The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-25
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Continued from Page OneJ
years. After that elections would

years. After that elections WOulC
be held every two years.
Rehberg of Lewis is responsible
for bill aimed at the repeal of the
law which provides for a county dog
tax. f>
Idaho's crop reporting service
will be discontinued if measure in
troduced in the house of representa-
tives of the Seventeenth legislature
is enacted into law. The bill was
reported in by the judiciary com
mittee of the house Friday morning
with the recommendation that ii
pass.
The measure was introduced by
Katherndahl, ellis and Bottolfsen
January 13 and on January IS was
referred to the Judiciary committee.
The committees report was made
the following day.
1t relieved county assessors of the
duty of collecting crop data or any
other data for federal agents or
agencies. Under the present sys-
tenn the county assessors report to
the federal agent in Boise in charge
of the. crop reporting service, the
condition of crops in all counties Of
! the state. This information is COM
piled into report form and sent to
Washington. for the Idaho records of
the United States department Of
agriculture.
Another measure which received
| the favorable recommendation of
| the judiciary committee was a bill
introduced to relieve county asses
sors and tax collectors from furnish
sx,or L. foA ba
safe keeping of taxes collected for
highway districts. Under the present
law highway district taxes are col
lected by the county tax collector
and assessor and to guarantee that
these funds will be protected the
law requires that the assessor and
collector take out special bonds to
cover the amount of the taxes.
Governor Sees Danger
Thru system of insidious pro-
paganda, subtle and well directed,
an attempt is being made thruout
the country to destroy our present
form of government and create law
lessness, unrest and distrust Of all
religious forms of worship and the
home ITSELF" it is charged in a state
ment issued Thursday by Governor
c.. c. Moore, asking the people of the
state to set aside January % as an
observance of Law and Order"
Sunday. The day was generally OBJ
served thruout the state last year.
The governors statement follows
in full:
been the custom to designate the
1. Ion a yI
and Order" Sunday.
State and Home i'm Danger
Thru a system of insidious pro-
paganda, subtle and well directed,
an attempt is being carried on
thruout the country to destroy our
present form of government and
create lawlessness, unrest and dis
trust of all religious FORMS of wor-
ship and the home itself. The de-
partment of justice has issued infor-
nation showing that there are 250
organizations working to overthrow
the government of the United States
and the state governments by force.
This movement is carried on in such
cunning manner that many Of our
citizens are not aware of its danger.
1t is, therefore, DESTROYS that some
specific day be set apart upon which /
our citizens may give special atten-
ton to those matters and become ,
awakened to the danger that exists
thru anarchistic and other means
of spreading this propaganda. |
-"Our government is firmly and
solidly established upon the princi
pies laid down by it's founders and
we should guard against these at
tempts to attack from within. 1,
join with the governors
of other states of this great nation
and ask the citizens of Idaho, to OBJ
serve Sunday, January %, as Law
places and in all churches.
at might not be out of place to
suggest to those in charge of such
services and meetings that the con-
stitution of the United States, the
Declaration of Independence, Wash
ington's farewell address, or any
other such state documents as will
arouse anew our patriotic spirit be
read on that day. Let us have the
in our constitution and
our great form of government and
with this firmly planted in all our
c1ClZonS, America Will continue 10
stand as the greatest nation of all
nations
Reducing Election Costs
Simplification of the machinery |
Used in registering voters for an |
election is the purpose of house bill
No. 80 introduced in the lower E
of the Seventeenth legisla- {
ure Thursday morning. Johnson I
If Cassia county and Huffaker OF t
county are joint authors
# the measure. 1
If the bill passes both houses and G
s signed by the governor it will be t
necessary in the future for voters
o register but once as long as they '
'emain in the same precinct. The c
Measure also provides for opening '
he registration books on the second
Monday in April instead of May {
IS is now provided by law. e
Books to Be Re-opened d
The books will be kept open up C
o the Saturday preceding the pri- a
n o1onfiOn ond shall remain n