The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-24
REPEAL OF ROAD
TAX INTRODUCED
Strong Opposition to
Measure Expected
From North Idaho

day, providing for the repeal of the
2-mill tax levy for maintenance of
state highways, as recommended by
Governor Davis In his message. A
motion by Senator Seaver to refer
this bill direct to the printing COM
mittee developed opposition to . re-
peal Of the tax. Five senators voted
against the motion, three being
northern men, johnson of . Neg
Perez, Boughton Of Kootenai and
Jones Of Idaho county. The other
two were Written Of Boise county
and Clark Of Bear Lake county.
It was contended after the session
that north Idaho would likely stand
solidly against the repeal Of the q
mill levy, as the members believe 1t
is necessary for the completion and
upkeep of the north and south high
way which means so much to the
state.
An emergency was declared by
Senator Whitcomb for senate bill No.
81 by the judiciary committee, which
also was referred direct to the print
ing committee.
New Districts Proposed
This bill adds two judicial districts
to Idaho, creates the eleventh dis
trict out of the counties of Cassia,
Jerome, Minidoka and Twin Falls;
transfers one of the judges of the
fourth district thereto, provides for
the appointment of an additional
judge, transfers Gilmore county to
the third district, reduces the fourth
district to the counties Of Blaine,
Camas, GoOding and Lincoln, with
one and creates the twelfth district
out of the counties of Payette, Wash
ington, Adams and Valley, transfer
ring one of the judges of the seventh
district thereto, and reducing the
seventh district to the counties Of
Canyon and Gem.
This bill supplants several others
which were introduced creating new
and changing old districts all Of
which were referred to the judiciary
committee.
Senator King is author of a bill
which provides for increasing the
salaries of the justices of the SUI
preme court from $4,000 to $4,000
per year, and those of district judges
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year.
Would Regulate Shows
Registration of farm names with
the department of agriculture is pro-
posed in senate bill No. e., intro
'dnced by Clark of Bear Lake county.
The bill does not make such registra-
ton mandatory, but provides for
So registration fee and prescribes a
penalty of violation.
Senator Gilchrist introduced
measure providing for the regulating
of wild west shows, roundups and
shows of that character. 1t provides
that they can only be given under
the direction of the department of
law enforcement, and requires ade-
quate protection for spectators and
provides for a license fee.
Senator King introduced memoir
ial which requests that congress pass
without delay the McCumber bill
providing for the payment of pen
sions to soldiers of the civil war
monthly instead of levery three
as has bene the custom.
Senate joint resolution No. 4, by
the state affairs committee, provides
for submitting an amendment to the
at the next election, pro-
viding for the payment Of state Of
ficials and all employees monthly in
stead of every three months.
Little Clash Occure
Two of the seven bills introduced
in the lever assembly today were of
importance. House bill No.
20 by Storey Of Ada, proposes to do
away entirely with the public util-
ties commission and place all orig
inal actions affecting service of util-
tiles corporations in the district
courts.
House bill No II by the commit
tee on education. is the Anticipated
county suit bill for school districts.
A little clash occurred on the floor
of the house today when Egbert of
Fremont moved indefinite postpone
ment of senate bill No. %, which |
authroizes an appropriation of
$599S.17 to the Idaho Technical In
stitute Earlier in the week the ap-
committee had recon-
mended defeat of this bill, but
asked that it be referred
back to the committee, which was
done by unanimous consent. Eg-
bert's motion came but few min
utes after this action.
Measure is Defeated
Bourne of Bannock arose to the
defense of the bill, explaining that
the money rightfully belonged to the
institute and had been awarded to it
by the federal government to reim-
burse it for expenditures from its
general fund for the care of soldiers
durign the war, and that the bill was
to appropriate it formally from the
state treasury.
Congress is asked in house joint
introduced by Representa-
tive Anderson of Ada county and
Welker of Washington county, and
passed by the house under suspen-
sion Of the rules, to make an addi-
tional land grant of $4,000 acres for
the sport and maintenance of the
soldiers home at Boise.
Need for additional endowment |
funds for the institution is sen by
the authors of the memorial in the |