Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-25
NAME DIRECTORS
OF NEW CABINET
LAWMAKERS BUSY
Governor Hart Names Nine
Cabinet Directors; Legisla-
tors Have Flood of Bills

Governor Louis +. Hart has named
nine of the 10 cabinet members au-
thori2ed under the civil administra-
ton code adopted by the legislature
following heated debates IN both
houses. The governor presented the
| appointments to the senate. which
| confirmed them. There is yet to be
| appointed a director of licenses. The
| nine appointments follow.
Director of public works + v.
| Kuykendall. Garfield county
Director of business control
Thomas f. Skaggs, Snohomish coun-
| ty.
! Director Of efficiency l.. ID. Nc
/ Ardle, Jefferson county
| Director of taxation and eXamina-
tion-E. l.. Farnsworth. Lincoln
county.
Director of healthz DR.. Paul \.
Turner, King county.
Director of conservation and rec
lamaton-Dan A. Scott, Adams
county.
Director of labor and industry~~Ed
Clifford, King county.
Director of agriculture-E. l..
French. Clarke county.
/ Director of fisheries Ernest 4.
Seaborg, Pacific county
Introduce Many Bills.
/ The legislature has been eXcep.
tionally busy during the last week
and sharp contests have arisen over
a number of the bills which have been
reported to floors OF the two houses
by the committees which have had
them under consideration.
Friday marked the close OF the
sixth week of the present legisla
ture, with three weeks more in which
laws may be enacted before adjourn
ment in March, During the six
weeks 23i bills were introduced in
the house of representatives and III
in the senate. The house OF repre-
sentatives has passed ~ of the
measures, the senate so and - bills
have passed both houses,
One of the most spirited debates
during the week developed from
the racing bill of Senator Rockwell.
The senate first voted it down, then
reconsidered it and finally passed
1t with a referendum clause. The
bill legalizes parimutual betting ON
horse races and permits horse racing
in any city of the state for period
of p days during the year
Another sharp contest developed
with the bill which provides that
marriage banns must be posted for
Is days before marriage license is
granted by the county auditor The
bill originally passed the senate with
provisions for publication Of the
banns and took from justices of the
peace the right to marry couples.
On reconsideration the bill was
amended SO that justices of the peace
may perform ceremonies and that
the banns may be posted in con.
spicuous place in the auditors of
flee.
Special automobile bills introduced
last week provide for tax of one
cent gallon on liquid fuels and pro-
vide for licensing of all automobile
drivers.
Another bill provides that the
school district accumulated or sinking
funds may be invested in state
school, city or county bonds or war
rants if they mature before the ma
turity Of the bonds for which the
funds were LEVIED.
One bill in the house prohibits the
use of spraying materials containing
ingredients injurious to the health oil
workmen.
Family dwellings and homes valued
at $500 or less would be exempt
from taxation under provisions of a
bill in the senate. This would be in
|, addition to the present $500 personal
property exemption for heads OF
families.
One bill authorizes one or more
counties to build and maintain gen
/ eral hospitals, while another provides
for the deportation of alien insane
. persons. Another is designed tc
| minimize feeble mindedness.
A bill introduced by Representa-
tive Reynolds of Walla Walla au
thorizes county commissioners to or
ganize districts to exterminate nox
ious weeds and to levy tax to carry
, on the work; and another bill pro
vides that interest on water district
bonds shall not exceed per cent
A bill which is arousing much
discussion is the motion picture cen
sorship bill introduced by Senator
Davis of Tacoma. The bill creates
a motion picture censorship and pro
!. vides for a censorship of all films
, and motion picture advertising.
. A road bill authorizes the employ
ment of an executive secretary by the
state parks commission and provides
for the acquisition of parks by pur
. chase and lease. 1t appropriates
J 100000 from the motor vehicle fund
and 5000 00O from tho orb fund