The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

without compensation to revise and
recommend new revenue law abol-
tshing direct taxation for state pur-
poses.
Recommends. reduction in bonding
limit q the state until finally abol-
ished and state compelled to remain
on . cash basis.
Pronounces lobbying in the inter
ests Of various state institutions as
an 'intolerable condition which must
cease end recommends a fixed tax
levy for the support Of these instit. !
uttons for maintenance only and re-
commendb that the supreme court
b. asked to pass Immediately upon
the conStitutionality Of such levy.
Recommends annual meetings Of
county assessors and promises to csll
such q convention this month.
Asks that state board OF examin-
ers be made state purchasing board
with power to appoint state pur-
chasing agent TO contract for and pur
chase al supplies Of Whatsoever kind
for the state. or in lieu Of this action
to appoint q commission. to investigat
and report on the feasibility Of such
action.
Recommends sale Of state lands up
to the constitutional limit each year.
Instead Of Carey act commission
he recommends empowering super
visory hoard Of engineers and amend.
mcnl Ct the law whereby, the state
land board may not be compelled to
accept as final the recommendation
OF the state engineer.
Recommends making, it felony
for employees or members OF the land
board becoming interested in pending
Carey act lands. t
Urges investigation Of land board
matters, .a
Recommends construction of dams
in the Clearwater river to impound
timber killed by. recent forest fires.
Recommends good roads legislation
Charging that farm loans OF school
funds during the past decade have
been made in violation Of the con-
statutional provision limiting such
loans to a third Of the market value
excluding improvements, he asks for
the appointment Of committee OF
experts to ascertain what losses to
the school fund have resulted and
asks that the law require appraisal
Of the land values loaned upon by q
committee Of experts in the locality
Of the land.
While deploring strongly the alleged
mistake in the segregation and loca-
ton Of the states educational insti-
buttons, appropriations, consistent
with the states financial conditions
are recommended, and aid to rural
high schools urged to remedy some
of the errors made in this respect.
Strongly urges immediate author
ization to appoint additional judges
in the second, third and fourth ju-
dicial districts, making two judges in
each district. or failing this the crea-
ton of at least three new districts
one I'M the north, one in the south.
east and one out Of the seventh and
fourth districts, and pays a strong tri
butte to Judge Walters Of the fourth
district.
Recommends extending the term
Of district and probate judges to six
years. their election on q year when
there Is NO general election under prt
visions providing for non-partisan Sc
lection and calls attention to the fu.
ture necessity Of increasing the num-
Der Of supreme court justices, but
without recommendation tor present
action.
Asks that the supreme court be re-
quired to pass upon the constitution
atty of pending legislation.
1ndorses the recommendations of
the supreme court to the governor on
Questions Of civil procedure and sep
arate criminal trials and urges en-
actment of commercial laws recon-
mended by the Uniform Law COM
mission and the American bar as
Recommends years residence be-
fore divorce may be granted and an
decree not to become
final for six months.