Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-03-06 | Page 1 | Development Bill Passes in Idaho

DEVELOPMENT BILL PASSES IN IDAHO BOSE BOISE March 6 The G-The Tho senate line has passed tho the Oregon-Idaho Oregon Development DC congress district railroad measure almost unanimously on a reconsideration The object of this bill bJ Is to encourage and aid the tho construction of oC railroads and other othor enterprises In Idaho by hy b. b authorizing In ing counties countes to bond for tor that purpose with the tho Coos Boise Coos Bole bay project as the Immediate Issue One of 0 the most Important of or tho the largo large number of 0 measures mc that were unceremoniously killed d Friday was the senate resolution providing for tor wide state wide prohibition which went down to defeat by a vote ote of 12 to 10 Many of the tho Republicans supported the measure while a n number of ot Democrats voted a against i It Although tho the vote showed a n majority In favor tavor a n two-thirds two ballot balot was not secured to carry carr the resolution Tho The Kerns bill bl creating a mining mining- dietrict distrIct district dis die out of Shoshone county and establishing lishing the office of ot deputy deput state mine Inspector at Wallace Vallace and und appropriating 1000 HOOt passed with but a few tew votes against It I. I bill Tho senate passed d tho the following house I bi Provi Providing ln for or tho the deaf deat dumb and blind school appropriating and leaving tho the selection of ot a location and the erection of ot new building to tho the governor governor go gov gov- and tho the state bartl board of ot education lows eror Other house bills were passed as follows fol tol Providing Pr for the leasing of state tate lands the tho th money received to bo be turned into tho the experiment station laton fund appropriating to irrigate certain I Carey act net lands In Owyhee county count re reimbursing re- re the noise Boise Commercial club to toUn Un Ui amount of or for tor or money ad advanced advanced ad- ad I tl to complete completo tho the Atlanta wagon road Tho The senate f look took action which practically practical practical- ly Jy means the defeat of ot the te Carey I act land commission bill bi aa ns passed by the tho hous The upper body defeated tho Democratic Initiative tind Ind nd referendum resolution In Introduced Introduced In- In by Senator S early Inthe in inthe inthe the session by ly i u vote yoto of ot 12 to 11 1 ono Republican Rowton Howton voting with tho the Democrats for It I. I Some ome of ot the tho Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- became eloquent In rt of the tho measure while tho the silent thirteen dimply shin dim pi ply h looked wise anti and voted all al but ono one of or them against tho the bill bUt I