The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-01
Cav. Alexander's Boosted 40
Day Term Found INSULT
cient for Lawmakers.
ROADS, One MILLION
Bond Issue Most Important
Act-Create Tenth Judi
cial District. sB,

Instead of a forty-day session
(which Gov. Alexander boastfully de
elared was ample time for Democrat
IL legislature and governor to attend
to ali the important matters the state
needed the legislature is now talking
Of an extra session extending over
from the regular sixty day session pro-
yided under the law.
After red hot fight the Bates work
mems compensation bill which had
PASSED the house, was administered a
heavy dose of Knockout drops by the
senate. This measure called for 'com-
pulsory workmen's compensation" The
Rockwell elective workmen's compen-
sation act" which was introduced by
Senator Rockwell. seems to be the fav-
orite Of both Democrats and Republi-
cans, and it is said will be passed.
$1,000, 600 for Highways i'm Idaho.
On last Saturday the house of rep
resentatiyes passed the most important
legislative act of the present session
when ii approved without negative
vote the $1,000,00O bond issue act
providing for the building of good
roads in the state. This act will make
available for road construction in Ida
ho during the next two years grand
total Of $2,750,000 raised by the coun-
ties, 1885, 600 from the federal post
road act and $135,000 from the forest
service. 1t seems the most promising
era OF good road building i'm the history
Of Idaho. The state bond issue is ap-
p0rtioned as follows:
Panhandle $4,000. Bonner and
Boundary counties $4,000, North Pa
ciic highway $4,000, North and South
highway $375,0O0, Idaho Montana high
way (ShoshOne county, $4,000, Ida
ho-Pacifc shighway 100000, Yellow
stone highway $65,OO0, Idaho Utah
highway $4,000. y
Create the Tenth Judicial District.
Saturday the Oath, the senate passed
house bill No. 18 by Giles of Lewis
county, creating the tenth judicial dis
trlct which Is composed of Idaho, Lew
{ Is and Nez Perce counties. This rims
up the old second district so long pre-
sized over by Judge T.. G. Steele. and
ieaVes him with Latah and Clearwater
counties to look after. This new iu-
uiclai district will place in the hands
u 1oV. Nose the opportunity of re-
warning another deserving Democrat
t.o use Bro. Billie Bryan's phrase
oiogyl with a juicy political plum. not
wlthstanding we hypocritically boast
- p, hoh-partisan judiciary law in this
oaals state OF ours, and Nose says he
lever 1nllks OF politics when he makes
e. appointment The candidates prom
a,ei,ly mentioned for this appointment
az wallace n. Scales and Il. Il. Fogg
= - prailgeyille, and Charles Mcdonald
= lewiston. The Grangeville gentle
,nel, are both good citizens. and the
u.ope - would be pleased to see the rake
yn come to our town.
'e'"ay County Enabling Act I'm to
M Governor.
ahee Selway county division hill
WIN the enabling net amand,nant
hrs iasseu both of the legislative
sf fanenes .hi and now awaits the approval
tba e soVernor, who it is said. made
IN, ln statement that he would veto the
al aaH = unless the enabling act was tack
elsvn ~ be that as it may, the enabling
. Il "sse ~ was tied on, and 1t is now up
ath ose 10 either approve or do the
rase eaef sning. This will put II up to a
t.v tor, ~ the people in the affected terri
la,ss ls ior ratification, a majority vote
co,r. required. With the Temporary
5 ian seat located at Kooskia. Kam-
gros may oppose the measure. ON the
pora sus ~ ,hat kooskia viii get the tenn
Eitv VOC Soulty seat on simply major
|thirds While it will require a two
|eonns, vote to afterwards remove. the
noia4s capital to any other town. That
|e,,ss,. |s mas already been raised I'm dis
pouas o. =, oI the bill. Ii Kamiah on
7thas uie creation of Selway county on
stion ss1ound, or any other. az the elef-
.the aia,si wil probably be defeated. with
ter anu dl,,ollali u,a vote Of Sites, Clearwa-
for 'u Il !. "inona; but If it goes solidly
'Sts.a NJ ~ VIII no doubt carry.
Vision Passes House 36 to %.
'pronaaas the state division bill. which
.ont 10 = 10 create the state of Lincoln
.a daa,'e sne ten northern counties. made
|housa ' stride forward when the
49,, Ssse passed it by a vote of 3e to o5
.blll Won. aAihg was tabooed and the
Zgrotach...o - vote without oratory or
OF any character. The
'pf I,atah led BY Fred McGowan.
.trol as ! county, were In complete con.
'measn. me situation, and pushed the
,temnt through in spite Of nm ar
HE az, a' hilbustering .,n the mart Of
';neas,,lio" i"sitlon. The advocates of the
asufe senas claim 1t will eo tbro,gh - the e
opihg. The northern rep