The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

friends of the State treasurer to de-
| feat all legislation which is designed
to properly safeguard and dispose
of public funds. There is only one
argument advanced against these
measures and that is the purely
sordid one that the treasurers have
| been making this money out of
manipulation of the public funds
and it is hardly the fair thing to
deny them the continuance Of the
privilege. 1t is the earnest hope of
the Republicans all over the State
that the legislature will have the
courage and wisdom to enact such
measures respecting the care and
disposal of public funds as will Sc
cure the public funds loaned and in
sure to the public the profits which
flow from the disposition of these
funds.
There seems to be strong senti-
ment in the legislature and outside,
among what may be called sports
men, in favor OF maintaining the
office of Game Warden and a bill
has been introduced which aims to
make the office more sustaining. It
is to be done by the imposition of a
gun and dog license. Every citizen
of the State, for hunting purposes,
will be Obliged to pay license of
one dollar and every citizen from
other states will be taxed a much
larger sum. Probably there can be
no serious objection to the continu-
alton of the Office provided that
those who are directly benefited by
preservation of the game are willing
to pay the costs.
No measure has yet been intro
duced to abolish the Office of State
Insurance Commissioner but that
will probably be done before this
article is in print. There is cer-
tainly no reason why clerk in the
State Treasurer's office cannot per-
form all the duties of the Insurance
Commissioner.
A bill to amend the District Irri-
cation Law has been introduced by
r Representative Lowell, of Canyon
county. A large number of amend
, ments or propositions, by him, are
- all directed to improve the admins
;, trative feature Of the present law,
!, In other words, they do not in any
:. way affect or change the vital prin-
ciples of the law. Among the
amendments proposed are the fol
lowing: Three directors instead Of
FIVE, and, after the first election, one
director to be elected every three
years; the collection of taxes to b.
made entirely by officers of the dis
. trict; the secretary of the district t.
: be the assessor; a provision for thu
cancellation of authorized bond
. when, for any reason, any part O
the authorized issue is not sold
provision for the immediate collec
. ton ofspecial assessments. (Unde
:. the present law special assessmen
=, is not collected until the regular as
~ sessment becomes collectib1e. Stat
s. utory force is given the district by
an laws. The admission of new terri
D. tory into a district is simplifed
ds Districts are authorized to enter int
- a contract with the government 70
10 the purpose of constructing irriga
n ton plants. These are some of tn
ne principle amendments and all {
to them would seem to be wise.
liz 1t is understood that another irr
:. cation bill will be introduced whic
!" provides for perfecting of records {
tie existing water-rights, and provit
to ing a scheme for making proof {
.er actual beneficial usage. The ide
ev is that whenever filing is made thu
- certain steps shall be taken frol
~ time to time to show good taith an
10 also to acquire perfect title. Som
nd thing on the same principle as pro-
of has to be made on desert lar
nm entries. This bill is still in tt
- hands of the Irrigation Committt
" in an imperfect state, but it aims (
ne accomplishing something which
he very necessary to the irrigation il
he terests of the State.