The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-15
PRIMARY LAW
PASSED IN IDAHO
MOVE TO RECONSIDER VOTE
KILLING ALBION NORMAL
BILL STIRS OPPONENTS

~e 40 ncPuoilchnb, Z bt1te VIDE prl
mary bill was passed by the house Of
the Idaho legislature Tuesday after.
noon. by . vote Of 46 to 10.
With representatives Monson and
katerndshl speaking against the
measure and Representatives Congdon
and Williams, the latter q Progress
sive debating for its passage, the final
vote showed IS Republicans, % Dem
oerats and six Progressives favoring
the bill which would change from the
convention system the manner of selec-
ton Of all state and county candidates.
The biennial legislative fight over
the Albion State Normal school broke
IN the senate when Senator Jones of
Bannock county moved to reconsider
the vote by which senate bill SO, pro-
viding for the adjustment of the
school, was killed Tuesday.
The senate spent practically all day
debating the matter and finally re-
fused to reconsider the vote by which
II had killed the bill.
In speaking for the adjustment of
the Albion Normal, as would be pro-
vided for in senate bill 88, Senator
Jones urged the economy which would
result as one of the most important
matters for consideration and also
preached the advantages presented by
the Idaho Technical institute at Poca-
tello in taking over the work Of the
normal school, should bill so provid-
ing be introduced later. Senator Jones
opened his argument by reading from
the report of legislative committee
which went to Albion in 1911, and rec
commended that the school be aban-
doned for the same reasons which are
now being given. These, he stated,
were location in an out of the way
place, great cost of transportation of !
supplies, etc.
Should the normal school at Albion !
be abolished, the senator from Ban |
mock urged, it would result in a saw
ing of about $4,000 in salaries, admin
istration and operation. He gave the
segregation as: s44,260 saved in sal
aries, $500 in administration, $8040
in operation, $4,000 in miscellaneous
labor, $4,000 in light and power, sl4,-
900 in fuel and $1,000 for janitor.
House bill 81, by Brainard, providing
for the revocation of licenses of drunk
en- chauffeurs, was passed. 1t requires
courts in which chauffeurs are convict
ed of driving cars on the highways
while intoxicated, to take up the de-
PENDANTS license and revoke it for six
months to a year.
Representative E. T. Taylor of Koo-
tenal, author of house bill 81, moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
The motion prevailed and the measure
went into oblivion. This was a bill
the author said, on behalf
Of the Association of Sheriffs and Po-
lice Officers, providing that managers
Of public dances should secure permits
from the sheriff before giving a dance.
An attempt is to be made again in
The present session to abolish the of
ice Of commissioner of education.
House bill 141, by Sonner, barrow and
Smith, was introduced on Wednesday ,
or that purpose. The bill would amend ,
'ection 1877 of the compiled statutes,
which provides for the appointment OF
he commissioner by the state board :
# education, but by the amendment all
eference to commissioner is taken !
ut Of the statute. 1t places the APP q
continent of the heads of all vocation :
] Institutions and the fixing of their I
slsries directly IN the hands of the
oard Of education. '
Two agricultural measures were 9
mong the new bills, also. House bill r
Ss, by Kingsford, enables county com /
iissioners to make appropriations to s
e used for determination or control of
rop pests such as insects and worms. v
louise bill 143, by the committee on 1,
griculture, places under the direct su- !,
ervision and regulation of the depart n
tent of agriculture, milk and cream o
callers and diaries, which under the
resent statutes are under the juris- v
Iction Of the department of public n
elfare.
House bill 1877, by Coulter, seeks to Va
.move from the general election bal !,
t all party designations at the heads
tickets and the circle which is used =,
mark straight party votes. .,
Another bill introduced Wednesday \;
as a partial executive and judicial :,
1t includes the bien-
um's provision for the governors :.
flee, usually placed in the general :.
bill, and that for the ~
governor, board Of equali- =,
tion, presidential electors, premiums -
official bonds, state historical So :.
ETY. and department Of the Grand :
rmy Of the Republic The total sum
rried is s4s.6s5. In the budget for u
e governors office contained in the "
4 is an item Of s2400 for rent and
keep Of a residence for the gov va
nor. ~
NATE MEASURES INTRODUCED ~
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