Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-02-17
PRIMARY LAW
PASSED IN IDAHO
MOVE TO RECONSIDER VOTE
KILLING ALBION NORMAL
BILL STIRS OPPONENTS

introduced by hepuDucan member
of the house and voted for by Progress
sives and Democratic representative
and 10 Republicans, state wide pri
mary bill was passed by the house o
the Idaho legislature Tuesday after
noon, by vote of 46 to 49,
With representatives Monson anC
Katerndahl speaking against the
measure and Representative Congdor
and Williams, the latter Progress
sive debating for its passage, the fnal
vote showed IS Republicans, % Dem
ocrats 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 80, 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
it had killed the bill.
In speaking for the adjustment of
the Albion Normal, as would be pro-
vided for in senate bill SO, 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: $44,260 saved in sal
aries. $3.50 in administration, $8040
in operation, $4,000 in miscellaneous
labor, $4,000 in light and power, $14,-
600 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-
license and revoke it for six
months to year.
Representative E. 7. 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
fee of commissioner of education.
House bill 141, by Sonner, Darrow and
Smith, was introduced on Wednesday
FOR that purpose. The bill would amend
section 797 of the compiled statutes,
which provides for the appointment Of
he commissioner by the state board
If education, but by the amendment all
reference to commissioner is taken
,ut of the statute. 1t places the APP
- a.. L. % Ill I
Il Institutions and the fixing of their
alaries directly IN the hands of the
,oard of education.
Two agricultural measures were
Imong the new bills, also. House bill
38, by Kingsford, enables county COM
nissioners to make appropriations to
e used for determination or control of
rop pests such as insects and worms.
louise bill 143, by the committee on
places under the direct SUI
ervision and regulation of the depart
1ent of agriculture, milk and cream
callers and diaries, which under the
resent statutes are under the juris-
iction of the department of public
'elfare.
House bill 1877, by Coulter, seeks to
emove from the general election bal
It 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
ppropriation. 1t includes the bien-
ium's provision for the governors
flee, usually placed in the general
Dpropriation" bill, and that for the
governor, board of equali !
ltion, presidential electors, premiums
/ official bonds, state historical so
ETY. and department of the Grand
rmy of the Republic. The total sum v
rried is $4e,695. In the budget for Il
e governors office contained in the
II is an item of $4,000 for rent and v
keep of residence for the gov $
nor. D
IN ATE MEASURES INTRODUCED Il
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