The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
vHAr THE soLoNs ARE DOING
In the House

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Bills passed in the house last
week:
Al resolution to create state out
Of the present state and authorizing
s. d constitutional convention to be
held at Moscow, June 10.
IA bill appropriating $4,000 for
an Investigation of the land depart
nerlt, covering all the time from Ida
4 hos entrance in the union to jan
uary 1, 1917.
The series of education measures
\ passed, including one giving the
county commissioners authority to
levy school taxes not to exceed SIS
.per capita, and a $4,000 appropria-
tion for the Boise summer school.
The bill providing for the purchase
Of Fort Lemhi as historical land
mark.
memorial to congress was
authorized, asking for $750,O00 to
clear Kootenai lake, and memorial
Tor the creation Of an Idaho NATIONAL
park in the Sawtooth mountaines.
A bilL to allow counties to make
\ tax levies for building bridges and
roads.
Compensation Troubles
On Friday the senate's workmen's
compensation bill came along, and
the house played around with it till
finally it landed with the committee
of the whole, when the Anderson bill
was to be substituted for it. The
4 next day was almost entirely given
over to this bill, and the result was
an elimination of the body OF the
gsenate's bill and the Introduction OF
the Anderson bill into the empty
place.
5s In the Senate
4 # Bills and resolutions in the senate
were passed as follows:
u The MCGOWAN house memorial
urging congress to prohibit the man.
tifacture of Intoxicating liquors by
passing a federal amendment.
II A series of bills to restrict the &C
}tivities of l. w. w. members and
prevent industrial disturbances.
8 A bill creating new state bank
ing bureau to handle all state school
funds and conduct states banking
business.
N A bill authorizing the appointment
of code commissioner.
v The $1,000,00O good roads bond
issue BILL the state treasurer was
authorized to receive bids while the
legislature is in session. The i'm
mediate sale of bonds was cancelled
from the bill the following day.
A memorial to congress uring the
allowance of free development of
water power sites on public and In
dian lands.
The Moody divorce residence bill
extending the time from 6 to IL
months.
House bill appropriating $4,000
for erection of Steunenberg monu-
ment.
Series of agricultural bills
strengthing the farm markets
bureau, licensing threshers, cream
cries, cheese factories and diaries, re-
curing assessors to collect agricul-
tural and horticultural statistics and
giving state director the power to
inspect books of farm associations
Selway county enabling act, and
bill to annex part of Fremont to
Madison county.
Unanimous consent given to
change name of Bear River county
to Hawley county, in honor OF James
H. Hawley, ex-governor.
A communication was read in the
house of representatives Tuesday
morning from Governor Alexander
urging that measures be taken to Sc
cure lower rates of interest in the
state. Mr.. Johnston took up the
cause declaring that the small bor-
rover sho Id have easier methods OF
securing funds and that farmers
should be assisted in capitalizing
their business.
State Division
It is freely being charged at Boise
that combination between state
and county divisionists made the pas
sage of the state division bill in the
house possible. 1t is claimed by
members that those who were for
county division in their own territory
voted for state division. ...
Bills by the committee on educa-
ton were passed by the house as fol-
lows:
Bill empowering the board OF
trustees of any school board to estab-
lish a teachers pension.
Bill allowing the board OF school
trustees to issue coupon bonds, not
to exceed 20 years, payable on the
amortization plan.
Bill providing boards of county
commissioners with power to levy
taxes for general school purposes
which shall be sufficient to raise
minimum sum of SIS per capita OF
school enumeration.
Bill appropriating $500 to be-
;hsed for the physical education and
health work in public schools.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for the