Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-25
IDAHO ASSEMBLY
WORK REVIEWED

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Boise, Ida, March 2O.-Governor
w. d. Davis has finished the task of
disposing of the 2S2 bills that reach
ed him from the sixteenth Idaho le-
gislature and determined which of
them should go on the statute books
OF this state. II is therefore possible
now to review the actual accomplish
ments of the lawmakers. Not all of
tho measures met with the approval
Of tho states chief executive. He re
turned twenty of them without his
signature, ono of which was the fa-
nous Witty tax measure, which at
tracted so much attention, but which
reached, Governor Davis too late to
give relief to the taxpayers intended.
There are three outstanding things
that tho legislature accomplished,
which tho governor approved. First,
1t permitted ten northern counties OF
the state forming the panhandle to
take such steps as are deemed adVis-
able to form a new state. They ask
for the right to secede and form the
state of Lincoln. The legislature au-
thorized the president Of the senate,
Lieutenant Governor G. G. Moore,
and the speaker Of tho house, Peter
G. Johnson, to appoint a joint com
mittee from Idaho to confer with a
like committee from the state of
Washington to organize the eastern
part OF that state and the northern
part OF Idaho into tho state of Lin
coin, by nd with, the consent of the
congress of the United States.
TROUBLE MAKER ELIMINATED
Second, there was removed from
politics and future educational con-
troversies tho troublesome question
Of tho Albien or Southern Idaho
Normal School. The legislature order
ed the institution moved to Burley.
Albion, the present site OF this insti-
tuition, is not on railroad. 1t is iso-
lated and inconvenfent to reach. Tho
cost to the taxpayers of the state OF
educating teachers there is higher
than would be the cost to the state
to send every one of the students
back east to some big educational in
stitution and pay all Of their expens-
es it was the sinkhole of the ed
ucationa1 funds. The state board OF
education is said to have strongly
favored it's removal, or its consoli-
dation with some other state insti-
tuition. Burley,. the new site of tho
school is on tho main line of rail
road, is an ideal little city and will
prove to be entirely satisfactory from
an educational standpoint.
For many years, in. fact ever since
It's establishment, the Albion Normal
has caused friction and trouble. Il
has been before every session Of the
legislature and repeated efforts have
been made to bring about its abol
ishment. The state has invested II
buildings there several hundred thou
sand dollars.
TAX BUREAU CREATED
Third, there was created, or rather
recreated, a state tax bureau witt
power to investigate the taxation
problems of Idaho, which constitute
probably. the paramount issues wit
IS tho people. When Idaho creates
tho public utilities commission i
combined with II. a tax commission
but some years later the tax commits
Y sion was abolished. 1t was realizes
afterwards that this was a seriou
smistake. It has. now been establishes
again in a little different form, tn
k Legislature having made a liberal ap
propriatoin for the bureau to be OF
- Grated In connection with the gov
crnor's office.
Some of the other important law
passed by tho legislature and az
proved by the governor may be sum
narized as follows.
Amusements ~ Forbidding trave
ng earnivals to operate IN Idaho VI
er henalty of confiscation of proper
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Banks.-Requiring deposit of pull
ic moneys and safeguarding depoi
Is of political subdivisions; permi
ing trust companies to subscribe
stock of federal reserve banks; NAL
ling it unlawful for any officer, direc
or or employee of a bank to receiy
compensation on account of ban
Amakfng loan or extending credit
qualifying netaries public who eaI
stock holders, directors officers
employees Of banks or otlsar corp0
atious to take certain ackpowiede 8
ments: aathoriztng baplA u set
direct to Iayer tor eollaeAi
,oaita negdtIahIs nstrun IS
upon 81 IN 9le
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