Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-02-18
FIGHT ON SCHOOL
ENDS IN DEFEAT
IDAHO SENATE REFUSES TO
ABOLISH THE STATE NORMAL
AT ALBION.
Action Believed to Forecast the Fate
Of Other Measures on state In
stitutionS.-Measure Presented
70 Relieve Dry Farmer.


The senate of the presentlegislature
emphatically refused on February II
to abolish the state normal school To-
Gated at Albion, in Cassia county,
thereby settling a controversy that
arises biannually and upon which
much pending legislation hinges. The
act, 1t is believed In legislative Circles,
clearly indicates that from now
on no effort will be made to attack
other state institutions, but that they
win be literally taken care of instead
| The portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
draped in his countRy's flag, held
place of honor in front of the speakers
desk in the house of representatives,
on February IL, and reverent tribute
was paid by the house to his memory
by suspending It's work at the hour of
IL O'Clock and listening to memorial
addresses.
The house approved House Bill No
100, on February p. 1t is designated
to relieve the dry farmer by extending
the time on which he can pay his rental
on state land lease until October 1 for
the present year and until the same
date for 1922. By statute, leases on
state lands are payable In advance
Senate bill No. "a, by Boughton, re-
quiring that county commissioners,
sitting as county boards of equaliza-
ton, shall complete their duties by the
fourth Monday in July Of each year,
was passed without a dissenting vote.
| House joint memorial No. was
passed on February ~ 1t calls upon
congress for such relief for farmers as
may be possible by extending the as
slstance of the Federal Farm Loan
bank.
The first decisive blow at Japanese
ownership of lands within the borders
of the state Of Idaho was struck In the
house of representatives of the Idaho
legislature on February IL, when that
body passed the Van DeSteeg anti
alien land bill.
II 1t survives the senate and is
signed by Governor Davis, Japanese
not now citizens or other aliens owning
land in Idaho will be required to for
felt it and hereafter aliens will be un.
able to acquire title to land.
A measure by Bottolfsen OF Butte
county, introduced In the house, Is an
Irrigation measure with the kick of an
army mule. 1t gives the department
Of reclamation wider powers in regu-
latipg Carey act water companies, and
requires them to secure district
court decree before reducing the
water allowance for an irrigation sys-
tenn.
Two memorials were passed by the
senate, on February IL, one OF which
urges congress to pass the McHadden
bill providing a bonus of 30 cents per
pennyweight on gold and the other
was to President-elect Harding, asking
| him to rescind the present method of
selecting postmasters under the guise
of civil service examination designed
for the purpose of keeping 'deserv'
ing Democrats In office.
Under a Suspension Of thhe rules
Senate bill No. 173 was passed by
unanimous vote. It provides for the
creation Of the Fremont game pre-
serve" bordering along the Yellow
stone park, and for the purpose OF
further protecting the wild animals OF
the park and vicinity.
Representative Bottolfsen has rein
troduced his bill to make Armistice
day holiday, which was vetoed by
the governor. In his message Governor
Davis explained that the senate had by
some inadvertenee so amended the
measure as to strike out Columbus day
from the list of holidays and requested
that the bill be reintroduced with
Columbus day included.
Al review OF the activities OF the
Sixteenth Idaho legislature during the
past week Shows that the body Is be
ginning to swing into action and dis
pose of the mountain Of legislation
that has been piled upon 1t. a hard
blow was struck for economy when the
legislature adopted the recommends
ion of Governor D. w Davis and re
pealed the 2-mill road tax levy, passed
two years ago, and the mediqn. fol
raising $2,OO0,000 which were spent
during the last two years on the high
ways OF the state.
The Idaho state senate on Februar,
10 passed the Witty tax exemption bill
the first to De introduced in the sen
ate this session, by the close vote o.
~ to 81.
The house bin which permits town.
and cities to exceed their budget npol
a petition of majority 81 citizens
| passed without 4 dissenting vote.