The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-27
IDAHO MAY RESTORE
THE DIRECT PRIMARY
MEASURE APPEARS IN THE
HOUSE WITH THAT PUR-
POSE IN VIEW.
Bills Making It Compulsory to Label
Storage Eggs and Requiring EN-.
poyes of Eating Houses to Oh.
tain Health Certificate Favored.

ives GlIIOfu, Falt ana montgomery,
providing for restoration of the direct
primary.
1t is claimed by the authors of the
measure that it is virtually the old
primary law restored, though modi-
fled to remove the weaknesses dis
covered in the former act which led
to its repeal two years ago. They
assert it has very general approval
in their parts of the state They rep
ssEesent, respectively, Adams, Clark and
eJerome counties.
The bill making it compulsory to
label storage eggs and to place on the
case the date placed in storage and
the date withdrawn, was favorably re-
ported after clause had been stricken
out making it unlawful to have for
sale eggs unfit for use.
The bill compelling the pasteuriz-
ing of skim milk butterm!lk, etc,
was indefinitely postponed
The measure continuing the apnro-
priatiOns for the Boise law library,
Lewiston normal and the farm mar
kets fund was passed.
The bill introduced in the house re-
Gently requiring walters, mattresses,
cooks and other employees of public
eating house to obtain health certifi-
Gates, was favorably reported after
several Of the diseases named in the
original bill were stricken out.
Censorship of motion picture films
by board of review of three members
to be appointed by the governor and
who are to receive $40 per day when
giving actual service, is provided in a
censorship bill introduced in the SEN
ate on January % by Senator Gill
christ.
Senate bill No. g. creating two ad-
ditional judicial districts the eleventh
and twelfth, and changing the boun-
DIARIES of practically all other districts
In the southern section of the state,
was passed under a suspension of the
rules on January %.
House joint memorial No. 3, by An
dersOn and Walker, asking congress
to appropriate an additional land
grant Of $4,000 acres for the soldiers
home, passed by unanimous vote, as
did also House joint memorial No. 2,
asking for an extension into Idaho of
the aerial patrol Of forests.
Four measures were passed by the
house on January %. One was an
amendment offered by the state at
fairs committee on recommendation of
the audit commission that bonds of
county treasurers be at least 35 per
cent greater than the maximum sum
expected to be in the treasury at any
time. Another requires that funds
from issuance of teachers GER
tificates by the state board Of educa-
tion, now held in special fund, be de-
posted in the general fund Of the
state.
A measure passed Saturday by the
house broadens the statute forbidding
outsiders the use Of fraternity
emblems to include the American le-
gion. Senate bill No. IL, by Witty,
also passed, modifies the statutes gov
erning the preparation of judgment
rolls by clerks of courts to include the
affidavit Of publications when the sum-
mons in the suit was, served by pub
LEGATION.
Seven measures were introduced in
the senate on January q, four Of
which came from the committee on
highways, bridges and ferries, one of
which enlarges in measure the pow
ers Of the department Of public works
by giving it authority to specify the
character of bridges to be built by
counties, the purpose Of which is 10
standardize bridges in Idaho.
A bill by the committee on immigra.
tion and labor creates board of dis
trict judges, defines it's powers aad
duties and provides for the appoint
ment of a secretary for such board,
the compensation of whom is fixed by
the board.
Senator King is author Of bill
(which provides for increasing the sal
aries Of the justices of the supreme
court from $4,000 to $4,000 per year,
and those of district judges from $4,000
to $4,000 per year.
Two of the seven bill introduced in
the lower assembly, were of unusual
importance. House bill No. 70, by
Storey of Ada, proposes to do away
entirely with the public utilities COM
mission, and place all original actions
affecting Service of utilities corpora
lions in the district courts. House bill
No. II, by the committee on education,
is the anticipated county suit bill for
school districts.
New bills were introduced by the
committee on education and all have
the sanction and approval of the state
board of education. They are con-
structive measures against which little
opposition, if any, is anticipated.
On January 20 the finance commit
tee of the senate introduced bill
providing for the repeal of the 2-mill
tax levy for maintenance of state high
ways, as recommended by Governor
Davis in his message motion by