The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-03-17
Witty Tax Relief Meas sure
Knocked Out BY Governor
d. w. Davis.
CLOSE DEPARTING Mt
Commerce and Industry Done
Away With; Transferred
to Finance

today completed signing bills passed
by the legislature and added his veto
to one of the more important, the
Witty tax relief act senate bill No. l.
The governor said that he could not
sign tliis bill because Il would not
give the relief anticipated coming at
so late date, but added that had
the bin passed the session before the
tax money had been apportiOned In
the various counties he would have
been glad to give 1t his approval. No
measure introduced during the ses-
sion caused greater interest than this
tax act Its purpose was to extend
the time Of paying The 1920 tax from
Dec. 81 to June l Of this year.
VetOes Rural School Tax
Governor Davis also vetoed house
bill No. SO by the committee on edu-
cation, a measure intended to amend
the provisions for organizing and
maintenance Of rural high school dis
tricts so that their taxing levy could
be as much as ten mills.
Signs Relief Measure.
At the same time he approved two
importanr school bills, both OF which
originated in the house The first OF
these, by Pond. Preston, Harrington,
Miller, Van De Steeg and Montgom-
cry, permits independents school dis
tricts, with the consent of the state
board of education, to levy such taxes
during the next two years as are nee
essary to maintain school terms of
nine months regardless Of the normal
statutory limit.
The second, by Reynolds and Hall,
authorizes the issuance Of bonds by
school districts In 1921 and 1922 to
take care of outstanding warrants
which the districts are unable TO pay
during stringencies.
Abolish Department.
Governor Davis signed house bill
No. $50 introduced by the state affairs
committee under the provisions Of
which the depa rtment of commerce
and industry is abolished and Its
power transferred to the department
OF finance. The change will take
effect at once. John q. Fralick, who
has acted as bank commissioner and
bore the title OF commissioner of
commerce and industry becomes the
new commissioner OF finance, the
governor announced on signing the
bill
Beginning today another bureau
took place as an integral part Of the
dministration-that of budget and
finance. William A. Gausdet will be
the budget officer and John ID. Rob
ertson, the tax expert the governor
announced. Senate bill No. $780, ere
ating the new bureau, was signed by
the governor Saturday. Mr.. Gausdet
and Mr.. Robertson were already pur-
suing work identical to or akin to
that which they will take up with the
new bureau, but 1t will be moved
from the departments Of finance to
the governors office, under the pro-
visions of the new law
The last three big appropriations
bills received the governors sigma
ture. No. 291, carrying provisions for
all the state departments, is known
as the general appropriation bill and
on its signature awaited the issue of
warrants for the state for current
expenses and salaries. No 294 was
. the general deficiency bill. carrying
. $3.50, 0,5O1.3 SO for payment Of fire fight
: ing to protect state timbers in the dis
i. astrous fire seasons of 1919 and 1920,
and sundry other claims for which
suiEable funds were not available.
d Education Measure.
e No. 296 was the general education
: bin. carrying s1,047. .492 for the main
e tenanoe OF the department Of educa-
:. ton and the states educational insti-
}, tudonA. other tran the University Of
Idzh0.