The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-02-21
: LEGISLATIVE NOTES

House bill No. -. w. III. Tver.s
measure authorizing county commits
sioners to employ graduate trained
nurse to act as school hygiene expert,
became statutory ON February Z, when
Governor Davis gave it his official APP
prevail.
The governor has approved house
joint memorial No. 3. by committee on
military and Indian affairs, urging con-
gress to enact legislation requiring the
naval and war departments to furnish
detailed lists of men in the service on
request of state adjutant generals.
Election of members of the legisla-
ture for two instead of four years, and
raising of salaries from So to $40 per
day. or $500 10 5000 per session, is
proposed in two resolutions introduced
in the house providing for submission
OF the questions to popular vote.
Backed by three of the most power
full committees in the lower body. n
bill was introduced i'm the house of
representatives authorizing n state
bond issue of 100000 to complete the
state capitol building by addition of an
east and west wing. and to erect in
connection memorial to Idaho's sons
and daughters who served in the great
war.
Appeal from any of the acts, orders
or proceedings of county commission
ers sitting as a county board of equal
ization is made possible by a measure
introduced in the senate.
Leasing of state lands by auction. a
process permissible under existing
statute, will he abolished if n bin in
PRODUCED in the senate by l.. W. Thrail
kill of Ada receives the legislatures
approval
investment of municipal funds In
federal, state and city Improvement
district securities is made possible bv
bill having the sponsoring of the M
per house judiciary committee, which
met no opposition when it came b.
fore the senate on third reading
The house appropriations committee
introduced bill proposing n revolving
fund for state officers. departments
boards or institutions, to be created
under supervision of the board of ex-
aminers.
G. @. Greenwood, Nonpartisan league
representative from Mindoka county.
is the author of "A bill ito provide for
carrying into effect the referendum
powers as to legislation reserved 10
the people in the constitution of the
state Of Idaho"
n bill to detach a small portion Of
Blaine and attach Ii to Canas. pro-
posed in house bill No. 81, by LayaIle.
an enabling act. was voted down s TO
AZ.
Exigencies which have arisen In
some of the several counties are said
TO have prompted bin introduced
In the senate which provides a county
unit plan for high school districts.
Supported by the house committee
on forests and forestry. a bill was In
troduced in the lower body proposing
creation of forestry board and ap-
peintment of a state forester.
Reduction of the maximum rate of
ia"t"i ." iudho iEoin l. per
cent to 10 per cent year is proposed
In bin introduced in the senate by
w. A. Lee of Bingham county. chair
man Of the upp-s house committee on
code and law revision
Thousands of dollars worth of num-
icipal improvements in Idaho. which
have been held up by the limit of g
per cent of assessed valuation as n
basis for municipal bonded indebted
ness. will he released for contracts this
year If municipal authorities take adj
vantage of senate bin No. 10.