The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-12-30
FROM THE CAPITAL.
BOISE CRY, December 2s, Is.


sion Of papers--neither Of them are very
successful in making the trip. Last week
your correspondent failed to wholly connec
through the negligence of the bearer of dis
patches in delivering. the correspondence
The storms and drifted SHOWS which have
blocked up the road at many points, renders
communication somewhat uncertain. The
storm on Monday night was very severe here
1.-The wind blowing down the river and over
these plains with a mercless vigor. The
snow has beer about eighteen inches deep, to
which later storms have added some. The
weather-in the Valley though it is-has not
been of the mildest description. The abso-
lutte temperature may be milder than that of
the Basin, but the winds are disagreeable,
and worse to encounter than the snow and
calm frigidity of Boise county.
The pressure of business ON the Legisla-
ture prevented an adjournment for the en-
joyment of the holidays. The forty days in
which the Legislative term is confined have
passed their medium. Both Houses have
transacted great deal of business since they
commenced work, but still the labor accu-
mulates. The general unanimity with which
the members work, rendering long speeches
both useless and uncalled for, enables both
Houses to go about their business and finish
it with CELEBRITY. Occasionally a brisk little
discussive breeze agitates the usually. calm,
temperate atmosphere, but it does. not last
long. Such debate occurred In the Coun-
Gil, one day last week, over the bill of Mr..
Galloway providing for the compensation of
members and attaches of the Legislature, to
be paid out CT the Territorial funds not yet
transferred to the Territorial Treasury. Mr..
Fem opposed the bill, and quite debate
sprang up over the measure-Mr. A.nslie and
Mr.. Galloway favoring it with considerable
spirit 1t finally passed the Couucil-Noes,.
Feen and Riggs. The bill has gone to the
House, and will probably be disposed of be-
fore this reaches you. It will meet with
some opposition there. but think will go
through.
The Boise Statesman raises a howl over
this bill-which was expected of it. The
scrip spectators who bought up Territorial
warrants for thirty or forty cents en- the dol
lar, hoping to treble their money in a few
months, at the expense Of those who have
actually performed services for the Territory
of course, must go into agonies about it;
but it appears they have not many sympathi-
sers The members and attaches are emit.
tied to compensation from the Territory,
and out of the Congressional appropriations.
Thus far they have not received one cent
and why z The law provides that they shall
draw their salaries weekly-but by the fail
ure of the Territorial Secretary to file his
bond with the Department at Washington,
there is not dollar here to pay the members
with. As stated before, three appropria-
tons have been made by Congress for Legis-
lative and other purposes-e for $40, 900.
The first was drawn by Secretary Smith and
a portion of it paid out last Spring. Smith
died very suddenly, and about So, 900 of the
money remains nnaccounted for. The last
two appropriations, amounting to $40 900,
together with the balance of $4,000 of the
FIRST, now lying at Oregon City, Oregon, wait
ing orders from this Territory, all ought to
have been here long ago, ready to meet the
current expenses of the Legislature; but by
the neglect Of Mr.. ellison to make out his
official bond until about two weeks ago, no
money can be drawn from that source
Whether this was premeditated scheme by
which to prevent the members from receiving
anything whatever for their services during
this session, or was simple neglect, remains
to be determined. The only thing left to the
Territorial warrants drawn
for the Territorial proportion of their pay,
will not sell for anything here-was to pass
this bill; and thus force this little Republican
clique who thought to make Democratic
Legislature dance without any music,to at
least pay for their whisky.
Another bill which has made the States
man shrek, and make all sorts of ludicrous
faces, was the bill uFor the Relief of Boise
County" That paper has been hammering
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