The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-03
BILL PROHIBITS
ANY DISCUSSES
PASSED BY BOTH IDAHO HOUSES
SAID AIMED AT THE
KHAN.

Boise-The senate of the 18th Idaho
legislature struck directly at the Ku
Klux Klan, Friday, when it pass ed
bill which prohibits the organization
of hooded societies within the state
of Idaho. The bill was approved by
the one-sided vote of 33 to T. While
the Ku Klux Klan is not named, mem
berS of the senate made it clear that
if the provisions of the bill fit that
order it will be unable to conceal the
identity of it's members behind masks.
Land and public investments de-
partments of the state will be COM
bined into one and the investment
commissioner will be ex-offico land
commissioner if house bill 258, intro
duced in the house, becomes a law.
1t is a proposal of the appropriations
committee and provides $185,610 for
the administration of the two depart
ments for the biennial. In addition
to the provision that one official shall
head the two departments the bin
adds to the qualifications required for
the public investments committee a
clause barring one who owns grazing
land and is interested in grazing of
livestock, or has been so for two years
prior to his appointment. BY these
two provisions the bill makes it i'm
possible for I. H. Nash, present land
commissioner and state chairman of
the republican party, to qualify for
the position
The house disposed of half it's cal
endar. The fish and game bill was
passed with only one negative vote, |
the appropriation being for the gov
ernOr's department. The G.. A. R., |
historical society and other minor de- |
partments appropriations also passed. |
1.~fo I<1I
a few days ago to eliminate the item
providing $2,400 for the governors
house rent. =.
House bill 165, by Reynolds also
passed. 1t enables school districts to
make a special levy for paying the
tuition of pupils who attend high
schools in other districts and to keep
chat fund separate from other funds.
The limit allowed is five mills.
Three appropriation bills were in
reduced by the finance committee,
Bill 391 appropriates $110,S25 for the
secretary of state and bureau of law
$40,670; motor vehicles
registration, $32,51O; occupational
licenses registration, 7645. Bill
AZ appropriates $51 900 for the state
auditor, bureau of public accounts
nd bureau Of budget, while bill 343
lppropriates $143,540 for the Idaho
tate penitentiary.
Senate bill 321, by the finance
committee, appropriating $1,000 as
ouse rent for the governor of the
tate, was passed by vote of % to
z.
The senate also passed bills 281
nd 273. Senate bill 281 makes re-
usal by drawer of check on which
ayment is refused to make check
ood in five days in the event it was
OF made good would be prima facie !.
vidence of intent to defraud. Senate !.
i'll 273 provides that city and county
ea1th authorities may disinfect I
ouses and furnish the materials.
The penitentiary appropriation bill =
hows a saving of $4,000 over two
ears ago and is made at the request
Warden Cuddy, whose administra
on has made the cut possible. Il
Capital punishment would be met I
out to those found guilty of set II
ng fires in mines, or underground G
orkings, according to the senate bill "
troduced Tuesday and passed the lf
mate under suspension of the rules. s
he bill is the outgrowth of the be- K
IF that recent fires in the Morning o
I'd Hercules mines in north Idaho u
ere incendiary.