Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-08
COUNTY
BILL To PASSW|TH
AN ENABLING ACT
Senate in Committee of the
Whole Recommends It; Yea
man Makes Plea; Discuss
Taxation Exemptions.


bou bill major portion of Friday
Witty of Bannock seeking to block
the passage of the measure with the
boundary line as provided and sought
to attach an amendment excluding
three and one half sections from the
new county, declaring he acted upon
a petition of every resident of that
section, not to be made a part of the
new county. The amendment was
lost by vote of % to IA. He then
submitted the enabling clause amend
ment permitting the residents of the
district affected to vote on annexa-
ton of Bannock county at the next
general election. This amendment
was seconded by Senator Yeaman as
a friend of the Caribou county, stat
I ing it was but fair, and the amend
ment carried with no votes against it.
Upon motion of Witty the committee
of the whole recommended the pass
age of the bill as amended.
YEAMAN MAKES PLEA.
Senator Yeaman made an eloquent
plea in behalf of the new county, de-
claring that he had travelled over it
last fall, had particularly noted the
difference in the roads around Poca-
tello and the section asking for new
county and cited the di faculties which
he had in travelling in the territory
because of it's bad roads. Conditions,
he said, showed that that section had
not received the full value of the tax
money paid and he knew there was a
strong feeling among the residents OF
the section asking for a new county,
that they be given the right of self
government and to elect men to office
which had their interests and prob
lens at heart and he felt that they
were within their rights in asking for
the county and that in doing so no
injustice was being done to Bannock.
Senator Lee spoke briefly on the
dangers of creating new counties
which had not sufficient property val
uation to maintain a county govern
ment and declared that such condi-
ton was proven by the number of
bills before this session of the legisla-
ture in which small counties were
reaching out to get additional terri
tory from some other county to help
maintain them.
Senator Adams spoke in favor of
Caribou county, declaring he was a
county divisionist and that he came
from the smallest county in the state
which had thrved and prospered
since it's creation although more
strongly opposed at the time than the
present opposition to Caribou.
Senator Nash followed, announcing
that as state land appraiser, he had
selected practically all the state land
in the district affected and felt the
people asking for the new county
We're within their rights and that in
county division as we'll as in other
matters, it was the duty of the SEN
ate to consider the greatest good to
the greatest number and but little OPP
position came from the territory af-
fected.
Noon closed the discussion and it
was voted to consider the bill again
at Q o'clock.
TAXATION MEASURE.
Senator Robertson, formerly
member of the state tax commission
of Idaho, strongly opposed senate bill
SO providing for the collection of taxes
from banks prior to the third Monday
in December, which was on its third
reading He contended that the bill
was against the constitution and
while aimed at an evil in the tax
system of the state, did not remedy
the condition, but left a loop hole for
more wrong doing. He charged that
assessors did not assess property at
the full cash valuation as required
by law, but the assessments range
all the way from 80 to 70 per cent of
full cash valuation and while banks
were assessed at full cash valuation
on their sworn statements, it was not
right for a bill to provide for diff
ferent method of taxation, but That
instead other property should be
assessed at it's full cash valuation as
provided which if done, would not
give the banks any the worst of 1t
in matters of taxation.
Senator Robertson was asked num-
erous questions on taxation matters
and explained the queries put to him
in detail and evident satisfaction of
those who put them. House bill No.
4 being made special order of bust
ness at II o'clock, further discussion
of the measure was stopped.
without opposition the senate pass
ed senate bill No. So by Johnson, pro-
yiding that 20 or more petitioners can
form a highway district.
NAME NEW COMMITTEE.
President Moore named Senators
Yeaman and Walker as members of
a Roosevelt memorial committee to
act with a like committee from the
house to arrange for memorial SER