Show IDAHO MAY PAY HIGHER GAS TAX House Favors Increase I Propose Shaft for Slain 0 nOISE Idaho Feb 17 By 17 ByThe The Associated Press Press-Idaho's Press gasoline tax will wll be four tour cents In- In Instead instead In Instead stead of three cents a II gallon un- un under under un under der a 3 house highway committee measure passed by representatives today after arter spirited opposition from the Twin Falls Palis county lie Re- Republican Ite publican delegation and Progress Progress- Progressive ive lye leaders The measure pro pro- provides pro provides vides only for the one cent In- In Increase increase In Increase crease of o the motor fuels tax thus continuing to place revenues In the general highway fund Objection to the measure was based upon this tills method of dis- dis distribution distribution dis distribution opponents of the bill arguIng that gasoline tax funds should be divided with the coun coun- counties coun- coun counties counties ties In proportion to the amount of tax collected In each county The measure passed 46 to 19 with three absent Revenue de- de de derived rived from the four cent tax lax Is estimated at for the be- be ron Oll Championed by Representative Frank Chalfant former Ada county probate judge a judiciary committee bill designed to re rc- rc reform form probate court procedure against juvenile delinquents was passed today by the house This fills measure makes parents or guar guar- guardians guar guar- guardians parties to cases InvolvIng juveniles jU and und thus throws re- re responsibility responsibility re responsibility for delinquencies of o children on the parents A state affairs committee bill was passed making Immediately avaIlable a Sl of state funds for erection of ot a memorial to Governor Frank G U Idaho's marly martyred red chief exe executive e Securities that may be accepted by the state treasurer as security security ty for Cor state deposits are defined In a banks and banking commit committee tee bill passed 1 IN 1 SENATE TU Upper house house members today passed 33 acts validating issuance or of highway district bonds as part of oC tho legislative program to vali mu- validate date 1 worth of oC bonds outstanding and then started con con- consideration consideration con consideration of ot 32 bills up for tor final Inal consideration Of OC th these se the first three passed require that the de- de department de department of agriculture be foil foil- noti notified lied fled of oC trespass actions Involving cattle provide a 1000 tax exemption for Spanish Spanish-Ameri can and Philippine Insurrection veterans and offers a bounty of 50 cents on porcupines 1 00 oo 00 |