Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-25
Fight to Kill
Primary Is Lost
IDAHO SENATE HOLDS HEATED
DEBATE BEFORE MEASURE IS
RETAINED ON CALENDAR

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 22.-The SEN
ate held a heated debate late TODAY
over the direct primary bill, result
ing IN a temporary victory for its
advocates. Thomas moved that If ho
Indefinitely postponed.
Witty of Bannock led the fight to
save the bill and after much debate
motion passed that it be allowed
TO take its regular course on the cal
endar. This will bring it up for the
third reading at the end of the week
The senate indefinitely postponed
the Hall bill calling for installation
OF the school unit system, or county
boards OF education, instead Of sen
arate district boards
No Raise For Governor
The bill to increase the salary of
governor from $4,000 to $500 was
Killed in the same manner.
me same fate befell bill 275 ap-
proprlatmg $4,000 to purchase
iahus bordering on Priest lake to be
used tor park; bill 231, appropria-
III. Stoots for stenographic work.
bill % appropriating s50OOo for tho
erection of tuberculosis. hospital at
Payette, and bill 2l9. proyidine
medical assistance and nursing to
INDECENT mothers.
The log boom bill was passed late
by vote of 19 to Is. It provides
for the handling of saw logs in
navigable streams and permits the
owners of timber to combine and
improve the stream for logging and
TO charge tolls for same.
Exempt Manv Employments
insurance concerns and bonding
house representatives are showing
much interest in the senate's action
Monday in passing a measure which.
1t is claimed, virtually repeals the
main provisions of the workmen's
compensation act. The senate an
proved house bill 9 by Jaranigan
Ih1s measure amends section 6216
OF the compiled statutes of 1919.
which sets forth the exempted en-
ployments from the terms and pro-
visions of the compensation law.
Added to the exemptions are thresh-
Ing and harvesting operations en-
ploymeht in banks, offices or mer-
camille establishments and employ
ment by school districts.
BY including among the exemp-
uions employment in mercantile"
establishments" it is claimed that
the measure removes from the iur-
lsd1ct1on of the compensation board
virtually all employees, except those
engaged In the lumber and mining
business, and removes the protection
offered under the law from the bulk
of the employees in the state.
The house amended the bill be-
fore passing 1t by eliminating en-
ployment in county or road districts
and added employment in live stock
pursuits and local water irrigation
corporations.
Hone For Soldier Welfare
The senate today voted to recall
house bill 103, which was defeated
Monday, This provides for trans
fer Of 100000 in special fund for
soldier settlement, created in 1919,
to the general fund. The recall is
said to indicate that senate bill 35
creating soldiers welfare committee
and asking for an appropriation Of
800 900 will pass.
Unanimous consent was given the
state affairs committee in the house
Tor the introduction OF bills 2S9 and
29O. One abolishes the state de-
partment of commerce and Industry
and transfers its powers and duties
TO the department of finance, con-
sol1dating these departments. The
other amends several existing stat
utes so as to transfer the bureau of
budget and taxation from the de-
partment of finance to the office of
the governor and enlarge its du-
ties and powers.
House bill 257 carrying an ap-
preparation of 100000 for the state
fair. Northwest Live Stock Show and
Blackfoot district fair, was placed on
general orders for amendment.