| Show IDAHO TO CAll GALL RELIEF SESSION BOISE Idaho Nov 24 CB UP Gov Governor Gov Governor W W. Clark plagued in inthe inthe inthe the final hours of his term by pressIng pressing pressIng press- press Ing problems of relief announced after an abrupt change of mind he would draft a proclamation today for an extraordinary session of the state legislature A Democrat he will I yield his chair to Republican C C. A. A Bottolfsen on January 2 The regular legislative legislative legisla tive session also will convene on that date But Clark after several times asserting he would not call the extra extra extra ex ex- tra session decided suddenly late yesterday for immediate action on ona ona ona a crisis in relief Needed On this frosty Thanksgiving day he announced further the l legislature would be ordered to convene before be before before be- be fore December 1 the date incumbent incumbent incumbent bent legislators legislators' terms expire and would be asked to additional ad ad- funds funds he he estimated would be required required to to provide for some somo needy persons Nine counties are arc delinquent in contributing to the relief fund to which counties the state and federal government contribute annually and from which pensions for the blind the aged and dependent depend depend- ent children are paid Governor-elect Governor Bottolfsen announced announced announced an an- meanwhile he would discuss discuss discuss dis dis- cuss the relief problem with Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Clark next Tuesday Serious Responsibility Governor Clark Clar said It appears it will be 00 necessary to call a special session of the state legislature within the next few days to meet the relief crisis It is a serious responsibility for forthe the state to disorganize the budget plans of a majority of our counties counties counties coun coun- ties because a few counties are not in a position to pay their theft own quotas on public assistance and failure of the counties or the state to meet the requirements of the cooperative program will result in ina ina a crippling of the program throughout through through- out the state This biennium the state is op- op operating op op- crating under the first law drafted for public assistance and the present present present pres pres- ent situation shows there are some weak points which will have to be remedied r Must i. Be Bo Matched i. The federal money which is responsible re responsible responsible re- re for about 50 per cent of the program is not available unless it is matched according to agree agree- ment meat The governors governor's announcement was preceded by warnings of trouble which might require the services of the national guard and by a e de demand demand demand de- de mand that he resign Some county commissioners had warned rioting might result from continued inaction on the relief sit sit- Meeting at Boise early this week county commissioners asked Governor Governor Governor Gov- Gov Clark to call caIl an extra session I r have continued to warn the commissioners of delinquent counties counties coun coun- counties I ties of the need of keeping up their share of the costs of the relief program program pro pro- gram Clark replied I r dont don't think it is right to ask other counties to meet the deficit of a few counties in the state Asked to Resign Some of the commissioners then adopted a resolution requesting that Clark immediately resign that the lieutenant governor C. C C. C Cossett might succeed him in thereby thereby thereby there there- by placing in the chief executives executive's chair one who will do his duty to the citizens of Idaho Clark conferred with wilh representatives tives of the commissioners last night before making his announce announce- ment Bottolfsen spending the holiday at his home at Arco said upon his return to Boise Tuesday he also would start preparing his message to the legislature Of selections for fora a score of important appointive posts he said I I 1 have made none nor have I Imade Imade Imade made any promises I may have nothing to announce on appointments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments for a week or two He said he would attend a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of business men at Idaho Falls Friday night and another at Blackfoot Blackfoot Black- Black foot Monday night |
