The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-03-06
last Week for Effort of Pres
ent Body; Might Finish
Next Saturday.
HEAVY JAM OF BILLS
Will Probably Work Overtime
To Get Important Meas
ures Through.

The legislature is on its last lap
The present is its closing week
Thursday is the last per diem day
Overtime is likely unless the leaders
can clear the desks in shorter
period than is now anticipated, said
Sundays Boise Capital News. The
fiftyffth legislative day passed into
history Saturday. The sfifty-seyentl
day falls on Monday. There is a big
lam of bills ahead and it is going te
take every effort TO sift from among
the measures the important ones, get
satisfactory action. engrosS and Send
them to Governor Davis, il is claimed
Unless precedent fails. the appropri
alton measures will be the last to q
through this session, just as has been
the case with former legislatures
They are going through the houS,
easily but are being tabulated in tho
senate and that takes time. Up to the
present the grand total they carry ha,
reached SS00O,000. Judging from re-
ports heard i'll the house of toga
vearers there is likely to be some -.
we're pruning to hold them down tc
within what the administration hc
lieves is reasonable.
Full Week Ahead.
It is very probable that the session
VIII 90 over TO Saturday or Sunday
Ihls Will mean work without nay bul
solons are not worrying about thai
Judging from expressions heard on al.
sides in the legislative halls. The fofa1
number OF bills SO far introduced i,
close to 600 ana less and 100 of them
nave been signed by the governor. Th,
states chief executive will be en-
sased III The task Of signing or veto.
ing measures some time after fhe
Pglsature adjournS The veto po,ypl
mas not as yet been exercised ly him
olt it is said very likely it will Ii,
later.
Speculate on Primary.
mere Is widespread speculation II
nslSlatlFe circles rs to what action
"o'efn0r Davis will take regarding TIM
@nendatory direct primary law Which
aoonSheS the statewide primary and
uoSlltlteS in its place the state com
seluoh Tor the nomination of congreS
0n"H JUDICIAL and state candidates
!. nas eeeh intimated that he WaHl#
.,9ls. on amendments being made opf
" " winch would remove the iudicior,
nun the list of candidates to bo nam.
poo,.a pu or veto the measure in tot0
sssl' eaeAers OF the bill claim they are CON
i,eill ,ba tle hill will he signed. Sinc.
saoata passage OF the amendatory act. The
tbo ",e @ mas passed bill that repeaI>
a e primary law and that measure +.
INV ", pending in the senate.
law y measure repeating the primar,
Sa,' ~ us entirety may also bc PASSED
ahont u0io'iN, he situation thus brought
,u' tho !, Is one that is being watched viii
and neeieSf interest by party leader,
ii,,Pfs of the two houses
rnoua rast Week Important.
been n"tthieStionably tie the past week has
If tbo ,Hr ". most important in the history
il Wit. ii'eenth Legislative session. FOR
ont of 'tle''l tI, more big legislation moved
eycont 'll' way than any preceding ono
donon "heh the administration star,
matio,' m,'ieit reconstruction and consol.
annro,, "ni was passed Many of tho
their non measures were started on
naSsoa way while others were actually
onta.a 'ila sent to the governor
be hs,s'ahding h,, among these issuoe m,y
rnd, summarized the foIlowing
and na .sa, ''uS--Ihe house considered
act tha " S900,000 highway bond
proydiin,. s'afe highway department bin
tai assn1 s LOT two-mill levy on the 10.
raise sFSsed ., so valuation of the STATE r.
ING tba 'ooo'oo0 to be used in construct.
two Ioa s'ate highways during the nex,
carrrina ana companion measure
for tha , an appropriation of 5000. .O0t
passed I.,, ,,n,tellance of the highways
alton pill with a 800 600 annronri.
way on5 ~ hnlld the Star -McCoiI biob.
strnetinu alu paved the way for road CON.
Measure III, 1T l92l-l922 by Introducing u
issue 'te to providing for a 81 900 600 bond
Election" "'Sn the necessary funds.
nor ~ -Passed and sent Ia Gover.
primorr ~ an act amending the direr,
primar, %" ny which the Statpwid,
gression. ior the Nomination of CON
dates i judicial and state candi
place is aled and substituted i'm its
the dolo.l' 'l'e state convention system
daiegatos 'eS to which are made mn ot
r'instatod '..cted .,ted at primary elections
hat it inn mo, the straight party ticket sc
re ana at a.. ne voted if electors So dc
eirect prima,a ii,,foaueed a bill to repeal the
The eoyerna aIions-Passed and sent te
10000 or :" bill carrying n total ot
hnildinoS 10 rebuild the administrotion
and bn,. Ut the Lewiston state normal
''oiii Lewiston lands foI. thc