Latah, Johnston and
Miles. Majority Leader Moody moved
that it be recalled from the printing
committee and indefinitely postponed.
Johnston moved as a substitute that 1t
be printed Anderson of Canyon rails
- 49, I'll 49,
motion was not in order. The previous
question ordered. 1t shut off debate
and carried after MCGOWAN moved 1t
be laid on the table. The Republicans
voted to table. the Democrats against.
MCGOWAN asked for a division Of the
question. This was granted. The house
then voted to recall the bill, the Demo-
Gratis standing for the recall. On the
second question the majority lined up
to indefinitely postpone it by Il vote of
81 to 26. MCGOWAN switched his vote
to the prevailing side On the first ques-
ton. to recall. and served notice he
would ask on the next legislative day
for q reconsideration. Johnston took
the same action and served the same
notice with regard to the prevailing
motion to indefinitely postpone.
90 BACK TO CARD SYSTEM.
When Representative Shearer of Ne7
Perez moved that visitors be admitted
to the house by card another conflict
was started. Shearers motion includ.
cd Monday to Friday. Johnston NOV.
ed to amend to include Saturday ano
Sunday. He held the card system t
be un-American. Young moved to table
the amendment. Moody moved The
previous question. The Shearer motor
prevailed by vote of So to 2S.
"Ours is to do and die. Ours is but
to do Moody and die" cried McGowa'
of Latah across the floor to the ma.
jority.
Johnston asked that each member
be given so visitors cards, but wher
put to vote the request was denied
Storey moved that visitors in the house
be rejected forthwith. The chair re.
fused to entertain the motion. Me
Gowan called to the attention Of thu
house many women members of club.
would visit the assembly tomorrow
Johnston then asked that the motion
with regard to the visitors cards "bt