The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
GOVERNOR Of IDAHO
PLACES THE BLAME
Extra Session Unnecessary
Had the Legislators Not lg-
nored Recommendations.
REVENUE LAWS NEEDED
Variety of Other Subjects 10
Come Up for Action at
Special Session.
REVENUE LAWS NEEDED
sn.clal 10 The rrlbun-.

Special to The Tribun-.
BOISE. Ida Dec. 21.-Ifad g. not oeen
for the determination OF the hast lesisla-
ture to ignore the recommendations OF
Governor James II. IIawley, revenue laws
would have been enacted which wonld
have prevented the necessity or A spccia!
session of that body. according TO tho
nninion OF Governor Hawlcy, who, In an
interview given out today declares th2t
he feels justified in calling together the
lsv5naEng so!ons in the first session cA-
1raordinary in the history OF the state
Upon reaching home from my lato trip
on tho governors special. | FOUND await
iuE me letters suggesting certain suo!eelS
for consideration by the special session ol
the leslsls tUre. it called. since reacn1nE
home these letters have continued ana
man az our citizens have seen me In
person calling my attention 70 ne"dcd
changes in our laws and making many
wise suggestions with reference 10 NJ"
matters OF legislation" said tho COVER
IN fact" he continued. "a number OF
such matters have suggested thenselEes,
10 INC as being OF such Importance that
I would he justified "a submitting thcii
10 the special session, The business oi
The supreme court has so increased tLihl
IL Is only question OF short tIWe ~ ~Wilen
there must oe an increase in the number
or Judges In order to prevent the business
from being congesteG. This cannot be
New Primary Law.
The tendency OF the peoples thought
~ late years has hccu toward inakihE
The people themselves the controlling
induc nee so far as naming the candidates
FOR the various offices Is Sonc@fned. Oui
primary election law gives such oppor-
tuuity with reference 10 state and county
officers but the chance for the people
expressing themselves upon prcsidentiiL
noInlnecs is not provided by any law,
MI H. ,iTp nrc lG.
! believe, meet The hearty approval OF Il
ma sjority Of our citizens, The charter
of Boise needs many amendments; espe
cialiv is needed 4 Law that would prevent
territory which naturally viii IN the Iu-
ture be included within the boundaries ol
Boise. or any other city In ldSho. being
formed into municipalities at the present
time, and thus exclude the growth OF
our cities without the assent OF a ma
jority OF those who live in such lattery
~ havc thoroughly considered the
matter. however. and much as ] was in
cIiued 10 include some OF these other I'm :
portaut matters within the call for the
cial session, ] conceived II my duty,
after mature dcliberstiou, 10 exclude
thcm. because il is tho condition OF tile
revcnuc laws alone thAt justify me IN
czIluC the session at ALL
Good Reason for Extra.
NV experience has been that no gen
er5i law of great IMPORTANCE. Ike tho
revenue law. cnn bc taken up and prop
srly considered during an ordinary leg
9slative session. There arc TOO MANY
other matters brought before the lcGis-
IatUre Gistractinc its attention. the
only pay iu which an important measure
az this kind can be given the full con :
sld~ratlon II deser0 q Is during a specisl
session.
Il tried to impress upon the last legs
lature the necessity OF a revenue com :
mission. tho result OF whose work would
be Put before the next session or before
? special session II | saw At 20 call II.
The legislature did not deem II wise to
create such a commission. If - haG so
done tho necessity FOR q special session
would not now be apparent. Eut that II
should bc called under tie circumstances
that uuw cNist / believe Il the sentiment
ur every good citizen who has glveu tho
subjcc, any thought. Tho incfncicncN oi
The old y. it's cruditics and It's coutinu-
Gus invitation 10 law violations br botr
officials and citizens has been called 20
the attention of the entire citizenship
or th, state b. Its enforcement during
The past yeav This enforcement Of the
lsw has been an object lesson TO the peo-
pic or the state
Cost Trifling.
Tho cost Of tho extra session l. 2
mere trine. 7 have carefully figured tris
up and IL cannot cNcced s2e.o"o. in my
Judgment. This will he 4 little over ;
cents per capita for our popUls ton. o.,
10 put u in another shape. Tor every
<f0oe Of ;arahlc prorcri" as shown b.
tl0 assessment; roll. ~ viii cost pct~ccr
and cents additional for tho expense
40 far ae tho state iE concerned