Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-09

day night. For over two hours 1t was
the center of bitter fight.
There was hardly a senator on the
floor who did not take part in the dis
cussion. When Lowe of Cassia moved
a reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill was recalled from the house
a dozen solons were on their feet
clarnoring for reorganization from tho
president. Those opposed to the mo-
ton charged that Lowe was out of
order and had no right to make II as
he had not voted in the affirmative.
Immediately call of the senate was
directed and Senator Pettibone, the
absent member, located. This took
half hour. By this time the senate dis
covered that pursuant to its earlier in
structions the bill was actually in its
possession. Chairman Ingard of the
conference committee then moved the
bill be ordered returned to the house
and the committee be given instruc-
tons to further proceed with a confer
ence.
SAID IT WAS ULTIMATUM.
Those who believed that the dead
lock could not be broken argued
against this motion. Stevenson of Sho-
shone held that the house had by the
Bates motion virtually delivered an ul-
timatum to accept the bill in it's present
form or nothing and in his opinion, he
said. further negotiations were useless.
Ingard held to his original motion de-
claring that where there was the slight
est possibility for the two houses to get
together the conference should be con-
tinued. How long will it take?" quer-
iaI ~
replied Ingard. ut may be one, it may
be two weeks or it may be a few
hours"
MITCHELL SCORES MEMBERS.
President Pro Tenn Mitchell scored
members for taking up too much val
liable time with a measure when it
was very apparent that there was no
chance of the two branches of the leg
islature getting together. He urged
that the senate take some definite ac-
ton one way or the other. A cross fire
Of amy retorts was heard and finally
someone charged Mitchell with not be-
ing familiar with the compensation
measure. The president pro TEN
brought down the house in a shower of
applause when he cried, "Well, I'm will
ing to admit that do not know much
about compensation, and that's more
than 80 per cent of the rest of you are"
During the discussion when members
arose they were told to ''sit down" or
keep stilP' and several members re-
senting the remarks of others took the
floor to score them, declaring they did
not propose to be dictated to. One SEN
ator was told he was the tall attempt
ing to wag the senate. President Park
er had his hands full keeping order and
was repeatedly forced to rap senators
to their seats when they persisted in
talking. An attempt to adjourn was
voted down. An effort to force the
committee to report at 10 o'clock was
voted down but the motion to return |
the bill to the house and continue ne !
gotiations was carried by a vote of 20 !
to Is, the committee to make a report |
on progress at o'clock
The house debate Oh the compensa-
ton bill was also a stormy one.
MOODY SERVED NOTICE.
In support of his motion that the bill |
as amended by the house, be sent to |
the senate without change, with the
that the house would not con-
sent to further changes, Bates declared |
that the senate bill whether knowingly |
or unknowingly was clearly drawn in |
the interest of the casualty companies. |
He referred to human suffering being
commercialized. Kribs of Shoshone ex-
planned how the two committees in |
had met and that the third |