The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-24
NEW STATE GROUP
ARE MORE HOPEFUL
BOOSTERS FOR STATE OF LIN.
coin BELIEVE SENATE WILL
ALLOW THEIR CLAIM.

OOA<1~ ASA1AAAIF ClLlN "A T. WILL
ALLOW THEIR CLAIM.
Bolse-The present secession reso
luton before the state senate is no
satisfactory to the representative,
OF northern Idaho here for an en-
deavor to convince the present legis
lature to pass the measure. Herman
H. Taylor, Gerge R. Barker and E. D
Farmin plant to have a sub-resolutior
take it's place. They are confident
that the legislature will give the pro.
posal for northern Idaho to separate
itself from the south fair and just
consideration, paving the way for the
north to take it's problems to congress
in the hope of having a new state
created
While there is little talk heard
about the resolution it is known that
there are many members from the
southeast and southern part of the
state who will support it should it
come to a vote this session The
southwestern part of the state
does not seem SO keen on the
matter and is more inclined to block
the passage Of the act. The northern
members are said to be solidly for it.
In the event of the passage of the
secession resolution by the Idaho leg
islature, work will Immediately start
to secure approval of similar act
seeking to separate eastern Washing
ton from the rest of the state. East
ern Washington and northern Idaho
will then urge their territory be in
cluded in new state and the matter
will be taken to congress, say those
back of the lobby being conducted
here in favor Of the resolution.
Hold Club on Senate
1t became clearly evident today
that the primary law advocates hold
the whip in the 10th Idaho legisla-
ture, for they gave conclusive proof
of this in the house during the late
afternoon when they stood solidly
against an attack led by Representa-
tive Callahan of Shoshone county.
For several days the 81 joint authors
of the direct primary bill in the house
have been quietly tabling important
senate meas l,es or diverting them
from their re gular course. The pur-
pose Of this, it is said, was 10 warn
the senate rnat if It expects any of |
it's main measures to pass IL must ap-
prove the house primary bill.
Callahan attempted to get several I
of these bills off the table. He failed |
to do so, 81 votes standing pat again
st him. He then assailed the ma
jority, charging them with bad faith
and "dastardly legislative tactics"
never before attempted by any ex-
ecutive body, with violating their eau
Gus agreement, and warned them that
# the fight kept up the challenge will
be accepted and similar countertac-
tics will be followed by the opposi-
,ion..
Senate Passes Soldier Relief
The senate voted to appropriate the
,um of 100000 for the aid and as
;istance of disabled and destitute vet
Grams Of the great war with Germany.
The bill, which was introduced by /
3urkley of Jerome county, was re- !
,ently reported out Of the finance {
committee with an adverse recon- {
nendation. When the roll call, on the
inal passage of the measure was t
aiken it showed that the majority of {
he members of the committee fa- /
,ored the measure. The vote was "a !
0 8. ,
The bill provides for the creation of +
soldier welfare commission consist
ng of five members. The state ad-
utant of the American Legion shall
e secretary Of the commission and
hall work with the board. The bill,
empowers him to act inde- :
,endently in emergency cases and !
ermits him to issue warrants in the :
um of $50 to destitute veterans, pro- +
iding that the total emergency {
RATS do not exceed $500. Practic- !
lily every speaker favored the ap- 4
ropriation Of some money to help f
he destitute veterans. There were
hose who were opposed to voting /
100000 unlss it could be shown that
his amount was needed. Paddock of
Washington county said that he had
sked the state adjutant of the Amer
IAN Legion if the sum of $4,000 /
vould not suffice. He said he had i
cen informed that it might but there d
as no way of telling, because there T
ere emergencies that arose from !
me to time. +
Two other bills were passed by the
enate this morning. One of these
lakes it penalty to tamper with
leters set for measuring gas used +
)r illuminating and inflammable pur- Ii
oses. The other provides that no in 4
warrants which are G
npaid shall exceed the revenue due e
.om state highway, federal or coun- h
Z road taxes.
Other Measures
The senate reconsidered its action
the repeal of the soldier settlement n
II and passed it. 1t also passed sem r;
70 bill No. 129, the recodification B
It. m
Kill Boom Bill Al
The first thing done by the house d,
representatives was the tabling of
mate bill No co. This measure, in
oduced by Boughton and known as
10 sboom BILL" was passed by the n,
nate Tuesday afternoon by a close es
tie. The house by acclamation and M
ithout one nay laid it on the table
it was received and read.
Mix Loses Measure Also
Senate bill No. 1853, by Mix, author ra
ing the state board of land commits dc
oners to sell certain piece of land su
Clearwater county, was also tabled. ii,
The action in each instance is re- til
rded not as reflectng on the merits th
the measures, but as tactical be