Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-18

the eighth judicial district measure.
among others, recommended out of
committee of the whole for passage.
The house then adjourned to 10 a. m.
Wednesday.
DEBATE WAKES WARM
The women's eight hour bill was
passed by vote of 50 to 81, following
lively debate. 1t was apparent from
the discussion that many members who
favored legislation of this kind thought
that by leaving the emergency amend
ment in the bill its purpose is virtually
nullified, as an employer is permitted
under it to work women overtime for
hours under the pretense that an emer-
gency exists, and the law cannot reach
them.
Representative White, one Of the two
women members, championed the bill,
declaring that while it may not be as
satisfactory in form as the women
would like it, the women felt that it
was better to pass it without further
delay. Johnson, of Kootenai county.
held that the measure was unfair 70
women engaged in domestic or house
work, as it does not protect them. but
he said he would vote for it. Givens
anu olIt5 Vi Aud, f(ODDlnS OF Blng-
ham, Greenwood of Minidoka, and Hall
of Cassia said they favored legislation
along this line, but could not vote for
the measure in it's present form. as 1t
would not give the relief to women
hoped for. Many other members ex-
pressed themselves as for and against
the measure. Members voting against
II follow:
Alard, Baird, Bonnell Featherstone,
Foley, Garbutt, Givens, Cough, Green
wood, Gudmundsen, Hall, Harrison of
Clearwater, Harrison OF Shoshone, Mil
Ter, Nielsen. Robbins. Schroeder, Sto-
rey, Sutcliff, Weeks, Young
Representative Baird said he had
protest from women working in the
beet seed section of the southeast pro-
testing against passage of the bill.
IMPORTANT BILLS.
One of the more important bills in
troduced is by Representative Givens,
of Ada county. 1t proposes the repeal
of that portion of the compiled laws
prohibiting the creation of deficiencies.
The law now provides that no officer,
employee or state board shall enter or
attempt or offer to enter into any con-
tract or agreement creating any ex-
pense in excess of the appropriation
made by law. Any such contracts are
held to be void. 1t is made misde-
meanor under the law to create a de-
ficiency and disqualifies the state Of
ficer or employee from continuing in
office and prevents them from holding
office for period of four years.
Another measure-No 24S-by Mon
son, proposes that no school district
shall be deprived of all or any part If
its proper apportionment of state or
county school funds by reason of the
failure to hold school for the minimum
term required by law, during the school
year beginning the second Monday IN
September, 1918, whether schools were
closed by action of the public health
authorities or the school trustees be-
cause of the influenza epidemic. Dis
tricts are not required to make up lost
time.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
The house went into committee Of
the whole with Representative McMa-
hon in the chair to consider the gem
eral calendar. The Bourn railroad
crossing signal bill failed to secure
favorable recommendation for passage
following long discussion. The Kent
measure. house bill No. 129, creating
the eleventh judicial district out Of
Bonner and Boundary counties was
recommended for passage. Similar ia
vorable action was taken with re-
gard to house bill No. las by Kent and
others, describing what shall constitute
. legal newspaper; senate bill No. "a
by Whitcomb. providing for exclusion
OF agricultural lands from corporate
limits of Municipalities; house bill No.
us. by Featherstone and Givens, re-
classifying counties in state The COM
mittee was considering the Whiteway
relief bill carrying total Of &2s,642
Tor contract roadwork ON Warren.s
Big creek when Hall moved that It