Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-01
DIVISION OF STATE
GOES THROUGH BY
BIG MAJORITY
HOUSE BY VOTE OF SO TO 25 GOES
ON LEGISLATIVE RECORD
FOR DIVISION
PASS MEASURE AND ADJOURN
Pass the Bill and Quickly Adjourn to
Cinch Action-Fihbuster
Unsuccessful

BOISE, Feb. 26.-The proposed ere.
alton of a new state out of territory
comprised in the ten counties in north
ern Idaho was one step nearer realiza,
tion today when the house of represen.
tatives passed, by vote of 36 to 25
house joint resolution No. 10, so provid
ing. Because a call of the house was
insisted upon and ordered before debate
had been heard for and against the reso
luton, debate was entirely shut off and
the measure passed without comment
Many members of the house had pre-.
pared set speeches for and against the
creation of new state out of Idaho ter.
ritory and there was keen disappoint.
ment over the parliamentary tangle
that resulted in their being shut off.
Division advocates were in complete
possession of the situation when the
resolution came up. Led by MCGOWAN
of Latah, who with others have worked
hard to bring about favorable consider.
alton of state division issue, they
manipulated to bring about the favor.
it will receive the same favorable action
in the senate.
A filibuster was Immediately started
to block passage of the act. Twice at.
tempts were made to adjourn the house
but failed. Anderson of Canyon then
moved call of the house. Five mem.
bers were found to be absent. Of these
only Johnston of Bingham could be
found. The, speaker fined him 81 for
not being at his desk.
When members started to debate the
resolution Speaker Alfred, who had ex-
pected to take the floor against it, held
that under the rules when call of the
house had been ordered nothing but
final action on the subject matter pend
ing could be taken. The resolution was
on third reading and he directed the
roll call to be taken, resulting in its
passage. The northern members voted
solidly for it and had enought backing
among southeastern Idaho members for
a comfortable majority. An adjourn
ment of the house was Immediately
voted to prevent further filibuster tao
tics until tomorrow morning.
The roll call on final passage of the
measure was as follows:
Yes-Andersan of Bonneville, Ander-
son of Latah, Baillie, Barker, Bohman,
Collins, Cowles, Daughters, Eames
Findley, Giles, Gohery, Grice, Hitch
cock, Hunt, Hussman, Jones, Kiger
MCGOWAN of Latah, Mcmillan, Nc.
Murray, Miles, Moody, Quinlan, Ross
Shearer, Seymour, Sims, Smith, Struth
ers. Total, 80.
No-Albrethsen, Adamson, Anderson
of Canyon, Bates, Bennett, Cannon
Driscoll, Hubbard, Johnston, Lucas
Mcintosh, May, Monson of Oneida
Monson of Franklin, Newport, Peckham
Storey, Streith, Thatcher, Transtrum
Tyler, Walsh, Wickman, Young, Speaker
Alfred. Total, 25.
The speaker appointed Representa-
tives Anderson of Canyon, Johnston
Bates, Kiger and Kribe as confer
ence committee to consider any work
men IS compensation act the senate may
pass and report its findings to tht
house. The house also passed house
bill No. 253, permitting judges of thu
district court to discharge convicts OF
parole when their conduct justifies re
turn of their citizenship.
The legislature went on record a
favoring bone dry nation when th'
senate passed the MCGOWAN merorial tt
congress urging passage of an amend
ment to the federal constitution to pro
hibit the manufacture of intoxicatin,
beverages in the United States.
The house had previously passed th
memorial.
The senate struck three decisive
blows at the industrial disturbers o
the northern part of the state by pass
ing senate bills Nos. 147, 149 and 150
all by the judiciary committee. TIL
first defines the crime of sabotage, tn
second makes it misdemeanor to solici
or incite crime and the third define
conspiracy as wilful or malicious iniur.
to ones reputation, trade, business o
profession IF passed labor trouble
and labor agitation will be reduced t
the minimum in the north, it is claimed
Governor Alexander sent a messag
to the senate urging that legislation b
passed to decrease the interest rate i
Idaho. The Struthers house bill re
lating to nominating of city officials a
conventions was killed. The senat
passed the Curtis relief bin for tn
blind, the Whitcomb bill grantin
women the same rights and privilege
as men in acting on juries, the Pett
bone measure relating to the organic;
tion of highways and killed the XII
solving bill relating to liens on logs.
Mrs. VIVA. Yates was Lewiston pa