Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23
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BILL PRESENTED
MEASURE WOULD PREVENT MAR.
RACES BETWEEN JAPs AND
WHITE WOMEN.
Administration Forces Passage Of
siII ApprOprIatlna $4,000 for the
State Auditor 70 Investigate
state Land Department.

Boise. Tdaho.-With the vowed pur-
pose Of preventing marriage between
Japanese and Americans, there was
introduced In the senate ON February
20 bill that promises to add COM
plications to the Japanese difficulties.
Senator Atherton OF Twin Falls liz
the author Of the bill. When intro
ducing 1t he admitted that its object
is 10 prevent marriages between
Americans and Mongolians.
The administration forced the pas
sage on February 20 OF the senate
bill apropriating $4,000 for the state
auditor to conduct an Investigation OF
the state land department from the
time the state was admitted into the
union up to January /. 1917. The bill
passed the senate and was sent TO
the house. Senate bin No. 80. by
Thomas, relating to the handling of
estates In probate courts, and senate
bill No. 6. by Bradbury. providing for
the partial redemption Of tax sale
certificates, were also passed.
Several senate and house bills
were killed on February 20. Senate
bill No. So, by Rockwell and Grant.
consolidating a number OF state de-
partments under the state depart
nent of agriculture, suffered this
fate, as did also the following meas
ures: House bill No. 141, by the COM
mittee ON agriculture, taking from
Jurisdiction OF public utilities commits
sion non-proht and mutual public
utilities; house bilK No. Is, by Kiger,
Smith, Daughters and Baillie. provid-
ng biennial instead of annual real es-
tate assessments.
Other bills passed by the senate
were the following: Senate joint
memorial No. z by Stevenson, petit
tloning congress to create Sawtooth
National park.
Senate joint memorial No. 5, by
Harding, asking congress to place re-
naming grazing land in Oneida coun-
i ~ in Oneida National forest.
The house passed the following
bills:
House bill No. 1876, by Bates. pro-
giding continuous absence from home
;tead is evidence OF abandonment.
House bill No. 227, by committee
n immigration. fixing minimum wage
or women employed in this state at
- per week after first year of work.
A number of bills were introduced
IN the senate, the more important Of
which are the following: BY Cum
1ings and Proctor. giving public utili-
les commission supervision over Sc
urities OF public utilities; by Cum
nings, creating a law library at Po-
atello and appropriating $4,000
therefor; by Pettibone, requiring
highway commissioners to publish
proceedings; by Mitchell. prohibiting
:ounty officials from purchasing tax
certificates.
l. Boise. Idaho.-The house of repre-.
;entatives on February II passed the
5ates-Lehrbus-G rice workmen's com.
pulsory compensation act, generally
ooked upon as the labor organiza-
tons measure. following an all-day
debate. by a vote Of IS to 20. At the
same session and ON request Of Its
author. Representative Ernest Ander.
son of Canon county, the house killed
by indefinite postponement, the 30
called Anderson elective compensation
act
Bitterness erept into the long de
bate as It reached a climax just be
fore passage OF the bill.
While the house was debating the
Bates and Anderson bills there ap
peared in the senate q new compen.
sation act backed by Senator Rock
well OF Blaine county, Senator Ran.
DAN Of Nezperce and three Demo
Gratis, Senators Bradbury. Evans and
Harding. It is an elective act. throw.
fng open to employer and employees
alike all sources Of compensation. A
commission of three, each commits
sioner assigned to q district, TO take
charge of administering Its terms a
salary Of $4,000 per annum. Fol
death from SIS to $65 per month is
paid the heirs for period OF seven
years. For total and partial disabil
ity OF an employee the rate Of com
pensation is equal to 65 per cent Of
the salary received By the disabled
employee. Employers may elect what
compensation they desire. State in
suranee compensation is provided
The compensation bill Is not TO be
come effective until January. 1918. Al
appropriation OF $4,000 is carried Il
put IT In force and effect. A com
pensation bin providing for state In
surance creates the Office Of compen
satf0n commissioner to administer tht
state insurance and an appropriation
Of $4,000 goes with the measure
Enough votes are said TO be pledge
Ia the senate to pass the bin
When the legislature convened. Jan
uary 8, It appropriated $4,000 foi
salaries and expenses. II was then
planned 10 complete. ali work In fort
days and adjourn. But az the present
time no one knows when adjournment
win come, a fifty-day limit having
been denied.
The house Joint memorial asking
congress to create a forest reserv.