Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-31
House Of Representatives
Passes Uniform Memorial
Monument Bill for All Idaho
Counties.
ASK RAILROAD GO BACK
Memorial to Congress Urges
This Action Be Taken-Pass
Cattle tuberculosis Bill -
Kill Initiative.

went Unanimously on record u pay
tribute to those dead Idaho heroes who
gave their lives to their country dur
ing the recent war, by passing q bill
providing there shall be erected in
every county in this state uniform
memorials in their memory. The bill
was introduced by Representative Can
field and 50 other house members.
Representative Garfield paid q high
tribute to the valor Of Idaho's sons be-
fore tho vote was taken, saying that
he felt indebted TO every man in uni
form who had enlisted to fight his bat
;les and doubly indebted to those who
cied for his country and for him.
Loud and prolonged applause greeted
his remarks.
The legislature IS asked in u me-
mortal introduced today to ask con-
sress to Immediately turn back TO their
owners the railroads Of the country.
Representative Feathcrstone and Civ
zcrs arc authors Of the memorial
The house also passed the Morgan
bill that provides for the salvaging OF
stock condemned by the state and gov
ernmont when found diseased with
tuberculosis and reimbursement III
E@rt fer their loss This bill Us Of
unusual Importance 70 the dairymen
ana tho dairy industry of the state Of
IGaho. In the past their stock has
boon condemned VI great loss to them
ror mo provision Was made for reim-
h'srscment. The Han amendment to
The constitution providing for commits
sionera to alternate GA the boards of
county commissioners was also passed.
JEROME BILL GOES ON WAY.
The first tiff III the house today
came over an attempt TO send the Je-
rome county division bill into COM
mittee OF the whole for amendment.
The house voted 4s to Is against tic
motion and tho bill was left to take IT'S
regular course. Representative Green
wood served notice that on the next
legislative day he would move for
reconsideration of the vote by which
he motion was lost.
The league of nations resolution by
peeliham bobbed up again when its an-
thor moved that it be lifted from the
table There was objection aud de
mands for roll call came from sew
eral parts Of the house. Peckhams
motion was lost by 4 vote Of AZ to II.
This resolution has fer its object re-
cording the legislature for or against
tEe proposed league of nations to pre-
serve pence in tho world and has been
under fire ever since it's introduction
Tho II supporters it received an tle
motion to lift from the table are as
follows:
fowles, Foley Garhntt. Harrison Of
Clearwater, Harrison Of Shoshone.
Hitchcock Honf, Kirby, McGowan.
Moods, Peekham. Pugh. Schroeder
Snow, Thompson, Weeks. Greenwood
HAVE POWER NOW.
Another non partisan measure was
thrown into tho discards when The ref
erenee committee recommended that
tie Greenwood resolution giving the
people tic initiative power "a propose
and paas LAWS he not printed The
reasen given Was that such provision
b already IN the statutes aud il woald
be unwise 70 proceed with the passage
II similar measure. Tic Greenwood
reto1tion proposed IN amendment to
thd constitution.
Fhe>~ame COMMITTEES feeurss sim
lar reference With regard to the Gar
butt measure that proposed 10 change
the system II assessing hydro electric
power concerns taSins IS a basis The
current Nalnc a tho power. Tho ref
erenee committee II Is understood IS ot
he opinion that this plan would only
result III double taxation to tho people
IN that on the basis proposed by Gar
butt the companies peuld asls tie pub
lie utilities commission To lew rates,
and as the basis would lie high Tic
rates FOR consumers would be corrc-
spondingly high.
RAILROAD MEMORIAL.
The railroad memorial says in part.
Whereas, postwar and reconstruct
ton conditions have brought these
United States of America many prob