Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-19

PROPERTY KILLED
House Resolution Asking
Government to Purchase
Collister Flats Fails to
Pass Senate - Amend
ments Held Up.
The Collister flats in this city will
continue to stand In front of the new
state capitol building so far as the
present legislature is concerned, for the
senate at its session today killed the
memorial that had passed the house of
representatives as introduced by Re-
representatives. Storey of Ada and John
ston Of Bingham, asking congress to
provide the means for their purchase,
condemnation and removal. The upper
house indefinitely postponed the me-
mortal. 1t was the object of the auth
ors to call the attention OF the post
master general and the present con-
gress to the existence Of the flats
which were classed as unsghtly in the
approach to the hands ONE state edi-
flee.
MAY HOLD UP AMENDMENTS.
Apparently the senate is going to
hold practically all proposed amend
ments to the state constitution that
originate in either branch of the legis-
iature until such time as it is learn
ed whether the proposed constitutional
convention is to be authorized. Up to
today it had killed practically all
amendments but departed from that
program to pass house joint resolution
No. s, by the committee on agriculture
which seeks to so amend the state con-
stituton so that cooperative associa-
tons shall not be governed by the con-
stitutional provision relating to the
election of directors and managers of
corporations.
A motion to hold up all proposed
amendments was made in the senate
while the one above was under discus
sion but 1t was later withdrawn.
TAKE ADVANTAGE FEDERAL ACT.
Tonight the first night session is to
be held when the Thomas bill seeking
to amend the public utilities commits
sion act SO as to remove its jurisdiction
over municipal public utilities will be
discussed together the Shepherd bill
relating TO the bonding of school dis
tricts. The session will start at
o'clock
The house bills fathered by Newport,
allowing Idaho to take advantage of
the f~dcral land bank act were passed
and sent to the governor for his APP
prevail.
PORTNEUF BILL APPEARS.
Among the important bills that were
introduced in tho senate today WAS the
new Portncuf county division measure
which seeks to divide the county of
Bannoek. This bill AS il originated and
passed the house was killed in'thc sen
ate, later rcconsidcrc1 and passed when
ii was discovered that At the time of
pa s3aee thu bill was in the hands OF
the house. SO that passage was held
nun and void. Senator Cummings is
the author Of the measure.
sar> 10 enable him to do SO. Motion
carried.
George l.. Crookham, Mackay, Idaho,
VAS granted Il refund of S5aS9 on fae
flied with application for farm loan.
Check to be drawn from the | per cent
loan fund.
1t was moved and carried that the
register furnish the land board with a
full account OF the Ben Muir loan of
$4,000.
MEETING OF FEB. II.
Poise, Idaho, Feb. Il, 1917. State
board Of land commissions of the state
of Idaho met this day pursuant 10 call
in special session
Present Honorable NJ. Alexander,
governor and chairman; I. a. Walters.
attorney general; w +. Dougherty.
secretary of state, Ethel T. tedfied,
superintendent, Of public instruction.;
g. Van Deusen, state auditor; NJ. c.
Stott, register
Whereupon the following proceedings
were had, to-wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved
1t was moved by Governor Alexand-
, CT libl iilt attorney stHtidl DC III
structcd 10 bring foreclosure proceed
ings against loan No. ss4 in the name
Of Robert b. Wilson of Emmett Idaho,
and that he be requested to give this
loan precedence over all others in fore
closure proceedings. Upon rollcail the
following vote resulted:
Ycs--Governor, secretary of state.
superintendent of public instruction.
state auditor. Pass Attorney general.
Motion carried.
Governor Alexander presented copy
OF the agreement between the Blaine
County Investment company and the
settlers. requesting that same be filed
in the office of the register.
Bond In the sum of 100000 Of VIII
liam 4. Calender. chief clerk and
cashier in the registers office, was
approved and ordered filed.
The following resolution was pre-