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Show DEFEAT BILL LEVYING TAX FOR SCHOOL FUNDS BOISE; Ida.. Jan 31 A bill providing pro-viding for the levyiug of a two-mill tax for school purposes was defeated by a close vote in the house of rep-Sentatlves rep-Sentatlves of the Idaho legislature today. to-day. Anderson of Latah voted for the measure and just before the tabulation changed his vote to 'no.' Many spectators were doomed to disappointment dis-appointment this mprnlng when thev assembled in the senate gallery to hear the debate on senate bill No. 66. which provides for the repeal of the two-mtll leVy for road purposes. Updn motion i.f the chairman of the committee on highways, to which the bill had been referred the senate agreed to postpone tile matter to give the members of ill1' committee an appottunitj to make h more thorough Investigation of the proposed repeal. Legislators claim that this will be the hardest fouRht bill In the sateen lb session. 'i"he county unit system in Si hools as advocated by Hail f Oneida counts went down to defeat Ibis ufteriioo'n. when a bill providing for the organization organ-ization of such a system failed to paSS the lower branch of the legislature . S oo- |