The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-24
law effective
! IN JANUARY
County Depository Bill Bears
Clause Making il Oper-
alive Beginning 1906
Especial staff Correspondent

BOISE, Feb. 23.-One of the most
important measures coming up this
week was the county depository bill in
committee OF the whole, with Repre-
sentative Moore in the chair. A num-
Der Of amendments were adopted by
the committee. generally at the .sug-
gestion of Chairman Turner OF the
ways and means committee, which
fathered the bill.
The principal contest in connection
with the measure arose over the pro-
posal Of Turner to change the emer-
gency clause. Whereas an emergency
exists, this act shall take effect from
and after its passage" to This act
shall take effect from and after the
second Monday of January, 1907" AL
though it had been stated this was a
satisfactory arrangement with the gov
e~~or, the proposed change was voted
Gown in committee Of the whole. the
emergency clause being later repealed
In its entirety, leaving the measure to
take effect sixty days after the end OF
the session.
After consideration by a special
committee, however the question was
finally settled by letting the law be-
come effective next January.
The bill had been gone over section
by section and amendments Of minor
character agreed to III a number OF
places and when the Anal section wars
reached. Representative Donaldson
moved that the emergency clause be
stricken out. Turner at once moved as
a substitute that the change be made
10 that the bill would go into effect two
years hence.
Representatives Donaldson. Thomas,
Richards of Ada, Mullaley and Adki-
son opposed Turner's idea. Thomas
urged that it would be farcical to enact
a law with such a provision, in which
the present legislature would virtually
be put in the position of attempting to
1egalize any criminal acts committed
by the present treasurers. permitting
them to continue to make profit out Of
the county funds for another two years
1T would be possible for. such. a law
he stated. ITO be .repealed.hefore 1t ever
took effect. The people have demanded
a county depository law, and tive pass
one with such y nonsenslcal clause a
this, We will hear from the people in
unmistakable language" @'F ~
Judge Richards believed the part,
was pledged to adopt a county depos:.
tory law. 1t had been hefalded from
the platform during the campaign ir
all parts OF this. state. and he could see
no reason why such law should moi
he passed to take effect at once. Ths
people. the treasurers and everybody
else concerned had ample notice o.
such an intention. and TO defer the dat,
be 70 admit wrong doing by the treas
s,irers in the past and to sanction 1t To-
two years more.
Turner said that ne was proud Il
propose his amendment as he regarded
It in every way as fair and equitable
In the case OF the state depository law
1t had been passed to take effect I'm
mediately because the salary of tn
state treasurer had been raised from
$1,000 to $4,000. beginning with thi
term. No such increase had beel
made by the commissioners OF the diff
ferent counties in the compensation 0
county treasurers. many of whom wer
getting only $500 per year, and he be
1ieved the county money should be LET
In their hands for another two years.
When the debate had beeen closed
the Turner amendment was lost an
Donaldson's motion to strike out tn
emergency clause was adopted. bot
on viva voce votes.
Where Would the Money Coz
At this point In the proceeding
Judge Richards raised the question a
to what should be done with the count
funds In case banks should refuse I
accept them. under the terms of tn
bill. In any event. ne commended, ther
would be period after the law too
effect before the banks could &c