Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-01-18

FIGHT AGAINST
CABINET FORM
DUE IN BOISE.
Members of State Legislature
Are Busy Grinding Out
Laws for People of Idaho
Oppressive Measure to AL
ter Method Of Taxing -on
Mines Appears in House

po;se Ian. 16.-The initial rumble
. The coming battle expected in the
1ooislature against the cabinet form
- government was heard in the SEN
oto Monday when the judiciary COM
'";ttae recommended that senate bill
| No % nv Van Hoesen, so providing, be
ar;nted In an effort to prevent the
pparrving out of this recommendation,
conotor callahan, of ShoshOne county,
moved that the bill be laid on the
table Senator Van Hoesen, the author,
rose TO a point Of order that the bill
itSolf was not before the senate and
mot body could not take that action.
1ientenant Governor Baldridge up
hold the point of order that the bill
viii be printed. Senator Huffman
Introduced bill adding to the exemp-
lions from taxation of improvements
on land TO the amount of $500. The
hin inst adds new section to the
list of exemptions.
The senate's plan for merging the
committees of both houses on appro-
piation measures was killed Dy tne
house the vote being 81 to AZ. Ii
was senate concurrent resolution NO.
BY Thomas, that fell under the axe.
# was passed by the senate on last
Wednesday,. the third legislative day,
since when it was shelved in the house
until called ND by a motion for its
adoption by Representative ellis. or
Twin Falls. and Sanborn, of Gooding.
The resolution was understood from
the start TO be an administration move
to expedite action on appropriations.
Its prompt death was due to the re-
luctance OF the house to forfeit its
traditional and constitutional right OF
first action on revenue and appro-
priatiOn measures.
CHANGE IN MINE TAXATION.
Only two bills were introduced in
the house Tuesday. One was the eX-
pected Progressive measure, advocated
energetically by III. f. Samuels in his
campaign for governor providing Tor
the taxation ,of mines and mining
claims in proportion to their value in
stead Of on a system based upon their
annual revenues. 1t as introduced by
Representative Williams, of Minidoka,
and is house bill No. 20. The other
bill is by Sonner, of Canyon, proyid-
ing for a tax exemption of all i'm
pr0vements on land not exceeding
$500 in value
Two resolutions were introduced,
one simple house measure authoriz-
ing the employment and payment OF
salaries Of the attaches chosen since
the first skeleton organization was
effected last week. The other, by
Fem, calls for an expenditure OF
SlOOO for expert legal assistance in
drafting Of measures. This is a con-
current resolution. 1t drew an at
tack from Parker. Of Nez Perez,
which resulted i'm a failure by, vote
oil q to 43 to suspend the rules for
Its speedy adoption.
Senate joint memorial No. 1, by
Reed Graham, Means and Vaillan-
court, asks congress to provide better
facilities for the acting on claims of
disabled veterans. Senator Harris in
PRODUCED senate joint memorial No. 2
10 take the place of one he withdrew
several days ago and senate bills 26
ana q to take the place of bills 10
ana 10 which were also withdrawn.
HINT ON PRIMARY LAW
The roll call on the appropriations
resolution found the negative vote to
We composed of primary advocates in
all three parties and is looked upon
az test of the possible vote ON the
sa1e-wlde primary law when 1t
'omes before the house.
mat the appropriation bills may
ssain, despite their early introduce
,loh' become delayed until a primary
Jaw Is voted upon, is the belief ex-
pressed by administration members.
rrlmary advoctes in the house
opehiy acknowledge the move as
- aetical one in which they expect
~ gam the advantage through fore
ns INTO their camp such members as
a." ~. interested in parts of the appropri-
"uon measures.
Va. purihg the debate preceding the
90 oe'e representative ellis, Republican,
~ iWin Falls, read the section from
se e IDAHO budget law, which requires
,; ss leglslature to consider appropria-
81, Jn pllls within five days after the
p,lllSSl0n of the budget.
30 =, ieSentative Parker. Democrat.
loo; Nez Perez. stated in reply that the
FEATURE mn could do as it pleased
n, ne present system of taxing mines
rd.t her profits has been in vogue, in
rron since statehood. Enormous
ed p ps in the state will be involv-
tbo anu big legislative battle over
the floor. promised II IT reaches