The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
Van HOESEN JUNIOR
MAY Be SENATOR
BELIEVED CHOICE OF GOVERNOR
BILL INTRODUCED TO ELIMIN-
ATE SPECIAL ELECTION.

B0ise-The senate today took the
first official step necessary toward
filling the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator D. w. Van Hoesen by pass
ing senate bill No. Sc which would
repeal section 462 of the Idaho COM
piled statutes providing for special
elections to fill such vacancies The
bill was just introduced Saturday
morning by the judiciary committee
and in order that action could be
taken Immediately Senator Thomas,
president pro tenn, moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill be
passed, which was done. In outlining
his reasons for SO asking, Senator
Thomas stated that the section which
would be repealed was an obsolete one
and should be done away with He
stated that it was believed that the
governor has the authority, under the
constitution, to fill a vacancy in the
legislature and he felt that as soon
as the present bill was passed by both
houses Governor Moore would name
a senator from Adams county. The
next move, he said. would be legal
action to restrain the secretary of
state from issuing the appointee a
proper certificate which would result
in the matter going to the supreme
court in friendly mandamus suit,
where an immediate decision on the
matter would be made and it would be
settled.
q. G. Van HOeSen, son of the de-
ceased senator, is the man Governor
Moore will appoint, say those who
prepared the plan.
MI int
In the senate this morning and re-
ferred to the proper committees.
Putting teeth in the penalties for |
lax state banking; rounding out and
completing into workable shape state
banking statements, four new bills
were introduced into the senate Sat
urday morning by Senators Ed. M.
Clark, republican of Mountain Home,
and E. v. Boughton. republican, Of
Coeur d'Alene, members of the bank
ing committee.
Covering practically every phase of
banking law from investment of saw
ings account to the commissioner of
finance of the state, the four measures i
are believed to constitute the best in
state banking laws that can be found {
in statutes of other states, and to
also cover weaknesses found in Idaho Z
laws during the past two years. i
Standing out as features of the pro- +
posed legislation are the drastic re- +:
sponsibilities placed on officers and {
directors of state banks, and the re-
gulations of loan limits. TX
Senate bill No. 66 provides for the t
naming of an officer who will have +
charge Of liquidating banks, prepared |
with the assistance Of the commits t
sioner of finance. /
The judiciary committee introduced {
senate bill No. 81, providing that '
guardians of infants or insane per- e
sons can settle suits or waive jury
rights in the best interests OF their
wards. Proper advertisement of as
,essment insurance policies would be
provided for in senate bill No. 81,
introduced by Senator Pike OF Twin
Falls county, who also introduced No.
50 which would provide that no lien
against crops would be of longer dur
alton than six months and provide for
Of such liens.
Senator Clark, democrat of Custer '
,ountv. introduced senate bill No. so
which would provide that court de-
,rees in water cases could only be at
acked for fraud or abandonment
Senate bill No 81 by Rehberg would F
lmend section 908 by which changes a
would be made in the apportionment il
# moneys by county superintendents. r
Replacing other measures of like Il
lature, house joint memorial No. 4, fl
eeking action by congress to promote 7
,etter service for disabled world war b
-eterans. was introduced in the house h
f representatives and passed at once O
lnder suspension OF the rules. g