The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-03-02
ADMINISTRATION DAY
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
NUMBER OF MEASURES ARE
PASSED IN CARRYING OUT AD-
MINisTRATloN PROGRAM.
Senate Defeats Measure Repeating
the Poll Tax Law-Two More
New Counties Created In
Idaho.

Boise. Idaho.-Fehruary % was ad-
ministration day in the legislature. |
Among the administration measures |
that were passed were the following: |
Torren's land title act; measure Civ |
ing governor power to remove for |
cause subordinate employees OF hts |
own appointees; revised hsh and
game bill as recommended by the
fish and game department; authoriz-
ing state examiner TO install uniform
system OF accounting. Senate de-
feated the Lewis Daughters Kiner
measure repeating the poll tax law,
which has passed the house.
The senate made tbs Bates work
mems compensation bill, which pass
| ed the house, and the Rockwell work
mems compensation bill introduced in
the senate, special orders for consid-
Grafton. Statewide interest eenters
| in these bills. two of the most import
ant pending in the legislature. The
Bates bill is recognized as the labor
measure and provides for compulsory
| compensation. The Rockwell bill pro
! vides for elective compensation, while
opposed by the laboring men. is IA
vored by the employers over the
Bates act.
After a lively debate the senate
trowned down and defeated the house
bill by Moody, seeking to repeal the
statute clothing the commissioner Of
immigration. labor and statistics with
power. This is a constitutional Of
fee and the senate did not think it
| al - he IL
concerning it, regardless OF the fact
there is not at the present time a
commissioner OF immigration.
That the senate does not approve
Of the anti-Asiatic marriage bill that
was introduced several days ago, 10
apparent from the fact that the ju-
dietary committee recommended ii
be not printed. Senator Anterior. its
author, only saved the bill for the
printer after making a strong plea TO
give 1t a chance for consideration.
The committees report is looked upon
IN legislative circles as a forecast
Of its early defeat.
North and south Idaho divided hon
DIS in the legislature on February %
FOR each received a new county from
he house of representatives. An en-
abling act was passed to create the
county of Selway out of part of Lewis
and Idaho counties in the panhandle
and a straight county division meas
ure known as Bear River was passed
to create another new county out o.
Bannock in the southeast. The sen
ate has yet to pass its approval or
the measures. II they are passed ST,
new counties will have been created
while three other division measures
are pending. Governor Alexande
signed the Camas and Butte count,
division bills.
Boise, Idaho.-There are two out
standing developments as the result
OF the anti-alien or japanese lobby in
vestigation opened by the senate o
. the Idaho legislature on February 81
The first is that e. NJ Booth, the al
torney who conducted the lobby
never fled a formal protest with tn
state department against the passag
of the anti-alien act. nor did the JAP
anese embassy. The second Is tina
the japanese government has eyj
, | denced interest in another bin pend
ing before the legislature seeking &
prevent marriage between Mongc
iians and American girls. II was ad
mitted this measure seeks principal
TO bar marriage between Japanes
: and Americans. The Toxic consul a
Portland. Ore. wired the secretary O
state for the fun text of the bill, wAic
e was forwarded. Formal rrotes
p against passage OF the measure ma
I be lodged with the state department
( at Washington.
4 In opening the anti-alien inyestlg'
' ton the senate placed four witnesse
on the stand-Booih. the attorney II
I VOWED, Senator J. w. Shields. Min
doka county; c. W. Craig, Blaekfoot
Hugh Rankin. Ashton. and Ned la
hrouch. Boise.
On the witness stand Wcdnesda
: Booth admitted tia. he had been a.
tive against the bin on behalf OF IA
japanese and because he thought |
pass the measure In face OF an int
= IA oual crisis would be un-America
; AMI only bring on greater trouble, II
= said the matter Of the large fee h
. only been mentioned lev.ty aud q
; ned he had ever meant 10 leave q
\ iuT rcssion such a fee would be pal
] "a also informed the senate hat Z
I formal protest against the bill ba
j ever been fled by the japanese go
q s~r4-~NnrF he uta#a want