The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-21
SHOW FRIENDSHIP
TOWARD MEXICO
IDAHO SENATE COMMENDS PRESI-
DENT OBREGON-CONSID
MANY BILLS

Boise.-A more friendly relation
ship between the United States and
Mexico because of the successful eff
forts of President Obregon is making
to rehabilitate his country is urged
in a resolution passed by the Idaho
senate Tuesday. This action by the
senate puts Idaho in line with a
number of other states, according to
Senator L. r. Thomas, who spoke on
the resolution, and is taken at the
request of the state of Arizona.
Approval was also given by the
senate to senate bill 207 prohibiting
unfair competition and discrimina-
ton in the buying and selling of
dairy products.
Four new bills introduced provide
moneys for the department of fl
nance, courts and law libraries and
for the creation of a board of COM
missioners to examine applicants for
admittance to the bar.
The Mexico resolution, which car
ries no number, recognizes the work
which President Obregon is doing to
bring his country out of the turmoil
and strife through which it has gone,
his consideration for the interests of
Americans through allowing starving
cattle of the border states to use
Mexican ranges and also because of
the protection he has given Ameri-
can lives and property. In recogni-
ton of this the resolution urges
''more friendly and cordial relations,
to the end that the republic of Mex
ice will again take it's place among
the foremost nations of the world"
Senate bill 304, one of the new
measures introduced today, provides
for a board of commissioners of the
Idaho state bar whose duties shall
be to examine applicants for the bar,
take cognizance of any breach of
ethics by member of the bar, etc.
The board would consist of five mem
bers, one each from the north, east,
and west portions of the state, and
two at large. These commissioners
would serve for five years and would
be elected by the Idaho state bar,
They could examine applicants fer
admittance, investigate any breaches
of ethics and draw up such rules to
govern these cases as desired, which
rules must be approved by the su-
preme court This bill was intro
duced by the livestock committee and
the reading of the signature caused
much amusement.
For Law Libraries
Senate bill 305, also introduced, ap-
1892, ,36932 for the supreme
and district court libraries, divided
as follows: Supreme court, SS9,234.32;
district courts, $229,370; law libraries
$13,76
Senate bill 306 appropriates $7S,166
for the department of finance, bureau
of insurance and blue law enforce
ment, divided as follows: Bureau of
banks and banking, $56,131; bureau
Of insurance, 15,585; blue sky law
$6,450 The finance
committee introduced both measures.
Senate bill 3O3, by the state affairs
adds tax delinquency to
the prohibition on the allowance of
claims by the county commissioners
% any county or precinct officials |
having custody of funds.
A vote of % to 33 defeated senate |
,ill 100, which would prohibit any but |
'reeholders and heads of families |
rom serving as school trustees.
The house exercised economy by /
bill by Bruce of Ada, ap-
$3.50 to enable the state
If Idaho to place a tablet in the
monument at Washing
on, and passed the senate bill re-
)ealing the old statute fixing a speed
init on highways.
Two New Bills in House
Two new bills were introduced in
he house on Tuesday, after being
,arred since the 35th legislative day
W rules. Requests for their admis-
ion led to an agreement that a new
ule be adopted permitting the in
truction of committee bills up to
nd including the 50th day. which is
lext Monday. The new bills were
ne to levy tax on the gross reve-
ues of public utilities to supply the
appropriation for the utilities COM
mission and csc to make irrigation
istrict directors elective by the dis ]
riot at large u
Senate bill 302, introduced Tuesday {