Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18

of all the various county offices as is
now the case.
There will be a re-districting bill for
ing OF the State Grange at Nampa this
week.
In the Torrens system of land titles
the majority expects to place on the
statute books a measure that will
clarity the important matter of titles
to land.
To Re-District State.
A uniform accounting system for
the judicial districts of the state. The
northern part of the state will be given
four districts and four judges. This will
be done by rearranging the counties
credited to the various districts. The
southeast will be given an additional
judge to the Fifth district. Power
county will be taken from that dis
trict and added to the Fourth. Gem
county is to be added to the Third dis
trict to relieve the congestion in the
Seventh district, under the present
plans for re-districting.
The relief planned for the supreme
court is the creation of commission
of two members to assist the court for
two years in order that cases that the
court is behind in may be cleared from
the calendar.
The governor recommended combin-
ing the livestock and sanitary board
with the state horticultural board, COM
bining of the public health, bureau of
vital statistics and pure food depart
ment and the state banking depart
ment with the insurance department,
for which bills will be introduced.
A bond issue for the state highways
and good road work to be administered
by the state highway commission asks
for an appropriation of $1,500,000. 1t
is said to be very probable that the bill
to be introduced will call for an appro-
priation of 100000 for the present
biennium. The $1,5O0,0OO appropria-
The 100000 covers but two years and
majority members said yesterday makes
it possible for the state to take advan-
tage of the $3.50 federal appropriations
of 100000 for 1917, 10000 for 1918
and the forestry bureau appropriation
of approximately 100000 for the two
years.
To Strengthen Primary.
1t is planned to SO strengthen the
primary law, as Democrats claim, by
striking from the present act the
necessity of party declaration and at,
filiation when calling for ballot at
the primary election and to amend the
election laws by taking the circle for
straight party voting from the ticket
and authorizing the placing of the
names OIL the various nominees fol
president and vice president at the TOP
of each party ticket. Under the name,
is to be placed space for marking q
cross and under this space is to appear
the names Of the presidential electors
1t is claimed this will assist the more
ignorant voter in determining the tick
ct he wishes to vote for president an6
make it possible for him to vote for al
TOUR presidential electors at once in
stead of placing cross after eacf
name. The position of the non-parti
san judiciary ticket may also bt
switched so that there will be more
general voting for candidates for posi-
tons on the benches of the courts.
The Carey act projects will receive
lot of serious attention in the hope o.
improving the condition of the settlers
thereon, it is said. One of the more i'm
portant laws to be introduced will per
nit the settlers on Carey act project
organizing themselves into districts 81
that they may deal direct with thu
operating companies in the trouble
that arise on the projects.
In the case of vacancy in the tw'
seats credited to Idaho in the Unite'
States senate power will be given tn
governor to fill it, through bill nov
being drafted No such law exists a
the present time.
The recommendation of the governo
will also be followed out giving hin
power to remove sheriffs and prose
cutting attorneys who fail to enforc
the prohibition laws. measure wit
that intent has already been introduce
in the house of representatives.