Show FOR A FREE LIBRARY idaho Senate Passes Bill for Traveling System PROVIDES FOR COMMISSION I Sum of 3000 is Appropriated for the Purchase of Books for the Next Two Years and 3000 for the Expense Ex-pense of the Commission and Salary of the Secretary There Is Already a Nucleus of the System Established by Womans Columbian Colum-bian Club of Boise TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boise Ida Feb 20By unanimous vote today the Senate passed a bill providing for the establIshment of a free traveling library system There Is already a nucleus 4 nu-cleus of the system established by the Womens Columbian club of Boise The i bill passed today provides for the ap polntment of a commission of throo two I I of whom shall bo women and authorizes j the appointment of a secretary It appro prlalcs 4O for books for the next two years and 53000 for tim expense of the p commission and salary of the secretary There WIH a largo attendance of members mem-bers of tho Columbian club In the Senate to witness the passing of their favorite measure and the presence of this distinguished distin-guished audience led to much pleasant badinage Senator Donnelly who introduced Intro-duced the bill was asked if ho expected to luivo his wife appointed on the commission com-mission In view of the fact that he 19 a confirmed bachelor this sally brought down iho house and Donnelly blused as ho found the eyes of tho ladles concentrated concen-trated on him The bill passed under S Huspenslon of the rules after which Don nelly was presented by the ladies with handsome bouquet of roses Other bills passed were Senate bill No 20 allowing each political party to haveS a watcher present during tim count of tine vote by the counting judges nt a general gen-eral election Senate bill No 29 relieving women from Jury duty Senate bill No 23 providing that liquor licenses shall not bo I issued for less than a year The bill by Donnelly making the blow Ing up of property a felony was favors bly reported from the standing committee The eighthour bill paused by the Houso I camo In from lie standing committee with an unfavorable report tills being I i predicated on the ground that the subject Is covered by the Constitution Senator Ballanllno Introduced three Important bills Ono provides for the dc Posit of county fiuulu in any bank willing to pay 2 per cent on dally balances Another An-other provides for collection of interest on State deposits Tho rate shall bo estab lished by a board composed of the Governor Gov-ernor and AttornoyGenorul but until tire board acts the rate shall bo 2 per cent lIre third bill Increases the Stato Treasurers Treas-urers salary to 1500 to make up for his loss of perquisites It Is commonly un derstood that the handling of the funds is worth to the Treasurer under the recent re-cent law about 5000 a year Tire House did little business today and none of any Importance The greater part pf the day was consumed with consideration con-sideration of thin ulioop inspection bill which Walters sought to have amended In limo with petitions from Iris county ito secured ono amendment reducing tho pay of deputy Inspectors from S7 to 5 The House passed Houso bill No JiG malting tine willful collection of Illegal fees by county officers punishable by dismissal dis-missal from office and a fine of 500 Afterward the vote was reconsidered Camps bill making It necessary for an applicant for u tuiloon license outside of incorporated towns to secure a petition signed by a majority of tire voters of tire precinct was placed on the calendar Thcro bus been an effort throughout the session to sidetrack the bill but tho House seems to strongly favor it as was shown by tire vote by which a favorable report of tIre standing committee was adopted there being only 10 votes against iaHlon members In caucus again rearranged re-arranged the apportionment The present pres-ent plan Is to mako fortysix members of the House cutting off two from Latah and one each from Ada Bannock and Canyon and adding ono each to Ncz Pence and Idaho |