The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-19
STATE LEGISLATURE
GETS DOWN TO WORK
ALIEN LAND LAW BILL WITH
DRAWN-EDUCATI MAT
TERS ARE TAKEN UP.

Boise-The first alien land bill in-
introduced in the senate died today.
1t was killed by indefinite postpone
ment upon recommendation of the
judiciary committee because it was
improperly drawn. In making the
recommendation for pOstponement,
Senator Whitcomb, president pro-
tenn, reported that the committee
had no objections to the bill other
than it was improperly framed and
would not serve to remedy the con-
dition sought.
Three bills were introduced, one by
Burkey, amending the state game
laws so as to permit shooting of Chi
nese pheasants in Jerome county.
Senate bill No. 40 by King, also an
amendment measure, providing for
admittance to the soldiers home of
all honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors, marines and nurses OF the
great war with Germany who did not
refuse military duty on account of
being a conscientious objector.
Stick Game Marriage Acts.
Farrish's measure to make Joy rid
ers who take others automobiles
without the owner consent liable TO
ing risonment in the penitentiary WAS
pssseo by the house without debate
or amendment, as was Carpenters
5.i' tC place the ban on the favorte
pastime of the Nezperce Indians,
their stick game. The third measure
passed was the bill to prohibit Cau-
casians from contracting marriage
Mrs. Bertha V. Irwin, of Twin
with Mongolians.
Falls county, the only woman member
of the present legislature, made her
maiden speech in support of house
bill No. by Carpenter which makes
unlawful the marriage of first cousins
in Idaho and also prohibits the inter-
of white persons with Mon
gallians. She said she was not afraid
that any dissenting votes would be
cast on the measure, but felt it her
duty to lift her voice as a woman and
1 mother in it's behalf.
THE bill is fraught with so much
Importance for the coming gener-
said Mrs. Irwin, that we
must recognize our grave duty to
enact il into a law. Whatever may be
thought of the white girl who so far
sorgets herself as TO marry one OF
yellow race, we must remember that
he worst effects of such union fall
1pon the offspring which becomes an
,utcast and has no resort but to
crime"
Change Education Act
House bills Nos. 81 to 81 inclusive
we're introduced. Among them were
several of more than ordinary i'm
,ortance. The committee on edu-
.ation presented one measure that
would fix by statute the salaries OF
he heads of the state educational ill
tfsutions, which heretofore have been
Xed by the state board OF education.
mother education committee bill au-
horizes Independent school districts
O use a small part OF their funds Tor
lmericanization education and for
ocational rehabilitation of adults in
ured in the military service or in IN
ustry This is a department meas
re, advocated by the American Le-
ion and many civic organizations.
third education bill would amend
ne statue relating to the appointment
f members of the state board of
ducation by the governor. For sew
raj years a proviso has existed in the
tatutes that no former student, in
tructor or regent of any of the high
r educational institutions could be-
ONE one of the state board. House
i'll No. 81 introduced Tuesday would
0 away with this qualification.
A state affairs committe bill would
evise the finances of the charitable
lstitutions by creating new funds for
le moneys received from the sale OF
rant lands. A number of old sec
ons of the compiled statutes regard
lg these funds are so amended as to
reate new charitable institution
ldowment fund and a separate iund
,r the soldiers home, the industrial
aiming school, both asylums and
and the school for the
saf and blind.
Two bills, new in their entirety,
ere introduced. One by Represen-
tive E. C. Montgomery, of Jerome
,unty is to create the office OF
ate fire marshal to be filled by the
ate insurance director ex-offico, 1t
ltlines methods to be pursued in
ork of fire prevention. The other
as introduced by the committee on
.riculture, to authorize the creation
cooperative marketing associations
der the state department of agri-
lture.
The house adjourned to 10 o'clock
ednesday morning in order that
mmittees might work on bills in the
ternoOn.