Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-15
Committee of the Whole
Fails to Recommend Pas
sage of Resolution for the
Submission of Amend
ment.

cas- proposed amendment to the con-
stitution to abolish the senate and ere
ate a legislative body OF 81 members
SO that constructive legislation will be
the result.
The main objection raised to the
plan was that ii would permit corpor-
alton control of SO small body and
take the right to rule away from the
people. Grice of Shoshono county led
the fight against il. Daughters and
Johnston championed il.
by u vote of y to 20 the house de-
clined to recommend the measure.
which WAS fortunate in escaping with.
out being indefinitely postponed.
CREATE ANOTHER COUNTY.
After short but spirited debate the
Valley county division bHl was passed.
II names Cascade as the new county
scat, This bill had previously passed
the senate and now goes to the COVER
nor for it's approval. Tho position Of
the Ada county delegation featured
the discussion. Young argued against
the creation OF the county on the
grounds it left old Boise county with
little valuation. lie inferred tho dele
gstjcn from this county was against
ii. Drisco, and STOREY Immediately
arose to correct THIS impression, OK
planning that tho creation Of Valley
county was not an issue in the cam
paign and they had no particular in .
tcrcst tor or against dividing the coun-
ties Of Boise or Idaho.
Tho house amended the kribs- An =
dcrson Richards Cannon bin seckin to
place in the hands OF the governor
power 10 remove subordinatcs appoint =
cd by his appontcea by combining the
removal to direct employees. kribs
tried to have an amendment ncor-
porated placing tho chief justice Of the
supreme court on tic board hearing
charges. MCGOWAN of Latab attacked
the bill and Hubbard Of Ada said its
purpose was to build up a political
machine. lie called it the holdcst po-
litical measure he had seen in the
house. The Democrats divided in their
support OF it.
After lacking an enabling act clause
on the Quinlan Selway county divisior
bill, it was recommended for passage
PASSED BY HOUSE.
| rho following bills were passed by
tho house:
| senate bill No. -, by Grant Az.
thorizing school trustees To apply I,
courts for appointment Of probation
Officers.
! House bill No. 81, by committee OF
livestock Prohibiting the running al
large Of bulls other than registered
bulls Of beef breed.
| N1 htt i'm
tions committee ppropriatiug funds
FOR governor, attorney general, sccre'
tary of state, state auditor and banl
examiners departments.
House bill No. l3S. by Bates Allow
ing fratcrnal societies without capi
tai stock to organize solely for mutua
benefit.
.Iousc bill No. lJi, by kigcr-Estab
| fishing a game preserve in Hcyburr
park.
House bill No. M, by Bstes--Allow
ling county attorneys TO retain part .
fees TO meet office expense.
House bill No. 10. by committee oil
state Notwithstanding all outstand
ing state warrants for which funds
have been available and which woul,
have been paid il presented prior t.
Jan. |, 1916,
House bill No, ~, by Struthcrs Al
lowing nomination of city officials b!
convention.
House bill No. l29, by Wicltham-
Requiring collection of automobile o
motorcycle license from owners cover
ing remainder OF year after automo
bile is purchased.
House bill No. IA. by committee OF
state affairs -Amending law regard
ing manner in which books Of count!
officials may bc kept for taxes col
lcctcd
Senate bill No. -, by Loguc Gre
atinS and organizing the county o
Valley, naming Cascade as the count.
seat.
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