The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-24

around to submit proposals for keeping
the county funds. when the treasurer,
who in many counties had not been
supplied with even a pretense for a
vault. would be guilty of felony for de-
posting the funds in any bank.
After Chairman Moore had extri-
Gated the house from a parliamentary
maze, Donaldson offered an amendment
authorizing the county treasurers to
make special deposit of funds in
such instances, to continue until some
bank had qualified to receive the funds
| in legal manner.
Left to Special Committee
A motion was made to refer the en-
tire matter to the judiciary committee,
but Chairman Richards objected, stat
| ing that his theories were entirely diff
ferent from those upon which the bill
was drawn and it should therefore be
sent to some other committee. The
matter was finally settled by the adop-
ton of motion by Representative
Bell. authorizing Speaker Hunt to ap;
point special committee Of five MEM
bers to prepare amendments the bill
II is understood that this motion
practically nullifies all the amend
ments which had been agreed to in
committee OF the whole. including that
become operative, as they have not
been adopted by the house.
Just before the close of the after
noon session. the speaker named Rep
resentatives Thomas. Turner, Allen,
Schutt and Donaldson as the special
committee to prepare amendments to
this bill.
Committee Compromises on Date
This committee met Immediately and
reported at the evening session of the
house. The different amendments
agreed upon in committee Of the whole
were incorporated in this report and a
section inserted to cover the objection
raised by Judge, Richards. The COM
mittee compromised on the date at
which the act should become operative,
the first Monday in January. 1905, be-
Ing agreed upon.
The committee section intended to
allow treasurers to make special de-
posits in case of necessity is as fol-
lows:
at shall be lawful for the treasurer
until such time as the county shall
provide vault for the use Of the
county treasurer to deposit any funds
in his hands not deposited under the
provisions of this act on special deposit
with such banks of approved standing
and responsibility within this state as
viii charge the least amount for the
service OF keeping such funds on such
special deposit; the expense for such
service TO be borne by the county maxi
Ing such deposits. claims therefor to
6e approved and ailqwed out OF ths
current expense fundsof the county"
Representative Addison at once
movedto strike out the. section making
the act become operative next Janu-
AIRY. declaring the matter had been
threshed out when 1t was up before,
and that 1T. was just az bad for this
house to wink at the dereiiction Of the
treasurers for one year as for two"
T. Thomas stated that the date Axed
upon was a compromise between those
desiring the bill to become eff ective at
once. and those who favored delay for
two years. A. delay OF one year. he
added. would give those counties which
desired an opportunity to construct
vaults, and TO otherwise prepare for
the new law. Without further debate
Adkison's motion was voted down and
the section as recommended by the
committee was adopted. The amend
suspension of the rules and were orr
dered printed.