The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-05
SAY BILL 9.AIMED
AT kU KLUx kLAN
PROHIBIT DISGUISE AND INTIMI-
DATION N-STATE- WIDE SCHOOL
TAX OF TWO MILLS.

TAX OF TWO MILLS.
Boise-A bill aimed at all hooded
activities of secret societies, with cer-
tain exemptions such as masked balls,
etc. was introduced in the senate,
Friday, by Senator Harris, democrat,
of Washington county. The bill would
prohibit the parading under mask,
teaching of intimidation and punish
ment other than provided by law and
would also require filing of member
ship lists by all secret organizations
with the county auditor. The bill was
referred to the state affairs committee.
1t carries No. 130. 1t is conceded that
the measure is anti-Ku Klux KIan.
A bill providing for the regulation
of fire insurance rates in the state of
Idaho, No. 12S, was introduced by the
committee on corporations, while No.
127, by the livestock committee, would
give the board of sheep commissioners
custody of the predatory animal fund.
Senate bill 129 by Vaillancourt, Pike,
Means, and Clark, of Custer.
Expressly exempting persons which
the law would affect from practice
of the religious tenets of any church,"
bill was introduced in the senate
today requiring every person pre-
scribing for the treatment or healing
of disease in man or animal to be
licensed in the state of Idaho.
Senate bill 131 repeals section 1915
governing speed of automobiles which
conflicts with the rules of the road,
while No. 1872 by Pike makes deser-
tion of wife or children a misdemeh-
nor.
The purpose of senate bill No. 1913
governing fire insurance rates is to
ta OF
the same way that Oregon controls
it's rates. Now the Idaho rates are
made by the northwestern board of
underwriters at Salt Lake. The bill
would permit persons, companies or
others operating in this state to form
rating bureau for the making of rates
and would make necessary the filing
of such rates with the department of
finance.
Court Bill Passed.
House bill No. by GILES, empow-
ering the supreme court to call in
district judges to aid in it's work, was
passed by a vote of "a ayes to 6 nays.
The third house measure to receive
the approval of the senate was No.
20, by Whitehead, which would do
away with the requirement that
licensed pharmacists would have to
take out special licenses for import
ing alcohol 1t passed with 80 in fav-
Or and against.
The placing of the state of Idaho
on a cash basis by allowing it to bor-
row up to 80 per cent of the appro-
priations and leyies made by the leg
slature previous to the time of col
lection of taxes was endorsed by the
senate when it passed senate bill 90.
Senate bill 81, providing that any
person holding state bonds could turn
them in and the state could issue
bonds of larger or smaller amounts
,or them, was also approved, the vote
being 80 to g.
School trustees in all but class A
school districts would be
permitted to conduct a seven-months
erm if they desired under the terms
IF senate bill 80, which passed unani-
nously.
The senate approved the memorial
zing of congress to aid the silver
mining industry by passing joint me-
mortal No. 3 by the committee on
mines and mining. The house passed
senate bill Al, introduced by the
committee of the upper
house and endorsed by that of the
over, requiring party litigants in
civil actions who call for juries to
deposit in advance the mileage costs
md per diem of jurors for one day.
A statewide tax for public schools,
amounting to two mills, was asked
)y the house committee on education
n a measure introduced in the house
# representatives.
That apportionment of funds should
)e made between counties based on
children of school age and that coun-
y superintendentS would then appor-
ion so per cent on account of the
lumber of teachers employed and so
'er cent in relation to children of
chool age in various districts, and
hat none of the money should go for
obstruction or improvement, were
eatures of the measure.
Another bill restricts sessions of
eachers' institutes to. five days. One
y Monson and Egbert provides an
pportunity for redemption of prop
rty sold for taxes on payment of the
less penalties of sale
nd plus only per cent interest.
Thomas and Brainard are the au-
nors of house bill 90, which elimi-
ates from the law enforcement de-
artment the fish and game bureau
nd gives that department police
uties which heretofore have been
xecuted by the state constabulary