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Show HE WOULD ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIES OF IDAHO BOISE, Ida.. Jan. 19. That personal popularity is more potent at times than .political influence was demonstrated today to-day when Senator Macbeth of Custer county worked through the Senate his bill appropriating J18.000 for a wagon road from that county into Thunder mountain. Macbeth is one of the two Democrats in the Senate and of four In the entire Legislature. Leg-islature. But he has not talked politics. His bill was recommended for passage, but It will hold its place as the third reading read-ing station on the calendar pending perfection per-fection of the plan to refer all road and bridge measures to a State commission of one representative man from each Judicial district, with the Governor as the chairman. chair-man. An effort was made to reduce the appropriation. appro-priation. Macbeth pleaded eloquently against this, saying it would be tantamount tanta-mount to killing the bill. He urged development devel-opment of the State's resources by the building of wagon roads and the encouragement encour-agement of railroad construction. '"This 8tate has all. too long been drained by outsiders," he said. "The southeast Is drained by Salt Lake and the north by Spokane 3n the one aide and Butte on the other. It is time that a decision were reached by the Idaho Legislature that Idaho should be for Idahoans. We need smelters and similar works, but we will never be able to secure them Ir ws continue contin-ue the policy of fattening the outsiders and starving ourselves." Incidentally the policy of the State commission com-mission plan, originated by Gov. Gooding, was manifested in the Heuee as well as In the Senate. The Goff trail bill, also a Thunder mountain measure, was recommended recom-mended for passage in committee of the whole, but it was sent to the Appropriations Appropria-tions committee by the House, where it will rest until the commission plan has been consummated. . ' The Senate killed the Walker bill, fixing the liability of counties for roads and bridges not properly maintained, on the theory that the taxpayers should not be subjected to toe payment of heavy dam- ages through the negligence oi ornciais. The House bill creating the Seventh Judicial Ju-dicial district was favorably reported from the Judiciary committee and filed for second sec-ond reading. ... Nugent of Idaho sent up a memorial to the President against calling Congress In extra session for the purpose of revising the tariff. The Idea is to place Idaho officially of-ficially In the ranks of the stand-patters. An amendment was pYo posed to the Constitution Con-stitution adding to the securities that may be accepted to cover loans of State money, county and municipal bonds and school district and State warrants. The session of the House was signalised by the presentation of the long-looked-for local option bill. It provides that the question of local option shall be submitted sub-mitted to the voters on the petition of one-tenth of the voters of any county, city, village or precinct. In case either should vote to go dry It Is made a misdemeanor misde-meanor for any physician to prescribe whisky excepting he makes oath that it is necessary to the longevity of the patient. pa-tient. Violation of the provisions of the bill by selling liquor by mean of blind-tigers, blind-tigers, etc.. is made a felony. The sale of alcohol for mechanical and wine for sacramental purposes is authorised. The bill was prepared by the anti-saloon league and Its provisions re more draatlo I than had been expected. A bill was presented requiring that brands of all stock shipped from the State be recorded. Inspection Is atoo provided. It Is designed to discourage stock rustling. Aiiotber bill requires registration In all city and village elections. |