The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-06
BANK GUARANTY
BILL Is OFFERED
-ANTI-ALIEN BILL, AIMED AT JAP
OWNERS-YOUNG VANHOESEN
SENATOR.

Boise-AmOng the new bills offered
Monday in the Idaho Legislature was
"a bank guaranty act by Representa-
tiveS Williams and Darrow, progress
sives. Another important bill was
an anti-alien land bill, which would
strike at land ownership by Japanese,
restricting the ownership of land to
aliens who are qualified for United
States citizenship. The life of any
land lease to aliens is limited to
December 81, 1927.
The first of a series of motor We
-hicle laws by the committee on roads,
bridges and ferries was offered Mon
day. The bill would change the scale
on which automobile license fees are
based from steps of 1000 pounds in
the weight of cars to 500 pounds.
House bill 1873, with seven signers,
defines and prohibits unfair competi-
tiOn and price discrimination in
handling of cream and dairy products.
House bill ia, another committee
bill, forbids transfer of license plates
from one automobile to another under
penalty of a $3.50 fine for the owner
and confiscation of the car.
House bill 118, by Boyle, gives
Iessees Of mines and subcontractors
equal privileges with other workmen
act. House bill 116, by Space, makes
an appropriation of $4,000 for use in
forest protection from white pine
blister rust.
Congress is memOrialized to extend
time for the making of payments on
irrigation projects to 10 years by the
passage of house joint memorial No.
6, by Brandt and Darrow, approved
in the lower house on Saturday.
House bill No. II, introduced by Eg-
bert was passed This measure would
require all state departments to sub
init a bi-annua1 financial statement
for use of the legislature.
Katerndahl and Keeton's house bill
No. 35, to require railroads to fence
all their rights of way in Idaho, was
defeated by a vote of 25 to 40. The
industrial accident board appropria-
tion bill, up for passage, was sent to
the committee of the whole house for
amendment after some debate.
VanhOesen Sworn In.
e. G. VanhOesen was sworn in to
succeed his father, who died during
the present session, as state senator
from Adams county. Eight new bills
were introduced in the senate includ-
-lng one preventing unauthorized ex
penditure of funds by officials attend
ing conventions, and a rule govern
ing the use of highways by loaded
trucks, and financial relief for state
employees. Expenses of state, county
and other officials and employees in
Cured in attending conventions could
not be paid out of public funds, un
less authorized by the governor,
under the provisions of senate bill
149, introduced by Boughton.
Under the provisions of senate bill
141, by Wurtz, the breaking of a
bottle or other possible container of
intoxicating liquor by a person who
believes himself suspected of the pos
session of such liquor, would be
termed prima facie evidence of vio
lation of the liquor laws and the COM
plant would not be required to state
the kind of intoxicant carried.
Senate bill 143, also by Wurtz,
would make possession of narcotics
felony instead of a misdemeanor
The finance committee introduced
senate bill lat, which would appro-
pirate out of the general fund the
sum of $141 ,758.05 with which to pay
state employees rs per cent of their
January and February salaries.
House bill "a, by Katerndah1, Gill
lis, and Botto1fsen, was unanimously
approved by the senate. The bill re-
1ieves county assessors of the duty
of collecting crop data in cooperation
with federal agencies. House bill 38,
making homesteads subject to material
mems liens and introduced by Burns,
was passed by the senate by vote
of Al to 1.
Senate bill 95, by Rehberg, provid-
ing that counties can form joint high
way districts was also passed, as was
senate bill 115, by Pike, which cor
rects the statutes in regard to print
ing advertisements by companies
selling assessment insurance policies.
The only measure to come up for
passage which brought out much dis
cussion was Clark, of Clusters, senate
bill 81, which would require the re-
.cording of all title notes. Upon roll
call the bill failed of passage, 13 vot-
ing in favor and 20 against.
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