The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-16
BILLS INTRODUCED
TO CUT SALARIES
MEASURES WOULD REDUCE UTIL-
TILES COMMISSIONERS PAY
FROM $4,000 TO $4,000

sOI members OF the public utilities
commission and also commissioners
of certain state departments from
$500 to $4,000 were introduced il
the senate Thursday, being included
in 25 new measures which were read
the first time.
The salary reduction bills are by
the finance committee. No. 228 re-
duces the salaries of the commission
ers Of agriculture, law enforcement,
public welfare and public invest
ments from $4,000 to $4,000, while
the salaries of the commissioners of
finance, reclamation and public
works are allowed to remain at
$4,000. Senate bill 229 makes the
reduction in the salaries of members
of the public utilities commission.
Prohibits Tobacco Posters
Senate bill 235, by Thomas, would
prohibit the advertising of cigars,
cigarettes or tobacco in any form by
signs or posters on bill boards, build
ings or any other objects or by paint
ed matter on any of these objects;
and it would also prohibit any person
from allowing such signs, posters,
ETC., on his property. Convictions
for violation of the act would carry
a fine up to $500 and county Jail SEN
Senate bill 227 would permit the
organization of city courts in cities
of the first class and the election of
the city judge at the regular munich
pal elections. This court would have
joint Jurisdiction with the district
court over matters up to a certain
amount and would greatly relieve the
cOngested condition in some of the
district courts of the state.
A commission of five is authorized
by senate bill 247, by the committee
on immigration and labor to investi-
gate land settlement and rural devel-
opment in Idaho and other states for
the purpose of arriving at a perma
nent settlement policy for the state.
This commission would be required
to report to the next legislature. An
appropriation of $1,000 would be
made for the use of the commission,
whose members would serve without
pay.
The corporation committee intro
duced senate bill 230, which would
limit the tax levy of municipal cor
porations for general purposes to 10 |
mills
For Lewiston Highway District
An appropriation of $19,62345 is |
called for in senate bill 231, by |
Means, to reimburse the Lewiston |
highway district for money spent for
the states share in work on the north |
and south highway. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 is carried by senate
bill 232, by Means, which would give
the department of public welfare
control over vocational rehabilitation
work.
Bill 233 by Severson carries an ap
preparation of $1,025 to pay certain
Industrial accident claims.
Bill 234. by Wurtz, requires a
license for and regulates the prac-
tice of drugless therapeutics. Clark
of Custer introduced bill requiring
state highways to be 66 feet, and also
deals with condemnation proceed
ings. Bill 237 by Crooks would re-
quire the filing with the county audi
tor of notices of liens for internal
revenue taxes. Senator Crooks also
introduced bill 23S, a revised moth
ers pension bill.
Six bills were passed by the senate.
They were house bill Sd, defining
tar products; senate bill 179, re- ]
quiring employees of state depart :
ments to put in eight hours day;
senate bill 1S5, permitting merchants ]
and dealers who are not registered +
to sell formaldehyde, +
blue vitrol, ETC.. for spraying and !
dipping; senate bill 155, exempting I
from registration motor vehicles used {
and setting; senate bill i
"a, providing for equitable division of +
cost of highway construction be- :
tween county and district, and SEN !
ate bill 143, dealing with the signing +
Of highways. r
House bill so and senate bill las {
were killed. The former changes the q
time for fixing county commission h
while the latter would re-
1uire certain precautionary meas q
lres in moving objects 16 or more h
feet in height under power lines. T
Factory for State Pen
A $4,000 appropriation for a fac c
ory at the penitentiary was passed n
n the house. House bill 70, by Nc 0
Combs, which carries the appropri- "
LtiOn, was introduced on Jan. 20, and
vas recommended for passage on r
Tuesday by the committee on char
table and penal institutions. 1t
.mends sections 1892 and 0357, deal
ng with the use of convict labor,to
,ermit inmates of the penitentiary o-
o be employed in factory and to .,
arm compensation for overtime. %
'lans of the board of prison commits fe
toner's, it is freely said, are to build in
separate building in which will be al
Installed by an eastern corporation y.
machinery for the manufacture of -
hirts.
Senate bill 239, by vaillancourt, is
sanitary code for eating places and Il
heir employees. It is identical with fo
bill which was killed in the house -
ecently but is regarded as necessary as
v the department of public welfare.
ill 230, by Means, prescribes the w
oundaries for the Lewiston school ST.
istrict, while 241, by Archibald.
raham and Cowles, requires school
'ustees to determine the amount of go