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Show MUCK OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED LAWS ! Idaho Legislature Does Not Take Kindly to Alleged Reform Re-form Measures. Special to The Tribune. BOIK. Ida . Jan. Jl Although the eleventh Idaho legislature has been in extra session in Boise otic week, during Which both the senate and Hie house have been organized on a working basis with Lieutenant-Governor Sweetser presiding pre-siding over the former and Speaker Storey over the latter, little has been accomplished ac-complished in reaching a decision to what revenue legislation should be passed to relieve the tagburdened electors or (lie slate, and no measures have met with favor in both houses. The extra session so far has developed de-veloped two fads The first Is that the eighty-Odd members of the two houses recognize that at least relief legislation should he passed, while the second is that where support was looked for behind be-hind Governor James H Hawleys revenue reve-nue measures, or within the rank and tile of the Democratic members of both houses, it is missing among many. Governor Hawley presented the legislature legis-lature witli his special message pleading plead-ing for the passage of twenty-eight bills creating new revenue laws and five constitutional con-stitutional amendments to make many of them effective This legislation was draft'-. by a special commission ap- pinted by tbp governor and composed of Frank Martin, former attorney general, gen-eral, and John F, Mat Lane, former dean Of law al the University Of Idaho The .iioHi Important of all the special revenue reve-nue legislation drafted by the commission commis-sion Calls tor the t reat ion of 8 tax commission com-mission composed of three members paid foO"n ef( h pei annum, who are given complete Jurfsdlotlon over the equalization of taxes all over the state. It is the tax commission measure that created Buoh unexpected opposition. The Republicans declare 'hat it give-too give-too much fiowrr to three men and If it Is passed ft will work a irr'-ar hardship. Not all of the Republican members of the legislature, however, feel that wa. Many of them favor a tax commission The Democrats arc divided in their support of the bill. The Insurgents are m.p.i.M-d i" li- pa .go r.f ny of the important im-portant legislation recommended by their party. Thev are under the leadership lead-ership of Representative Morgan ol Latah La-tah county, The other half of ib Democratic Dem-ocratic iiik Insists that the members ..f the minority party stand by the rov-ernor rov-ernor In his demand for the passage of the revenue hills, and 10 far they )avw been victorious, ai least judging from the preliminary skirmish' i ii was decided yesterday al a caucus ...f the Democrats that all but five of the ninety-seven amendments Introduced by Representative Morgan to kill off the revenue tas commission bill should be disi egarde.i n worthless and that five ihOlltd he air.pteil TIuf action r--).ulld In virtually dispossessing Morgan of his power as minority leader of the house. Morgan la still among the insur gmts and believes thai be can muster enough support to blocs the passage of the inw Hr- lots the support of Senator Sena-tor Jerome J. iny. also of Latah county, In the senate. These two sr laid to ha'-e bad the backing, of Minority Lead' er Macbeth In the senate. When Governor Hawley vvi informed of the plane that had been made by the Morgan-Day-Macbeth combination to Ho. w his proposed legisiati-.n, he summoned sum-moned ihe three HemoeratK Into hlfl xecutlve chamber and. if all reports ai' true, plain words were spoken, Macbeth, it is asserted, waa Informed th.Xt he would either Stand b; the CAU iim agreement and the govornoi or tbere would lie a vacancy In the water oom. mlsslonershlp, position Maxbcib Iteld and resigned to serVe as senator. Macbeth joined the CSUCUa The governor gover-nor was not so successful with Morgan and Uay. ills henchmen are In control of the minority wing, however, and the caucus agreement that the governors measures shall receive the support of the minority will go through. The Republicans have decided, in t lie first week of the session, that at least relief legislation should be granted and they intend to give the report of the revenue commission all consideration, Tl word was passed during the first few days of the session that politics should he cut out and the members of the majority must endeavor to decide on what, legislation should go through. Many of them favor the creation of a :;ix "commission. others are opposed to it. The senate has practically done nothing noth-ing since the session opened except to order the judiciary committee to Investigate In-vestigate the right of Senator Macbeth to hold his seat, on the grounds he has been water commissioner and senator sen-ator both It is generally conceded that nothing serious will come of the in-vestlgation, in-vestlgation, and Monday Macbeth may demand that the commit toe make Its report Aside from the appointment of a committee com-mittee of fifteen to consider the report of the revenue commission, the house has had little more success than the senate. This committee win report Monday, when H will present a mass of amendments The test on the tax commission com-mission bill will probably he made at that time. It Is now the. general opinion that the legislature will be in session the full twenty days allowed by law, if nut longer. |