Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-16
FLOOD Of BILLS IN !.
STATE LEGISLATURE
NUMBER or IMPORTANT MEAS
uRE PRESENTED az IDAHO
LAWMAKERS.
Educational Measures Take the Lead
Appropriations Of si.04u,ss2 Belng
Asked for In Measures
Presented.

Boise, Idaho.-A large number q
bills, including the appropriation meas
ure for state educational. charitable |
and penal institutions. calling for
grand total appropriation OF $l.U4O. SS2 |
were dumped into the legislative hop
per on February 10.
In the senate another thanking
movement was made on the publle
utilities commission by Senator Cum
mings, who introduced q bill to re
peal the necessity and convenience
clause. The senate passed several
bills and killed of as many, two OF
which originated in the house.
Among the important bills intro
duced were several dealing with edu
cational subjects. one of which appro
PIRATES $4,000 for the Boise summer
school, another appropriating $500
Tor physical education in schools,
third relating to inmates of the In
dustrial training school. OInsr meas
ures allow the bureau OF fisheries Of
the United States to propagate fish
In the state, amend the Carey act
laws, license pool and billiard halls,
relate TO sheep trespass. give prose
cutting attorneys q contingent fund, ap
prOpriate $1,000 for veterans 70 at
tend the Vicksburg reunion, allow the
governor to remove highway commits
sioners
The educational appropriation bin
reduces the appropriations asked for
by the state board Of education by
almost 100000. Appropriations are
asked for as follows: State board Of
Education, s47,6O0i University OF
Idaho, maintenance $26O.130. improve.
ments $4,000; Lewiston Normal,
maintenance $120.79O, improvements
$4,000; Albion Normal, maintenance
$4,000, improvements $70,O00; Idaho
Technical Institute, maintenance
s1O6,172, improvements $4,000; Indus
trial Training school. maintenance
s120,64O, improvements $4,000; School
for the Deaf and Blind. maintenance
$4,000.
The so-called labor workmens com.
pensation bill, introduced in the house
OF representatives by Representatives
Bates, Lehrbas and Grice, was on
February 10 recommended for passage
out of the committee Of the whole
in the lower house after It had been
considered as q special order during
most Of the morning session. The
recommendation came following q
short debate and the adoption Of 3
large number OF amendments. the
more important Of which strike from
the bill the occupational disease
clause and reduce the administration
7 fund.
Boise. Idaho.-IThe fight to abolish
the public utilities commission before
the legislature here was lost on
February ., when the senate voted u
indefinitely postpone the bill intro
, duced by Senator Cummings Of Ban
mock county, following a three days
debate. Il was the first test vote
taken, showing where the upper house
, stood with relation to the commits
sion which has been under fre ever
since the legislature opened Its ses
sion. The Cummings bill proposed &c
: repeal the act creating the commits
sion. It was killed By q vote Of u
to 8.
A drastic anti-liquor confscatioE
bin was introduced on February ,. ]
gives the sherfffs Of counties the
: right to seize. and search all satehels
grips, handbags. suitcases, trunks o.
IOther receptacIes used within tht
state. together with horses, wagons
automobiles and other vehicles, 70
y the transportation OF liquors, and
9 the owners are convicted on tn
charge Of violating the prohibition
laws the property may be conhseatei
= and sold at public auction TO the high
e est bidder.
Il The lawmakers seem determined q
get through with their work In recon
n time II possible. and TO that end
Q session was held on Saturday.
r At = meeting OF the state feeders
4 ton OF agriculture here On FebFuar
Ia the state farm markets bureau bill
4 pending i'm the house Of represents
tiyes were fndorsed for passage an
the important action taken to declar
for farmer control In politics.
Idaho win have a board Of irrigs
N ton, as do Oregon, California ana cel
- ba4M OthEE WEBkSfu bG9NS@s Al y gA& y
6 troduced in the lower house Of the LEI
= islature by The committee On irrigs
\ ton. reservoirs and reclamation b.
:. comes Law.
A bin which would permit cities
! towns and villages to condemn ID
) properties Of electric or water sur
n ply companies has been introduced i
a the senate By Senator Nelson 6
Kootenai county.
n The Oil 20 abolish the pupnc utfl
r. ties commission. known IS senate bI
Is No. 20, BY Cummings OF PocateiIe
!. was killed when the senate accepte
e By 3 vote OF % to the report Of IA
5 committee oE the uhoIe that II be Il
definitely postponed.
~ Senator Stevenson brought out
8 storm Of protest when be introduce
ID la motion Ia thr senate 20 have tw
o members q the finance commits
4 Il visit che educational institutions "A