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Show IDAHO LEGISLATURE CONVENES Governor Hawley Reads Message to the Assembled Statesmen, Explaining Explain-ing Purpose of Special Session, Boise, Idaho The first special session ses-sion of the legislature ever held in this state convened on Monday. There have a number of occasions In the past when governors have threatened threat-ened to caU lie leglHluture Into special spe-cial session, but heretofore the difficulties diffi-culties confronting the sailing of the ship of state have been surmounted without calling for aid on the legislative legisla-tive branch of the government. The opening session was marked by the reading of the message, of the governor gov-ernor and the fight that broke out in the senate regarding the contesting of the seat of Minority Leader Kavenal MacReth, who is charged with holding two offices, those of water commissioner commis-sioner and state eeuator. An investigation investi-gation waa ordered. The message of Governor Hawley was read to both bouses in joint session ses-sion by the chief executive himself, the first time In the history of the state that a governor bas performed such an act. The message dealt with the taxation taxa-tion situation In this Hate, reviewing In detail the eltuatlen that confronts the people with respect to the high taxes, advocating the Indorsement of tbe full cash, value plan and the recommendation rec-ommendation that legislation should be passed to entirely revise the revenue reve-nue laws. Governor Hawley declares in bis message be is not to blame for the condition that exists in this state with relation to taxation. "The whole amount of taxes raiaed In lill for atate and county purposes la I4.C57.705 aa agalnsl $3,286.-571 $3,286.-571 78," declared the governor in his message. "An Increase of oourae, was to be erpecttd. Tbe blame cannot be legitimately placed upon tbe sboul-era sboul-era of myself, or any other atate officer, of-ficer, but must rest where It belongs, on the county and city autboritiee." The message also burls tbe He at those who have accused the governor of burdening the people with unjust taxation and whom be clauses aa "amallfry politicians who resort to deceptive utterances, and biased partisans." par-tisans." The request for the investigation revering the right of members of the senate to bold seats was made by Senator Clency St. Cualr of Bonneville Bonne-ville county, who created a Bensa-tlon Bensa-tlon when be made the motion. Senator Sena-tor Karns, Democrat, of Wallace, attempted at-tempted to have passed a substitute that all members of the senate be confirmed, but a vote along party lines lout the eubstltne, the Demo-eras Demo-eras atandlng by and tho Republicans voting against It. The seat of Senator Shawhan of Canyon county Is also involved, in-volved, for be la now in tbe employ of the state &a a Carey act commls-sloner. commls-sloner. The revenue bill providing for the appointment of a atate tax commission commis-sion wss Introduced in tbe house. Governor Hawley bas been Insistent Insist-ent In bla claim that the special session ses-sion of the legislature would be non-eipenetve, non-eipenetve, and has claimed that the total expense should not exceed $20,- I 900. i Tbe lower houw of the Idaho legls- I lature at the last session bad flfty-nlne flfty-nlne members, while there were i twenty-three members of the senate. L. II. Sweerteer will be president of the senate during the special session, and Charles D. Storey speaker of tbe 1 bouse. |
