Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-09
Millions In Bonds and Appropri-
atoms Approved Before Ac-
tion Taken-Important Bills
Passed.
SALARY MEASURE LOST
Sixth Judicial Judgeship, Nelson
Log Toll, Boise Summer
School and Other Acts De-
feated.

School and Other Acts De-
feated.
The Fifteenth Idaho legislature ad-
journed sine die at $50 o'clock Sat-
urday night, two days after the last
per diem or sixtieth day and following
a rush to get through important APP
preparations and bonds 1t was the
first daylight adjournment that an Ida
sessions. The closing ceremonies wen
marked with simplicity and immediate
" after the gavels dropped In both
houses, senators and representatives
prepared to leave Boise for their homes.
The grand total appropriations in
GLIDING bond issues and tax levies ap-
proved by the legislature in the final
day of the session total close to &c.
100000. The joint conference commit
tees of the two houses at the closing
hours agreed on the items in the big
appropriation bills Practically all of
those stricken by the senate through
amendment were reinstated including
the $4,000 for the Lewiston livestock
show and the Boise state fair; $4,000
for the new feeble minded institute;
$4,000 for the Blackfoot asylum and the
$500 the senate attempted to remove
from the public utilities commission APP
Precipitation. The $4,000 for the ad-
jutant generals department was re-
fused and $4,000 was appropriated for
the bureau of child welfare. The Sho-
shone Falls park bill carrying $4,000
was also sent to the governor, passing
the senate.
DIG APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED.
Among the big measures that were
approved by the two houses as the re-
suit Of the conference We're the fol-
lowing: 100000 in treasury certifi-
Gates to operate the government; the
ad valorem tax measure to raise $2,-
100000; $1,S00,000 in treasury notes to
secure loan for the improvement OF
the highways. Segregated those APP
preparations provide s5515o0 miscella-
neous for the purchase Of grounds for
the Lewiston normal, the Pocatello
institute, tuberculosis hospitals. etc;
$2,2015S6 for educational institutions;
Sl40,S40.0O 10 meet utIlClenCy CldiIDS ,
$797,015 for other state institutions;
100000 for the completion Of the state
capitol building; s1,492,035 for state de-
partments; s265,715.21 for overdue
claims against the state and 1890 174.70
for other purposes.
LAST HOUR DEATHS.
Important among the measures that
were defeated in the final hours of the
session were the following: The sen
ate measure seeking to increase the
salaries of elective state officials with
the exception of attorney general and
mine inspector, lost on a tie vote OF
&c to 90; the senate bill to add another
Judge to the sixth judicial district, de-
feated by vote of 25 to %; the Nelson
log boom toll bill for navigable streams
which was indefinitely postponed. That
was the last bill acted upon by the
house. In the senate the student tray
cling bill, the senate act to amend
the law providing for an increase OF
Judges to the supreme court, the Gem
department of public investment act
and the Boise summer school bill car
rying an appropriation of $4,000, were
defeated.
CONFIRM COMM sSIoNERs.
The senate made it's last confirma
ton when it ratified the appointment
of Lawrence E. Wortsell. former Wal
lace attorney, as a member of the in
dustrial accident board, sent to the up
per house by the governor. The ap
pointment of Representative Richart
Z. Thomas of Kellogg as chief deput.
game warden for the Occur d'Alen
district, was also announced.
Unlike former adjournments Of tn
legislature the one today was conspic
uous by the lack of boisterous demon
STATIONS in the throwing of bills. file
and books. Up until the last momen
the two houses worked steadily on bills
In appreciation of the fair and impair
tiaI attitude of Lieutenant Governo
Moore and M. I. Kiger, speaker of tn
house, members and attaches of the tw
respective houses. presented them wit
beautiful watches.
TREASURY O.K.
The special committee of the stat
affairs committee appointed to investi
gate the state treasury department sub
mitted its report to the house just be
fore adjournment stating the treasur
was inexcellent condition, although ad
ditional help and more room is needed
The investigation was made by Sena
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