The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-05
STATE LEGISLATURE
STILL GR|NDS AWAY
COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE
PROPOSAL FOR AG. COLLEGE
IN THE SOUTH.

The Idaho legislature is still ir
session and is not expected to adjourn
until some time tonight or early Sun.
day morning. Friday was a busy
day and many bills were passed. One
of these provides for commission tc
investigate the feasibility of estab.
ing an agricultural college in south.
ern Idaho and to report at the 1925
session of the legislature. Following
is the report of what occurred Friday
as telegraphed from Boise Friday
night.
Pass Educational Bills
Boise, March 1.-The house of rep
resentatives today passed and sent to
the senate the educational institu-
tions bill and the three bills embody-
ing the highway program. Final ac-
tion was made on nine bills, all of
them carrying appropriations.
Appropriations Passed
There was passed then in quick
succession the school bill appropriate
ing $1,047 1892 for the department of
education and the institutions other
than the university, the nine-tenths
mill roads levy bill, estimated to raise
$898,645 for the support of the bu-
reau of highways and it's motors
transport corps division; the bill ap-
portioning the proceeds Of the $2,OOO,-
900 issue of highway bonds; $4,000
bill for the bureau of plant industry
to March 15; $4,000 for the back pay
due Idaho national guardsmen in
1916; 1000 to reimburse expenses
incurred for the boys and girls club
exhibits at the state fair last fall, and
the bill authorizing the issue of $685.
900 in treasury notes to supply ready
cash for the state highway work.
State Normal Gets More
Amendments to the bill for the edu-
cational institutions were more speed
lily dealt with, but $4,000 was added
to the allowance for the Lewiston
Normal school and $4,000 for the in
dustrial training school at St. An
thony, the latter on request of Eg-
bert of Fremont to complete the girls
cottage now under construction at the
school.
College Matter Up Again
The need and feasibility of estab-
fishing an agricultural college in
southern Idaho are to be Investigated
by special commission appointed for
that purpose as proposed in house
concurrent resolution No. 6, which
was adopted by the senate today. The
resolution came up shortly after the
body convened upon motion of Sena-
tor Hegsted, which was quickly sec
onded by Senator Haddock Of Wash
ington county. Senator Yeaman, as a
substitute, moved that the resolution
be indefinite postponed, which was
voted down and the original motion
carried by good majority.
Kill Legion Bill
By vote of 26 to Is, the senate
killed house bill No. 285, known as an
American legion measure. 1t provi-
,ded for an appropriation of $4,000
for the maintenance of an office in
the capital building, the securing of
history records and to collect relics of
the late war. Senators Haddock, Sea-
yer, Thompson and Smith spoke
against the bill and Senators Burkey,
Whitcomb and Hunter for it.
Forestry Bill Killed
House bill No. 165 went to a quick
and early defeat in the senate upon
of the finance COM
mittee, that it be indefinitely post
poned. 1t provided for creating a
forestry advisory board and state for
ester, and contained a number of fire
preventive provisions. 1t was favor
ed by the federal forestry bureau.
Alien Education Bill
The Americanization house bill No.
2O6 requiring aliens between the ages
of Is and 80 to attend the public
schools, until able to pass the fifth
grade courses and authorizing the
payment of poll tax of SIS annually
to defray such expense, went to its
death beneath shower of ''noes..'
Retain Hospital Fund
Senator Rehberg of Lewis county
made an address which sent senate
bill No 3O8 to it's death by indefinite {
postponement. The provisions of this ;
bill transferred the money raised by
special tax to build two tuberculosis
hospitals to the general fund after
the paying of the Standpoint chamber
If commerce and the Payette COM
nercial club for their expenditures in
acquiring the sites and the payment
# the architects who drew plans for
he institutions. !
Pass Budget Plan ie
The senate, by vote of 81 to z,
passed senate bill No. 1876, by the
tate affairs committee. This bill {
provides for the creation of bureau /
# budget and taxation in the office I
# the governor The house several ]
lays ago defeated measure identi- y
al with this one. This bureau is given e
he power to demand and it is made
he duty of every state department. t
II board, commission, or private cor S
,oration institution, association or
,oard, receiving appropriation from t
he legislature, to furnish upon de-
nand any and all information re-
Luested by the bureau Of budget and
axation.
The bill also provides that the r
of the bureau shall visit [
ach county of the state at least once Y
year to secure data relative to the f
assessments of various classes of n
made by the county assess b
rs, and equalized by the county F
oard Of equalization at its annual {
aeeing in August, to aid them in de- o
ermining the equalized values to be n
laced on different classes of prop v
rty and counties. Y