The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-01-09
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT IS
UNANIMOUSLY RATIFIED
BY IDAHO SOLONS
Synopsis of Governor Davis Message List of Appointments
Roosevelt Memorial Services Held Wednesday;
Flu Hits Lawmakers

major with the old Second Idaho leav-
ing the state with that unit. He is
resident Of Weiser.
James +. Hassett, pocatello railroad
man and chief clerk to the general
manager of the o. s. l.. is, made
colonel of the quartermasters corps
with Max Mayfield of Boise with the
same rank. The latter is now in New
York as one of the governments dol
lar n year" men.
Harold Jenness of Nampa, A. ]. Gus
tin Priest of Boise and Thos. Neibuhr,
the latter one of the distinguished
heroes Of the war and holder of
French and American medal. are made
aides. with the rank of lieutenant col
onel
The governors message was de
livered at two o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Drake. the woman
member of the House from New Ply
Idaho will he the second state in the
union to ratify the measure. The
new house was unanimous in pass
ing it. Two members We're absent.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. S. - Idaho
through the action of the state sen
ate today. ratified the amendment
to the federal constitution seeking to
prohibit forever the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors in the
United States.
The senate concurred with the
house when it passed by unanimous
vote house joint resolution No. !, in
troduccd and champoned by Mrs. En-
ma Drake of payette county, one of
the women members of the lower house.
The vote was unamious for the reso-
luton. there being IS ayes Senator
Whitcomh. president pro TEN of the
senate. was excused from voting. The
resolution came up under suspension
pf the rules and roll call was taken
placing Il record vote in the journal.
Senator Whtcomb explained that he
did not desire to vote for the resolution
herause that as a lawyer, and because
of his legal training, he did not be-
lieve that an amendment Of the con
>titution was the right way To reach
and eliminate the evil sought.
Out of respect to the memory of the
late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. the
legislature recessed the morning I'M
til > 30 this afternoon, when special
memorial services were held in the
house nf representatives. The
speakers We're James II. Hawley. for
mer governor Of Idaho Frank $.
Dietrich, judge of the federal district
court; Senator Lloyd Adams. for the
senate, and Representative Raymond
l.. Giyens fer the house of represen-
tatiyes.
These arrangements We're made by
committees from the house and sen
ate composed of Senators NJ b. Yea.
man and John ID. Robertson and Rep
resentativcs {. l.. Weeks. w s. Shear.
er and X. l.. Giyens.
The speakers at the memorial ser.
vice paid eloquent tribute To the mem
ory of the martyed eX-presidcnt
Senator Adams asserted he was the
great typical American of the age
and Representative Givens asserted he
had died leaving wonderful example
To- all Americans Of good citizenship
Ex-Governor Hawley referred 10 per.
sonal contact with Roosevelt, telling
Of his visits to Idaho. Judge DIETRICH
gave IL scholarly address on the life OF
the eX-president and his high ideals
aS Il statesman.
The first bin to appear in the house
was introduced this morning by Rep
resentative -. l.. Young of Ada coun
ty. calling for an appropriation OF
$4,000 10 meet the expenses Of the
legislature and pay the per diem ot
members.
II was announced second mem
her of the house had come down viii
the FLU" and would be incnpacitatet
for service for some time lie is Rep
resentatiyc Greenwood of Minidoka
county. The other member i'll Will
the disease is Representative Gcorg,
L. McGoWun of Custer.