The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-01-26
REPEAL Of HIGHWAY
TAX IS PROPOSED
BILL BEFORE IDAHO LAWMAk.
Eas PROVIDES FOR REPEAL
OF TWo.MiLl TAX LEVY.
Ada County Representative Proposes
to % Away With Public Utilities
commission.-Re9is Of
Farm Names Proposed.

On January 20 the finance commit.
tee Of the senate introduced q bill
providing for the repeal of the 2-mill
tax levy for maintenance Of state high
ways. as recommended by Governor
Davis in his message. A motion by
Senator Seavef to refer this bill direct
to the printing committee developed
opposition to q repeal of the tax.
Senator King Is author Of a bill
which provides for increasing the sal
aries Of the Justices of the supreme
court from 5000 to $1,000 per year.
and those Of district judges from $1,000
TO 5000 per year.
Registra ton of farm names with the
department of agriculture is proposed
In Senate bill No. 81. introduced by
Clark of Bear Lake county. The bill
does not make such registration man
datory, but provides for q g regis
tration fee and prescribes a penalty
for violation.
Senator Gilchrist introduced a meas
ure providing for the regulating Of
wild west shows. roundups and shows
of that character. 1t provides that
they can only be given under the d.
rection Of the department Of law en-
forcement. and requires adequate pro-
lection for spectators and provides
for a license fee.
Senator King introduced a memorial
| which requests that congress pass
without delay the McCumber bill pro-
viding for the payment Of pensions to
soldiers Of the civil war monthly in
stead of every three months. as has
been the custom.
| the lower assembly. were of unusual
| importance. House bill No. 20, by
| Storey of Ada. proposes to do away
| entirely with the public utilities COM
mission. and place all original actions
affecting service of utilities corpora
No. II. by the committee on education,
| Is the anticipated county suit bill fol-
school districts.
Congress is asked in house joint
memorial. introduced by Representa-
tive Anderson of Ada county and
Welker of Washington county. ant
passed by the house under suspension
of the rules, to make an additions
land grant of 5000 acres for the sup
port and maintenance of the soldiers
home at Boise.
The expected attack on the office Of
1
sprung on January 10. 1t is contained
in House bill No. 80. introduced b!
the house committee on education. Or
its face the measure purports TO fl,
by statute the salaries of the head:
of the various state educational in
situations. taking that discretion from
the state board of education
The bill amends sections Tg7 of tn
compiled statutes. which empower
the state board of education TO EN-
ploy directing heads. instructors ant
other employees at the educational in
situations and a commissioner of edu
cation. and TO fix their salaries.
By the expedient of not mentioning
the office, the education COMMITTEE
seeks to abolish the office Of com
missioner Of education. Twice in tn
last five years the people of Idah
have defeated proposed constitutions
amendments to abolish the elective o!
flee Of state superintendent of publ
instruction.
l Improvements on land not to excee
the amour, Of 5000 in assessed valu
alton to any one family are made e1
empt from taxation in a bill intrc
duced in the senate by Senator Var
hoesen of Adams county. The purpos
of the bill is to encourage home owr
ership.
The measures introduced in tn
house on January 10 were not G
. srsat importance. There were onl
three. and two were offered BY tn
state affairs committee as part Of ii
program for reducing transactions an
records in the state auditors office I
a business basis.
, The committee on appropriation
recommended defeat of Senate bill N
%, which would require the state ,
pay over to the Idaho Technical il
stitute funds received from the feS
eral government for the military trail
ing of students.
Three bills were introduced o
January Is, one by Burkey amendiu
. the state game laws SO as to perm
. shooting of Chinese phessanrs in Je
. ONE county. Senate bill No. ~.
King. also an amendment meaSur
providing for adTittance to the 81
diers' home of all honorably discharge
soldiers. sailors. marines and nurSs
Of the great war with Germany
The first alien land bill placed b
fore the Idaho state senate was p,
,, out of commission on January Is
, was killed by indefinite postponemel
, upon Recommendation of the judicial
!. committee because it was improper
drawM and WAS not considered drast
enough.
1t is announced that measure wi