Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-12
Governor Davis Signs Resolu-
ton Passed by Last Legisla-
ture Carries Out Party
Pledge.
REcREATE STATE COUNCIL
Vetoes Third Measure Which
Sought to Remove Teachers
From Jurisdiction of Work
mems Compensation Act.


Governor Davis Tuesday afternoon
signed house joint resolution No. 10
proposing an amendment to the state
constitution to permit the state to
promote, develop and control unused
waterpower sites. This was a plank
In the platform. The state Constitution
will haye to be amended before the
state can take up this deve,op,nent and
Mt the general election in 1920 the
electors in the state viii be given an
opportunity to ratify or reject the
resolution
Governor Davis also signed the bill
recreating the state council of de-
fcnse. This act was passed ut the re-
quest of the federal government and
upon the recommendation of Governor
Davis. 1t carries an appropriation OF
$4,000 and authorizes Governor Davis
to appoint Il council OF not to exceed
80 members. Under this council coun-
ty councils viii be organized.
VETO PORTER BILL.
The Porter bill seeking to remove
teachers of schools in this state from
the jurisdiction OF the provisions OF
the worlmen's compensation act was
the third measure vetoed. two others
ernor earlier in the day. In his veto
message, Governor Davis says of sen
ate bill No. So:
This bill seeks to exclude teachers
in public schools from the operation of
the Workmen's compensation law. The
-workmens compensation law as
adopted in Idaho makes no distinction
between hazardous and non hazardous
4 i.a,,s
DRY of including all occupations While
the teaching of school does not involve
much risk of injury, it is not less
hazardous than some other occupa-
tons which are not affected by this
bill. A,school district. like other pub
lie corporations. must pay compensa-
ton under the worlmenis compensa-
ton law, but contrary to information
given out by the manager of the state
industrial insurance fund during the
previous administration, such a pub
, lie corporation is not compelled to Sc
cure its payments. 1t can carry its
own risk, but if it does desire security
by way of insurance 1t must give
preference to the state fund. The
practical monopoly thus given the
state fund resulted during the pre-
vious administration in an exorbitant
rate being fixed for school districts in
many cases out of proportion to the
rates in other occupations with small
hazard where the state fund came into
competition with other carriers. This
placed an undue burden upon school
districts which by this bill they seek
to avoid. The difficulty, however, Is
not in the workmen's compensation
law, but in the administration of the
state insurance fund. School teach
ers, are just as much entitled TO pro-
lection under the worlmen's compen-
sation law as any other class of peo-
pie and l am not in favor of discrimi-
mating against them particularly when
the difficulty sought to be remedied
can be so easily adjusted by the fix
ing of proper rate"
HOUSE BILLS SIGNED.
The following house bills were
signed:
House bill Nc. 66-Codifying 1hc
laws of partnership.
House bill No. S0-Increasing pay
men. for feeding estray stock from II
to % cents.
House bill No. Embarrassing the
salary of assistant librarian of the
Estate Historical society to $1,000 per
House BIZ No. 114-Regulating the
practice Of chiropractors.
House bill No. 145-Defining legal
newspaper.
House bill No. 163-Provfding trust
companies of banks may protect them
selves and depositors against forged
checks.