Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-20
GOVERNOR USES
VETO AXE With
TELLING EFFECT.
ON MANY BILLS.
ening of all of its departments"
WOULD DELAY SETTLEMENTS
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. piedge personal property. OF this mea-
sure the chief executive says:
I Undoubtedly there are evils which
are sought to be cured by some such
measure as this under consideration
out these corrections could be provided
by other means than those proposed in
this measure which would tend to de-
lay the settlement of estates rather
tnan to carry out the purport of the
administrative laws which is to secure
the early settlement of estates.
I withheld my approval from a bill
! Of like character two years ago and in
the meantime l see no reason Tor
changing my views expressed at that
time, therefore, I am transmitting the
bill together with my objections there
! to for record in your office"
| CANNOT ASSUME OBLIGATION,
Taking up the house bills vetoed the
governor gives as his reason for refus-
ing to approve the poultry appropria-
ton measure:
This bill appropriates $500 for the
purpose of holding a Poultry and Pet
Stock association show in northern and
southern Idaho. No doubt this has mer-
| it, but 1t is impossible for the state to
take on too many obligations and 1t is
| unable to foster such measures as the
ability to pay for the same does not
exist and therefore l am compelled to
withhold my approval from this bill"
REFUSES BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY.
The highway commission has agreed
to care for the Clark's Fork bridge and
for that reason it is vetoed. The gov
ernor says in his message:
This $4,000 appropriation has been
taken care Of by the highway commits
sion, which has agreed and has under
| taken to build the same bridge out OF
money received from the million dollar
bond sale, and 1t therefore duplicates an
appropriation and for that reason | am
returning said bill without my sigma
ture and approval"
Regarding the Lewis Clark highway
appropriation disapproved, the chief ex-
ecutire makes this comment:
The law empowering the highway
commission to enter into a contract
with the government has been dele
gated by previous act of the legisla-
ture and the money amounting to $780,
600 has been set aside and approprtat- |
ed out of the highway fund of this state
for the work herein provided for and
it is therefore unnecessary to make
this additional appropriation and for
this reason, l am Withholding my sig
nature and approval of this bill"
VETOES PORTNEUF COUNTY.
The governor vetoed the McMurray
school measure house bill No. 232, be-
cause it would require a decision Of
the courts to determine its proper in
depreciation and because section 2
makes its provisions expire on Sept 1
1917, less than six months, so 1t is USE
less to put II on the statute books
Regarding the Portneuf county divi-
sion bill, the governor says:
Owing to conflicting claims as to
the desires of the people of the pro- /
posed new county relative to the crea-
ton of the county, upon the enrolled
bill being presented to me, announced {
that / would send a representative to I
see the people of that county to ascer- I
tain their desires and that l would
abide by the result
The representative met the people
and procured q vote from larger
number of voters than it was supposed
were to be found within the district
,
Gated that a majority of those affected
are opposed TO the creation of Portneuf .
county and l therefore withhold my :
approval Of the bill. which is transmit :
ed together with my objections there
% to be filed in your office"
CANNOT AFFORD 1T.
With reference to the Anderson g
house bill No. SO, providing for an r
of
'tate, the governor says in his veto
Message:
"A bill of similar nature was passed
t the Thirteenth session of the Idaho
legislature and was vetoed by me and A
he reasons then given are more ap- (,
'ropriate today than ever before. ID
The states proportion for the ex- b
'enditure for this work has heretofore O
'een paid out Of the Carey act trust u
und which the demands of the state in
arious ways have depleted, and 1t is
ow sought TO require the taxpayers
( the state to keep up the former ex-
enditures which depleted that fund.
Notwithstanding the merit which
ecognize in this measure, the tax ic
ayers of the state cannot afford this r
at this time and / am a,
therefore, compelled to withhold my ap- s,
roval." a,
Had the Fort Lemhi bill provided Is
ne 1880 appropriation was to be taken
rom the fish and game fund the gov a
rnor would have signed 1t. He says fe
/ his veto message: in
WOULD BE BAD PRECEDENT. nj
This was one of the measures rec W
by me in my message to st
ne legislature and one that ] very q,
luch desired to have enacted into law. Il
recommended that the expense of
1is purchase be made from the state 81,
anne fund and had an understanding re
} that effect with the committee which IN
aid this matter in charge. but I would 81
3 willing to waive the fact that the a f,
comes from the gem
raj fund instead were it not for sec CT
on of the act which provides that
le cost of all improvements in the