The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-22
COMP NSATION ACT
PASSED BY HOUSE
MEASURE ADOPTED AFTER ALL
DAY DEBATE BY VOTE OF
IS TO 20.
New Compensation Act Appears in
Senate, it Being Claimed Enough
Votes Have Been Pledged to
Pass it.

Pass it.
Boise, Idaho.-The house of repre-
sentatives on February IT passed the
Bates-Lehrbus-Grice workmen's com
pulsory compensation act, generally
looked upon as the labor organiza.
tons measure, following an all-day
debate, by vote of As to 20. At the
same session and on request Of its
lutnor. Representative Ernest Ander-
son Of Canon county, the house killed,
by indefinite postponement, the so
called Anderson elective compensation
act.
Bitterness crept into the long de-
bate as it reached a climax just be-
fore passage Of the bill
While the house was debating the
Bates and Anderson bills there ap-
peared in the senate a new compen-
sation act backed by Senator Rock
we'll of Blaine county, Senator Ran
dali of Nezperce and three Demo
Gratis, Senators Bradbury, Evans and
Harding. It is an elective act, throw
ing open to employer and employee
alike all sources of compensation. A
commission of three, each commits
sioner assigned to district, to take
charge of administering its terms at
1 salary of $4,000 per annum. For
death from SOS to S65 per month is
paid the heirs for period Of seven
years. For total and partial disabil-
ity Of an employee the rate Oh com
pensation is equal to IS per cent Of
the salary received by the disabled
employee. Employers may elect what
compensation they desire. State in
surance compensation is provided.
The compensation bill is not to be-
come effective until January. 1918. An
appropriation of $4,000 is carried to
put it in force and effect A COM
pensation bill providing for state in
surance creates the office Of compen-
sation commissioner to administer the
state insurance and an appropriation
If $4,000 goes with the measure.
Enough votes are said to be pledged
n the senate to pass the bill.
Boise, Idaho. = The final appropria-
ion bill for the present legislative ses-
sion made it's appearance in the house
Of representatives on February 10, car
rying a grand total of s669,725, while
the senate reversed its action on the
Portneuf county division bill, which it
defeated on the previous day, recon
sidered the vote and passed and sent
it to the governor.
At the same session the senate
passed the Payette county division bill,
attaching thereto an enabling act. The
vote by which the Portneuf division
dill, which divides Bannock county and
names Downey as the county seat,
was passed, 10 to Is. There was not
4 dissenting vote against the Payette
measure, which will create new coun-
~ out of Canyon, with Payette as the
county seat.
The totals carried by the general ap-
preparations bill are slightly revised
over the budgets which departments
recommended, some of them being
scaled down and others revised up
wards. They are as follows: State
treasurer, $36,4O0; state engineer, $751;
300; mine inspector, $4,000; land
board, $12O,32O; public utilities com
mission, $69, 23O; farm market bureau,
s25 900; state veterinarian, S31,500;
pure food department, $4,000; state
horticultural inspector, $4,000; state
board of health, $24,3O5; district
courts, s172,5OO; capitol building and
grounds, $4,000; travelling library,
$4,000; Lava Hot springs, $4,000.
The senate on February Is passed
The Hill memorial to congress, asking
hat sufficient funds be appropriated
% clear out the channel of the Snake
river at Lorenzo to care for the flood
waters in the Jackson lake reservoir,
which are used for irrigation purposes.
Damage to land along the shores is
lone by the flood waters.
Bills were introduced in the senate
On February Is revising the primary
law so that county candidates are nom
mated at county primaries and at the
same time delegates are elected to
state conventions to nominate candi-
dates for state offices. The bill is by
Senator Evans, a Democrat.
Senator Mitchell introduced a bill
providing long time loans to endow
nent funds of the state on the amor
tization plan. A corrupt practice act
was also introduced.
In the house there appeared bill
by Kribs that aims to regulate auto
mobile lights and prevent accidents
rom their glare. The rays of the light
cannot exceed forty-two inches from
he ground at a point fifty feet from
he car, by the terms of the bill. An
)ther bill takes from chauffeurs their !
license when they violate the speed |
VS., and a third appropriates 100000 |
or the erection of a, suitable monu=
nent in memory of Frank Steunen- /
,erg, assassinated governor of Idaho.
A bill by Alfred and Johnson au-
horizes peace officers arresting per
ons for violating the prohibition laws
o seize and confiscate automobiles,
,oats, vehicles and horses used in the
of intoxicating liquors,
J we'll as suitcases and trunks.
Twenty thousand dollars for the
ayment of maintenance, supervision,
RACES and equipment of convicts used
n road work is asked in a bill intro
uced last week. A bill in which S10,-