The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-01-13
WHAT GOVERNOR HAwLEY RE.
COMsiENDs

teIS Oh ieSlSiatlOn, anu eAnoT's W
operation of both branches of state
/ government in all matters pertaining
to the public welfare.
Asks memorial to congress desig-
mating San Francisco as the proper
place for celebrating the completion
of the Panama canal in 1915.
Declares need of constitutional
convention to revise the state con-
stitution.
Unequivocally opposes changes in
county boundaries except where prac-
tically unanimous consent of the peo-
pie affected is obtained.
Recommends amendment to consti-
tuition giving each county one senator
and increasing the number of repre-
sentatives which may be elected.
Favors state tax commission and
recommends a revenue law commits
sion at normal salary or to serve
without compensation to revise and
recommend a new revenue law abOl-
ishing direct taxation for state pur-
poses.
Recommends reduction in bonding
limit of 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 and recommends fixed
tax levy for the support of these
institutions for maintenance only and
recommends that the supreme court
be asked to pass Immediately upon
the constitutionality of such levy.
Recommends annual meetings of
county assessors and promises to call
such a convention this month
Asks that state board of examiners
be made state purchasing board
with power to appoint a state pur-
chasing agent to contract for and
purchase all supplies of whatever
kind for the state, or in lieu of this
section to appoint commission to
investigate and report on the feasa-
bility 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 board of engineers and amend
ment of the law whereby the state
board may not be compelled to accept
as final the recommendations of the
state engineer.
Recommends making it felony
for employees or members of the state
board becoming interested in pend
ing Carey act lands.
Urges investigation of land board
matters.
Recommends construction of dams
in the Clearwater river to impound
timber killed by recent forest fires
Recommends good roads legisla-
ton.
Charging that farm loans of school
funds during the past decade have
been made in violation of the con-
stitutional provision limiting such
loans to third of the market value
excluding improvements, he asks for
the appointment of a 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
committee of experts in the local
ity of the land.
While deploring strongly the al
legged mistake in the segregation and
location of the states educational
institutions, appropriations consist
ent with the states financial condi-
tions 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 foruth judi
cial districts, making two judges to
each district, or failing this the Gre
alton of at least three new districts,
one in the north, one in the south
east and one out of the seventh and
fourth districts, and pays a strong
tribute to Judge Walters of the
fourth district.
Recommends extending the term
of district and probate judges to six
years, their election on a year when
there is no general election under
provisions providing for non-partisan
selection and calls attention to the
future necessity of increasing the
number of supreme court justices,
but without recommendation for