The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-04-25
IDAHO SOL0NS
TAKE RECESS
Merry Pay Last Respect to Adams
County Senator as Body Lay in
State at Capitol. Regular Ses-
sions Resumed Thursday.


enteenth legislatures, while he wa
seated H. chair in his room at thu
Owyhee Monday afternoon at o'clock
Apparently asleep but holding a pa
per in his hand he was found By hi.
wife when she returned from shopping
and when he did not arouse TO hi.
wife's calls, Drs. Ralph Falk anc
James Stewart were called. They pro-
nounced heart trouble as the cause OF
death.
While Senator Van Hoesen attended
the morning session Of the senate or
Monday as usual and appeared to be
rs well as ever, even engaging in a
short debate, it was stated by his Sec
Rotary, Mrs. Lillian Petit, that he
said in the morning he was not feel
ing well. He did not consider his con-
dition sc; ious, however, and went
about his duties. He has been suf-
fering from heart trouble for the past
six months.
Lying in state in the rotunda of the
Idaho capitol, the remains Of the late
Senator d. W. Van Hoesen of Adams
county were viewed by hundreds Of
people during the two hours from l
to 3 o'clock. The body as it rested
under the dome Of the stately build
ing, was guarded by a military es-
cort which remained with it until 4
was removed to the senate chamber
for the services.
Under an honor guard consisting of
six senators AMI six representatives
with Senator Frank Harris at their
head, the casket was removed from the
undertaking par,ors to the rotunia
before the hour at which it was TO lie
IN state. Shortly after o'clock the
body of the deceased solon was taken
to the senate chamber where bit two
days since he had participated in de-
bate. At o'clock the services were
begun.
The ho7ora-y ballbaars were Gov
ernor C. c. Moore. former Governor
D. w DAVIS, Senator L. R. Thomas
Senator D. L. Evans. Representative
J. B. R71well of Adams county AMI
Joel L. Priest.
The active Pallbearers were Bad
ley Shenuard Of Boise, Harry Mills
Charles Fry. A. E. Bates and Harry
Soulen of Mesa, and L. A. Bunk Of
Weiser.
The booy was shipped to Cortland,
N. Y. Senator Van Hoesen's former
home, for burial.
Out of profound respect TO the
memory of the late Senator D. W |
Van Hoesen of Adams county, both |
houses of the seventeenth Idaho legis- |
laturo held brief sessions Tuesday.
passing resolutions eulogiz;ng the de-
Parted member and adjourned unit,
Thursday morning.
At Mondays session the senate's
plan for merging the committees Of
both houses on appropriation meas
ures was killed n the house BY vote
of 81 to 49, The resolution from the
start was understood TO be an admin
istratioi move to expedite action on
appropriations and its PROMPT death
was due % relu-tance Of the house to
forfeit It's traditional AMI cons.itu-
tional RIGHT of first action on the rev
enue sni APPROPRIATION measures.
Democrats of the house and senat7
crossed r-ires Thursday morning in
the in.~oduct on Of emergency meas
ures r~ovid NC for appointment of q
succe~sa~ to the late Senator D. W.
Van Hoescn without the special cleo
tion no. called for BY the statutes.
W., Gov c. c. Moore, Republican
pledged to arro;nt Democrat, if R
new lav is passed. giving him the pow
,r. senate bill sponsored by David
J. Eo~-es. Democrat, of Franklin. and
Scion B Clark, Democrat Of Custer.
ves in-~oiuced giving the right OF
,ppo;ntrrrt t. the board of county =,
commissioners Of the county in which
he vacancy occurs.
The measure occ1sioned surprise. III
-ie-v of the promise made by Gov
Moore r. ]. B. Beiwe,l. representative :
ron, Adams county. home of the late
enato-. tha. he would appoint DEM
crat Of the party's choice.
Mr. Bel'vell introduced measure
n the house living the governor pow :
r to make the appointment, and ad- :.
nin's.-aticn leaders freely predicted
hat the Bedwell measure, if found
y the judiciary committee of the j..
o,se to be in proper form, would be :.
assed. and the senate measure be put :
! the discard. :,
An amendment to the state colstitu-
ION, giving voters the right to initiate :
Tvs and amendments. is proposed IN :
enate Join. Resolution No. 8, miro 4,
need by Senator Wurthe, Progressive !,
{ Canyon county. A campaign meas =.
re. a,so presented b. Senator Wurthe, =,
Joi1t Resolution No. 4. which pro- =
oses an amendment to the state con- :,
tuition whereby initiated measures :"
nd constitutional amendments could
adopted by majority vote on them =,
one. rather than by majority Of =.
70 votes cast at the same election for -