Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-02-03
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
ENDS THIRD WEEK
SESSION GETS ACTION ON MANY
NEW MEASURES. PRIMARY
BILL MAKES APPEARANCE.

Recommendation by Governor Moor
that E. G. Vanhoesen become senate
from Adams county to succeed his fla
ther, the late Senator d. w. Vanhoe
sen, sent to the senate, was immedi
ately and unanimously approved b
, that body The governor notified tn
senate that, under section 6, article
of the constitution of the state of Ida
no, he presented the name of the sol
of the late senator.
Immediately upon receipt of tn
nomination, Senator Thomas, majorit!
leader, moved that the senate give it
approval to the nomination. Senator
Harris, Democratic leader, seconded
the motion, and it carried unanimously
A refund to the forest service Of
S6842.50 for timber sold in error By
the state of Idaho, is provided for in
the only bill which passed the senate
Tuesday. Five new measures were
presented at the short session, during
which sixteen bills came up for sec
ond reading.
Mild thrills were afforded when
House Bill No. 20 was reconsidered
and passed. This is Whitehead's bill
to relieve licensed pharmacists of the
necessity of making personal applica-
tons for special permits every time
they purchase pure alcohol. House Bill
No "a, by the judiciary committee, be-
ing the persistent felony act recon-
mended by District Judge Raymond
Owens of Ada county and Attorney
General Roy L. Black, passed with
five dissenting votes.
A primary bill providing for the
nomination of all congressional, state,
district and county officers was intro
duced in the house of representatives
of the seventeenth Idaho legislature.
One of the features of the measure
is the oath prescribed for electors
wishing to vote in the primary cleo
ton. Each ele0tor must name the
party of which he is member when
taking the oath.
This form of oath, however, is not |
prescribed in registering for the gen
eral election. The party does not have
to be named.
The new bill also provides that the
primary or nominating election shall
be held the fourth Tuesday in May of
1924 and biennially thereafter. A plat
form convention of each political party
is authorized to be held not later than
16 days following the primary cleo
ton.
Candidates for supreme and district
do not have to state their !
politics when filing their petitions for
becoming candidates. This feature of
,he bill makes the Judiciary non-parti-
san.
Amounts of money which a candi-
late may expend in campaign prior
% primary election are also fixed in
he bill.
Former service men and women fea-
ured Idaho senate activities when the
upper house passed S. B. No. IL pro-
riding an appropriation of $4,000 to
'e added to the soldiers welfare fund
# the state and also passed house
oint memorial No. A requesting Con-
.ress to provide immediate hospitali-
alton and compensation.
Putting teeth in the penalties for
AK state barking; rounding out and !
into workable shape state
anking statutes, four new bills were
Introduced into the Idaho senate by /;
enators E. M. Clark, Republican of :
fountain Home, and E. " Boughton, !
republican, of Occur d'Alene, mem :
ers of the banking committee :
Covering practically every phase of
ne banking law from investment of :.
avings account to the qualifications of y
he commission of finance of the :,
ate, the four measures are believed =
} constitute the best in state banking :.
WIS that can be found in statutes in =
her states and to also cover weak q,
esses found in Idaho laws during the -
asst two years. -
John G. Fralick, commissioner of
nance, has been the guiding spirit in =,
e gathering of data during his re- e.
me as commissioner covering a per-
of two years and four months, dur m
g which time a severe test has been %
It on the state banks of Idaho. =
Standing out as features of the pro- ~
sed legislation are the drastic re- :
disabilities placed on officers and ~ =.
rectors of state banks and the regu- -
ions of loan limits. 81
Under the terms of one bill the com =. -,
ssioner of finance, who is also bank III
aminer, would hold office for four
airs, and his qualifications demand pc
At he would have served as an execu- IN
e officer of reputable and SOL an
Mt bank for a period of five years, no
, of which were with banks of Idaho.
Executive officers of state banks ~
uld be required to render a written ch'
tement at every meeting of the M
srd of directors of every banking act ~ s.s
its officers including each loan. each II
-chase of securities and all guaran-
s. This report would be made part An =
the minutes of the directors meet Una
and each director be required to pal
prove or disspprove of each item "n
sign the minutes sur
.oan limits Of state banks are prac-
lily reduced from 20 to 10 per cent fr'
the unimpaired capital and surplus ahc