The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-21

needs Tor the Dlonnlum. Inc amount
reaches a total of almost $500, 900
divided as follows: Soldiers home
$145,000; penitentiary $157,O9O;
orphans asylum $131.550; Blackfoot
asylum $155.040; state sanitarium
/ $193,103; children's home $15, 900.
/ Speedy legislation has marked the
sessions of the past week, BY far the
most productive period In the num-
Der of matters cared for the time has
also been well spent in making into
laws of number of vital bills and
in the introduction of others of merit
| County commissioners will not be
allowed to hold office longer than the
law now allows them to. Two eff
forts made to increase their terms
failed. One bill would have made
the term four years, while resolu-
ton calling for constitutional
amendment to make the term six
years came before the senate. Both
were voted down.
Taxpayers, who saw before them
the doubling of the salary of legis-
lators may now forget their fears,
fof the legislature itself stopped the
suggestion for constitutional
amendment to raise the wage. There
Ewere, however, thiry-three members
of the house who thought their SER
vices worth more than $500 per
! day. Raising salaries of the auditor
and secretary of state from $4,000
1 to $4,000 per annum and-A~s.ssscc 1T It
reporters from $26UU to $4,000 are
bills now before the legislature.
The consolidation of departments
measure and the new primary law
were both passed in the senate dur
ing the week. The. former is now in
the hands of the governor for sigma
ture, and the latter in the house. It
was necessary to send the consolida-
ton bill back to the senate, where
1t c0riginated, to get a concurrence
from the body Of the house amend
ments. I
The cancellation of county and
state warrants which are two years
old will take place If two bills pro-
viding for this action should pass.
holders Of state warrants would,
however, be able to get their money
on direction of the board of examin-
ers. --ltsa
A new herd district measure came
to the senate Monday giving people
a right to petition for herd dis
trict, but providing that county COM
missioners can 'at their discretion
create the district" A blow at curb
stone" real estate agents is taken in |
new senate bill providing for the
licensing Of real estate agents and
their salesman and making q bond |
of $4,000 necessary for every person |
engaged in the business Of buying or |
selling real estate.
The legislature took two thrusts |
at the national administration In the |
shape of memorials to congress. Inf
a bitter attack on Secretary Baker
the committee ON military and Indian
AFFAIRS in the house condemned him
for giving honorable discharges to
contentious objectors." which the
memorial says is 'dishonoring" the
soldier and sailor who answered his
call.
The second memorial asks con-
gress to immediately enact laws to
place the railroads back in the hands
Of the corporations owning them and
calls attention to the loss Under gov
ownership. Two democrats
fought the latter memorial on the
floor. Harrison of Shoshone objected
to the document because 1t referred +
to President Wilson with the state
ment that he, had recognized his In
ability" to settle the problem, while
Hitchcock of Banner said the Ques-
ion should not be made party is
oo ~ vno hiOOav k1Sou l
A strict party vote passed the mem
,rial in the house.
Farmers who sometimes invest
heir surplus In manufacturing plants
will be protected against the tricky
promoter If the house bill by Hall !
,asses the senate. 1t provides for
! bond to be given by the promoter
or an amount equal to the stock he !.
ellis to protect investors to the ex-
emit of insuring that their money is
lsed to build buildings contemplated =
nd In the conduct Of the business. :,
he bill passed the house. It APP
lies only to businesses connected
nth agriculture.
Three other measures Of deep in
crest to the farmer were passed. The
enate concurred with the house in 9
bill which would reimburse stock 9
aisers for animals killed because of Il
tuberculosis and a measure proyid- "
1g for the grading of farm products "
OF to apply to these used for manu-
acturing and consumption within
he state.
Probably the most important of
ne measure affecting the agricul- d.
lral interests to receive favorable b
ctfon was the recommendation for ri
assage by the senate of the bill
hitch would make it possible for the al
arm markets bureau to investigate
uses of marketing Of farm products
nd live stock. The bill provides
,r the publication of findings and
Ill act as q black list for out of the T.
ate brokers, who follow indepen- W
ant shipments and make combina- &C