The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-03-04
PRIMARY MEASURE
KILLED IN SENATE
EVERY MEMBER REQUIRED TO
EXPRESS OPINION, VOTE
BEING, % TO rs.
Believed That Compromise Bill viii
Make its Appearance Soon.-
House Favors Issuing s3,oo0,o0o Z
Treasury Notes.

~, ~ sVtc VI 20 10 IL, VII IL mOpoii
70 Indefinitely postpone the measure.
The vote came after n "caIl Of the
house" and every senator, with the
exception Of Noggle of Valley, Who is
excused and at home, was required to
register his vote for or against the
measure.
That compromise primary lconven-
tion bill Will be Introduced in the SEN
ate, passed and sent to the house, is
conceded In legislative circles
Two bills met their death in the SEN
ate One was No. 22S, by Lau, appro-
priating 5000 to pay owners Of horses
killed in 1920, because of having
CHAMBERS. The other was No 22S, APP
propriating $4,000 to build wagon
road through Joseph. Fem and Cen
terville. In Idaho county.
The house on February "A passed a
100000 worth of treasury notes. 1t
nearly went to rollcall without word
of comment.
An appropriation measure to give
the regents of. the University of Idaho
$10.235.55 for the purchase of certain
tract of land in the Occur dAlene In
dian reservation was passed.
The house on February "a passed the
soldier welfare commission bill, carry
ing an appropriation of 100000 to aid
disabled soldiers.
The Idaho state senate on February
% vofad 20 oppronriota tho o,n, of
100000 for the aid and assistance of
disabled and destitute veterans of the
war with Germany. When the roll
call on the final passage of the meas
ure was taken 1t showed that the ma
jority of the members Of the committee
favored the measure. The vote was
81 to g.
The bill provides for the creation of
soldiers welfare commission, consist
ing of five members.
The senate on February % approved |
= measure making it penalty to tam
per with a meter sent for measuring
gas used for illuminating and inflam-
mable purposes, and one providing that
interest bearing warrants, which are
unpaid. shall not exceed the .revfnue !
due from state highway, fetlera1 or
county road taxes.
The house buckled down to business
on February % and passed q dozen
bills. The one of chief importance was
House bill No. 225, by the appropria-
ton committee, authorizing the issue
of bonds to provide for the construc-
tlo~ of hospital buildings at the state
sanltariums; $l0S,000 is carried by the
bill for Blackfoot, 100000 for Orofno
and $685. 500 for Nampa.
1t became clearly evident on Febru-
airy % that the primary law advocates
held the whip in the sixteenth Idaho
legislature, for they gave conclusive
proof of this in the house during the
late afternoon, when they stood solidly
against an attack led by Represents
tive Callahan of Shoshone county.
Unanimous consent was given the
state affairs committee in the house
on February % for the introduction
Of house bills Nos. $50 and 300. One
lholishes the state department of
commerce and industry and transfers
IS powers and duties to the depart
nent of finance, thus consolidating
hese two departments
The other bills amends several exist.
ng statutes so as to transfer from
he department of finance to the office
# the governor the bureau of budget
,nd taxation and enlarge its duties
md powers.
The senate was thrown into a heated
iebate over the direct primary bin
which turned into a temporary victory
or the primary advocates. Senator
Thomas of Bingham county attempted
o kill the house bill to restore the
statewide primary by moving that II .
e Indefinitely postponed. and the fight =
vas on. Il
The senate engaged In "A killing
pree on February % 1t indefinitely
the bill for installing OF the
chool unit system, or county boards u
I education. instead of separate dis Il
riot boards. a
The Idaho senate on February 81 81
assed the antl-cigarette BILL prohibit 81
lg the SALE manufacture or smoking t'
T cigarettes in the state of Idaho. The
ote was 20 to u. Senator Harding.
minority member of the
pnate, l.. d. S. bishop of Oneida m
Dunty, sponsored the measure. ei
The teachers retirement fund bill, In
y tlie committee on education, was %
,ssed by a vote of % to IL, after a re
considerable debate. ID
The bill to Increase the salary of
,vernor from $4,000 to $500 was
He'd in the same manner. The same
fstem was used 10 dispatch senate :.
II 275, appropriating $1,000 TO pur- y,
lase land bordering on Priest lake, ~
northern Idaho, to be used as
lrk; senate bill 231. appropriating -
81 80 for the relief of Charles II.
otis for stenographic work; senate
II 262, appropriating $4,000 for the W
ection of a tuberculosis hospital at m
ayette. and senate bill 219, provid- M