Show Ii IDAHO LEGISLATURE j jl BOISE Idaho Feb 10 Aimed Almed Aimed at telephone telephone tele- tele I phone hone companies in the state and requiring requiring ing the restoration of ot rates rentals and charges harges which existed before January 1 1917 Representative of Ada county introduced a house bill Another measure from Representative Preston reston of Ot Owyhee county affecting pubic public public pub pub- lic ic utilities provides that the board of or equalization levy a tax of ot 10 mills on utilities within the state to be used for forI school chool purposes I BOISE Idaho Feb 10 F 10 Finding Finding- ding the legal egal rate of Interest to be charged in Idaho at 6 per cent unless by written contract o on tract c and then setting the r rate at 8 per cent en with the etl Judgment t tr rate e of 6 per cent Representative Egbert pl placed ced an eleventh hour measure in the house hoPPer topper Allowance V of fot a 5 f per cent e ii differential i iby on n purchases es of l material a ia and contracts by jy the department of public works to Idaho residents and giving preference to state tato architects and engineers in public works and requiring them to specify Idaho projects featured a house bill introduced In- In After ha having lost his previous bill re reI requiring re- re I quiring classification of the public utilities utilities ties les personnel with one farmer farm farm- er and a hydroelectric engineer Representative Representative reintroduced reintroduced re- re Preston of Owyhee county count introduced the measure this morning providing however in this bill that bap me members of ot the te commission be appointed appoint appoint- PP o nt- nt ed by the governor Instead of oC elected The introduction of the appointive bill followed the statement of a number or ot representatives es who voted against the tho former measure that they would vote for classification without the tho elective feature fea fea- fea- fea w ture Representative Egbert fathered a a. measure measure measure mea mea- sure making It unlawful for directors officers or emt lo es of ot a bank or trust company to take tole commissions for loans and adding a penalty for beneficiaries o of loans to pay a commission BOISE Idaho Feb 10 Initiated Initiated o. 1 by by Charles Anderson and W W. D D. Huffaker r representatives from Bonneville counts count a a. memorial made its appearance cluing calling upon congress to abolish tax exempt se se- se e- e BOISE Idaho Feb 10 The 10 The first bill of of- the seventeenth session providing for forthe forthe forthe the raising of ot salaries came in the house when hen a I measure was introduced to place the salary of the secretary of ot state at superintendent of ot instruction U g Inspector of ot mines auditor BOISE Idaho Feb 10 Affecting 10 Affecting the Pocatello Institute of technology and providing providing providing pro pro- viding for the the- establishment of ot an agri agricultural agricultural agri- agri cultural school at the institute two measures mea mea- lures were Introduced toda today With Representatives es Monson and Wil Wil- Williams Williams liams of ot Oneida and Kingsford backing the appropriation 39 would be provided provided provided pro pro- vided for tor equipment for agricultural instruction In Instruction InA in- while Representative Raymond of ot Pocatello filed tiled a a. bill which would al allow alA low the sale or exchange of farming lands now owned by the tho technical school BOISE Idaho Feb 10 Death o.-Death Death blows were administered to the Harris bill Pr pro pro- viding for the organization of ot Irrigation districts within districts and the ford measure providing for exemPt exemption on I under mortgages of sufficient crops to reseed farms In the house The Tho lower branch passed a a. bill au aU- J the issuance of refunding bonds by Irrigation districts and a bill 25 to pay delinquent taxes where sta state money was loaned BOISE Idaho Feb 10 W With With th the same vote recorded as passed the Republican P primary ary bill last week the house passed th progressive progressive wide open measure 43 18 to is Republican members favorable to the primary denied that the purpose of ot J passing their bill the measure measure was to force through in the senate The measure passed today oday provides no means by which party solidarity can be sustained BOISE Idaho Feb 10 Licensing Licensing of attorneys in the state of Idaho was authorized authorized au au- au- au when tho senate after atter a two- two I hour debate passed a senate bill which noW must go so before the house of ot representatives I I |