The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-21


purpose of preventing marriage be
tween wife persons and Mongolians
there was introduced in the senate
yesterday and now confronts the leg
islature a bill that promises to ado
complications to the Japanese Difficult
ties. Senator Atherton of Twin Falls
is the author of the bill. When intro
ducing it he admitted that it's object
is to prevent marriage relations be-
tween Americans and Mongolians
The necessity of the law, he said, was
due to a case that arose in his own
county Monday when a Japanese had
applied for a license to the county
clerk to wed an American girl.
The county clerk refused to issue
the license, holding that the Japanese
was mulatto.
The clerk, in a letter to the sena-
tor from his county, wrote that the
japanese, when he applied for the
license, was accompanied by G. M.
Booth, the attorney who is to appear
before the senate today to answer af-
fidavits which quote him as saying
that he caused the Japanese embassy's
protest against the Idaho anti-alien
land bill.
Today the senate opens the hearing
into the charges of an improper lobby
maintained during the present session
Al, o1; n
Booth of Twin Falls, the attorney who
is said to have handled the lobby for
$4,000 fee, will be here to testify.
Senator Mitchell, president pro tenn
of the senate is in possession of cor
roborating evidence that Booth told
many people he would get the fee if
the bill was defeated.
The anti-alien bill is going to re-
ceived different treatment at the hands
of the senate and the lower house, ac-
cording to the statements of those
best informed. Representative Kiger
said: There is no doubt whatever
concerning it's passage this time"
Investigation Bill Passed
The administration forced the pas
sage Yesterday of the senate bill ap- |
$4,000 for the state aud
itor to conduct an investigation of the
state land department from the time
the state was admitted into the union
up to January l, 1917. The bill
passed the senate and was sent to the
house.
Several senate and house bills were
killed Senate bill No. Sc, by Rock
we'll and Grant, consolidating num-
ber of state departments under the
state department of agriculture suf-
'ered this fate.
Other bills passed by the senate
we're the following: /
House bill No. 118, by committee 1
IN Misunderstanding for transfer |
# school taxes where pupils attend
chool in counties in which they do
lot reside.
Senate joint memorial No. T. by |
stevenson - Petitioning congress to 3
reate Sawtooth National park. +
Senate joint memorial No. 5, by
Iarding - Asking congress to place
grazing lands in Oneida =
ounty nj Oneida national forest.
Senate bill No. 125, by Grant Civ
lg prospectors rights on state lands :
Senate bill No. 115, by Jackson
roviding school trustees appointed
Senate bill No 113, by Hill, ct al ?
1aH not hold past regular election.
establishing old registration sys- a
IN. =
Senate bill No. 70, by Hill-Requir- .
g insurance companies must keep
,parate accounts of participating %
I'd participating insurance.
House bill No. 115, by committee ~
education - Reducing compulsory -.
hool age from 18 to 16 years.
House bill No. 80, by Kent and
cody = Logged off lands bill, per- n
itting organization of districts to =
lprove lands.
Senate bill No. 127, by Wedgewood
Permitting the furnishing of court
uses, jails, ETC., in counties.
Senate bill No. 1873, by Randall
DIVIDING for establishment Of grad NJ
schools in Lewiston and for or te,
nization of independent school dis oh
ct No. 1, Nez Perce county. Ia
The senate also killed the Nelson tre
/ providing for alimony for wife the
thout granting divorce. of
fhe feature of the house session sci