The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-02
COMPENSATION ACT
MEETS DEFEAT
IDAHO SENATE INDEFINITELY
PoSTPoNES WoRKMEN'S
COMPENSATION BILL.
Another Bill Of Same Nature Pending
and VIII Probably Pass-House
Approves Bond Issue for
Better Roads.

bitter fights the state senate has seen
since the legislature opened, the house
workmen's compensation bill, intro
duced by Representatives Bates, Lehr-
bas and Grfce was killed on February
"a, by being indefinitely postponed.
The vote TO kill stood twenty to four
teen. This measure was the so-called
labor bill, and called for compulsory
workmen's compensation. It's defeat
leaves bat one bill of the same nature
pending in the legislature, or the Rock
we'll elective workmen's compensation
act. This bill is assured of passage,
as 1t has the backing of the Republi-
cans and five Democratic. senators
who refused to stand behind the Bates
bill. When it is sent to the house of
representatives a deadlock over it's
passage may result.
The house of representatives passed
the most important bill pending IN the
legislature on February "a, when it ap
proved the $1,000, 900 bond issue set
providing for the building of good
roads in the state. This act will make
available for road construction in
Idaho during the next two years a
grand total Of 81, $4,000, Of which ST.
100000 will be raised by the state,
$1,250,000 raised by the counties, $685.
600 from the federal post road act and
$4,000 from the forest service. 1t
means the most promising era of good
road building in the history of Idaho.
The state bond issue is apportioned
as follows: Panhandle, SIS. 1000; Bon
ner and Boundary counties, $50, 900;
north Pacific highway, ST., 1000; north
and south highway, $4,000; idaho
Montana highway, 100000; Idaho-Pa-
cific highway, $3.50. 900; Yellowstone
highway, $4,000; Idaho-Utah highway,
$40, 200.
The senate created the Tenth Judi
cial district, to be formed out of Nez
Perez, Idaho and Lewis counties, by
passing house bill No. IS, by Giles, on
February "a, and at the same time
passed house bill No. 70, by Welsh,
giving to the Seventh judicial district
an additional judge.
1t is understood that the governor
will approve both bills.
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Boise, Idaho.-The house of repre-
sentatives on February % recommend
ed the $1,000, 900 good road bond is
sue for passage after an unsuccessful
attempt was made to amend the bill
by having 500, 900 of the total set
aside for the building of bridges.
A state department appropriation
bill carrying s46S,OSO was also recon-
mended for passage.
There was introduced in the senate
on February % a measure calling for
a referendum vote in the state as a
whole to determine the definite loca-
ton of the state capitol, as provided
by the constitution. This bill seeks to
counter the measure introduced for a
S850,000 bond issue to complete the
wings of the capitol building.
The anti-alien hearing conducted by
the senate judiciary committee came
to an abrupt and dramatic close on
February %, when G. NJ. Booth, the
Twin Falls attorney associated with
the lobby charges, branded as false
in toto the charges made against him
in affdavits and was forced to face
Senator Elliott, who demanded to
know who had lied, the attorney or
the makers of the affdavits, Messrs.
Rankin, Craig and Hasbrouck. Booth
pleaded his physical unitness to tes-
tify, but crossed the investigation
committee frequently and demanded to
know the charge that was against
him. He was finally escorted from the
senate room and the capitol building
by the sergeant-at-arms and his as
sistant to prevent a personal attack
from two of the men who had sworn
to the affdavits.
The administration forced the pas
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