Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-16
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
GETS UNDER WAY
PreliminarIes Disposed Of and the
Lawmakers Are Getting Down
to Real Business.

body well organized to feed admins
tration and other necessary and i'm
portant bills into the hopper. For a
body composed largely OF new men, II
has done remarkably well. Not only
has 1t disposed of one important
pledge which both the Republican and
Democratic parties promised the people
In their respective platforms-ratifica.
ton of the federal constitutional pro-
hibltlon amendment-but 1t has started
on the way number of other timely
and important measures.
The house organized Monday with
the selection of Speaker Kiger. Had
introduced and passed by unanimous
vote the house resolution 10 ratlfy the
amendment to the federal constitution
prohibiting forever the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors. Heard
the strong message of Governor Davis.
who presented many progressive re-
form measures especially dealing with
the state government, In which Ii Is
proposed 10 consolidate and weed out
useless commissions and boards and TO
consolidate others. Received and tabled,
temporarily. Il resolution 10 place the
legislature on record in favor OF n
league of nations.
Placed on first reading. and later
passed under suspension OF the rules,
house bill No. l, appropriatlng S75.OOO
to meet the expenses of the legislature.
Held memorial services In honor of the
late Theodore Roosevelt, after passing
resolution of sorrow. Received memoir
ial To those senators In congress OPP
posed to woman suffrage. urging them
to vote for the Susan Il. Anthony
amendment. together with act approx
Ing the new codes complied BY the
code commissioner. Standing commit
tees named by the speaker for the SEES
sion, and mileage OF members reported
and approved.
The senate organized with the cleo
ton of Senator l.. w. Whltcomb as
president pro tenn, and swearing In of
attaches. Received first official com.
munication from Governor Davis. urg.
Ing that the constitutional prohibition
amendment be ratified without delay.
and passed the house Joint resolution.
Approved memorial OF sorrow In hon.
or OF the memory and because OF the
death OF the late Theodore Roosevelt.
Urged the governor to issue proclaim
alton calling for statewide observance
OF funeral hours for the ex-presldent.
Received new bill having for It's oh
ect the protection OF the civil right,
OF soldiers In the service OF their coun
try and act proposing to indorse the
league OF nations. as proposed. First
county division bill introduced TO Gre
ate the county OF Jerome from terri
tory'in Lincoln, GoodIng and Mini
doka counties. naming Jerome as the
county seat.
Struck at the Bolshevist by infroduc-
ing measure which makes Il n pcnI-
tertiary ofrense to raise the red flag In
the state Of Idaho. as well as subject
to heavy fine. Measure also intro
huced to reimburse stock owners 10
stock condemned and killed under STATE !
or federal orders. Standing commit
tees named by Lieutenant Governor
Moore
Boise, ldaho.--With the appointment |
of the standing committees In the two
houses Of the legislature accomplished. |
The Fifteenth Idaho legislature Il now
prepared TO handle the volume of bust
ness waiting to be turned into it's chm
nels.
Speaker Kiger ended the suspense In
The house on January 10. when he
named the committees. The Republi-
AN majority announced the selection
d W. L. Adamson Of Blnine county as
majority leader, und A. l.. McAiahon OF
>hoshone county as whip Repre-
sentative Storey OF Ada Is permnnen,
'aucus chairman and Ezra p. Monsou
'f Franklin Is secretary. |
The senate has selected Senator
lloyd Adams OF Madison ns "whIp -
senator Ralph Nelson Of Kootenal
county caucus chairman. and Senator
!. II. Nash Of franklin, secretary. 1
Inc more important committees
we're assigned In the house by Speaker
>iger as follows:
state nffnirs-Monson OF franklin.
Gudmundson of Cass,.
.entherstone OF Shoshone, Morgan OF
"shington, BonneIl Of Bnnnock.
storey OF Ada and Schroeder of Idnbo.
educational institutions--Hugo OF
1"'hh' chairman; Bourne OF Bnnnock
'udmundson Of Cassla, Baird OF Ere
'oh.' carpenter Of Nez Perez, Snow Of
'emhi and Schroeder OF Idaho.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Canyon.
Anderson OF Latah. Sever.
on Of jefferson, Carpenter OF Nex
cree. Young Of Ada. Stnngcr OF Bon
evilie and Foley OF Canyon.
mat county division Is going to play
more Important part this session
nan was anticipated IL conceded by
o'ons with the launching Of two more
vision bills on January 10. The first