The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-03-04
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
BARS CIGARETTES
LOWER HOUSE APPROVES MEAS
URE AND SENDS 1T TO
THE GOVERNOR.
Provision as to Sale or Gift of the
Cigarette in Idaho by Mer-
chants or Others Are
Quite Stringent.


Davis for his approval. Passage of the
measure came after a heated debate.
An effort to kill the bill by indefinite
postponement failed.
The measures declares that it shall
not be lawful for any merchant, trad
er, peddler, pharmacist, druggist,
apothecary, or any other person or
persons, male or female, In this state,
with or without a license, to import
for sale or to have in his possession
for sale, or to sell by wholesale or re-
tall, or give away, directly or indirect
ly, to any person, cigarettes for smok-
Ing, or any cigarette papers or wrap
pers, or any paper made or prepared
for the purpose.
Any merchant, etc, violating the
provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
punished by fine of not less than $50
nor more than 500, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for period of
not to exceed six months.
Another 2-mill tax levy for high
ways was stepped upon and killed in
the lower house. This was Bailey's
house bill No. 16S, which was defeated
on final passage by vote of 10 to 20.
Senate bill No. 224 was passed with
out opposition. This is bill by The
senate committee on banks and bank
ing which sets forth the methods by
which the state bank commissioner
may take charge of banks whose re-
serve funds are dangerously depleted.
The senate passed bills authorizing
the creation of game preserves in
Benewah county, in the Long gulch
country and in the Cuddy mountains
in the Weiser national forest. The
Featherstone bill, amending the com
pensation law so as to eliminate men
engaged in agricultural pursuits
handling of livestock, school teachers
and those engaged in non-hazardous
occupations from the jurisdiction of
the law, was passed.
Two appropriation bills carrying
small appropriations were approved.
One of these appropriates $4,000 to
be used for widening the channel in
the Snake river between Madison and
Jefferson counties, and the other APP
propriates $4,000 for federal aid for
the rehabilitation of workmen injured
and accepts the provisions of the fed
eral rehabilitation act.
The Idaho state senate killed the
house direct primary bill ON February
"a, by vote of % to 10, on motion
to indefinitely postpone the measure.
The vote came after a "call of the
| house." and every senator, with the
exception of Noggi- of Valley, who is
excused and at home, was required to
register his vote for or against the
measure. . ~.
That a compromise primary conyen-
| ton bill will be introduced in the SEN
ate, passed and sent to the house, is
| conceded in legislative circles.
Two bills met their death in the SEN
ate. One was No. 22S, by Lau, appro-
| priating $4,000 to pay owners of horses
killed in 1920, because of having
| CHAMBERS. The other was No. 22S, APP
propriating $4,000 to build wagon
road through Joseph, Fem and Cen
terville, in Idaho county.
The house on February "a passed a
measure calling for the issue of 49,
100000 worth of treasury notes. 1t
nearly went to rollcall without a word
| of comment.
| An appropriation measure to give
the regents of the University of Idaho
$10,235.55 for the purchase of certain
tract of land in the Occur d'Alene In
dian reservation was passed.
The house on February "a passed the
soldier welfare commission bill, carry
ing an appropriation of 100000 to aid
disabled soldiers.
The Idaho state senate on February
% voted to appropriate the sum OF
100000 for the aid and assistance OF
| disabled and destitute veterans of the
| war with Germany. When the roll
call ON the final passage of the meas
ure was taken it showed that the ma.
/ jority of the members of the committee
favored the measure. The vote was
| 81 to s,
The house buckled down to business
on February % and passed dozen
bills. The one of chief Importance was
i House bill No. 225, by the appropria-
ton committee, authorizing the issue
of bonds to provide for the construc.
ton of hospital buildings at the state
/ sanitariums; $10S.000 is carried by the
/ bill for Blackfoot, S105000 for orofino
and $25,500 for Nampa.
! The senate on February % approved
"a measure making it penalty to tam
per with a meter sent for measuring
gas used for illuminating and inflam-
mable purposes, and one providing that
interest bearing warrants, which are
4 ,,n,,aid shah nof pxceed the revenue