The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-01
BUSY DAYS IN THE
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS
ARE CONSIDERED AND MANY
NEW ONES PRESENTED.
New Educational Institution consoIi-
dalton Program Considered at Meet
Ing of Committees From
Both Houses. -t~

~ division bill was passed and sen
to the governor The house passed I
relief bill appropraiting $26,322 for tn,
King Hill project; also a measure EN-
powerang the governor to fill vacancies
In the United States senate.
Bills were introduced, one creating
100000 bond issue for good roads
another consolidating the pure foot
and board of health departments, &
third creating state agricultural
board and a fourth dividing the state
into two congressional districts.
A new tentative educational insti.
tuition consolidation program was pro
posed at joint meeting of the educa-
tional institution committees of the
house and senate of the present leg
islature with the state board of edu-
cation on January 81, which, in the
concrete, is to give the University of
Idaho a more central location by es-
tablishing it at Boise or some place
in this section of the state; to aban-
don the Lewiston normal and estab-
fish it In the university buildings at
MOSCOW; giving to the north one state
normal; to abandon the Albion nor
NAL at Albion and locate it at Poca-
tello, combining it with the Idaho
Technical institute there, thereby
keeping the second state normal
school in the southern part of the
state.
Senator Harding of Oneida county
first proposed that a general consoli-
tional institutions be worked out. He
was followed by Representative Stor-
ely of Ada county, for a number of
sessions a member of the legislature,
who Endorsed the plan. Senator Jack
son of Bonner county first suggested
that the University of Idaho be given
a more central location where eli
matte conditions would be more favor
able. Other members of the commit |
tee coined in the discussion. No def |
mite action was taken. The primary |
purpose of the joint conference was |
10 ascertain the needs of the several |
institutions. A conference was held
with the appropriation committee of
the house by the board regarding the
budgets for the several institutions
under its control, which have to be re-
Vised owing to the limitation Of the
bonded Indebtedness of the S1ate.
Boise, Idaho-The second Idaho
regiment and the United States army
officers in charge of its demobiliza-
ion at the Boise barracks here were
given a clean bill of health by the SEN
tie investigating committee of the
legislature when it filed its report on
January 25
The legislature ordered a probe
yhen members who had heard from
heir constituents protesting against
he length of time the regiment had
cen held here pending the check ON
roperty and accounts, the frequent
eaths that were occurring among Of I
GERS and enlisted men, insisted it be
lsde. The investigation was infor-
lal, as the legislature could not in .c
the war department or any a
Hillary post. Committees from the
ouse and senate visited the barracks,
~ SAN"h NOui lCoy anu NilGh l..
lie senate report was filed it was
dopted without a dissenting voice. =
enator Walker of Boundary county,
Republican, wrote the report for
e committee Summarized, it is as q
flows. That the regiment was or a
cred mustered out at Boise instead !.
Salt Lake on the urgent demand
citizens and requests of the Idaho >
delegation; that the .
Oise barracks at Boise were not =
rye enough to make the men as COM
rtable as If they had been mus l.
red out at Fort Douglas; that I'M
ual cold weather, shortage in fuel u
ID lack of accommodations caused "
scomfort.
General Bell of the western division D
complimented for acceeding to the u
sh of the Idaho people to change
g mastering out place from Salt IN
Ike to Boise and the army officers We
the post are complimented for ac- Id
ding to the wish of the investigat-
9 committees. ar
Boise, Idaho.-The lower house of " "
, legislature defeated on January
an administrative measure that *
uld have given the government ,l n
hit to remove sheriff or county at. >"
ney who failed to enforce the pro- an
ions Of the prohibition law. ~
The administration will indorse the IN
rkmen's compensation act intro gr
ed in the lower house of the leg ste
.ture by Ross w. Bates, it is said. as
In appropriation bill usually found
ong the last to appear before 9TH
legislatures, was introduced in the 'ns
Ise last week. The bill, sponsored Gil
the committee on appropriations. rel
aside $71,46O for the supreme IRE
TT during the next biennium. pa
enator Thomas Elliott of Fremont WI
nty introduced bills to create the
mites of Yellowstone and Clark
of sections of Fremont county and tro
4 told the senate that he was OBJ yes
ed TO the passage of both meas me
and that he would work and vote sta
inst them. ed
aho will lose much of its popu-
y with those seeking to have sew A
the bonds Of matrimony if a bill ber
G. S. Moody making necessary poll
residence in this state it '
re divorce can be had is favor. the
acted upon by the legislature. ors,
- 81 - e"'ihs the county of tim
hSui out OF territory taken from hefS