The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-26
FLOOD LEGISLATURE
WITH MORE BILLS
MEASURE TO AMEND THE CON
STiTUTIoN OFFERED BY SEN
ATOR THOMAS.
Bill Appears in House Seeking to
Place the Appointive Power in
Hands of Governor to Name
United States Senator.

Boise, ho.-Administration meas
ures flooded onto the floors OF the
peared in the house of representatives
measures .seking to place the appoint
i've power in the hands of the gov
ernor to name United States SEN
ator IL for any reason there is a
vacancy in the Idaho delegation in
election law that eliminates the
straight ballot and places on the gen
eral election ballot the names of the
president and vice-presidential can
didates; measures giving the land
board greater power in the supervi-
sion of Carey act projects and pro
noting companies; relief bills for the
King Hill and King Hill Extension
projects, and bill placing more pow
er in the hands Of the director OF
farm markets.
The most important measure intro
minority, Senator Thomas of Bing-
ham offering joint resolution TO
amend the constitution of the state so
that a constitutional convention can
be called to revise the antiquated doc
ument adopted twenty-seven years
ago and to which twenty-four amend
ments have been adopted. Senator
Thomas holds that important changes
have taken place in the social and
economic life of Idaho since this in
strument was adopted and it is time
it was revised up to present-day meth
DDS. Another measure introduced pro,
vides for county care Of unfortunate
blind.
Heads of all state institutions will
be forced in the future to make
monthly reports to the governor anc
to turn in to the state treasury al
moneys earned by those institutions
if a bill introduced in the lower house
by Ernest Anderson Of Canyon coun
ty becomes law.
Boise, Idaho.-The public utilities
| commission was both attacked ant
supported by bills introduced on Jan
uary IS. Senator Cummings launched
a measure to repeal the act creating
/ the commission. Representative Huss
man and Goehry introduced an ad
ministration bill to give the CON
mission supervision over securities.
The bills Endorsed by the convict
At the penitentiary and commission
Of private citizens seeking to Civ
| the prisoners educational facilities, t
provide state parole warden and t
prevent a convict from testifying O
The witness stand as to former priso
records we're introduced in the house
Another measure annexes part @
Blaine county to Minidoka.
Another bill of Importance, seekin
| 20 take from the legislature the pow
sr to create new counties and plac
ing it in the hands of county com
/ missioners, who are empowered t.
call elections at which IS per cen
Of the vote cast among the resident
in the territory to form new count,
creates it, was filed in the house.
The legislature paid respect to tn
memory of the late Admiral Georg
Dewey on January 49, In the senate
Senator Walker of Boundary count.
paid a glowing tribute to the herr
| of Manila, and urged that the man
hood of America pattern after his nc
BILE character.
The senate adjourned the morning
session on January Is as mark Q
| respect. The house adjourned afte
a short session to Friday.
Conservation and control of avail
able water power sites and resource
by congressional acts was urged in
memorial introduced in the house b.
The memorial recites there is a re
ported water power monopoly now il
Idaho and other western states.
While the senate passed the bill
giving to the Fifth district court o
the southeast an extra Judge, unde
suspension of the rules, the hous
killed the Tenth judicial district bill
placing Lewis and Idaho counties i
that district, as introduced by Repre-
sentative Giles, by indefinitely pos
poning it. This action was taken be
cause a similar bill is pending 10
consideration in the senate.
Twin Falls county will be in Pc
sition to build highway through
portion of Owyhee county to the M
vada state line without annexing
tier Of townships located in the la
ter county if bill introduced in tn
lower house of the legislature by +
M. Sims is made law.
The administration will indorse tn
workmen's compensation act intrt
duced in the lower house of the lei
islature by Ross w. Bates, it is salt
This is the bill which has the SUI
port of organized labor.
Idaho will have an alien land la
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