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Show WILL TEST LA AS 10 JUDGES' SALARIES Supreme Court of Idaho to Pass Upon Two Conflicting Sec-dons Sec-dons of Statutes. BOISE, Idaho. July -It is stated here upon reliable information fchai tomorrow to-morrow Attormy Jesa B. Hawley of this city will bring uii m the Supreme court on behalf of the Beyon district judges of Idaho, asking that each of them be allowed hereafter to coiled the $4000 per annum salary fixed for district, dis-trict, judges ) the last session of the Legislature. t that session a lull was passed raising the salaries of judges of ihe district courts from $8000 to $4000 each per ear. also raising I. he salaries of the State auditor and secretary secre-tary of Stair; but. however, the auditor audi-tor and the secretary have no! joined in this demand for the increase of salaries sal-aries dnriiie, the term for which thev were elei Id The Idaho stain constitution pro vides that until otherwise determined by legislative enactment, the sulary of a district judge shall be $3000; another and B more general section ot the- constitution con-stitution provides thai ihe salary of do elective official shall be raised during dur-ing the term of office for which elected. It: remains to be Been whether or not the Suprme courl can reconcile these two sections of the State constitution,1 and the suit will be watched with much interest by the people of Idaho. |