The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-03-11
BOOM BILL KILLED
Other High Lights On Work Of
Idaho Legislature.

Boise, Idaho. The house of repre-
sentatives Saturday night in the
closing hours Of the session defeated
senate bill No. 80. known as the
"boom bill. by vote Of Is to 35.
The bill bad been amended by the
senate to meet certain objections
raised when It first came to the house
but the house failed to concur 10
these amendments and voted the
measure down.
Members of the house thought the
bill gave too much power to the large
lumber corporations 10 granting them
franchise over streams 10 the
northern part Of the state.
The bill, as drawn, was intended to
give large timber associations and
numbering concerns the right, under
permit. to improve streams used for
floating logs and 10 charge other
companies or persons toll for using
the same streams for logging
purposes.
Cities aud villages must be
governed by the same rules regarding
registration Of voters as the state and
the various counties, under the terms
of house bill that passed the senate
Thursday, March 3. Another bill
that received favorable action in the
senate the same day requires the
registration of all electors in any city
or village.
The senate passed the soldier
memorial bill as amended. The bill
provides that all counties can select
their own form of war memorial and
be entitled to share of the $4,000
appropriated for this purpose by the
fifteenth session. If the county
commissioners refuse to act iD.
matters of this kind any war associa-
ton can construct a memorial and be
entitled to the privileges granted
under this law.
One OF the two AmeriCanization
bills passed, H. B. co. 1t permits
independent school districts to use 2
per cent of their school money for
night classes for adults, foreigners
and Injured service men or wOrkmeD.
The bill which would have compelled
foreigners under 80 years of age TO go
to night school 100 hours each year
unit! they bad reached the fifth grade,
H. B. 2O6, did not pass.
Senate bill No. 317, which provides
for a special levy of two mills by the
board of county commissioners for the
creation of sinking fund for the
of court houses, when 80
per cent of the voters, as shown 90
the register at the last election,
petition for such action, was passed
under suspension OF the rules.
Senator Porter of Latah county was
the author Of the bill.
Counties of northern Idaho were
given the opportunity to secede.
.omhiue v Il eastern Washington
and oetititn 01gIess TO iorm a new
s.ats wHer he house passed, Saturday,
senate Joint fesuot,on No. s proyid-
ng for the appointment Of a
to confer with a like
ia the state Of Washing
ton and report at the 1928 session of
he legislature.
A bill authorizing the raising of
1898, 900 by a levy of nine-tenths of a
mill to reimburse the state highway |
department for various expenditures |
passed the senate Saturday. The levy |
will be made for the years 1921 and |
922. In order to make the money |
lvailable for immediate use,a bill was
passed authorizing the borrowing OF
1898, 900 for the payment ofoutstand-
ng debts. One of the senator's, who
,oted against the bills, said he did so
because be did not like the "rotten
ystem".
One of the new Idaho laws, signed