The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-03-18
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
COMPLETES WORK
CLOSING SCENES WITNESSED BY
sHUNDREDs OF SPECTATORS
IN BOTH HOUSES.
Last Hours of Sixteenth Session
More of Social Relaxation and
Songfest Than DeIiber-
alive Assembly.

lature adjourned sine die Sundas
morning. March 6, after the confer
ence committees had cleared the decks
on the various appropriation bills over
which there had been a disagreement
and a near deadlock over direct pri-
mary referendum was broken. Thl
closing scenes were witnessed by hun
dreds of spectators in both houses
the singing of songs by members and
the presentation of tokens of esteem
to the officers and the attaches
The last hour of the session was
more of social relaxation and song
fest than deiberative assembly. ex-
cept for the necessary finishing
touches to the appropriations meas
ures. A quartet spontaneously sang
several impromptu selections based on
incidents of the session. The entire
membership of the house arose ana
marched over to visit the senate, sing
ing, columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
after marching around the house
chamber singing America"
The conference committees adjust
ed the general appropriation bill, hast
ening the adjournment. but in doing 50
defeated the appropriations of S2e,-
600 each for the state fair and live
stock show at Lewiston and $1,000
for the Blackfoot district fair. The
boom bill was defeated on third read
ing by a vote of thirty-flve to fiji
teen. 1t was a bone of contention
during the entire session.
Both the house and the senate
passed the ad valorem tax measure,
house bill No. 319, by unanimous
vote. This raises s., 100000 through a
levy of 81 mills, which is u mill
less than the levy tive years ago.
The deadlock came up during the
closing hours on the direct primary
referendum after the committee in
the two houses appointed to confer on
the primary failed to agree and so re-
ported. The house passed a joint
resolution, referring the question TO
the voters at the next general cleo
ton, as to whether or not they desired
the next legislature to pass direct
primary law. At the same time, the
senate passed bill providing that the
question should be submitted at the
primary election. The house amended
this bill, providing the referendum
should be had at the general instead
of the primary election. The senate
refused to concur in the house amend
ment by vote Of twenty-five to eight
cen.
The sen tie failed to act on the
house joint resolution, so the primary
failed to pass.
Four tax and bond measures were
the. last to be acted upon by the leg
islature. House bill No. POI and house
bill No. 297, carrying appropriations |
for the general state expenses and the |
of the University OF |
Idaho, respectively, were in confer
ence as late as IL o'clock Saturday |
night. The former took two confer
ences. AS finally amended and ac-
cepted by both houses, the general APP
totaled approximately
81 $4,000.
The university appropriation bill
finally passed as recommended by the
house with total of 1858, 627. The
senate cut down the provision for the
extension division from
S12S627 to $4,000, but at the last ac-
,epted the report of the conference
committee to restore the former sum,
which was recommended by the gov
,rnOr.
House bill No. 314 received an
amendment In the last hour at the
lands of the senate. This is the meas
Ire which apporti0ns the receipts an
icipated from. the 100000 highway
'ond issue. AS drawn and passed by
he house, the apportionment was to
'e made to the counties of the state
IN schedule based upon their as
essed valuations. In conference, a
enate amendment which would make
he apportionment recognize highway
districts within counties was drafted
nd this amendment was adopted by
he house as one of its last acts.
House bill No. 157, carrying the ar-
ropriatiOns for the charitable and
enal institutions was in fact the las
preparation bill passed by both
cuses.
Among thirteen senate bills to |
Thich the house gave approval were
enate bill No. 29S by which the AL.
Jon Normal school will be moved to
'urley, and senate bill No. 80. which
considered as revolutionary
hange In the system of state high
,ay building.
The university appropriation bill
Iaking an appropriation Of STAG 100
1r maintenance and support of the
of Idaho, pure seed devel
pment and geology, passed after some
ebate and neing amended to the ex
INT of cutting down the university ex
:nsion department from $4,000 Il
5000.
Senate bill No. 1923, by the commit
,e on state affairs. refining Islander
as killed by vote of "a TO g. WI