The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-13
One HOSPITAL FOR
PATIENTS With T.-B.
BILL BY HALEY PROVIDES FOR
16O,O00-MONDAY LAST DAY
TO INTRODUCE BILLS.

tenance of one tuberculosis hospital
in the state of Idaho would be pro
vided for should the senate pass SEN
ate bill 201, introduced by Senator
Oscar Haley, of Benewah county.
The bill provides that an appropria-
tfon of $160,000 be made, half of which
would be spent for the acquiring OF
a site and the erection and equip
.ment of the institution while the bal
ance would be used for maintenance
for the years 1928 and 1924.
Thirteen bills were introduced in
the house Monday, the last day pro-
vided by the rules for introduction of
bills.
Authorizing county commissioners
to employ agricultural demonstration
agents and home economics experts,
Representative Line, republican of
Bingham county, sponsored an elev-
enth hour measure.
Representative Bedwell, democrat,
of Adams county, fathered a joint re-
solution for a constitutional amend
ment to allow the legislature to ex-
empt from taxation manufacturing,
industrial and railroad companies and
corporations for a period of ten years
from the beginning Of construction.
The democratic senate primary bill
will be the center of interest before
the upper house, Tuesday, following
its reference Monday to the committee
of the whole.
Efforts by Senator Harris, democrat
-of Washington county, to have his
anti-Ku Klux K1an bill introduced last
week brought out, failed when he
moved that the measure be printed.
The action of the senate presages
the defeat of the measures. The
house bill, aimed at the khan, is still
before the legislature.
To Reduce Legal Limit.
House bill 237, introduced in the
house by Representative Monson, of
Franklin county, would reduce the
legal limit of levies by county COM
missioners.
The fish and game bill was intro
duced. Twenty-Five bills in all were
introduced in the house supposedly
the last day for introduction of new
measures under the rules.
Two appropriation bills call for
total of $4,000 from the general
fund-one for $4,000 for a bridge
ACROSS lu6 Oudh0 IlpcI dJ Ddiidl u .
Landing in Adams county if the state
of Oregon appropriate like sum for
the purpose, and one for $4,000 to
build the Hansen-Cassia county sec
tion of the Idaho Pacific highway if
the sum is matched by federal aid
funds.
A bill by Egbert would increase the
salary of the state superintendent of
public instruction from $2,400 to
$4,000 but leave the other state officers
at their present rate Of pay.
A memorial by Hagan and Ander-
son, of Latah, asks congress to pass
laws under which the state of Idaho
might impose inheritance taxes upon
property owned by non residents.
Refer Primary Measure.
Senate bill 110, the democratic di-
rect primary measure, was referred
to the committee of the whole for
amendment on motion of Senator j.
Loe Reed, progressive party leader,
after a substitute motion to have it re-
tain it's place on the calendar, made
bv Senator Clark, Of Custer county,
democrat, had failed to carry. Roll
calls were demanded and taken on
both motions.
Six bills were passed and three
measures indefinitely postponed by
the senate. The first of the measures
to be smothered was senate bill ~,
introduced by the late Senator Van
hoesen providing for the abolishment
of the cabinet form of government,
the majority Of the judiciary commit
tee so recommending. Senator e. Z.
Vanhoesen, opened debate on his
fathers bill, stating that the abolish
ment of the cabinet form would re-
suit in a more reformal form OF gov
ernment. The roll call showed 22 for
indefinite postponement and l9
against.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on highways, bridges and ferries
senate bill 1853, providing for coop
Grafton between the state, counties
and highway districts in road con-
struction was indefinitely postponed. |
The senate also Indefinitely post
noned senate Joint resolution 3, pro-
yiding that electors may initiate leg
islatiOn.
Senate bill 1913, providing for regu-
12JlnG
of Idaho through rate bureaus operat-
ing under the insurance commissioner
in the department of finance, was
passed by vote of 80 to z.
House bill 80 by the appropriations
committee appropriating $4,000 Tor
payment of delinquent taxes and |
water assessments and interest on
lands on which the state holds mort
cages to prevent insurance OF tax
deeds, was passed under suspension
of the rules.
The senate approved house bill ~
recurring state departments to issue
at the close of each biennlum
for the information of the legislature.
House bill SO was passed. Approval
was also given to house bill II, which
requires the labelling of homogenlzed
cream or milk products showing the
of butterfat contained.
Senator Harris moved that senate Dill
13O his anti-hooded order measure
reported back by the state aHalrs
-ix&oo Coturdav without recon-