Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-07
Idaho Goes on Credit Instead of
Cash Basis Because General
Fund ALI but Exhausted.
NEED GOOD ROAD MONEY
Measures Introduced Providing
for Several Million-Exam.
iners to Work Overtime on
Books-Defeat Institute Bill

Because it Is necessary for the state
to borrow money on which to operate,
the general fund being exhausted to-
gether with all tax money, the appro.
priations committee introduced three
bills in the house Of representatives.
The first of these is the advalorem tax
measure authorizing a general levy on
the assessed valuation of the state to
raise funds to meet the running ex-
penses Of the state during the next
biennium. The second provides for
the borrowing Of 100000 to be used
pending the arrival of taxes unddr
the levy and the third provides for the
loan Of $1,000,000 to be used to build
and maintain state highways pending
the return of tax money under the
2-mill good roads levy.
EXPLANATION MADE.
Speaking for the appropriations COM
mittee Of which he is member, Young
of Ada, said that 1t is imperative that
these bills be passed If funds are to
be made available for the use Of the
state and to keep the government in
operation. He said it was necessary
to anticipate the needs of the state
and to 60 on credit basis instead Of
a cash basis. There are, he said,
over $4,000 outstanding warrants
against the state which must be paid.
He pointed out that unless money is
borrowed there can be no road con-
struction work on highways for ~
months for the tax money under the
mill levy will not be available for a
year. This, he said, would be a SER
ious handicap to the highway depart
ment.
TO COMPLETE PROBE.
The state affairs committee reported
1t had been unable to complete its in
vestigation of various state depart
ments to the satisfaction of the COM
mittee and had therefore made ar
rangements to have two of the special
examiners to work overtime for at
least a week to finish the work. The
report of the committee was accepted
The examiners are now engaged going
over the accounts of the state fish and
game department where 1t is alleged
Irregularities have been found. The
state affairs committee refuses to give
out a statement as to what the findings
are in this department 1t is under
stood that a number of other state
departments are being probed The
senate has passed bill carrying ar
appropriation of $4,000 to examine
and investigate all departments.
CLOCKS STOPPED.
The hands of the clock stood at IL
minutes to 10 in the house of repre-
sentatives today and as far as the
legislature is concerned today Is
Thursday instead of Friday the houl
being 10 minutes to midnight Unable
to adjourn on the last per diem OF
sixtieth day, the legislature was forced
to stop its clocks and they will re-
main stopped until the important bust
ness is out of the way. When 1t IL
and the solons are ready to adjourn
sine die, the clocks will be started
again. the swan song will be sung an6
the fifteenth Idaho legislative session
formally closed. Adjournment does not
now look possible until some time Sat.
friday.
KILL ANTl-lNsTITUTE BILL.
The Walker bill to abolish the
tea cheers Institutes started a livel!
debate which finally sifted down t.
the measure being killed. Givens Of
Ada, demanded to know why the in.
stitutes should be abolished. Hall Of
Oneida, said it would be great mis-.
take to abandon them. Drake Of Pay.
cite, said the teachers In the state are
opposed to the passage of the mea-
sure. Shearer of Nez Perez, asserted
that the institutes were necessary and
should continue to be held. Sutcliffe
of Butte, attacked the institutes charg.
ing they do little If any good and thai
they are only medium for self-ad.
vertised educators to give an address!
teachers have read in some educationa
ma gazine. Johnson gaid there was nj
n sed of Institutes and denied that al
the teachers wanted them. On motor
of Carpenter Of Nez PIERCE. the bill
| was indefinitely postponed by viva
voce vote.
| MEASURES PASSED.,
The following measures wer'
| passed:
House bill No. 1877 by Johnson-Pro
viding for establishment of boards o.
| trustees OF school districts OF evening
classes of adults FL years OF age OF
over, for the vocational rehabilitation
Of education Of discharged soldiers
and sailors.
House bill No. $50 by committee OF
Internationally $44,20,
/ of which s7,1oo is for the department
of public welfare for the suppression
of venereal diseases; $4,000 for tn,
| department of agriculture. or $3.50
for travelling expenses of deputies fol
suppression of tuberculosis In cattl,
| and $4,000 for reimbursing those 10
cattle condemned and $4,000 for tn,
1 maintenance of a pure seed show: ant
providing continuing appropriation To-
/ state board Of examiners.
Senate bill No. III by judiciary com
mittee-Providing for the dismissal O
4 person convicted Of a crime ant
II =. rc,.d at the expiration OF thu ma