The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-14
RELIEF MEASURE
wins IN SENATE BY
NARROW MARGIN
Bill Allows Extension
of Time for Pay
ment OF 4,
Taxes

Tn0 state senate InurSQay passed
the Witty tax exemption bill, the first
to be introduced in the senate this
session, by the close vote of % to 21.
This measure affects every tax
payer in the state, for it allows ex-
tension of time for the payment of
1920 taxes to June of the present
year. The taxes became delinquent
the last Monday in December of last
year 1t seeks to give relief to the
farmers, because of the breakdown
of the market on farm products.
House bill No. II to permit towns
and cities to exceed their budget
upon a petition of majority of citi-
zens, passed without a dissenting
vote.
Senate bill No. 1876, by the COM
mittee on highways, bridges and fer
ries, providing for the disorganiza-
tion of highway districts, passed with
only two negative votes
Senate bill No. 1876, by the COM
mittee on highways, bridges and fer
ries, prohibiting riding or driving
across any bridge faster than walk
and limiting the number of stock
which may cross at any one time to
twenty, passed by vote of SO to 6
after a motion to amend had failed
Senate bill No. S3, licensing lying
inv hospitals, passed by unanimous
vote.
Cash Basis Proposed
The state affairs committee of the
house introduced a measure designed
to make money available in the gen
eral fund during the biennium suf-
ficient to pay claims against the state
as they arrive, by the issue of treas
ury notes in the total sum of $3,000,-
900.
Based on an estimate of the states
revenues to accrue in 1921 and 1922
the bill authorizes the state board of
examiners to issue, at such times, in
such amounts and at such rates Of
interest as the board finds necessary,
state treasury notes and thus to place
the state on cash basis as far as the
payment of warrants is concerned.
Representatives Egbert and Storey
introduced a bill to request all state
department heads to file with the
state auditor at the end of each
biennium a sworn statement of de-
partment appropriations, expendi-
lures and balances for the infOrma-
tion of the legislature. This measure
is intended to make customary each
year the reports which were asked
of department heads for the past BIZ
ennium by the Egbert resolution
passed in the house a few days ago.
Would Aid Schools
House bill No. SO, by the COM
mittee on education, was passed
without discussion. 1t permits rural
high school districts to levy to the
extent of 10 mills and bond to the
extent of per cent of their assessed
valuation, and also provides ways
and means for such districts to dis
organize.
The house also passed by unani-
nous vote senate concurrent resolu-
tion No. endorsing the Smith
Fletcher bill in congress for the i'm
pounding Of water in Yellowstone
park and the erection of the proposed
Fall river reservoir.
Two other measures which sue
cessfully passed in the house were
Senate bill No. 80, which fixes an ap-
praisal fee on state lands of cents
an acre, and on timber lands at 20
cents an acre, to be paid by the pur-
chaser of state lands; and House bill
No. 1875, by Callahan, which makes
treasurers of secOnd-class cities
elective instead of appointive.