Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-13

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Davis vetoed house bill 2S4 saying:
This bill proposes to permit county
commissioners to appropriate q sum
not exceeding $50 to defray the ex-
penses of county council Of defense.
This authority without the monetary
limitation has already been given the
county commissioners in senate bill No
rs, approved by me on the 18th instant.
House bill No 264 is, therefore, unnec-
essary!i'
AUTHORIZES MANUFACTURING.
Important among a number of bills
signed was the senate measure No. 14S
authorizing the state to go into the road
material manufacturing business. This
act carries an appropriation of $4,000.
1t authorizes the state toRbuild and
operate its own cement plants, to &C
quire lands for road materials, etc.
Senate bill No. 1874, also approved, car
ries an appropriation of $4,000 for the
purchase of two blocks of land in the
city of Pocatello to be added to the
campus of the Idaho technical insti-
tute. A third appropriation measure
permits the use of $1140 for the pur-
chase of books for the supreme court
law library at Lewiston. The maximum
interest rate that can be charged In
this state was reduced from IL to 10
per cent when the governor signed
senate bill No. 80 SO providing.
Other measures signed by the gov
ernor follow:
HOUSE BILLS
No. ISL, by La Valle-Requiring es-
tray notices to be sent bureau of reg
istration in agriculture department, in
stead of to county recorders.
No. 1876, by ohnson-Amending law
relating to the code of laws on educa-
ton for the public school system.
MEMORIALS
House memorial No. IA, by state af-
fairs committee-Urging congress to
deport aliens who asked military ex-
emption.
SENATE BILLS
| No. "a, by Whitcomb--Authoriz
| issuance of court decree withdrawing
tracts of five acres or more from mum
| cipal limits when such tracts are used
for agricultural purposes.
| No. SIS. by Johnson-Authorizing good
roads districts to organize as highway
districts.
No. 7s, by Lee and witty-Relatini
firms in bulk.
| No. 70, by Lee-Authorizing district
judges to extend the time granted fol
the filing of specifications Of error or
which a motion for new trial may be
based.
No. 1873, by Making syn
dicalism punishable as felony.
! No. 1856, by Yeaman-Authorizin
municipalities to levy 2 mill tax fol-
public libraries.
No. IS, by Whitcomb-Correctin an
omission from the code compilation by
inserting clause providing that the
minimum standard of valuation must
be fixed on all insurance policies is
sued on or after January 1, 1914.
No 152, by the judiciary committee
Providing for the creation of an ag-
ricultural department inspection fund
to be comprised of fees collected by
inspectors functioning under depart
mental jurisdiction.
No. 142, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
that reasonable notice must be given
teachers discharged before end of
terms. .ssaassz a r-., ss.+,---. -
No. lat, by state affairs committee
Empowering department of public
works to purchase all supplies for
charitable, educational, penal and re-
formatory institutions of state.
No. 159, by code and law revision
ommittee-Requiring adverse party
to require appointment of another at
torney for an opponent in law suit
when counsel acting is removed by
death or otherwise.
No. 1875, by McMurray-Confirmin
| land boards action in extending time
in which Carey act settlers may make
| final proof.
No. I'll, by judiciary committee
Relating to release of prisoners who
have served parole equal to minimum
sentence period.
| No. 173, by state affairs committee
Providing for budget system of stat,
| finances.