The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-31
BLOW DIRECTED
AT HOSPITALS
tuberculosis Institutions
for Idaho Doomed if
Bill Passes


duced in the lower house today was
bill Nc. III, by the state affairs COM
mittee, which repeats the action
taken by the legislature of 1919 ap-
propriating $4,000 for the erec-
tion of two state tuberculosis hospi-
tails.
The measure provides for meet
ing all obligations incurred to date
by the tuberculosis commission, in
Guiding the purchase Of sites for the
proposed hospitals at Standpoint and
Payette and plans TO rthe hospitals
prepared by architects, but requires
that all moneys remaining in the
fund shall revert to the general fund
of the state.
House bill No. 115 by Peck, pro-
vides the manner in which the refer
endum amendment to the state con-
stitution shall be put into effect; how
legislative enactments shall be put
upon the general election ballot and
become law on popular vote.
Schools are Aided
One of the measures passed was
the education commits House Bill
No. go, authorizing trustees of in
dependent school districts to use 2
per cent of the district income for
Americanization education of adults
and for industrial rehabilitation
work. Nine negative votes were cast
on the measure.
The other was senate measure
for recording public land lists in
county auditors Offices.
One of the bills amended was
House bill No. SO, relating to fruit
tree spraying and importation. House
bill No. 81, by the state affairs COM
mittee, was reported out of commit
tee without amendment after de-
bate on a change proposed by the
judiciary committee which would in
crease salaries. of court reporters.
AS introduced by the state affairs
committee, the bill revokes statu
tory provision permitting court re-
porters to pay assistants for tran
scribing court records.
New Antialien Bill
Representative George H. Vande-
steeg of Canyon introduced his
much-heralded antialien bill. The
house only the day before had in
dorsed, by vote of SO to 4 his con-
current resolution asking for restric-
ton of Japanese immigration, and
the vote was taken as indicative of
the discussion that many be evoked
by the bill when it comes up for de-
bate.
The Witty tax relief measure, Sem
ate bill No. /, caused another debate
in the senate, with Senator Arm
strong of Blaine county, Senator
Boughton of Kootenai and Senator
Paddock of Washington county the
chief orators. House bill No. 4, by
Carpenter, aimed to prohibit the
Indian stick gambling game, came
up for third reading and was passed
after a considerable debate by vote
of 80 to 10.
Senator Johnson, who had played
the game; Senator Jones, who had
seen it and Senator Rehborg, who
had heard of it, all urged that the
measure be passed, while Senator
Witty and others contended that the
present law against gambling COW
cred and it was not necessary to en-
cumber the books further.
Passed by Senate
The senate passed the farm name
registration bill, providing for the
registration of farm names with the
department of agriculture. Senate
bill No. 80, amending the law for the
auctioning and leasing of state
lands, was passed by vote Of rs to
Is, and the house bill by the state
affairs committee, providing that the
bonds of county treasurers be at
least rs per cent greater than the
moneys likely to be handled, also
was passed.
Two bills were received, one of
which was by Disney, providing that
the tax penalty for delinquent taxes
be greatly reduced.
Both houses adjourned at noon
out of respect to the memory of c.
A. Elmer, state commissioner of pub
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