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Show Administration in the Saddle Gov. Gooding1 of Idaho Scores Big- Victory Vic-tory in Passage of State Depository Bill. Special to Tho Tribune. BOISE, Ida.. Jan. 31. Tho administration administra-tion won tho signal victory In tho Houao today. The Sonnto Stato depository bill came up as a special ordor. It was expected ex-pected a strong anti-ndmlnlatratlon showing show-ing wduld bo made and It ia understood there was some disappointment because tho developments wore bo different than had been hoped for. All sorts of explanations aro advanced, ono being that tho recent understanding ronchod by some of tho leaders had something some-thing to do with It Others aasert, however, how-ever, that at no tlmo has the depository bill been Involved In any antl-admlnls-tratlon feeling, nnd that the measurement measure-ment went through on Its merits only. After a prolonged discussion in commltteo commlt-teo of tho wholo, tho administration bill was recommended for passage as against the Richards bill. Judge Richards announced an-nounced that, as he favored some kind of depository bill, ho would voto for tho . Senato measure, slnco tho Houso had expressed ex-pressed preference for 1 1 The bill was given Its third reading Immediately Im-mediately after the committee rose and wns passed unanimously. Final action was taken on the vault bill, which went through without opposition. It now goes to tho Senate. The arguments on thc depository bill In commltteo were prolonged Judge Richards Rich-ards opposed tho Senato bill on constitutional constitu-tional grounds. Ho favored enactment of his depository measure also for constitutional constitu-tional reasons. Tho principal speech for the Scnato bill was made by Representative Representa-tive Moore of Fremont, who said it moro fully met the pledges of tho Republican party. He also urged It for business reasons. rea-sons. Tho bill will becomo a law ns soon as Gov. Gooding signs It, It authorizes the deposit of State funds under conditions that aro amply safeguarded In banks that will pay not less than 2 por cent interest on dally balances Provisions arc Incorporated Incor-porated to prevent discrimination ns between be-tween banks by tho Stato Treasurer. An amusing incident occurred In connection con-nection with nn adverse report from tho Railroad committee on Johnson's anti-pans anti-pans bill. Johnson moved It bo made a special order for Friday. On a viva voco vote, In which thero wns a perfeot chorus of ayes and only a few scattering nnysj tho motion was declared lost. Johnson then demanded a roll call. Under the rules It requires three requests to secure a roll call. Johnson wns finally reinforced by Jln-glll Jln-glll and Smith of Washington nnd, much to tho surprise of everybody, Johnson's motion prevailed by a vote of 2S to 13r Those voting against tho motion and therefore agalnBt the bill, were Adklson, Anderson, Ashley, Belcher, Bennlon. Bush. Chrlstensen, Foster, Jensen, Morgan. Mor-gan. Stephens Swotsor nnd Speaker Hunt. . While the bill will undoubtedly be killed it Is intended to socure a record voto at every step. Tho Senato devoted practically tho on-' tire session to consideration of tho Sonnto Son-nto antl-clgarctto bill In commltteo of the whole It was recommended for passage, but by a voto of 12 to S tho Senate refused re-fused to suspend tho rules In order to secure Immediate action. |