The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-02-28
SECOND HIGHWAY BOND
MEASURE FEATURE
Changes in Irrigation and Water Con-
trol-Number of Bills Put to
Sleep Forever.

Boise, Feb. ga second highway
bond measure, which will net the state
highway funds about 81. 100000 on the
present basis of valuation is the fea-
ture of road legislation of the past ten
days. The bill making the levy pos
sib1e was introduced into the house
during the past week and has already
become almost assured of passage by
the favorable recommendation of the
committee.
Another road bill went to the gov
ernor when the Morgan measure max
ing it optional with county commits
sioners to lew twenty-five cents for
every 500 of valuation for highway
purposes passed the senate. There are
two companion road bills still left to
be acted on Both of these provide
for optional 1evies of fifty cents each
on every 500 of property.
Irrigation Bills.
Three measures into which the big
irrigation bill, changing the entire sys-
TEN of water allowance and govern
ment in the state was merged, have
now been introduced The two most
Importance of the number provide for
three engineers to be known as direc-
tors in the department of reclamation
and for giving of sovereign right in
water matters to these directors. Ac-
cording to members of the irrigation
committees in the two houses the bills
will not get out of committee.
A number house bills have met
death in the past few DAYS when they
got to the upper BODY while the same
practice has applied in the house with
senate measures. One of the most
important house bills to feel the SEN
ate axe was the one providing an
& eight hour dav for women. Several
members declared amendments had
taken away its effectiveness. A claim
that the law would take away posi-
tons from large number of womer
working in seed houses and t"e seet
he sent east in bulk was sufficient tc
line IN unanimous vote in the sen
ate against the bill.
No Raise in Pay.
> Legislators did not look favorabl'
, on the effort to raise their pay ant
, give them four instead of two year
term. Both joint resolutions wer
killed. The resolutions which had 70
their purpose lcnthening the terms O
Q county commissioners were also de
4 fcated
4 One Of the most lengthy measure
!; of the session is the new education5
bill in the senate. 1t is said to rresen
9 far-reaching changes in the clnssitica
o ton of teachers and to conform to tn
d laws OF number of eastern state
where the rank of schools is highe
& than in Idaho. The bill was prepare
=, by DR.. +, A. Bryan, commissioner
n education, According to statement
i made on the floor of the house Idah
II ranks thirty-seven in the standing
n its schools. while its sister statc, Utal
&c ranks sixth
Charging that the wheat price fixe
by the law of supply and demar
N would be higher this year than II
NJ government guarantee and that tn
" condition would have been true a ye;
d ago and would be for the next tw
A. wears Representative Hall en- Satu
If day claimed the federal adminlstraht
,e was making political capital out OF
g efforts to establish fund of $l,oOl
100000 to protect the wheat pric
10 Hall is grain man and farmer al
lie said he would take his chance on
10 big price for the commo dity witho
the assistance of the government.
claimed the type of publicity ben
RS given placed the administration On t
MT role a protector of the farmer was
lie bid for votes.