The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-03-02
Capitol Correspondence

Last week resolution to divide
the state of Idaho was advanced on
the House calendar by a vote of Al
to 10. This was regared as a test
vote. 1t was thought for time
that the resolution had accomplished
its purpose and would not be called
up again. But its sudden appear
ance and the last step taken, before
its final passage by the House, was
indeed a surprise. The resolution
is making a better showing in the
House than it's most ardent friends
predicted Whether the same
course will be pursued in the Sen
ate is still an open question, but
the southeastern part of the state
has thus far stood pat for division.
A day or two after the House had
so thoroughly scared the Boiseites
and their friends, a bill was intro
duced to appropriate $850,000 for
the completion of the state house.
This was followed a few hours later
by bill to submit the location of
the capital to a referendum vote.
This was intended to kill the appro-
priation of the state house. The
argument seems to be that after
the state has been divided the capi-
tai will be moved to Pocatello and
the state house remodeled for the
use of the state University. The
wings to the present building could
then be built to suit the needs of
the school.
Of course Boise is much wrought
up over such an outlook and the le-
gal fraternity has discovered that
the matter of state division must
be referred to vote of the people,
but even then it is safe to say that
if the north really desires segrega-
tion union with the Norman vote
would decide the matter. and the
Norman vote stands ready to be de-
livered if needed. Boise's reputa-
tion is better at home than it is in
the surrounding country. This the
writer learned first hand in visiting
some of the cities round about. 1t
is freely predicted that if the state
! is divided "the grass will grow in
the streets of Boise" 1t is not
hard to detect, however, that the
wish is father to the thought
"Boise has hogged everything for
years" seems a prevailing senti.
ment.
The Legislature may only be jok
ing when discussing state division
but many people are taking these
jokes very seriously. City lots are
at their lowest and many persons
are anxious to unload con your owr
terms" The legislature is likel!
to put in the full sixty day tern
and IN the meanwhile Boise il
breathing heavily and at the SAM
time Offering up fervent petition
that this menace, the state legisla
ture, may speedily retire.
The Anti Alien Bill is again be
, fore the legislature of this stat
, and is again creating the usual sen
, sations. That the bill is right an
Just to American citizens cannot b
doubted but as a matter of eXpedi
ency it might be we'll to wait til
this world crisis has passed. The
, if we had to train up Japan in tn
way she should go, it would b
more in the nature of a pleasurabl
holiday experience than at present
There is much discussion abou
the state capital relative to tn
Japs. The marriage of Jap and
supposed white woman at Twi
Falls recently has added fuel to tn
flames. A bill before the Legisl;
> ture to prohibit the marriage {
> whites and Mongolians will doub
less pass. But what is this countl
> coming to that almost every a.
> must be regulated by law.
l. would seem that the fitness
> things would act as bar to prevel
> the citizens of the United Stat