Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-13
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GENERAL S OFFICE
Announcement Made to House
of Representatives Account
ant Now at Work for Special
Committee.
May REPORT ON FRIDAY
Lower Assembly Again Passes
Administration Bill After
Parliamentary Tangle; Non
partisan Measure Killed.
MAY REPORT ON FRIDAY

The special investigating committee
appointed by the Legislature to probe
into the adjutant generals DEPART
ment of this state which has been un-
der fire ever since the legislature
opened, reported, when requested by
Speaker kiger, that an accountant
had been placed on the books of the
department to expert them and deter
mine what foundation there is to the
reports that some of the funds may
have been wrongfully used. This re.
port was made by Representative
Featherstone of Shoshone county,
chairman of the house committee in
charge. He said the delay had been
occasioned by inability to get into
touch with an accountant He is A.
M. Blaylocll of Idaho Falls.
MOODY STILL ABSENT.
Representative c. S. Moody, former
adJutant general whose administra-
ton is being probed, secured a leave
OF absence for 10 days to go to Menan
where 1t is said he is establishing
hlmself to take up the practice of
medicine and surgery. The 10 days
expired the early part of this week
ana there has been some speculation
In legislative circles, about his return
and appearance before the investigat-
ing committee. He has offered to go
before the committee and a similar
request has been made by NJ. Alexan-
der, former governor. Neither have
so far have been summoned. 1t is un-
derstood that the expert will be given
every opportunity to study in detail
the receipts and expenditures of the
department.
REPAsS ADMINISTRATION BILL.
The house e-passed the adminis-
tration state consolidation bill just to
play safe, after approving the amend
ments. A parliamentary entangle-
ment arose over the action to be
taken. The amendments to the bin
were made by the house. The senate
asked Tor joint conference commit
tee later to correct clerical errors in
the bill. The conference committee
reached an agreement and the senate
thereupon passed the bill and it was
sent back to the house which con-
Cured in the amendments. The oues-
tion arose as to whether or not the
house record was clear on the measure
and to eliminate any possibility it was
not the bill was again passed.
Representative Hall created no lit
tie amusement when he urged upon
the house to be cautious as the wild
and woolly Democrats" appeared to be
laying for the measure.
AMENDS WoMEN's LAW.
The house passed two other bills and
then went into the committee of the
IL
bill was considered again. Amend
ments were added to it including one
providing that women may be en-
ployed overtime at time and a half In
the case of an emergency. 1t was
held by the opponents of the measure
the amendment draws the teeth from
the bill in that the term emergency"
gives wide latitude in the matter of
KILL BIPARTISAN BILL.
The county non-partisan bill by
Peckham and Harrison tried to come
to life again today as did also the
Garbutt bill providing a new system
for assessment of power company
The reference committee
some time ago, recommended that both
be not printed and they were not. The
authors tried to revive them by NOV
ing they be printed, but the house
voted motions down.
Among the new bills introduced is
one to create the Eleventh judicial
district out of Adams, Payette and
Washington counties; to create
court of land titles and to amend the
to provide that the state
could develop its own water power
resources; providing night schools for
MEASURES PASSED.
The following measures We're |
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Senate bill No. 10, by state affairs |
department ad-
consolidation bill.
House bill No. s3, by Gough-Am- |
ending health laws so that cases of |
Spanish influenza NAV be isolated.
House bill No. AS, by judiciary com
schedule of fees for |