Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-14
.ANTI-ALIEN Bills IN
!. IDAHO LEGISLATURE
IDAHO LAWMAKERS PRESENT
MEASURES AGAINST JAPAN.
EsE LAND OWNERSHIP.
Measure Presented In House Would
Make Illegal Marriages Between
caucasians and Mongolians
in idaho.


Boise.-Anti-alien legislation crowd
ed into the Idaho legislative halls on
january and overshadowed all other
proposed measures.
In the senate there appeared an
anti-aIien land ownership bill, which
1t Is conceded strikes directly at the
Japanese, while In the house there
was introduced bin that proposes to
make illegal marriages between eau
casions and MongOlians. Judging from
the temper of both houses the bills
are likely to reach Governor Davis.
The need of another judicial district
in Idaho was evidenced by four bills
providing for the creating Of the Eley-
enth district. Three of these bills
were by Smith, one by Seaver, and
others, and were introduced in the SEN
ate.
The Smith bin seeks to create the
Eleventh district out of the counties
Of Camas, Elmores Gooding and Jer-
ONE and provides for the appointment
of district judge.
Smiths companion bill, No. z, desig-
mates that the counties of CassSa, Lin
coin, Minidoka and Twin Falls COM
prise the Fourth district. Senate bill
No. s, by Seaver, McMurray, Thomp-
son and Burkey, creates the Eleventh.
district out of the counties of Cassia,
Jerome, Minidoka and Twin Falls.
Two bills were introduced after the
announcement of the committees on
January 8. Both are by Carpenter of
Nez Perce. House bill No prohibits
marriage of first cousins, a provision
the lack Of which in Idaho's statutes
has long been commented upon. House
bill No. offers an amendment to the
anti-gambling statute to include what
is known as the Indian stick game,
much In favor among the Indians of
the north.
The house remained in session just
half an hour ON January to hear the
reading of the list Of standing COM
mittees, and adjourned till Monday.
Parrish of Ada county is made chair
man of the judiciary committee. Shook
Of Lemhi county is chairman Of the
state affairs committee. Gudemunson
of Cassia heads the ways and means !;
Weeks OF Canyon is chairman of ap-
proprlations Bourne of Bannock is
chairman of the reference of bills
committee; Hail Of Oneida has charge
of the education committee. Hugo of
Latah has first place on the fish and
game committee, and Waters Of Twin
Falls is chairman of the committee
on irrigation.
Mrs. Bertha Irwin Of Twin Falls,
sole woman member, is made chairman
of public welfare, vice chairman of
education and a member of two kindred
committees, charitable institutions and
medicine and surgery.
Boise.-The first memorial of the
Sixteenth session of the Idaho legis-
lature was introduced in the senate
on January 5 by Clark of Clark county.
| 1t is senate joint memorial No. 1, MEM
oralizing congress to pass the Fordney
| emergency tariff measure, imposing
temporary duties upon certain agri-
cultural products to meet the present
emergency and re-establish market
for the farmers and stockraisers.
The memorial came directly follow
Ing communication from the Idaho
Cattle & Horse Growers association,
In session In Boise, announcing an in
dofsement of the Fordney measure
and urging the Sixtee1th session TO
memorable congress to pass the meas
ure, with an amendment including beef
and hides.
The house of representatives pre-
pared for active duty on January by
electing the remaining attaches for
the session.
Boise.-The appointment Of senate
committees for the present session by
Lieutenant Governor G. c. Moore, the
Introduction of two minor bills and
adoption of the rules In the house
constitute the developments in the
Idaho legislature on January Z. Sen.
ator nj. B. Yeaman of Bonneville
county drew the most important com.
mittee Craftsmanship, which Is that on
state affairs.
Other important assignments were
Whitcomb of Lerahi. judiciary; Thorn
as of Bingham, privileges and cleo
lions; Christensen of Bonner. agricul
lure; Witty of Bannock, educational
Institutions.
Senator Cutcliffe of Butte is tn.
author Of bin giving the boards Of
county commissioners power to fix tn,
salaries OF probation officers. Senator
Thomas introduced a measure regu
lating filing fees.
The legislature is to be. asked 70
an appropriation of $4,000 to bun,
the first unit OF new state insan,