Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-01 | Page 2 | Relief Program Reaches Ross after 'Rush Job' in Legislature

Relief Program Reaches Ross After Rush Job in Legislature BOISE Aug 1 AP Governor AP-Governor Governor C. C Ben Ross' Ross emergency relief and supplemental appropriations program was before him for signature today and the third special session of the twenty-third twenty legislature was history A small but noisy minority failed tailed to halt the Democratic administration tion machine and the tho rush job was completed last night four tour da days s after the governor convoked theS the S session The results 1 An additional spread over the next eight months for tor the aged the blind the crippled dependent dependent de dependent de- de pendent children and ables The Tho funds will come from sales tax revenue augmenting the monthly already derived from that source 2 An appropriation of for tor hospitalization of tubercular persons 3 3 An unemployment insurance measure permitting Idaho to share in benefits of federal acts aels 4 i. An amendment to state law legalizing cooperation by counties and mun municipalities in state and federal so social lal security programs 5 Supplemental appropriations totaling approximately for for several bureaus that had depleted de depicted do- do funds allowed by the 1935 legislature 6 An appropriation of ot 2000 to permit administration of the 3 pen pcS pcS' cent mine tax which had been held up for lack of administration funds 7 A resolution calling for appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of ofa a committee to de- de Olives when ripe contain 69 per percent percent percent cent fat and 25 per cent of at water ter termine ine the need of a state tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- hospital and another clarIfying clarifying clari dan the policy of the s session relative to it its unwillingness unwillingness' to take any stand which might be interpreted as as interfering with the November 3 sales sales' tax referendum The rhe sales ales tax was enacted in 1935 Unless defeated in Iii the fall referendum referendum referendum dum it will die di automatically next March The next legislature of ot course can prolong its life A 30 23 house vote yote oto defeated a bill proposing to supervise public health w work rk