Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
MONEY PROVIDED
!. FOR BRIDGES OVER
THE Snake river
Total of $4,000 Appropri-
ated for Structures at
Ousley's Ferry, Clark S
Fork and Nampa- Froman
Ferry.

number of important bridges
across the Snake river were ordered
constructed by the house of repre-
sentatives. In fact, the house gave Its
approval to grand total appropria-
ton of $4,000 for these bridges by
passing the Bennett bill authorizing
$4,000 to be spent for bridge at
Ousley's ferry. $4,000 for the Clark s
Fork bridge In Bonner county and
100000 for the Nampa- Froman ferry
interurban bridge.
Representative Bennett saved the
Ousley's ferry bridge bill from defeat.
Taking the floor in its defense he
spoke at length, showing the necessity
Of the structure and the good that it
would do for travel in the southern
portion of the state. The bill had a
close shave but was passed by vote
of SO to 80. Originally the measure
carried a $4,000 appropriation but it
was shaved in order to make its pass
age easier.
FOR PRISON LABOR.
The house reached a compromise
on the prison labor good road equip
ment measure AS introduced 1t car
effort was made to cut this to $4,000.
Later a conference was held and $15,-
600 was agreed upon so the bill was
cut $4,000. 1t will equip the convict
road camps with the necessary ma
chinery to work on state highways,
something they have not heretofore
had.
STEuNEN6ERG MONUMENT.
An appropriation of $4,000 to be
expended for suitable monument to
be erected at some spot In the state
to the memory of Ex-Governor Frank
Steunenberg, who died the victim of
an assassin's bomb, was also passed.
A commission to be appointed by the
governor is to have charge of the ex-
penditure of the money and will Sc
lect the location for the monument.
The Kent memorial to congress ask
ing for $750,000 to go with $1,000,000
appropriated by British Columbia for
the removal of the gravel bar in the
Kootenai lake near the international
boundary line, was also approved. Re-
moval OF the bar will result in the
reclamation of thousands Of acres of
valuable meadow lands in the Kootenai
valley.
FIGHT ON MEMORIALS.
The night session of the house wit
messed lively fight over an effort
to revive the two senate memorials to
congress seeking to break up an al
legged grazing monopoly in this state,
both of which were defeated at the
afternoon session. The first of these
memorials was by Harding asking
congress to give the farmers in Oneida
county relief against the provisions
of the 640-acre homestead act and
the second was by Wedgewood, asking
congress to enact legislation to destroy
the grazing monopoly in the western
states.
The house having gone on record.
before with reference to the enlarged
homestead act 1t was held by mem
bers that there was no necessity for
passing both memorials. Representa-
tive Shearer moved their indefinite
postponement. At the evening session
he said he had acted hastily in the
matter and moved that the vote by
which the memorials were killed be
reconsidered. This started fight on
the floor,
Representative McMurray led the
fight against the memorials, holding
both were detrimental to the interests
of the farmer, stock and sheepnlen of
Idaho and sought to place the state in
the light OF asking congress TO do
that it should not do. He
was successful and the house voted
against reconsidering both memorials.
He had the support OF Johnston,
Streit2, Albrethsen and Adamson.
Hubbard, Bennett and Shearer spoke
in favor OF the memorials. The de-
bate waxed warm but when the vote
was taken for reconsideration Il was
overwhelming against II.