The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-09
ANTI-ALIEN LAND
BILL SIOETRACKEO
IDAHO LEGISLATURE WILL DO
NOTHING TO EmeARRAsS
THE NATION.
Leaders Of the Senate, In Response 70
Plea from Senator Borah, Decide
TO Sidetrack Much Discussed
Measure

the Idaho senate decided uu February
that the anttau"n land ownership
bill. passed by the house. would b.
He'd IN order not to ombarrass the
United states government during the
present international crisis
telegram was read In the senate
from United States Senator Borah In
which he asked that no legislation Of
this kind be enacted at this time No
formal action was taken. but move
10 Kill the measure by indefinite post
pOncmeut was started
Japan objected TO the proposed bill
which Is similar to CALIFORNIA; anti,
alien land ownership law. and the
state department asked the Idaho del
eEation In congress 10 use their in
huence to prevent It's passage.
Two hours discussion OF the bill at
an informal session OF the senate al
night resulted In an apparent under
standing that the measure. II brought
out OF committee, would be defeated
by almost unanimous vote.
Ia telegram 10 the members OF
the Idaho legislature, Senator Borah,
now In Washington said In part:
am sending this at the earnest
request OF the state department. This
bill Is causing the government deep
concern | Buggcst that only upon the
most substantial and imminent rca.
sons should we embarrass the govern.
ment. particularly at this time In
TINS critical hour we ought not TO
exercise our state rights unless the
situation compels us to do so.
! have taken the liberty to assure
the president that neither the leglaln.
ture nor the people of our state would
want to add 10 his task al this Iunc.
lure OF our foreign AFFAIRS other than
Tor vital and controlling reasons"
Both houses of tho legislature ad
journed early Friday, February .
out Of Tcsbect TO the late Mrs. II. II
Taylor wife OF former Lieutenant
Governor Taylor She died Thursday
a. Spokane, Senators Mitchell, Thorn.
as, Lowe, jackson and Harding and
Representatives Moody, McGowan.
Huseman, Hubbard and Richards were
appointed M committees 20 draft res.
olutions OF coincidence
Governor Alexander and other state
authorities we're exonerated OF any
hlamc for che delay oCcasloned In mus.
toring out the Second Idaho infantry.
when the committee In the lower
house Of the Legislature reported back
TO the house The committee held
the Generalization OF the troops 10 be
matter entirely IN the control OF the
federal government.
Members Of the majority came back
az the minority In the house last week
with u second administration measure
giving the governor power 10 remove
Sherins and county attorneys who are
derclict In their duties. Il is intended
10 strengthen the antlllquor laws, II
reads differently but has the same
meaning "a similar bill killed In the
house last week by the Republicans
The new bin was drawn and intro.
duced by Ernest Anderson II pro
Vides for tho creation NJ BOARD made
up Of the attorney general the gov.
ernor and the secretary OF state. who
shall pass upon the removal OF any
shcrtn or county attorney slated FOR
dismissal by the governor.
bill prescribed by REPRESENTATIVE
Jones makes It unlawful for any per.
aoH to buy sell or operate an automo
bile from which the manufacturcr's
serial number has been removed
Tho proposal for removal ~ tho
state university from Moscow 10
southern Idaho took concrete form
Monday when Alma FIndlay ~ Bear
Lake introduced Ia the lower house OF
the legislature a ioiut resolution nut
ting the matter up 20 vote OF the
rcuple at the neat general election
F'ndiay does not say In his resolu
tion where he would locate the uni
Ncrsity. Il ts taken from northern
Idaho. leaving that to br determined
~ the neat LEGISLATURE
senator Walker aaa introduced q
Measure creating the county ur Lake
cut of territory taken from Bonner
and huotvnH counties aud naming
spirit Lake as fhr COUNTY seat
FhH 1s'.s creating gar county pF
Butte ani pre- .lfns faF tN= anHrNt
'an of portion af Hammock eaun,y
iF Franklin a1 an enabling act atrrr I
E.ssrt DIS The Fru#t- I.af arya
The ceusaHd gi|au of fhs sfatu beard f
m ETAHH. tUs pare f.Hf department f
Pm" board ut medical examiner ana .
f." state board ut us.raHafH.r exam .
#Hra s provided faF boz au agH.a#.frt. +
H measure mtra IueyH ln tnu lower .
""# of t.r legislature Hy Hrrr, amt. f
a..sH Sims es Twin Fails