The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-08
CENSORSHIP Of
MOVIES KILLED
ANNUAL BOUNTY is CONTINUED
MORE SALARY REDUCTION
BILLS PASSED.

Boise-The house decided Wednes-
day against moving picture censor
ship for Idaho. House bill 1876, by
Bruce McBirney and Brainard was
killed by indefinite postponement.
The vote was 35 to %, roll call be-
ing demanded. No argument was had
upon the bill, in spite of the general
public interest in it. A large gallery
had assembled to see and hear the
final action upon it.
Senate bill 1876, by the livestock
committee, authorizing formation of
grazing districts under control of
grazing associations, was defeated.
Two appropriation measures came
up togther and were passed. House
bill 256 requires biennial auditing of
county books at county expense in
stead of by officials of the state
bureau of public accounts. House bill
257 requires county officials to fur
nish the state board of equalization
with any desired information about
land values for assessment purposes.
Insurance Bills Pass.
Two insurance bills passed. Sen
ate bill ITS, by Graham, permits
county mutual fire insurance COM
panies to operate in ten contiguous
counties when they have insurance in
force of $1O0,O0O,000. Senate bill 262,
by Crooks, requires insurance COM
panies to have a capital stock of
$25O,O00 before they can deal in liza
bility insrance.
House bill 262s by the livestock
committee, repeating the eight stat
utes which govern the county fund
for destruction Of predatory animals,
was killed in the houses afternoon
session by indefinite postponement.
Senate bill 292, by Disney, which
would permit the bringing of a di-
vorce action in Idaho courts if either
plaintiff or defendant had twelve
months residence in the state was de-
feated.
other bills treated in the two long
sessions of the house and the results
were:
House bill 259, to place Boise school
district under the general laws of the
state, Notwithstanding it's special
charter as far as the maximum levy
is concerned, passed.
House bill 266, to place a limit of
five years on claiming of escheated
moneys, passed.
House joint memorial IL, asking
cent of nationalities now in America,
passed.
Senate bill 224, creating Hepburn
Park maintainence fund out of parks
revenues, passed.
Senate bill 299, directing use of
highway fund unexpended on April
l for maintenance within counties,
passed.
House join resolution 5, amending
constitution to permit exemption of
industrial plans and carriers for a
period after establishment, passed
House bill 209 to permit issue of
notes and bonds by taxing units in
the anticipation of taxes, defeated.
House bill 239, to have irrigation
district directors elected by director
division, defeated.
Smooth Way for CO-0peratives.
The house also passed senate bills t
$50 eliminating the bureau of bud
gets; 1892, eliminating the chief of /
bureau of public accounts; 282, ex-
empting cooperative marketing asso-
Citations from the antitrust law; 228
reducing the salaries of commits
siOners of agriculture, law enforce
ment, welfare and investments from
$4,000 to $4,000; 300, eradicating
tuberculosis in cattle; 1873, requiring
state officials to secure permission
from the governor before travelling,
and house bill 254, reducing municipal
tax levies from Is to 10 per cent.
Senate bill 252, naming days teach
ers can draw pay as holidays, was
killed together with senate joint re-
solution 8, authorizing the creation
of commission to draft a banking
code.
Three appropriation bills by the
finance committee were passed by the
senate, after futile efforts had been
made to have the measures referred !
to the secretary, pending the dis
posal of the general appropriation
bill
Senate bill 1886, appropriating $780, t
358 for the department of agriculture, {
farm markets bureau, plant bureau, {
animal bureau, and bureau of fairs, {
passed by vote of 4S to a. s
Ninety-nine thousand dollars is ap- I
propriated for salaries and travelling {
expenses and general expenses Of the a
department. of rclamatioen by senate
bill 337. /
The third appropriation bill passed c
provides $1,000 for state department /
through the bureau of supplies e
Two Cent Gas Tax Passes. e
Passage of the two cent gas tax
)ill and discussion of the measure to
place auto stage and truck lines under
he public utilities commission, fea-
;ured the session of the senate
The senate killed senate bill $50. 7
$4,000 to change parti- n
ions in the state capital and mako S
'ther repairs and alterations as well p
IS complete some portions which have n
lot been finished. q
Also under SUSPENSION the senate n
,assed senate bill 215, making certain ci
hanges in the state banking laws to Ii
'rovide for their strength so as to le
ford the denositors more protectio~ 81
Senate bill 253. bv the livestock N
ommiftee. introduced Wedr oedavl le
1orninp was also nassed 11nder s,,s IL