Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-06
Senator Nash Declares Manu-
facturers Active During Final
Days; Introduces License Bill
WANT LAKES PROTECTED
Approve Resolution Urging Land
Board to Prevent Cutting Of
Timber Along Payette; Coun-
ties May Jointly Build and
Operate Ferries.

Providing license for manufacture.
distribution and sale of imitation dairy
products, a belated senate bill by
Nash of Franklin. barely escaped be-
Ing kept from Introduction in the
senate Wednesday afternoon when
Faraday of Gilmore, objected to it's be-
ing started in that body.
After an explanation by its author
that the bill merely took the place of
another measure before the senate and
added oleomargarine and oil products
to the provisions of the former BILL
the senator from Gilmore recalled his
objection and the bill was introduced.
CHARGE LOBBY MAINTAINED.
A charge that a paid lobby for the
manufacturers OF imitation dairy pro-
ducts was being maintained during the
legislative session, featured Senator
Nash's effort. to introduce the mea-
sure.
The bill defines imitation dairy
products and places the licensing of
different branches of the business un-
der the direction of the state. A IL
cense for manufacturers would cost to
$500 per annum; wholesalers would
pay the state 5000; retailers 800; and
restaurants and boarding houses
would have to pay $50 each, into the
funds of the commonwealth.
The latter license fee would serve
to eliminate the sale Of limitations in
the state, 1t is believed and effectu-
ally crush the sale of oleomargarine.
Senator Nash stated he felt Idaho was
a dairy state and the men selling milk
and cream in no matter what form
should be protected.
PROTECT PAYETTE LAKES.
But three bills were passed by the
afternoon session of the senate. the
body working in committee Of the
whole handling a number of amend
ments to bills considered. House joint
resolution No. ~ was passed after a
long debate. This would restrict the
state land board from allowing the
cutting of timber along the shores Of
Payette lakes.
The senate also passed a bill allow
ing counties to construct and operate
ferries on the dividing lines between
counties and passed the McMurry bill
licensing automobile mechanics. The
latter bill has been debated more than
any other measure before the senate.
It now goes to the house.
The state treasurer will still re-
ceive salary Of $4,000 per year, fol-
lowing senate action yesterday In
backing up on its amendment to the
new salary bill for state officers,
when 1t set the yearly stipend Of the
treasurer at $1,000 to correspond with
the salary provisions in the consoli-
dation measure.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
Eliminating several streams, or parts
of streams, from the provisions of the
bill. the senate committee of the whole
recommended for passage the Nelson
measure providing toll charge to be
made by private corporations which
improve the streams for logging pur-
poses.
AS originally drawn the measure
was not satisfactory to several legis-
lators from the north. The amend
ments made yesterday eliminate the
main Occur d'Alene river below slack
water mark, which begins two miles
east of Dudley; takes out from the
provisions of the act main st. Joe
river and main st. Maries river. ex-
cept their tributaries, and excludes
both the Clearwater river and Its
tributaries.
An attempt py oeHdtor nanny ~
exclude all natural resources OF the
state, was killed when Senator Nelson
said it would in effect take from the
measure all it's power. An amend
ment adopted prescribes that $4,000
must be expended in improvements
before the public utilities commission
can allow a toll charge.
Idaho will have representative OF
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fund of $1,000 to expend for returning
soldiers, If new senate joint resolu-
ton introduced today should 60
through. Another bill to be introduced
provides for referendum on whether
the state should abolish the office OF
state SUPERINTENDENT OF schools.
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