Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
IS DOWN TO WORK
THIRD WEEK OF THE FIFTEENTH
SESSION PROVES A VERY BUSY
ONE FOR THE LAWMAKERS.
A Number Of Measures Of Importance
Introduced and Passed.--Indica-
tIons That Greater Progress
Will Be Made In Future.

Boise.-The fifteenth Idaho legisla-
ture completed the third week of its
legislative activity on January %, the
close of the third week of the session
showing the legislative machinery to
be in excellent working order.
The actual passage of legislation
by both houses has not been volumin-
Gus UP to date, but from now on great
er progress is expected.
A resume of the third weeks activ-
tiles shows that the senate has passed
the first county division bill of the
session, introduced in the upper house.
seeking to create the county of Clark
out of the western portion of Fremont
county; passed house bill, which Is the
second measure to be signed by IoV-
ernor Davis. accepting the reViseo
codes: passed house joint memorial 10
congress, urging government to adop'
a constructive policy in the reciaina
ton of Idaho lands; passed memoi1a
to congress giving legislative indorse
ment to the Susan b. Anthony wona
suffrage amendment. and urging IL
immediate passage passed secoh
county division bill, senate measure
providing for the creation OF Jeron
county out of territory in Gooding, LII
coin and Alindoka counties, WI
Jerome as the county seat; passed u
RED Flag" bill, making it felony
display the red flag of revolution al
Bolshevism in the state OF ldah
nassed senate measure accepting I
terms of the th-Hughes vocation
education act. Bills of Importance
troduced provide the following: or
zion of state constabulary; TO &
preference TO men who entered the
vice in state county and city posiuo
pensionlng them on full salary al
20 wears of age; declaring places II
for gambling nuisance ana pro'iu
for their closing and heaNy
against owners; amending worKh
conversation act so as to exclude r
school teachers.
The house OF representatives pa
memorial to "those senators III
gress not now supporting woman
frage." urging them to do so pet
received from Chief Red Fox
k,,shn of the Yakima Indian res'
ton. urging legislature to indor
n,,n ia have the fourth Saturda
September set aside as Aine
Indian day"
Move made to permit county DIV
iii hills 70 originate only from mel
from counties sought to be INV
defeated. Clark county DIVISION
Il ,o,d on the table, similar me
having been passed by the senate
III bou county bill recommended 10
II sage. Request of Rocky MOI
c,uh Of New York for the legs
TO make an appropriation TO Dc
IA welcome Idaho troops on IN
,urn home from France and arr
Now York. turned down, 1t bein
- that II an appropriation Tor III
LEM nose is made 1t will be TO weleo
troops on their arrival In ldaho'
the important bills introduced
-, folIowing: Amendment TO m
pension law, to provide aiu TOT
mothers who are In destitute
short stances a,,ny the y
down deiehse ", ""' .,,ooo,
,na ss. reorganization of the Nauona'
."s in Idaho: creating bureau o
under the state board OF
-, n,r amending state constitution 10
:" o. terms OF county commissions
'~~' two to four years making 1t
,,,r, for any official to accept a o'
:, into recting the department OF ns'
~ 90 investigate cases of loss In
,,,,,.r ing of farm produce.