The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-20
BILL INTRODUCED
TO INITIATE LAWS
NURTZ, PROGRESSIVE, AUTHOR
INSTITUTE LAW MAY BE
REPEALED

BO1se-An amendment to the state
constitution giving voters the right to
initiate laws and amendments is pro-
vlded in senate joint resolution No
introduced Friday by Senator
Wurtz, progressive of Canyon coun-
ty A companion measure also pre-
sented by Senator Wurtz, is Joint
resolution No. which proposes an
amendment to the state constitution
whereby initiated measures and con-
st1tutlOnal amendments could be
adopted by majority vote on them
alone rather than by a majority of
the votes cast at the same election
for governor.
The first resolution provides for.
submitting to the electors of one
amendment to section 1, article 20 of
the constitution. That section now
provides that the legislature alone
can act on laws and propose consti-
tutiOnal amendments. AS amended
the people would also be given that
right The second resolution intro
duced this morning would amend sec
tlOn /, article 3, which now provides
that an amendment can oily be adop-
ted if it gets majority of the votes
cast at the same election for gov |
ernOr
The senate heightened it's long
lead over the house as far as new
measures are concerned by receiving
13 bills and two joint resolutions at |
the morning session today This
brings the senate bills up to 55 while
there have been only "a introduced
in the house.
Six Of the bills presented deal with
operations of the state board of land
sn0 oci ri
while the remainder take up miscel-
1aneOus matters.
County commissioners would be re-
quired to give approval of appoint
ment of probation officers should bill
No. 43 by Sutcliffs and Cowles be
passed. This bill also specifies that
counties with 5000 school population
should have two such officers and j
an additional officer for $500 more.
County or joint teachers Institutes
would be done away with under SEN :
ate bill No. AZ, introduced this morn
ing by Senator Rehberg, which pro-
vides for the repeal of article 13,
chapter Al, sections 975, 976, 977 and
978. These four sections provide for
the holding of such institutes and
for funds for them.
Would Repeal Tobacco License
uI0o UllIS were reported Out OF m
committee in the house of represen-
tatives with recommendations for
passage. These will take their places
IN the calendar for second reading,
he first of the session to reach that
stage through customary channels. ;,
One Of these is house bill No IL, by -
keeton, which repeals the tdbaccD :,
icense law OF 1871. 1t Is one Of three :, =
II four bills introduced In the early =
lays OF the session, In one house or = =
he other, with the purpose Of un- -.
Iofng the sixteenth sessions effort to p
'anish or curtail the noxious cigar o
tie i
Two new bills and two only were - -
Introduced in the house at Fridays -
rief session. One of the new meas -
res, house bill No. 33, by Katern- ~
ahl and Keeton, seeks to amend an -
xisting statute which requires rail- ~
Dads to fence their rights of way e. e.
djoining farms and enclosed lands, 70
Y removing all limitations and re- =.
ui1fng fencing through the public 81
oman and everywhere. Section =,
B14 of the compiled statutes, which ~ la
le bill would amend, requires rail 80 80
BAD within three months of the COM ~
letion- Of construction to build cis
,nces along the right of way where c4
lie same passes through or along en- n1 M
osed or adjoining cultivated fields ~. ~
enclosed lands" 20