The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-23
may SHORTEN Term
in RURAL DISTRICTS
BILL INTRODUCED IN SENATE
NEW PRIMARY MEASURE UP
FOR CONSIDERATION

Boise - Creation of the twelfth
Judicial district in the state of Idaho
out of Payette, Washington, Adams,
and Valley counties is provided for
in senate bill SO introduced Monday
in the upper house by Senator Frank
Harris, democrat, of Washington
county. The way was paved for the
introduction of this bill by the with
drawal of senate bill Is by Clapp,
democrat, which would have provided
that Boundary and Bonner counties
be made the twelfth district. The
18th session had before it bill con-
tanning the same provisions as senate
bill So, but it did not pass.
Only two other bills were intro
duced at the short session of the SEN
ate Monday. Cowles, republican, of
Teton, presented 81 and 68. The for
mer would provide for the amending
of the statutes SO that small school
districts would not be compelled to
hold nine months school term when
the tax levy would not permit Under
the present statutes a nine months
term is specified, which has caused
untold financial burden on districts
whose levy did not cover the added
expense. Senate bill No. 6S provides
that only taxpayers would be qualified
to serve as school district trustees.
Introduce Direct Primary Bill.
A direct primary bill, sponsored by
the Ada county delegation and tt 81
republican members from Boundary,
JEFFERSON, and Bear Lake counties,
was introduced in the house of re-
representatives.. 1t was 33 typed pages
of which two are required for the
title. The measure provides for a
state nominating election for all con-
gressional, state, district and county
offices, non-political Judiciary, reg
istration of electors under oath by
party affiliation, state platform con-
vention composed of party candidates
and committees and a nominating |
convention for parties not eligible to |
hold primary election.
Among the four other new bills in
troduced in the house Monday was
measure by Preston of Owyhee, di-
recting the state board of land COM
missioners to grant deferment Of pay
ment on state land sale certificates,
both principal and interest, due on
Jan. l, 1928, to the end of the term
stated in the certificates.
A second step toward filling the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
d. w. Van Hoesen OF Adams county
and providing for similar emergencies
in the future was taken by the house
in passing under suspension of the
rules senate bill No. Sc, repeating the
present statute which requires the
governor to call special election for
the purpose. AS soon as the bill be-
comes a law by the approval Of the
governor, the chief executive may
carry out his purpose Of appointing a
successor to Senator Van Hoesen, and
q mandamus proceeding may be
brought to test the validity of the ap-
pointment in the supreme court On
the question of suspending the rules
FOR the bills passage, six votes were
registered in the negative, but on the
final roll call the measure passed un-
The house also passed after some
debate house bill 12, by Keeton, re-
pealing the tobacco dealers license
law of 1921. The vote was 48 to 16
The measure brought out the first
general discussion of the session.
House bill 25. by Katerndahl, Gillis
Ind Bottolfson, repeating the statute
'equiring assessors and tax collectors
o file special bonds with highway
districts, passed without opposition.
House concurrent resolution No. 8, by
Tenn, authorizing the expenditure Of
Il .000 for legal aid in drafting bills
or this session, was passed by party i
'ote, minority members voting nay.