The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-12
$l,876,748 in BILL
FOR IDAHO SCHOOLS
APPROPRIATION FOR UNIVERSITY
$3.50, ,4O3-BILL is SAID AIMED
AT DIR. BRYAN.

Boise-Introduce by the individua,
members of the house committee on
education, the appropriation bill for
the state board of education and the
higher educational institutions car
ries $1,861,748 for the current bien-
MUM. The figures are the same as
those which appeared in house bill
No. 9 introduced shortly after the
session convened, but withdrawn to
permit the drafting of a committee
bill
Division of Appropriation.
Following are the divisions into
which the appropriation falls: State
board administration, $56,205; certi-
fication Of teachers, $9,980; University
of Idaho, including alfalfa weevil
work and university extension di-
vision, $880,403; Lewiston normal,
$21O,O52; Albion normal, $4,000; Ida
no technical institute, $274,250; indus
trial training school, $220,S98; school
for deaf and blind, $118,750.
Another appropriation bill intro
duced was house bill No. 1874, by
Space, of Clearwater, carrying $685.
900 for the completion of the con-
struction of the Clearwater highway.
This is the first highway appropria-
ton bill to be offered.
Sixteen members Of the Idaho house
Of representatives joined late Satur-
day afternoon in introducing bill,
which would, in effect, dismiss DR.. E.
A. Bryan, commissioner of education,
from state service. Amending the
present statute, which provides for
the board of education, and board of
regents, and calling for the appoint
ment of four new members Of the
board by the governor on or before
April 1, 1928, the bill would make
the state superintendent Of instruc-
ton the executive officer Of the
board.
Preston, Of Owyhee, introduced sew
eral bills Saturday One calls for a
1O-miIl levy on all public utilities, the
proceeds to be apportioned TO all
school districts by the state super
intendent. This is to take the place
of any other levies now made on
service corporations for school pur-
poses.
Another measure is a redrafting of
his bill, defeated Thursday, affecting
the public utilities commission. The
first bill required that the commits
sion members be elected. The new |
bill leaves their appointment in the
hands of the governor, but provides
that one member shall be a farmer,
one hydro-electric engineer, and no
a person who owns stock in
a utilities corporation.
House bill 201, by Thomas, seeks to
increase the salaries of the state
auditor and secretary of state to
$4,000 and of the superintendent of
public instruction and state mine in
spector from $2400 to $4,000.
Other New House Bills.
Thirty-three measures in all were
in the house. Among them
were a bill by Space to create the
office of state high school inspector;
one by Bruce, McBirney, and Brain
ard, to provide for moving picture
censorship under the supervision of
The department of public welfare;
Dne by Egbert to reduce the legal
interest rate from 10 to eight per
cent; one by Preston to restore the
,eachers' retirement fund enacted two
years ago and declared unconstitu-
,ional, and another joint memorial
1y Parker, Anderson, of Bonneville, !,
dufaker and Line, calling on con- :;
yress to pass laws providing for :
;axation of many securities now ex-
,mpt. ;
After debating for an hour and
1alf senate bill No. 1874, requiring
hose practicing law to take out '
tate license, the senate passed it, !
a to 18. The bill was the first of !,
o measures passed on third reading. !.
t defines practice Of law" and pro- !,
libits sharing of fees with one who
las no license
Measures in Senate. y
An act to permit cities to appoint n
oning commissions appeared in the T
enate, carrying the names of Crooks "
f Ada, and Jones of Bannock. The a
ILL., No. 1874, was one of eight new
aeasures introduced in the senate. G
The first of these, No. 1S7, by the
judiciary committee, would provide T
or the filing of petition by the o.
urviving husband of wife who s
roperty. Bill No 1873, by Coffin,
overns rent provisions on redemp- !,
ons of property. Senate bill, No.
W, Dy COuey, pIOVlueS LHdt, Wuele
ction for foreclosure is brought by
lortgagee who believes the property
in danger of being lost, it shall
OF apply to farm, business or resi-
entail property which has not been
bandoned by the owner W
Senate bill No. 1911, by Graham, OF
ould allow the allotment of part at
the county's share of the motor II
,hfcle license money to highway III
stricts to meet interests on bonds, tn
c. IN
Bill No. 1872, by Archibald, Clapp, ht
i'd Wurtz, provides that applicants W
r third grade teachers certificates
all be examined in subjects taught lii
Idaho schools for the tenth grade. tV
Bill No. 1913, by Clark, of Gilmore, M
ould provide that banks and trust in
mpanies could increase or decrease fr
cir capital stock upon approval Of co
rtificate filed with the commits st
)ner Of finance. tic
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