Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-08
APPROVE sANITARIUMs

AFFhOVE SAM ARIOMS
| The only measure debated during the
afternoon was house bill No. III Ly
the public health committee, providing
for the building of tuberculosis hospi-
tails, one in north Idaho and one in
south Idaho, and creating a commits
sion to look after the details in con-
nection with preliminary plans and To-
cations. Senator Seaver was the first
to speak on the measure, strongly urg-
ing its passage. He was followed by
Senator's Witty and Johnson, the latter
claiming debate was a loss of time as
there was but one way for any senator
to vote on that measure and that was
for 1t. 1t passed by unanimous vote
The bill provides for the creation of a
special fund, to be known as the tu-
berculosis hospital fund, which is to
be raised by special levy of one
fourth of one mill, to be made in 1919,
and half that amount during 1920.
CUT WHITEWAY BILL
The A. S. Whiteway relief bill, an.
propriating $2S,642.26 for the relief of
Mr.. Whiteway for carrying out a road
contract with the state, under which
changes We're made after he took the
contract, was passed upon motion of
Senator Whitcomb, but the amount was
cut down to $4,000. Several senators
voted against the bill. giving as their
reasons that they felt the entire amount
| should be paid and not mere go cents
on the dollar, to reimburse a man for
money expended out of his own pocket
in carrying out state work, under the
conditions surrounding the contract of
Mr.. Whiteway. The bill is one that
has been before the legislature for sew
eral sessions.
Senate bill No. 175 by the state af-
fairs committee, increa sing the amour,
of the workmen's compensation. was
lost the vote on suspension of the
rules to pass the measure failing to
carry.
A change of rules was made shortly
before o'clock and it was agreed that
no bills should be considered after u
o'clock Saturday noon.
MEASURES PASSED,
House bill No. 12O-Appronriotinp
$4,000 to build highway between star
and Mccall.
House bill No.. 1877, by Youne-Re-
quiring public utilities to file with the
public utilities commission an inyen-
49, - as Phy properties.
House bill No. III, by public health
notwithstanding two tuberculosis
hospitals in Idaho and creating a tu-
berculosis commission.
House bill No. 275. by appropriations
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $145, 900, to
pay bills contracted by state under
former administration.
House bill No. lilo, by Storey-Ap.
propriating $4,000 for relief of A. s.
Whiteway.
House bill No $50. by judiciary COM
mittee-Providing notice need not be
given Of taking dispositions when de-
fault Of such persons has been entered.
House bill No. 247. by Mcdonald
Appropriating $516.37 to refund to a
widow who paid that amount in excess
Of an Inheritance tax through mistake
of an attorney.
House bill No. 141, by Storey-Pro-
viding for the construction of wagon
road from q point near Neal, Elmorc
county, to head of dead waters of Ar
rowrock reservoir and appropriating
$4,000 therefor.
House bill No. AS, by Kent, Mason,
Hugo and Hart-Defining what shall
be legal newspaper for the publica-
! ton of legal notices.
House bill No. 1875, by Johnson
Amending the law relating to a code OF
laws In education for the public school
system, raising bonding issue for in
dependent school districts from to 6
per cent.
House bill No. 1eS, by ODwyer-Ap-
propriating $4,000 to defray expenses
OF widening and cleaning canals OF the