The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

cost $4,000 and of home for TRUSTEES
estimated to cost about $1,000 are
two long-needed improvements to be
made at the Idaho state penitentiary
which Warden w. l.. Cuddy, the new
incumbent, will Immediately COM
mence construction of should the
legislature grant his requests for APP
preparations in the amounts stated.
Reorganization of the Idaho national
guard will be left entirely to the gov
ernOr If the legislature adopts house
bill No. 36, introduced by Charles
Johnson, kOOtenai.
A measure has appeared in the SEN
ate amending the wOrkmen's compen-
sation act to make it's provisions inap-
plicable to public school teachers and
office and clerical employees.
Senate bill No. 16, by w. H. Witty
OF Bannock, makes possible the clos
ing for an indefinite period of build
.ngs in which gambling is permitted.
Sponsored by the mines and mining
committee, a bill has been introduced
in the house to create state bureau
of mines and geology which would
conduct Investigations of mineral re-
sources of the state in cooperation
with the United States geological sur
vey and the United States bureau Of
mines.
House bill 81. by Weeks creating a
lien ON personal property in favor of
any blacksmith, hOrseshOer, wagon
maker, garage owner, auto repairman,
mechanic or motorcycle repairman
was killed by the committees recon-
mendatiOn that it be not printed.
AmericaniZatiOn of nOn-English-
speaking aliens is made the subject
of measure introduced by Senator
John McMurray of Cassia county. If
the bill is passed, all persons over 16
years Of age who have not attained
fifth grade standard in the handling
! of English will be compelled to at
tend night classes for at least 100
hours each school year until they are
adjudged sufficiently proficient by
their instructor.
Machinery is provided in bill by
Senator WhitcOmb for the granting
of court decree withdrawing from
the corporate limits of any municip-
ality tracts of land larger than five
acres which are used exclusively for
agricultural purposes.
! An enabling act which will remove
battles over all county division ques-
tons from the halls of the legislature
to the polls of the counties affected by
( the proposed changes is said to be in
preparation for early Introduction in
the legislature.
Senate bill No. 10, by Seaver. pro-
vides that municipalities may issue
coupon bonds on II per cent of their
assessed valuation instead of on the
6 per cent now permitted by statute.
The educational committee has Of
fered bill providing that when
county treasurers receive federal funds
arising from national forest proceeds
/ immediate appointments Of the
money must be made on the basis of IS
per cent to the road building fund and
% per cent to fund for the support
of county schools.
| Consolidation Of the Albion State
Normal with the Idaho Technical
institute at Pocatello may be proposed
to the state legislature in a bill to be
introduced during the present session,
according to reports going the rounds
in the legislative halls.
Farmers and stOckgrOwerS control
| the lower house of the Fifteenth leg.
islature and it's most important COM
mittee-the appropriations committee
which handles the draw strings of the
states purse. Thirty-twO of the repre-
sentatives are either individually ac-
tive farmers or have such large farm
ing and stock interests that they
might properly be regarded as repre-
senting the farmers when they pass on
legislation.
Joy-riders of every variety are
made the target of bill introduced
by Senator George w. Wedgewood of
Gooding which makes guilty of mis-.
demeanor any person who appropri-
ates an automobile, bicycle. motor
/ cycle or other vehicle with intent to
return"
Idahoans will pay for water and
electric light in accordance with rates
specified in the ordinances of their
several municipalities, II a bill intro
duced in the senate Thursday by Ralph
! s. Nelson of KoOtenai county is ap
nrOved by the legislature.