Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-03-11
S0LONS QUIT AF-
TERLONC SESSION
STATE DIVISION Is AGREED
TO-PASS NEW CIGAR
ETTE LAW.


ming at high speed to bring
about final adjournment the
legislature today voted to per-
NIT the northern part of the
state to secede if it can get the
consent of the Washington legis-
lature and congress; moved all
educational and general appro-
priation measures out of the
way; paved the way for the state
highway program to be financed
during the next two years; or
dered the Albion normal school
removed from Albion to Burley;
saved the state farm market bu-
reau to the farmers; so amended
the anti-cigarette bill as to per-
NIT the sale of cigarettes to
adults, and passed and killed
multitude of measures.
The direct primary fell by the
wayside, due to the inability of
the house and senate to get to-
gether, but a statewide primary
organization was perfected by
the members of the two houses
favoring the issue, to carry the
issue directly to the voters dur
ing the next campaign.
Agree 10 State Division
The house, by vote of 80 to IL.
joined the senate in consenting
to state division if it can be OBJ
tanned and in bidding the north
ern counties godspeed. Not a
word of opposition in the usual
sense was uttered. Those who
spoke on the resolution spoke in
careful tones. Members SEEM
ed to feel that the occasion was
one of parting and farewell.
Those of the northern counties
expressed regret at the probable
ending of their association with
the south; the latter reciprocal
ed after the fashion of the faith
er who sends his son away with
"Goodby, Bill, take care of your
self"
The resolution authorizes the
president of the senate to APP
point two senators from this
section, and the speaker of the
house to appoint three represen-
tatives from the north to form a
commission to further the state
hood plan and report to the next
legislature.
Bond Sale Authorized
Provision for the sale of the
$2,000,000 state highway bonds
at a cost to the state of $4,000
was made by the senate in the
passing Of blu 319 after a heat
ed argument.
The senate voted a strong ap-
proval of the bill empowering
county commissioners to make
q special levy not to exceed 2
mills for a period not exceeding
five years to raise funds for
building court houses.
The senate voted a strong ap-
proval house bill 1877, providing
for the licensing and inspection
of cream buying stations.
Support Market Bureau.
The farmers had their innings
in the house and restored to the
general appropriation bill provi-
sions for the bureaus of farm
markets and plant industry,
which had been excluded by the
committee on appropriations.
The sum of S46.870 was writ
ten into the bill to provide ad-
ministration expenses and salar-
les of inspectors in the bureau of
farm markets, and $117,075 was
added for office help and in
spectors in the bureau of plant
industry.
House bill 294, appropriatine
S230,501 for the payment of de.
ficiency claims, passed.
House bill 256. which gives
the commissioner of public
works supervision of repair work
on new construction on all state
institutions and buildings where
the cost exceeds $500, was pas
sed.
The university appropriation
hill of S746.10 for maintenance,
and support of the university
pure seed development and geo
logy passed after some debat'
and being amended by cuttin,
down the extension department
from S127,000 to $4,000.
The house also passed the new
cigarette bill originated by tn
senate judiciary committee b