The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-11

Legislature, flattened out today in the
house of representatives when thu
bill providing for the consolidation OF
the normal with the Idaho Technical
institute at Pocatello backed by the
state board of education, was killed
1t received a clean knockout shortly
after the roll call when Gundmundsen
of Cassia county moved that it be in
definitely postponed. His motion car
rled on standing vote of "a to 7.
The bill was introduced by Hall,
White, Storey, Peckman, Hoff and
Lavalle.
Another educational bill that met
with as summary fate was the one
endorsed by the Idaho federation of
women's clubs, introduced by the two
women members of the house, Drake
and White, seeking to require the gov
ernor to appoint a woman member on
the state board of education. The
bill was defeated on third reading by
a vote of AZ to 10, both the women
authors voting against it.
The house passed number of bills,
completely disposing of measures on
third readings. One of the measures
passed is the Witty gambling bill
which declares gambling places nui-
sance, and another the house meas
ure authorizing an ad valorem tax to
raise $4,000 annually instead of
appropriation for the state
fair at Boise, livestock show at Lewis
ton and pure seed show at Pocatello
or Idaho Falls, the place to be des-
ignated later The house memorial
asking congress to appropriate to
counties the T. N. T. powder now on
hand for the use of blowing up
stumps, introduced by Kent today,
was also passed.
Additional measures passed by the
house follow: Senate measure No.
II, by Armstrong, making road over
'eers subject to the orders and direc-
ions of the board of county commits
ioners instead of road supervisors.
House measure No. Z, by Morgan,
for levy not to exceed rs
ents on every 500 assessed valuation
O be used for state highway pur-
oses; No. 9, by Bonnell and Patter-
On, providing for the determination
f ground squirrels; No. 76, by com
littee on roads, bridges and ferries,
roviding penalty for damage to high
yays by livestock.
The Bennett bill, No. So, providing
Or annexation of residents to school
was defeated. The Garbutt
i'll to annex part of Owyhee county
, Ada county was laid on the table
hen it came up for third reading
nd will be killed
Important bills were introduced in
lie two houses as follows: III
House-No. 159, by Tyer, authoriz-
g fraternal societies to maintain
asses of memberships; No. 159, by L
mmittee on agriculture, providing
r official seed analysist; No. 142, by
nompson, giving force and effect to
e recall; No. 165, by committee on
lnking,. appropriating S119,456 for
ate lands in the Gem irrigation dis
let.
Senate No. 95, by Witty, relating 4
foreclosure on lands under Carey lie
t system; No. SO, providing for the IL
ganization of irrigation districts to IL
quire power sites and building cleo IL
C plants. ID
County Nurse, Soldier Data. ID
House bill No. Is, w. H. Tyer's ia
,asure authorizing county commits #
ners to employ graduate trained ID
rse to act as a school hygiene ex Isl
TT, became statutory Friday after H
on when Governor Davis gAfTfit @
official approval III
The governor also approved house nj
Mt memorial No. 3, by the commit Nh
on military and Indian affairs, 81
ying congress to enact legislation #
Iuiring the naval and war depart #
nts to furnish detailed lists of men #
the service on request of state adj
ant generals.
Would Reduce Interest Rate. #
Reduction of the maximum rate Of #
crest lawful in Idaho from IL per #
It to 10 per cent year is proposed Us
a bill introduced in the senate by r.