Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
Reference Committee Cannot
Pass on Amendatory Bills In
troduced Because Approval
Is Withheld.
WANT A FULL STATEMENT
Effort Made to Get Financial
Report From Various State
Institutions for Past Five
Years Failed-Many Bills In
troduced.

Failure OF the state senate to report
out and pass the codes as revised by
Commissioner q. w. Oppenheim and
approved by the house is holding back
the latter body in speeding up with
pending legislation. The reference
committee of the house reported that
for this reason bills calling for amend
ments to the present laws cannot be re-
ported back to the house. The revised
code must be moved out of the way
first. Until it is no action can be taken
on the big administration bill calling
for the co-ordinating and consolidation
of state government departments.
1t is understood in legislative circles
there is no serious objection to the re-
vsed code in the senate but the COM
mittee in charge desires to give II a
thorough examination before it makes
favorable report.
ARGUE MERITS OF RESOLUTION.
The house spent most of the morn
ing session arguing whether or not a
resolution introduced by Representative
Morgan Of Washington county. calling
upon all state Institutions to supply the
members Of the legislature with 4 de-
tailed account of receipts and eXpendi-
luI1F ofloHtQ DG ilsiHStAit ~ IttiIiiYf IA
motion of Representative Shearer of
Nez Perez tabled the motion. An eff
fort was made by McMahon OF Lincoln
TO substitute two for five years but that
failed. Representatives Morgan. Nc
NTahon Monson, Shearer, Moody, Hitch
cock, Young and Adams participated in
the debate. Morgan held that the men,
bers were entitled to the information.
.a4I n. ~.
older members replied that the appro
priations committee had to make q
compilation similar to the one asked
for and there was no use in duplieat-
ing its work. They contended it would
be difficult to get the data for 50 long
q period and would cost the state a
great deal.
House Joint resolution calling upon
tho heads Of the army ana navy III
supply the state with data with re-
gard to Idaho enlistments. was re-
ported by the reference committee
with the recommendation it be not
adopted and the report was approved,
Representative Bennett Of sGooding, |
objected TO that portion OF the COM
mittees report referring his soldiers
and sailors relief bill and attacked |
the reference committee for the way
In which it was making recommends |
tons After an explanation by Repre-
SC NATIVE Givens chairman of the
committee, Who said the committee
WAS in favor Of the bill but thought IT I
should be reviewed to determine its
proper form. etc. Bennett Withdrew
his objections.
Speaker Kiger informed the refer
ence committee, however, it should
5ecndense its reports and recommend
bills be or be not printed or be re-
turned to their author Tor correction /
He explained there would be tie same /
difficulty daily over the reports if this
Is not done.
The reference committee reported IL
favored immediate passage Of the me-
mortal to congress urging vacant Ida
to land be made use of for homes for
returning soldiers and sailors
Bills were introduced providing that
owners Of condemned cattle by the |,
state or government officials be re
imbursed for their losses; making 4
assessments for taxation purposes
biennially instead of annually increas-
ing the salary Of the clerk Of the SUI
preme court and otherwise amending
the existing laws