The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-18
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iernor Davis sets forth progf3 d =
be followed during the next two . =
Ito carry out the state highway r
gram. the legislature having rer<a =
the two-miil highway levy law, m
asks that legislation be passed pEfhk
the way for the sale Of the SAC 100
bond issue voted at the last ele{tfon
and that from the proceeds ri per
cent be distributed by aiIoting ~ per
cent for use on state highways II 1.-THE
different counties propOrti0nateJgf TO
the amounts contributed BY each
county in 1920 and the remaintng 40
per cent be used In neutral x0nee
! Compulsory cooperation in thescon-
struction of state highways should
not be required. he holds. and provi-
sion should be made for counties to
go ahead with construction of state
highways within their boundaries II
they so desire. Counties and higlfN avs
districts should be empowered, 20 bid
on road contracts. he contends. Gov
ernor Davis asks for legislation COY
ering these points.
Other Suggestions Mado.9k
I Further recommendations n the
message include: Merging OF The DE-
partment of commerce with thf de-
ipartment of finance; legisati6n to
iprevent overlapping in the msSsftkr or
state departments; investmentR0f in
surance funds transferred to the de-
partment OF Investment; alt state
building construction TO be piaoFd un-
der the supervision of the state Nuper-
intendent of public instruction erea-
ton OF state purchasing depart
ment: continuance of the state con.
stabulary as state police be main
tanned. TO stamp out disorder; maint-
enance of the public utilities c0mmis
sion, and investment Of the tubercu-
losis fund in tuberculosis hospitals.
for which 1t was raised. He n 0p-
posed to its transfer into any. other
funds. Holding that exservice men
or those who thee rejected from tlne
service because .as - sicaix ..hre
entitled to state AMI =.
Names Sheep comuiane h. w
| Governor Davis signed tAe tiil
passed bynsha,, legislature creatnx 4
state sheepsd omission to eradie4ke
scabies amons Mss and nameds the
members of thu ,shmission ~ ~,
lows: AA@ II
Hugo spront. BoisS six.yeay ks
! B. Thomas Morris Pocatello. and An.
drew Little. Emmett, four years !;
Charles Clay. Higgins. and Fred
Gooding. Shoshone, two years
! The house OF representatives passed
the education committees unit bill.
on which severe fight was w&ged
earlier in the session. The vote was
Ithirty-one to twenty-one Gifford's $
proposed constitutional amendment
for state guaranty OF irrigation bonds
was defeated. fifteen TO thirty-two.
All seven of the county division meas.
ures introduced forty eight hours be.
fore were given serious setback
when the reference committee recon-
mended they be not printed.
House Bill No. II. the county unit
bill. permits all the scrooi districts of
county to unite in one or more con.
solidated districts If they vote to do
so at special school election.
The house this afternoon reconsid-
cred the vote by which II killed the
Clifford proposed amendment To the
constitution for state guaranty of ir.
rigation district bonds. by vote of
ltwenty-seven 10 twenty-three. and on
the second vote on final passage de
feated the resolution by one vote. or
twenty-five to twenty -four.
Bond of Bannock county tried TO
have the Brady county division bill
printed. but lost on vote of thirty
nine to eleven. the reference commit.
tee announcing that there was a
gentleman's agreement that no divi-
sion bills would BE- passed this ses-
sion
The measures thus killed are
Bonds proposed creation OF Brady
county out OF Bannock. the additions
70 Clearwater county from Neg Peree.
; Idaho and Lewis counties. BY Jarna-
| gin; transfer OF territory from Owy.
hee to Gooding and from Twin Falls
i to Gooding. by Sanborn; annexation
iof part of Owyhee county by Elmore,
/ by Cannon. and addition TO Franklin
from Oneida. by Preston.
! New Bill introduced.
| Only two new bills were intro
duced. one by Senator Thompson.
Amending the old law regulating in.
lsurance agents and solicitors, pre-,
tStIiulu% the uullcS anu spetilS ihE me
qualifications necessary 10 obtain a
| license.
| Senators Seayer and Featherstone
join In a measure TO prevent corpora
ltion stock watering and fraudulent
practices and regulating the securi
ties and capital stock OF corporations
Three senate bills were passed. one
by the committee on banks and bank
ing making IL a misdemeanor 10 make
| or issue a false statement concerning
the financial condition of a bank OF
trust company and prescribing pen
atty.
The second measure was the bill
+ by kerriek of Canyon county. which
amends the seizure law so as 10 in
clnde airships among the vehicles
which may be seized BY officers of
the law when used for the tranSnor
tation Of liquor.
r The third bill came from the Gem
mittee on highways. bridges and fer
ries. and pFeseribes a system by
which county commissioner shall
raise money for road work and rreate