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Show ANTI-ALIEN LAND MEASURE PASSED BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 11. Tbe house' of representatives of tho state leglla ture. today passed by a vote of 36 to 13 and without a word of argument Van de Stegs antl-allen land bill, which has been steering a perilous course In tho lower body and it Is pro dieted will meet ulth equal dangerj In the 6enate. Five members wore absent when tho vote was taken Tho bill's opponents remained llrm and voted "nay" on the' roll call. In nplto of strong opposition manl-' fested b southern counties, the house today passed by a vote ol 34 to 17 house bill No. 122. raising the county 6Chool levy to J30 per capita. Gud munsen of Ca-ssla declared that the people of his county could stand no Increase In-crease In taxes, and Mr.-. Irwin ol Twin Falls count) paid the bill would not obviate tho difficulties in her county. That the bill would increase taxes in the counties was the founda-1 Uon for tho opposition's attacks. 1 1 1 n |