The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
BILL TO ABOLISH
ALBION NORMAL
ANOTHER WOULD ALLOW STATE
BOARD AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
HOUSING FACILITIES.


Boise-Two bills, having to do with
the educational institutions of the
state were introduced in the legisla-
ture Friday. Senate bill No. SO, by
the committee ON educational institu-
tions, would authorize the state board
of education and the board of re-
gents of the state university to pro-
vide dormitory and housing facilities
for students at the University of
Idaho, Lewiston, and Albion Normal
schools and the Idaho Technical in
stltute. At present, the bill states,
the housing facilities. at these insti-
tutions are inadequate and therefor
an emergency is declared. The board
would be empowered to purchase,
rent or lease land or buildings for
such purchase and to create separate
dormitory funds. Payment for the
buildings, ETC., is recommended on
the twenty year amortization plan.
Senate joint memorial by the
committee on mines and mining, in
troduced this morning memorializes
congress to pass legislation to aid
the silver mining industry. 1t is a
measure fostered by the Idaho Min
ing association.
Adjustment of the Albion state
normal school would be provided
should senate bill SO come up Bills
which have appeared in previous
legislatures have provided for the
transfer of the Albion institution but
the measure presented today would
provide for the complete adjustment
OF the school, sale of the land and
and creation of the Albion
normal property fund into which
would go the proceeds of the sale.
Pledges made in the platform of
the three political parties in Idaho
for the abolishment of the state con-
Stabulary were carried out when SEN
ate bill 10, by Thomas, repeating chap
ter 81, session laws of 1921, which
provides for the existence of the con-
stabulary, passed unanimously. Only
,wo expressions of feeling against
he measure were made before the
)1ll passed. Senators Callahan, of
5hoshone, and Whitten, of Boise, both
'epublicans, announcing that if they
yoted their personal convictions and
he feelings of the citizens of their
'espective counties they would vote
against the measure but that because
II the pledges of their party in favor
If the abolishment they would vote
or it.
Woman Attacks Eight-HOur Bill.
After subsection to debate in the
committee of the whole house for two
lays, the bill to establish an eight
lour working day in lumber mills
vas recommended to the committee on
and labor
Declaring for the principle of al
owing laborers to work as many
ours as they desire and to earn as
nuch as they could, Mrs. Lucey e.
'eardmore, woman member from
'riest River, asserted that industries
7ere being legislated to death by the
ublic today.
Mrs. Beardmore argued that legis-
alton affecting this was not "al-
US just nor wise and Nat legisla-
ors in attempting it, often blundered.
stand on the principle of allowing
eople to regulate their own hours
nth their employers. This piece of
agislation would put the small lum-
erman out of business. What do we
now about the lumber industry and
ne countless conditions of weather,
ooms and other situations? The big
can stand it. The little
nes will be confiscated."
w. l.. Raymond, democrat, of Ban
ock county, labor champion, de-
Jared that "70 per cent of all acci-
ents in industry happen during the
ist four hours, when men work IL
ours, and that in the last IL months
lore workmen have been killed in
ldustry than the death toll taken
rom American troops in 19 months
{ war"
New bills introduced Friday include
ne by Preston, of Owyhee, providing
N the election of members of the
tilities commission instead of their
ppointment by the governor and re-
uiring that one member shall be
lrmer and one a hydro-electrica
1gineer.