| Show I LEGISLATURE I I BOISE Jan Tan 25 With 25 with federal state and private timber holders cooperating in a p forestry bill of ot reaching far importance Importance tance Senator M. M E E. E Lewis Republican of or Latah count county Introduced the measure into the senate Wednesday By far the most voluminous measure ot or of the session and covering every phase or ot firm protection administration and ret re- re t t the bill Is said to t be the ei rodt work o of conferences re c covering a- a period e of several years year It provides for a state board of forestry for tor- forestry estr estry and for a fire warden the former to be composed of ot the state land board the land commissioner and the dean of the school of forestry of the University of ot Idaho while the new state forester created b by the bill would assume the duties of the state appraiser now employed employed employed em em- but with additional duties for tor which he would draw a salary of f a year The measure is said by its authors to contain much concession on the part of the timber companies from the stand they took In Suggested legislation which was defeated during the sixteenth sesSion ses session sion slon of t the e legislate le a Particular purposes cs' cs of the new forestry forestry forestry for for- estry control suggestions can an be summed as follows Complete Complete- control by the state of ot fire wardens warden and police powers the stopping of fires by b organized patrol In districts and by b disposal of piled slash Instead of broadcast burning the preservation of lof of watersheds through reforestation ion BOISE J Jan n. n 2 Former er service men and women featured senate activities activities activities ties Wednesday when the upper house passed S S. P P. No 11 11 providing an appropriation app appropriation o- o of to be added to the soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- diers' diers welfare fund of the the state and also passed house Joint memorial No 4 re requesting requesting re- re questing congress congress' to provide Immediate hospitalization and compensation Instead of going to the governor at once It was predicted that the Joint memorial memorial me me- morial might be reconsidered today because because because be be- cause of Its inclusion in n its provisions of more requests including the bonus measure measure measure meas meas- ure than senate members wished In voting on the appropriation bill for tor soldier relief Belief every senator voted aye except except ex D D. L. L Evans of Malad who risked asked and received unanimous consent to pass pas upon his statement st. that he was n not t fa familiar familiar fa- fa with the the provisions visions s of the bill BOISE Ida Jan 25 The 25 The busiest sessions sessions sessions ses ses- o of ot the two branches of the Idaho le legislature since the organization of the thes s seventeenth session was wits was recorded Wednesday wh when n house members Intro Intro- six passed two and defeated on one while le the senat senate ate introduced six bills Dills and passed two Representatives Republican of Ada county went down to defeat by two votes vf wIt wIt- his house measure which would un registered pharmacists from securing sP special licenses to buy pure alcohol House bills passed were the Gillis bill employing the supreme court to appoint commissioners of the court from among district Judges to expedite lUa the work of ot the supreme court and the Katerndahl Din bill giving the commissioner of ot reclamation reclamation tion J Power to extend the time for the completion of irrigation works i. i TIe Tle S most Important house bill Introduced introduced Intro Intro- came frOm the committee on railroads railroads raili rail- rail roads i Prohibiting railroads giving passes to state officials and amending the present present pres- pres ent l law w. w BOISE Jan 25 A A n new w tobacco license law is contemplated In a bill starting on its way In ln the senate Wednesday providing providing pro pro- viding dealers II bl both In Idaho license e and aDd bond for tor tobacco I I Jn In cities of tho the state of ot 2000 or more population 0 a a- 50 60 tax is asked 25 tax In towns of ot from to 2000 and all other ether tobacco dt dealers alers will be forced to pay Jay a 10 license A Indemnity bond is also demanded Failure to secure a license subjects the dealer to a fine of from to or Imprisonment with a maximum penalty of six months or both Other senate measures measures' Include one re ref teJ of the board of trustees trustee lm in B school districts to be taxpayers a bill by Senator SeI Boughton making tax as assessments assessments assessments as- as against banks trust companies and building and nd loan associations a lien Hen Henon on property and assets and a a. preferred lien in cases of ot ce BOISE Jan 2 2 Sponsored by Senator Clapp of Bound Boundary ry county a a. new measure measure meas meas- ure is to go Into the senate hopper which will establish establish- the amortization plan for forstate state stale land loans repayment to cover a period of thirty five years According to the tho terms of ot the bill no money can be loaned loaned loaned-by hy by the department of public investments except for the tho following following fol fol- fol- fol lowin lowing purposes Purchase lse of oC agricultural land lard purchase of equipment and livestock Improvements Improvements improvements Improve Improve- ments and arid to liquidate Indebtedness State money would not be loaned except except except ex ex- to bonafide residents of the land A limit is placed Provision is also maM made madd that or a multiple may be paid on the loan at any time |
