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Show IDAHO LEGISLATURE ADDING TO COUNTIES Boise, Ida.. Jan. 28. The twelfth Idaho legislature has earned the title of being the banner county division legislature In the history of this state, as It passed the Oneida county dlvl sion bill today, creating the new conn-1 ty of Franklin. With but one third j of the session gone the legislature lias created no less than foui new conn-1 ties and has four more measures ask ing for county division in sight. The Franklin county division bill passed the house yesterday and was sent to the senate and passed by that body to da under suspension of the rules The Franklin county bill carries out the pledge of the legislators elected from Oneida county to create two new ' counties The temporary county seat 1 of Franklin county is named a Pres i ion The county division bills so far ' passed give southern Idaho four new counties- Franklin. Power, flooding and Minidoka and will increase the membership in the legislature from that section of the state by about ten members. The joint resolution Introduced In the house by Representative Fcrgusou of Bannock county, the object of which Is to submit to the people Tlx: question of calling a constitutional eonvention to revise the constitution of this 6late was defeated when placed plac-ed on final passage, this afternoon, as it lacked but one of the necessary two-thirds to carry. Notice to recon sider was served on the house and the measure will be voted on aga'u tomorrow |