Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-31
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 It'll
I legislative activity on January %, the
! close of the third week Of the session
showing the legislative machinery to
I be in excellent working order
The actual passage of legislation
I 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 passet
the first county division bill Of thu
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 Gov
ernor Davis. accepting the revised
codes; passed house joint memorial to
congress, urging government to adopt
a constructive policy in the reclama-
ton of Idaho lands; passed memorial
to congress giving legislative indOrse-
ment to the susan B. Anthony woman
suffrage amendment, and urging its
immediate passage; passed second
county division bill. a senate measure,
providing for the creation of Jerome
county out of territory in GoOding, Lin
coin and MinidOka counties, with
Jerome as the county seat; passed the
Red Flag" bill, making it a felony to
display the red flag of revolution and
BOlshevism in the state of Idaho;
passed senate measure accepting the
terms of the Smith-Hughes vocational
education act. Bills of Importance in
troduced provide the following: Crea-
ton of state cOnstabulary; to give
preference TO men who entered the ser
vice in state, county and city positions,
pensioning them on full salary after
20 years of age; declaring places used
for gambling a nuisance and providing
for their closing and heavy fines
against owners; amending workmen's
compensation act so as to exclude rural
school teachers.
The house of representatives passed
a memorial to those senators in con-
gress not now supporting woman suf-
frage~ urging them to do so; petition
received from Chief Red Fox Skiu-
kusha of the Yakima Indian reserva-
ton, urging legislature TO indOrse a
plan to have the fourth Saturday in
September set aside as American
Indian day"
Move made to permit county division
bills TO originate only from members
from counties sought to be divided;
defeated. Clark county division bill
laid on the table, a similar measure
having been passed by the senate. Carl
DOu county bill recommended for pas
sage. Request of Rocky Mountain
club of New York for the legislature
to make an appropriation to be used |
10 welcome Idaho troops on their re-
urn home from France and arrival in |
New York. turned down. it being held |
hat if an appropriation for this pur- /
pose is made il viii be TO welcome the |
roOps on their arrival in Idaho. Among /
he important bills introduced are the
Amendment to mothers /
pension law, to provide aid for coming
mothers who are in destitute circum-
tances; accepting terms of national
Iefense act and paving the way for
reorganization of the National Guard
n Idaho: creating a bureau of mines
Inder the state board of control;
mending state constitution TO extend
erms of county commissioners from
wo to four years; making it a felony
or any official to accept bride; di-
Getting the department of agriculture
o investigate eases of loss in market
~ of farm produce.