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Show IDAHO SENATE PASSES PUBLIC UTILITIES Bill miTSR March I. -The Ryan public utilities '-mm. union bill, a mvasura that auid a blttr conflict in both houses of thi Idaho laglalatura, passed the senate veaterday under suspension of rulea. It will be alven Ita final hearlnt In tha house of representatives today and will go to the fovenor for hla slg-nature. Tne bill aa amended by the senate atlll retains re-tains many of Its most Important feature, fea-ture, giving a commission full power over corporations. It also defines the duties du-ties of a tax commission. The house of representatives refused to adopt a resolution calling for the resignation, res-ignation, of Superintendent Humphries of the Industrial Training achool at St. Anthony An-thony or ask to resign, for alleged willful neglect In his management of 'he school Representative Clarke, Democrat, of Custer Cus-ter county, Introduced a reaolutlon calling call-ing for Humphries' removal and th house reviewed evidence submitted during the Investigation. A substitute resolution was offered and accepted by Clarke. It called for Humphries' resignation. resig-nation. The house voted on the substitute substi-tute and refuaed to adopt It. The Industrial Indus-trial achool case waa Immediately dropped, for the special committee appointed ap-pointed by the houe presented a report favorable to the superintendent. For the first lime since the session opened the houae passed a bill over the fovrrnor ' veto. The measure provides or the construction of a bridge over the Hnake river between Canyon and Owyhee counties. It waa Introduced by Representative Repre-sentative Healy nd waa vetoed several days ago by (Governor Haines. The work In men 'a compensation Mil. Introduced by Senators Falrchatld, Def- enbaeh and Johnson, was killed In the senate, as was also a recall measure advocating; ad-vocating; the recall or all public officials. offi-cials. For the third time the senate passed a bill giving southeastern Idaho another district court Judge. The measure meas-ure la pending In the house. Governor Helnes signed the educational education-al code bill, togetlier with the anti-race track gambling measure. The house defeated de-feated a drastic child labor measure. The legislative apportionment bill to Increase the house representatives from sixty to seventy members was so amended amend-ed as to Increase the total membership only by one. making It alxty-one. The extra representative went to Lincoln county, which was divided Into three counties during the present seseion. The legislature Is expected to adjourn late today. Rv a unanlmoua vote a bill was parsed changing the date of munlclpa. elections from the first Monday In April to the third Tuesdsy In April. Senator John Hart explained that the change in the election date was to prevent conflict with ties Mormon conference In Salt Lake City. |