Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-08
SOME INSIDE news
FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATURE
Pep HuSSMAN WRITES INTER
rsTING LETTER ON DOINGS OF
PRESENT SESSION
STATE AND COUNTY DIVISION
North Serious on Dividing State While
sonth Not Frightened-The Position
of Idaho County Members on Selway
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 25, 1917

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 25, 1917
Editor Wisener:
This is Sunday and while time is not
hanging around liesurely waiting fol-
something to turn up, yet official
duties are not calling, so that l am af
forded an opportunity to make good my
promise of letter from the capital
city.
As the session draws nearer the close
interest becomes greater and by con
templating the business before us and
looking back to what has taken place
! already, one can see some of the things
! for which the present session will be
remembered, whether with satisfaction
/ and gratitude or condemnation remains
/ to be seen. No doubt we shall come in
/ for both, for it is not to be expected
/ that the verdict will be unanimous.
Among some of the things that will
4 be remembered is the removal of the
University movement which, however,
was confined and due more, or at least
as much, to the newspapers than to the
legislature.
Next comes the state division plan,
which, however, is not confined to the
newspapers and which no doubt will
come to pass so far as the legislature is
concerned. What will become of it af
/ ter that is matter of conjecture, al
though it does not take a far-seeing
statesman to predict with some degree
of certainty as to it's ultimate disposi-
/ tion. So far it has not engendered any
bitter feeling and | do not believe it is
going to, because it is not considered
/ in serious light by the ants but as
far as the leaders from the north are
concerned, they seem in dead earnest
and refuse to have it referred to in a
scurrilous or light vein. 1t is strange
how such eruptions make bed fellows
out of men that otherwise are political
rivals and that haven't the slightest
thing outside of that in common with
one another.
| believe this movement has done
more to bring the northern representa-.
tyes to their senses to assume a united
front on all matters erecting the north
ern part of the State than anything else
could have done. At first | was afraid
that it would prove the stumbling bolck
TO our road program, but it proved to
4 be just the reverse. While the question
was raised many times before the road
Dill came to bat, as to the apportion-
ment of the money provided for by this
bond issue, when the time ca me to vote
on 1t the question was hardly raised and
not one vote was east against it. Even
the farmer members were for it to a
man, this probably to show their graft.
.ude for the many drastic bills the
mousse passed that were especially in the
interests of the farmer. No doubt the
farmers have Jared well in the House
and if they fare as well in the senate
/ Ethey will have laws regulating the sale
and distribution of farm Or oducts that
/ will greatly help them to more fully
realize their full share of the high
prices being paid by the consumer.
Inc farmers have also been among
sne most conspicuous and effective lob
oyists, not in the way of distributing
.ne Ilithy lucre, but in kee ping watch
vi thelr representatives and having the
atsuments for the necessity for their
oiirs IL put forth by able men on the floor.
me FARMERS are largely in the major
lns, although almost every line of in
uus1fy and profession is represented, ex-
.ep' lawyers perhaps; they are here. but
not lawyers. All in all, the legislative
eem eaneh Is composed of as fine and manly
ut .o"s as one could find anywhere and,
on. ".eaer ao the shortcomings Of the pres
cut session, it must be char rged to the
|.m fort, q. ana not to be members. After
o..y -IlVe days acquaintance and labors
on;i ml.n them, | have not changed my
pihloh IN this respect. While some
,nes selfishness crops out d nd also in
opacity to realize that the State is
stea.er sha.e. than their county, it is generally
shortlived. = =
was 40 oefore stated, the road program
/ H;ohai oaified out as formulated by the
tbor;1ay Commission. This bill au-
MIL the issuance of road bonds for
il on ailao dollars, out of which $150,000
sloa 'ea oon Tor Idaho County, besides
i abIo bIo'GoV OF post roads aid made avail
t;on ~ reason of the state's contribu-
Nor,, al OF which is to be nsed on the
ysn ~ and South Highway.
tba n1er seeing and hearing SO much of
nse ae eAtravagance attendant to large an.
missionara paced IN the hands of COM
against y ! am somewhat prejudiced
money hn4 ais manner of expending
How sha' ~ there is no way out of it.
/ the diff difu u be donef Placed with
We. of ehu County commissioners ?
willing tba, b.uurse, would be perfectly
have cbanae our commissioners should
| our eonn,,. Oh all moneys coming to
bers of ~ out would the other mem
| . plana legislature approve of such