Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-25
SPECIAL SESSION III IDAHG
First Weeks Session Of the Idaho
ton Of $4,000 for Expenses.

Boise, Idaho.-When the special ses |
sion of the legislature had finished its |
first weeks work, having adjourned !
Friday, January 10, to the following
Monday. it was found that but little
had been accomplished except to ap-
propriate $4,000 to defray the ex
penses of the session.
An attempt was made by the oppo-
nents of Governor Hawley on Friday
to take the revenue measures-the
real cause of the extra session-from
the hands of the special committee,
where they are having public hear
ings, and bring them back to the house
for consideration in committee of the
whole. The fight was futile one,
however.
The Democrats are said to be at war
among themselves and a number OF
them, under the leadership of Repre-.
sentative Morgan, have been charged
with an attempt to kill off the reve-
nue. bills recommended by Governor
Hawley by amending them to death.
1t is claimed that failure of the Dem
ocrats to stand by the revenue bill
means a reputation of Governor
Hawley, and every effort is being
made to whip the boilers into line
The Boise Statesman says the Re-
publican members of the senate will
oppose complete revision of the reve-
nue. laws of the state at the special
legislative session; will insist on full
cash value assessments with the pro.
] icin nr1 a IN a
of cash value-perhaps 80 or 40 per
cent-be used for taxing purposes;
will oppose al interference with spe-
cial levies, for schools and other pur
poses; will favor establishment OF
two dates in each year for payment
of taxes--perhaps January l and June
l of each year; will Insist that the
county treasurer be made tax col
lector-this by constitutional amend
ment; will work for the creation of
revenue law commission to report a
the next regular session of the legis
lature.
Senate Bill No. l, introduced b.
Senator Potts of Kootenai county
provides for the repeal of the gen
eral poll tax law, which has been il
existence and operation in this state
for many years. Under this law a
poll tax of 81 was collected from each
citizen of the state over the age of
q, the money thus collected being
turned into the current expense fund.
The law was originally passed, not
only to collect revenue from the per
manent residents of the state, but also
for the purpose of compelling the
transient residents, railroad grade
hands, men working on irrigation sys-
TENS, in mines, etc, to make some
contribution towards the expense of
government.
Hon. John NJ. Hart of Menan dur
ing the past week was an interested
witness OF legislative proceedings.
Mr.. Hart was for several legislative
sessions the Republican senate leader
and probably has had as much to dc
with the constructive legislation OF
the state as any other one man.
Senator Whitcomb of the senate
mileage committee has submitted q
report on the mileage of the senate
members. which was adopted The
Export provides the following mile
ages: Coates, 416 miles; Day. 932;
Eckert. 1,O24 Fisher, CSC; Freehafer
276; Gooding. 312; Haight, $50; Har
ris, 14S; Hornibrook $780, Kerns
| 1,226; Lee, $50; Macbeth, $50; Mitch
) ell, 1920; Page, 1892; Poole. 7O5
t Potts, LIS; Preston, $50; Pugmire
76O; st. Clair, $50; Whitcomb, 1876
Williams, 100; Yates, 4 Mr.. Presi
I dent, 546.