The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-02-21
LEGISLATIVE GRIND
DOingS Of the Idaho SOlOnS
at Boise.

Boise, Idaho. -Wheu the leRisla
ture adjourned the last day OF last
week it had passed the forty 1rst day
of the session without having con
sidered any Of the large appropriation
bills, which must come before it. On
the other hand the senate is up with
It's work and fewer bills have heen
introduced in each house than in any
session for many years.
The passage by the senate OF the
new primary bill and the adoption of
the house amendments to the con-
solidaton of departments measure
are the outstanding features of an
otherwise dull week Of legislative
grind.
Action by the house on the senate
primary bill is expected at an early
date. But one change of note may
be made. 1t is possible the provision
for the state to pay the expenses Of
of delegates to state conventions may
be eliminated. This payment is
urged in order that no delegate may
be under obligation for his expenses
and so that no poor man, otherwise
qualified, may be shut out from
being delegate.
Farmers are affected by several
measures Of importance which have
been fought out during the week.
The passage of bonded warehouse
bill 10 the house is forecasted. With
that measure law all those engaged
in storing products would be bonded
for the protection of those using the
warehouses. This bill is sponsored
by the administration.
Idaho will also be in line for the
protection Of stock growers who have
livestock condemned and killed be-
cause OF tuberculosis. The grower
will stand one third the loss, the
federal government a third aud the
state a third. This bill has passed
the house and senate but recon-
slderation in the senate has recon-
mitted it for ampitlcati0n.
Favorable consideration by the
senate committee Of the whole Of the
house bill requiring the state board
OF agriculture to investigate cases Of
loss ia marketing which might be
reported to it forecasts the passage Of
this measure. The object of the bill
is to ferret out and prosecute brokers
and commission houses that manipu-
late markets and distort returns. In
numerous cases it is said Idaho ship
pers have been robbed by middlemen,
sometimes even being billed for the
freight after their produce has been
conflscated to the purposes of thiev-
ing commission agents. Public an
nouncement would be made Of the
names of honest brokers and every
thing possible done to secure fOI
Idaho growers fair price for the
produce they ship.
The big penal and charitable insti'
tuition bill introduced Feb. II, carries
a total appropriation of $780,, 900.
A good roads bill was started in the
house Monday creating permanenl
levy OF two mills for roads.
The present primary law would be
repealed in senate bill introduced
by Senator Nelson of Occur d'Alene
aud Senator Nash of Preston, author:
of the new law.
The house passed an appropriation
bill of $40, 900 to investigate waite
resources of the state. Real estat
agents and statesmen would be reQuir-
ed to give bond of three thousan(
dollars to do business under hous
bill introduced by Rep. Weeks.
The state affairs committee asket
for $4,000 to assist in paying for tn
education of persons of foreign birth
$4,000 was asked by the judiciar
committee of the house for the publ
cation aud distribution of the neN
compiled laws of the state. Th
same committee asked for $4,000 t
he placed in the hands of the secre
tary Of state to be disbursed in dis
Lributing the Fifteenth legislator