The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-19
PROPOSED PLAN
TO FILL VACANCY
LEGISLATURE PROVIDING WAY TO
NAME SUCCESSOR TO SENATOR
VAN HOESEN, DECEASED.

VAN HOESEN, DECEASED.
Boise-A proposed method for S,
lecting successor of the late Sci
ator D. w. Van Hoesen, of Adam
county, is embodied in house bill N,
80, introduced by Representative
r. Bedwell, democrat, colleague of th
deceased senator.
A second proposal to fill legisla
tive vacancy is contained in senat
bill SO, by Senator Eames, of Frank
lin county, and Senator Clark, of Gus
ter county, both democrats. TIL
house bill would amend section 46
of the compiled statutes which call
for special election to fill legisla
tive vacancies and empower the gov
ernor to make an appointment for tn,
purpose. The senate measure woul,
amend the same section but woult
give the power of filling legislativ,
vacancies to the county commissioner!
OF the county from which the vacancy
occurs, enacted in 1899 but never
acted upon by an Idaho governor
SO far as members of the present ad
ministratiOn or legislature recall
Section 462 requires the governor tc
call special election when a vacancy
occurs in the Office of a member OF
the legislature and that body is in
session or will meet before general
election. The special election must
be called within ten days of the time
the vacancy occurs and must be held
on ten days notice.
Although the house of representa-
tiveS had been in session no, more
than one hour on any day this week,
only three bills had been prepared
for Introduction at today's session.
Each of those three was meaty. One
provided change in the election re-
gistration laws, one change in
criminal prosecution procedure, and
the other a change in the method of
filling the vacancy OccasiOned by the
death or removal of member of the
legislature
Fourteen bills were introduced in
the senate and one measure was killed
in the short session which followed
a two day adjournment on account of
the death of Senator D. w. Van Hoe
sen. The measures introduced pro-
vide for everything from the repeal
ing of the section of the statutes re-
quiring county dog tax to the fill
ing Of vacancies occurring in the
state legislature. On motion of Sena-
tor BOughton, chairman of the judici-
ary committee, senate bill No. 28 was
killed. This bill would have provided
that improvements on land to the
value Of $500 would be exempt from
taxation. Senator Boughton stated he
felt the time was not right for the
adoption Of such an amendment to
the law. Senator Huffman, progress
sive of Clearwater county, introduced !
the measure. There was no discus /
sion on the motion indefinitely post
poning it.
County commissioners would be
given the right to fill vacancies in the
state legislature from their county,
under the terms of senate bill 80 by
Games and Clark Of Custer. The bill
was introduced because Of the death
# Senator Van Hoesen and to pro-
vide quicker way for filling such
7acancies than is now available.
Senator Means, republican, of Nez
Perce county, introduced six mea-
'ures. These provide for disposal of {
if bond double the size of Ii
he lien is deposited; waving by {
of notice of meeting to I
Increase or decrease capital stock;
flowing any authorized officer of a s
to acknowledge instru-
nents; defining contents of answer
y defendant; providing state depart
nent Of public works shall care for
arts of interstate bridges which are
q this state, and making four-inch
1esh necessary for salmon seines.
Provides for One Registration.
Registration of voters in Idaho will
re made much less expensive and
exatious in the belief of house mem
ers expressed concerning a measure
Introduced today by W. D. Huffaker,
Idaho Falls, and Charles A. John
on, of Burley. Providing that one !,
,gistration for electors in precinct
ould be sufficient until the removal :
the voter from that precinct and !,
iminating biennial registration, the
III distinctly changes the present
ystem in the state.
Cutting thousands of dollars from
lie annual expense of registration, !
I'D cutting the records of the regis :
ar to minimum, the bill would :,
rther provide that a certificate of =
ansfer would be the only necessary :,
gal step to secure the right Of fran 3,
Use for a voter when he or she /
owed to another precinct in the
unity -
Removal from the county to ad- c,
lining counties in the state would be e
e only requirement of new regis ts
alton. b.
Under the present law, registrars W
e paid for each new registration
hich is required at each general L
ection or primary al
The full force of organized labor in er
aho will go behind the Raymond bt
echanic's lien bill introduced last di
eek in the house. de
The measure provides that all me- tn
anics' liens will take precedence of
er other liens, including mortgages, fiji
st filed. So interested are labor
smbers in the provisions of the bill
1t, it was learned today, a powerful Th
oby would be on hand to push the Mi
sasure and others Of interest to su