The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-30
DENIS. INTRODUCE
PRIMARY MEASURE
THREE ELECTION MEASURES TO
CHOOSE FROM-WOULD MOD
IFY TAX PENALTY

Boise-The legislature now has
three primary election bills to choose
from, the democratic primary bill
being introduced in the Senate Mon
day. The first primary bill was in
'trOduced early in the session by pro-
gressive members, and was followed
later by the republican bill, spon-
sored by the republicans who are fav-
orable to primary law for the
nomination of all candidates, state
and county. The democratic bill is
sponsored by Senators Tanstrum,
-Albrethsen, Clapp, Clark of Custer
county, Eames, Amonson, Evans,
Graham, Pollard, Pike, Harris and
Brown.
Provisions of Democratic Bill
The democratic primary bill does
not differ greatly from the republi-
can primary measure presented in
the lower house. The principal points
of difference are the date of the pri-
mary, to be held later in today's bill,
selecting of delegates to the national
convention at state convention and
selecting delegates to the state plat
form convention by county central
committees. All candidates of po-
aiticai parties for United States SEN
ator, representatives in congress and |
all elective state, district and county |
officers at regular election would be |
nominated at the primary authorized |
in the democratic bill. This primary |
would be held on the second Tuesday |
in July, 1924, and every two years
thereafter. A political party is de-
:Scribed by the act as an affiliation
of voters representing political or
ganization under a given name which
at the last preceding election was
represented on the ballot by ticket
.ow which there were at least three
nominees for state office.
Bill Cutting Tax Penalty
Senate bill 35, cutting the penalty
for allowing taxes to go delinquent
from six to two per cent, was passed
unanimously by the senate Monday
morning. Approval was also given to
house bill %, which would do away
with special bonds required of tax
collectors and assessors for collect
ing highway district assessments.
Senator Disney, republican of Lincoln
county, fathered the tax penalty re-
duction measure and in speaking on
the bill before its passage today, he
stated it was one of the recommends
tions made by Governor Moore. In
addition to cutting the tax penalty,
the bill extends the time for redemp-
titon of property on which taxes have
gone delinquent from three to four
years. 1t also eliminates the state
ment in the statutes that in comput-
ing interest on delinquencies, part
of month shall be considered as a
whole month and changes the rate
from one per cent month to ten
per cent year on monthly settle
ments between the county auditor
and the tax collector.
With the appearance of house bill {
40, the republican primary measure, Io
in printed form, and the reporting |
out of the committees of eight meas
ures, the necessity for placing bills \
on second reading on the same day t
as reported was deemed to have been I
done away with. Ia
A bill looking to the establishment t
and operation of manufacturing
plants at the state penitentiary is v
house bill 73, introduced by Repre- S
sentative McCombs of Bonner county. f
It carries an appropriation of $4,000 +
Tor building purposes, gives the board C
If prison commissioners authority to S
allow prisoners employed on such Il
work to share in it's earnings and t.
provides that net earnings from man c
fracture anu SAFE OI llClcS Slldll So
INTO the penitentiary Improvement "
'und A provision of the bill is that V
;he manufacture of any articles which I
ire extensively manufactured in the Il
,tate by free labor shall be prohibit d
ID. s.
The house indefinitely postponed, a
lfter some discussion, a measure for Il
ak relief, house bill % by Sonner,
progressive representative from Can le,
ron county. The bill would exempt N
rom taxation all improvements on
and up to value of $500.
Reduction in the salary of commits
toner's and state department heads II
O $4,000 is asked in a senate bill
ponsored by Senator Harris of
Washington county and introduced
fonday. The present salary is $4,000.
Eight public health bills were in
reduced Monday in the house ex e
ending and coordinating the inspec- in
ion and regulation Of food handling. til