The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-02
Lake County
Bill introduced
Legislature Busy.--House Passes Number
of Measures.

Friends OF the plan 10 DIVIDE
Kootenai county were pleased to
learn Ian. 2o that Senator Walker
of Boundary county had introduced
the Lake county division bill in
the senate, creating that county
out of southern Bonner and north
ern Kootenai counties. A fight to
secure the passage OF the bill
through both houses will now be
made in the face of opposition
from the senators and representa-
tives of Bonner and Kootenai.
Neither the people of Standpoint
nor those of Ceur d'Alene are eX-
pected to approve a plan to de-
prive their respective counties OF
so much taxable territory. The
new county would have valuation
of more than six millions and
Spirit Lake would be the temper
ary county seat, the permanent
county seat to be decided two
years later by vote of the people.
Agitation of south and south
eastern Idaho to remove the Uni
versity from Moscow to Boise,
eliminated Monday in the intro
duction of resolution in the house,
proposing an amendment to the
state constitution to remove the
University from Moscow to "some
other place in the state" North
ern members of the Legislature are
up in arms against the move and
threaten an attempt by the north
ern counties to secede if the south
east persists in it's efforts to take
the educational institution.
Boise, Idaho.-A radical change il
the present legislative system is pro
posed in house Joint resolution
introduced in the lower house Thurs
day by Daughters, Johnston ant
Lucas. The resolution proposes tina
the constitution be so amended as t.
replace the two branches of the legis
lature with a single house Of Fl mem
bers which would be in session th
year around and rob the governor o
his veto power. The proposal woul
be submitted to the people at tn
general election ia 1918.
Under the terms of the resolutio
the state would be divided into 2
districts, each of which would have
member in the house elected ever
two years, as at present. Member
would be paid a salary of $1,000 d yea
each. but the members would not
expected by the men who propose TT
change to devote their entire time
legislative matters, meeting only fro
time to time on call of the governo
Regular sessions would be held
January of each year.
A majority Of the members OF I'll
house of representatives under u
proposed new system would constltu
a quorum and could enact such legi
lation as they thought best. All biI
passed would be signed by the speak
instead of by the governor, as
present.
1t is estimated that the cost
running the legislative department
the state under the system propos
in the resolution would be approx
mately $4,000 year.
An effort on the part of the Dem
Gratis in the lower house of the legl
lature to give the governor unllmit
power in removing sheritfs and cour
attorneys for failure to enforce
prohibition laws Of the state v
blocked by the minority when
bill was called up for vote on tn
reading. The bill was an admin
tration measure asked for by Cover
Alexander in his message. The
publicans insisted that such a Ii
in addition 10 being unconstitution
would be made a political footb
H.
Canyon. 1t received almost Sc
support from the maj ority, but th