The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-02-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTES


hent domain to the cOndemning of land
by timber operators is proposed in
Dill introduced in the senate Friday
morning by Ralph s. Nelson of Koo-
tenai. A similar measure passed both
houses four years ago, but was vetoed.
Reconsideration of the STAMP act"
OF the house of representatives, under
which the members had voted to al
low themselves $40 each for stamps
during the session, resulted in the
passing of the original motion, which
provided the usual allotment of S. per
member for this purpose.
Governor David is said to favor en-
aiding acts rather than direct legis-
latiOn for dividing counties. He has
stated that he will not be averse to
signing division bills in exceptionally
meritorious cases, but that convenience
of citizens must be considered before
commercial convenience of towns seek
ing to become county seats.
Senator Thrailkill of Ada county
made himself solid with the press gang
when he secured the appropriation of
funds sufficient to build platform
for table used by members of the
press.
Authorization for an exact doubling
of municipal bond issues is provided
for in bill introduced in the upper
house by Joseph H. Seaver of Twin
Falls county. The measure will make
it possible for cities, towns and vii
lagos to issue municipal coupon bonds
to the amount of II per cent of as
sessed full cash valuation of both zeal
and personal property.
Request will be made on the stat
engineers office for a large outlin
map of the state. and also for smalle
maps, detailing county division plan
Senator Yeaman of Bonneville Offere
the motion, suggesting demand fl
the maps in question.
Senator w. S. Walker of BOunda
county, who will receive SIPS for mil
age, and Senator Louis w. Thrailki
who walked TO the capitol building
take his seat at the opening sessio
are at the thither and hither eXtrem
of report made by the senate COZ
mittee detailed to prepare a mica
statement.
Members of the house of represent
tives must stand back of motions, BIZ
and resolutions they introduce ut Il
present session. Under a rule work,
out by the rules committee and Il
proved, none of these legislative s.cl
can be taken "by request
Foreclosure proceedings, collectio
of taxes by county treasurers and
court actions would be abated durir
the one-year period, under the tern
of the bill Provision is made tn;
rights under the measure may
waived by agreement if soldier q
sailor coming under its terms elect
The house passed, under suspensio
of the rules, on january IL. memori;
to congress, by Mcdonald of kOoten:
county, urging more equitable dlstr
button of post-road money in sparsel
settled sections of the west. like Idah'
and passage of the Bankhead an
Swanson bills. pending in congress
with that object in view. If thes
hills mass, there will he made avail
able for Idaho an additional half mil
lion dollars for road construction work,
Johnson of Kootenai county informed
the house.
House bill No. >. by Featherstone,
ratifying compilations and revlslons
in the general laws of the state as
made by b. w. Oppenheim. state code
commissioner, by adopting them in
total, was passed by the house by a
vote of SO to 1.
Under suspension of rules, house bill
No. l. by Young of Ada, was passed
unanimously by the house or repre-
sentatives and was sent to the senate.
The measure appropriates $5'Ooo from
the general fund for the expenses OF
tbo fifteenth session, and, of course,
there was no opposition.