Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-04
Still Seeking
A New State
RESOLUTION PASSES SENATE To
APPOINT COMMISSION FOR
A CONFERENCE

Boise, March 1.-The senate TODAY
gave its approval to the movement
in northern Idaho to secede and form
new state with territory in east
ern Washington. 1t passed senate
Joint resolution No 8 by a vote OF
3S to 3, authorizing the appointment
OF commission to be composed OF
f1ve members to meet and confer
with a like commission to be an
pointed by the Legislature of Wash
ington for the purpose of deciding
on the boundary lines and taking The
matter of creating new state d.
rectly to congress. Under the plans
so far made, Spokane is to be the
capital of the proposed new state.
Ten northern Idaho counties are to
be included, together with the ter
ritory in eastern Washington COM
prising as many counties.
Herman H. Taylor, former lieu
tenant governor of the the state was
given the courtesy of the senate
floor and made strong address I'm
support of the secession movement.
pointing out the natural barriers
between the north and south and
the difficulties encountered in com
munication.
Herman Taylor in speaking for the
resolution declared it was not born
in a spirit of secession, or animosity.
but because the natural boundaries
made it more desirable and conven-
lent that the ten nor hern counties
be detached and with EASTERN Wash
ington made into state.
He pointed out that all the resolu-
ocIrn rnI hof
of FIVE be appointed to confer with
like commission from Washington
to decide upon the matter and seek
the approval of the next legislature
He further argued that if Washing
ton failed to give consent, the dis
cord which had existed to some de-
gree between north Idaho and south
Idaho would be removed, but that
if consent was secured a dream long
cherished in north daho would like
ly be realized as it was believed con-
gress would act favorably and grant
the privilege of a new state II all
concerned were united
Mr.. Taylor's address was well re
ceived and upon it's conclusion, SEN
ator Paddock. Of Washington county.
moved that as there was no one
action by which other states had
been so divided that the senate pass
the resolution and let the sister de-
part in peace. 1t was seconded and
carried with only three votes against
it.
Senate Rejects Primary
A crisis has been reached in the
legislature in the fight to place a
i L. ,kn e.
books. The senate today refused to
concur in the house amendments to
it's primary bill, the house having
stricken out the body of the senate
measure and substituted the body of
the house bill which the senate pre-
viously killed through indefinite
postponement. The amendments so
drafted into the senate measure call
for a sweeping statewide primary
law. The senate bill provided a
convention system for nominating
congressional and state officials.
Both houses appointed conference
committees. The senate committee
| is composed of convention advocates
| and the house committee is COM
posed Of primary advocates. The
house committee demands that tho
present legislature meet the demand
Of the people of the state and pass
a statewide primary law at the
present session. They say they will
be satisfied with nothing else.
| Start Night Sessions
Night sessions were inaugurated to-
night.
The house has made the appropri-
alton measures specials orders.
The senate passed the $3,000.OOO
treasury note bill to meet the states
| Indebtedness and the bill creating
the eleventh judicial district out of
Cassia. Jerome and Twin Falls coun-
ties.