The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-11
LEGISLATIVE NEWS

BOISE, Idaho opposition pre-
\ scented itself to the passage of tn
Yorgesen bill passed by the hous
on Monday which would give waite
districts the preference in buyin
delinquent assessment claims TO
their members. The bill has tn
support of all irrigation men in tn
legislature and will doubtless be en-
acted into a law speedily.
To provide right thru tn,
state owned ground at the Blackfoo
asylum. Representatives Yorgensel
and Robbins of Bingham count,
started bill on it's way Tuesday t.
permit such a road.
Following the appearance before
the county lines and boundaries com
mittee of the Idaho house of repre-
sentatives of James Christensen
county commissioner of Bingham
county, the committee refused tc
brinfi In report on the merits of the
measure which would take four town
ships from Bingham county and add
them to Bonneville.
The committee action came We'd
nesday morning. The matter is now
left for the house to decide. Efforts
will. be made by the Bonneville
county delegation to force the bill
thru with hard opposition on the
part of the Bingham delegation
against them. The bill is now on
second reading.
A medal cast of bronze for every
man who served the State of Idaho
during the war with Germany
whether in this country or in France
will be given as token of the state
pride in her soldiers and sailors, il
the bill by Representative Adam
son becomes law.
The bill was introduced in the
house on Tuesday,. A companion
measure was joint memorial by the
same author asking congress to d.
rect the war department to give the
state of Idaho enough captured Ger
man cannon to provide the metal for
the badge OF honor.
A further provision is that a COM
mission be created to pass on the
design Of the medal and to do what
ever work was necessary in the
award Of the medals. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 will be made for the
expenses of the movement.
There will be no adjustment of
capitol punishment in Idaho at least
at this session. Opponents of the
Drake-Peckham measure providing
for its adjustment took short road
to killing the measure yesterday
when they amended 1t to strike out
the enactment clause. ~
Much laughter was provoked when
1t was found that several members
of the house who were in favor OF
the bill itself voted for the amend
ment and thereby registered their
vote against it.
Representative Miller OF Twin
Falls county is the author of an i'm
portant measure which he presented
to the house yesterday, which has
an effect In all irrigation districts
in the state under the Carey act. I
The bill provides that where trans.
fer Of water rights Is made they shall
only be to lands within the segrega-
ton. 1t is explained that canals
often 60 thru lands that are not part
Of segregation and q transfer of
rights to these lands would take
water rights from the place where
they were originally intended.
VIII revolutionary law bs pre-
,ented to tack over irrigation matters
Of the state under q board of three
This is deep ques-
lion at this time with members of
he legislature who come from parts |
If the state, where irrigation is done
IN big scale.
Much agitation has been raised |
over the question of bill which had !
been prepared and was about ready |
% be introduced creating this COM
mission and taking over all irriga-
ion matters. nssansr t 4
Many delegations from different
parts of the state came to Boise to-
discuss the proposed bill. There was /
much opposition to, 1t in the form 1t
lad then. 1t was the belief here that
t had been effectually killed.
Since then, however, 1t - under
TODD that several vital changes have
,een made in the plan and that in
ts present form 1t may be sent to
he house or senate. It has been
for members of the legis-
ature to get copies of the measure
70 now suggested. They have been
Waiting for 1t to appear. In the
meantime men interested in it have
'een quietly going around the state
letting support for 1t and legislators
re hearing from homo on the mat
or.
Their hands are tide they say be-
ause they can neither get an opion-
on or express one without seeing
What is In the new bill. It Is
however, that within a few
lays the measure will come into the
legislative light and be worked out
n the regular course Of events. l.
The massacre Of several bills, be-
ore they got started, providing for
Older relief is believed to be because
4 the feeling Of legislators, that the
PRACTICAL benefits for those returning
rom camps can DO best received by