The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEM
Republican Revenue Tax Commission
Measure Passed by Lower House
Of Idaho Legislature.

Boise, IdahO.-The unexpected spit
in the Republican wing of the house
of representatives, following an ex-
citing fight on the floor of the legis-
lature, resulted in the passage Thurs
day of Republican revenue tax COM
mission, providing for the creation Of
a commission of three to supervise
the equalization of taxes in this state.
The house killed Governor Hawley's
tax commission early in the session,
but when the Republican measure
came up Thursday afternoon 1t found
the Republican wing divided and the
Democrats gave it their solid sup
port. The bill passed by vote of 80
for and 20 against. 1t is not believed
that it can pass the senate.
The upper house placed the reve-
nue. revision law, passed in the house
as Republican measure and sent to
the senate for approval, on the rack
Thursday in the committee of the
whole, but the Republicans stood sol
idly together, prevented the adoption
of the 100 odd amendments offered by
the Democrats, and secured the pas
sage of recommendation that the
bill pass without amendment 1t will
go to third reading, receive the sup
port of the Republicans, be passed
! and sent to the governor TO rapproval.
This bill gives the necessary relief to
taxpayers in the state, cutting their
| assessments almost in two.
| NH Of
sentatives OF the Eleventh Legislature
on Wednesday in extra session here
passed the relief bill offered Tuesday
as a substitute for Governor Hawley s
tax commission measure, which was
killed. and the bill was sent to the
senate where it was recommended for
passage, and will take it's regular
course. That it will be passed with
few amendments is conceded.
The senate unanimously passed res
olutions calling upon state and county
officials and departments to- exercise
rigid economy in the expenditure o.
surplus money raised by taxes during
the past year, for $1,300,0Oo has beer
placed at their disposal, a large
amount than ever before in the his
tory of the state The resolution wal
introduced by Senator Haight of Cas-
STA county.
The senate also passed the stat
horticultural fee bill, permitting tn
horticultural department to draw Of
the fee and fine fund to meet, curren
expenses during the present year.
Representative Davis of Oneid
county introduced bill appropriatinI
$4,000 to be used by the state boar
of education to gather revenue dat
'and to employ experts for that pull
{ pose.
A measure calling for the creatio
of a state tax commission OF thre
will be introduced to replace the d.
feated Hawley bill.
!, Boise, Idaho.-By strict part
vote in the house on Tuesday the r.
publicans killed Governor Hawley'
). pet revenue bill by indefinite pos
ponement and substituted the Repu
lican caucus bill This makes man
f changes in the present system, b.
n does not provide for tax COMM
v sion. The Democrats fought hard
II save their bill and it took all day
# whip them. Tuesday night the H
g publicans held joint caucus, tryir
e to get in line ten members who a
d determined to vote with the Dem
q Gratis for. a tax commission.
n The rumor is general that Cove
q nor Hawley. is determined that the
shall be no legislation on revenue al
taxation unless he is given his tt
commission; that he will veto any b
S. passed by the legislature not provi
m ing for such a provision, and if ne
"a essary will permit the legislature
= complete its extra session without
- acting law and to go to the peor
II next fall on the issue of tax CO
III mission.
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