The Grangeville globe., 1921-01-13
Governor Davis.

| Ine anu-al1en bill was introduced
by Senator Thompson of Minidoka
county. 1t provides that any person
whether citizen or alien may take hold
and dispose Of property. real or per-
sonaL providing. however, that a citi-
zen OF any foreign nation, the laws Of
which do not permit an American
citizen to own land therein, cannot
own or lease lands In the state of
Idaho. Another brief provision is,
that no resident alien Of a nation,
the laws Of which do not permit any
American citizen to own land, shall
be allowed to inherit land in Idaho"
No reference is made in the bill to any
nation, but 1t is evidently aimed to
exclude Japanese from acquiring lands
here as citizens of foreign nations are
not permitted to own lands In Japan.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on immigration and labor.
The need of another judicial dis
trict In Idaho was evidenced by four
bills providing for the creating of the
eleventh district. Three Of these bills
were by Smith and one by Seaver and
others were introduced in the senate.
! The Smith bill seeks to create the
eleventh district out of the counties
of Camas, Gilmore, Gooding and Jer-
ONE, and provides for the appointment
OF district Judge Its companion
bill, No. z, designates that the coun-
ties of Cassia, Lincoln, Minidoka and
Twin Falls comprise the fourth dis
trict Senate bin No. 8, by Seaver,
McMurray, Thompson and Burky,
creates the eleventh district out Of
the counties of Cassia, Jerome, Mini
doka and Twin Falls.
An election fund bill by Thompson
has for its purpose the making public
Of monies solicited and collected for
election purposes. 1t is senate bill No.
8. Its provisions are that any monies
collected, donated or raised for cleo
tion purposes Of any nature, either
through the sale of memberships in an
organization or otherwise, must be
placed on record by a sworn state
ment, filed with the state auditor,
designating the persons furnishing
such monies, the amounts given and
for what intended. The same provi-
sions apply to monies raised for coun-
ty elections, except that the filing is
with the county auditor Two bills
were introduced after the announce
ment of the committees, both by Car
penter of Nez Perce. House bill No.
prohibits marriage Of first cousins
provision the lack of which in
IdahO's statutes has long been com
mented upon. House bill No A Of
fers an amendment to the anti-gam
bling statute to include what Is known
as the Indian stick game, much in
favor among the Indians Of the north.
House Standing Committees.
Following are the standing commit
tees announced by Speaker Johnston
today:
Agriculture and horticulture: Lau,
Waters, May, Boomer, Sanborn, Camp
hall Garu -
Appropriations Weeks, Severson.
Anderson (Latah), Egbert Miller,
ODwyer Cannon.
Banks and Banking: Stranger.
| O'Dwyer Jarnagin, Van Desteeg,
| Peck
County lines and county boundaries:
Galbreath, Pond, Preston, Miller, Har-
rigan. Goodwin, Peck.
Charitable and penal institutions:
Storey, May, Irwin. Welker, Jarnagin.
Severson, Pond.
Cities, Towns and other municipal
corporations: Anderson (Ada), Camp
bell, Clifford, Davis. May.
Educational: Hall. Irwin, Bur
leigh, Reynolds, Pond, Montgomery.
Fait
Educational institutions: Carpen-
ter, Gudmunsen. Bourne. Hugo
Storey. Hull, Egbert.
Engrossed and enrolled bills: Jar.
nagin. Reynolds. Moore.
Federal relations: Van Desteeg
| Stranger. Clifford. earn. Davis.
Forests and forestry; Fem. Nc
Donald Bailey. Galbraith. Parrish.
Fish and game: Hugo. Thomas.
Harrington .Gwin Grayson. Bnrleigh.
| Reynolds.