Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-04
APPROVES DIRECT
PRIMARY MEASURE
IDAHO SENATE PASSES suRSTt
TuTE BILL AFTER KILLING
HOUSE MEASURE.
Fight Between Two Branches Con.
tinues Without Prospect Of Agree
ment.--Real Estate License
Law 10 Adopted.

25 to II. passed Its own direct primary
bin. ON February 26 and sent II co
the house.
The primary advocates In the senate
voted against the measure, as IL seeks
to preserve the convention system con-
tained in the present law, which they
are opposed TO on the ground OF prin-
ciple.
A few senator's classed as "cOnyen-
tioA4" who voted to indefinitely post
pone the real primary law passed by
the house, thus killing it. switched and
voted against the senate bill ON the /
roll call.
1t Is likely that the house win sub
stitute the bin that the senate killed /
for the body of the measure passed by /
| the upper house and send 1t back to the |
senate.
The Idaho real estate license law, In |
troduced in the house early In the SEES
sion, passed the upper house by vote
of 26 to is and will become a law as
soon as the signature of Governor
Davis is attached.
The senate has approved the pure
fabric law, which went over by vote
of 81 TO /, and an attempt to recon
slider the vote after lengthy debate
failed by vote of 20 TO -.
Senate bill No. 2T1, by Fisher, relat'
Ing to nonprofit cooperative associa-
tions, providing that the same shall be
continued In force and effect as cor
porations now organized and existing
under statutes, was passed.
UYas. tv.Au
duced by the house committee ON ap.
preparations. They carry total of
$23S, S5O.93 TO meet claims for which
no funds are available.
Two bills backed by the committee
on agriculture were passed. One
transfers the work OF inspecting cream
/. testing stations from the department
of public welfare, where 1t has been
conducted, to the department or agri-
: culture, where the committee thinks It
belongs. The other removes from the
7 restrictions imposed by the Sunday
} closing law common carriers engaged
in transportation of perishable farm
, products and cream.
The senate passed House bill No.
225, authorizing the sale Of bonds to
r provide 800 for improvements III
. the school for the Predetermined nj
Q Nampa: $1OS.0O0 to build the first
unit of new asylum at Blackfoot, and
: 100000 to build the first unit of a
sanitarium at Oroino.
+ The house on February 25. by q vote
! of 80 to I'D, passed the senate anti
: cigarette bill and sent It to Governor
: Davis for his approval. Passage Of ths
measure came after a heated debate
An effort to kill the bin BY indefinite
|. postponement failed.
! The measures declares that II shal
= not be lawful for any merchant, trad
r er, peddler, pharmacist. druggist
i apofhecary. or any other person D
4 persons, male or female. In this state
n with or without a license, to impor
l. for sale or 10 have In his possession
he for sale, or to sell by wholesale or ~
tail. or give away, directly or indirect
ly, to any person, cigarettes for smOk
n Ing, or any cigarette papers or wrap
pers, or any paper made or prepares
for the purpose
Any merchant. etc. violating tn
provisions of this section shall b
deemed guilty OF misdemean0r an
:, punished by fine of not less than 50
.s nor more than 500. or by imprIsor
ns ment In the county jail for d period 0
- not to exceed six months.
=. Another Z-mlll tax levy for higi
10 ways was stepped upon and killed I
n the lower house. This was Bailey
TO house blu No. 1853, which was defeate
IL on final passage by vote of rs 10 2
It. the senate passed bills authorlzin
Of the creation of game preserves
Benewah county. IN the Long guile
e. country and in the Cnddy mountain
be In the WeIser national forest III
be Featherstone bill, amending the con
an pensation law SO as 10 eliminate mr
- engaged in agricultural pursuit
handling Of livestock. school teacher
~ and those engaged In non-hazardol
- occupations from the Jurisdiction
On the law, was passed.
us Two appropriation bills carrylr
. small appropriations were approve
q ohe Of these appropriafes $4,000
" be used for widening the channel
= che Snake river between Madison Or
N Jefferson counties. and the other a
81 propriates $4,000 for federal aid +
the rehabilitation Of workmeD inIur,
aud accepts the provisions Of the 10
eFal rehabilitation act.
= The Idaho state senate killed 4
" house direct primary blIl Oh Februa
p. By vote Of . to Is. on a moill
~ 10 indefinitely postpone the measui
- The vote came after "calI Of &
- house." and every senator. with Z
exception OF Eogxie Of Valley. who
excused and nc home. was required
rezfsler his vote for or aenInsf I