Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-11
Show
and Primary Lose
BOISE AND BLACKFOOT FAIRS
ALSO LOSE OUT-ALLOT ROAD
FUND ON VALUATION

Boise. Idaho, March 6.-The six
teenth Idaho legislature adjourned
sine die this morning. after the con-
ference committees had cleared the
decks on the various appropriate ion
bills over which there had been a
disagreement and near deadlock
over a direct primary referendum
was broken. The closing scenes
were witnessed by hundreds of spec-
tators in both houses, the singing of
songs by members and the presenta-
tion OF tokens of esteem to the Of
ficers and the attaches.
The conference committees adjust
ed the general appropriation bill
hastening the adjournment, but in
doing so defeated the appropriations
of 100000 each for the state fair
and the livestock show at Lewiston
and $4,000 for the Blackfoot dis
trict fair.
The bill for the livestock show
and the fairs had a stormy experi-
ence. 1t was passed by the house.
defeated by the senate, then sent to
the conference. Here 1t was an
proved by majority of five. Later
II was made as part of the gener-
al appropriation bill the budget of
a second conference. On roll-call II
was defeated by two votes. State,
ment was made that this was due
to he fact. that two OF the biII's
supporters were not present at the
time of the vote.
The boom bill was defeated on
third reading by a vote of 35 to 15.
IL was bone of contention durjne
the entire session.
Tax Lew S5.2OO.OOO.
Both the house and the senate
passed the ad valorum tax measure
II. B. No. 319 by unanimous vote
This raises s5,20O,OO0 through a
levy OF 3-4 mills which is Ia
milis less than the levy two years
ago.
Contest on Primary.
The deadlock came up during the
closing hours on the direct primary
referendum after the committees in
the two houses appointed to confer
on the primary faileo to agree and
so reported. The house passed a
Joint resolution, referring the uues-
tion at the next general election to
the voters. as to whether or not tbey
desired the next legislature to pass
a direct primary law. At the same
time the senate passed a bill pro-
viding that the question should he
submitted at the primary election.
The house amended this bill nro-
yiding the referendum should he
had at the general election instead
of the primary election. The SEN
ate refused to concur in the house
amendment by a vote Of 25 to 18.
The senate failed to act on the house
Joint resolution. So the primary
failed to pass.
Four tax and bond measures were
the last to be acted upon by the leg
islaure. House bill No. POI and house
bill No. 297 carrying appropriations
for the general state expenses and
the maintenance of the university of
Idaho. respectively. were in confer
ence as late as II O'Clock Saturday
night. The former took two confer
ences. As finally amended and ac-
cepted by both houses, the general
appropriations totaled approximately
$1.650.000.
House bill No. 314 received an
amendment In the last hour at the
hands Of the senate. This is the
measure which apportions the re-
ceipts anticipated from the $2.OOG,-
900 highway bond issue. AS drawn
and passed bv the mouse and an
portionment was to be made to the
counties of the state on a schedule
based upon their assessed valuation
In conference senate amendment
which would make the apportion ;
ment recognize highwa districts
within counties was drafted and this
amendment was adopted by the
house as one Of its latest acts.
H. B. No. 157 Carrying the ap-
preparations for the charitable and
penal institutions. was in fact the
last appropriation bill passed by
both houses.