The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-29
REPUBLICAN BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE

Only Fifteen Votes Registered Against
Bill Prepared by Joint Caucus Of
House and Senate Republicans
insurgency in Republican Ranks.
The substitute bill for the general
revenue measure killed by the house
yesterday was passed Wednesday morn
ing in the house and sent to the SEN
ste by vote OF Al for the measure to
only Is against it. many Democrats
having voted for the bill with the ex-
PLANTATION that it appeared to be the on
" relief legislation that would be pos.
sible at this session and although they
were not in accord with SOME OF its
provisions. they could not afford to
take an attitude Of opposing the remed
ial features which it does include.
There was little discussion upon
the bill when it came up for third
reading and final passage. The COM
mittee Of fifteen reported recon-
mending that the bill do pass without
amendment because the minority felt
that it had done its duty u its fight
to save house bill No /, and that now
inasmrch as the time Of the session
has passed until it is late in the ses
sion and inasmuch as the bill consti-
, tutes a fair working skeleton for a
revenue measure, SO far as they were
personally concerned they preferred
not to pracipitate a discussion which
would throw the measure into COM
mittee Of the whole and consume more
time, but preferred to let the senate
amend the bill to conform more near
ly to what they believed it should be
and would not interpose any poposi-
ton, although they would vote against
it. He advised the Democratic mem
bers OF the house to vote as they
might see fit This house bill No.
81, is not from a Democratic stand
point. party measure, and It ought
not to be considered as such upon the
part of the Republicans.
Crow delivered the !. only remarks
! in support 10 the measure and he
spoke but briefly, declaring that the
measure will furnish the relief that
the people are demanding and that
they are entitled to receive.
A few of the Democratic members
explained their position upcn the
measure, and within three-Quarters q
an hour after the bill had been called
up it had been read, passed and s
to the senate, which was still in ses.
sion
The Vote
The vote upon final passage CT the
bill was as follows:
Yeas-Allred, Arthur, Raldridgea Bel
Berry, Black, Bower, Bradford, Brad
ley, Ceaser, Corw, Davis, Edgington
Eimers, Farmin Featherstonej Friend
Galloway. Glennon, Hammer, Hutton
Jacobs, Kerby, McCabe, Nelson, Nj
hart Oakes Sanborn., Smith, Stephens
Strobe, Taylor Terrell, Thompson. Wa
nick, Wilson, Mr.. Speaker. Total Al
Nays-Dunning, Eckles, Gibson, He
lekson, Hendricks, Hill Hyde, Morgan
Nelson. Jayne, Parker. Pincock, Soren
son, Walker, Wood. Total Is.
The house went into committee o
the whole to consider other measure
pending before that committee. Tn
committee recommended that tn
present laws collecting fixed mi
levy upon the value and number 9
certain animals. including horses, ca
tie and sheep for the two fund
known as the livestock sanitary fun
and the predatory animal fund b
abolished and in lieu Of such take
there be appropriated annually fro1
the state treasury $4,000 for each {
such funds. This win mean tot:
appropriation for each biennial perio
of $4,000 to these two funds, the re-
enue for which is now collected upo
!. n animals for the benefit of who's
owners the tax is levied.
The report upon thsi recommend
ticn of the committee of the who
was adopted by the house.
The house also passed and sent
the senate the bill relating to the cc
lection of corporation licenses payob
annually which had been approved
!. committee of the whoie sevearl da
ago This bill does not change Il
fees collected but was enacted to Gu
weakness in the administration of t
law upon recommendation OF the sc
retary of state.
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