Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-01-03
lDAMO LEGISLATURE.
FOURTH SESSION.
COUNCIL.

0NSNhibIA ~
The minutes being approved, Mr.. Fem
moved that the governors veto, which
was made the special order for | clock,
lie postponed till after the regular bust
uess is disposed Of, which was agreed to.
Mir. Fern introduced bill to amend
the Sunday law.
MIR. Street introduced bill to create
the office OF county attorney in Ada,
Owyhee and Oneida counties.
The bill abollis es the office Of district
attorney in the third judicial district
The board Of commissioners Of the re-
speciive counties shall appoint district
attorney at their first regular meeting
after the passage Of this act, who shall
hold their ffices till the first of Janua.
ry, 1868. They shall each receive an
annual salary of i've hundred dollars from
the territorial treasury, and fees as fol-
lows: For every conviction where the
punishment is death, two hundred dol
lars; misdemeanors, fifty dollars. For
every trial not resulting in conviction,
twenty-f five dollars; for every criminal
examination before committing magis-
trate, fifteen dollars. All fees to be paid
out Of the county treasures.
UTAH.
MI Fem, from committee on federal
relations, made the following report:
Mr. Preside ut: Your committee on
federal relations, to whom was referred ii
communication upon the state Of affairs
in the Territory Of, Utah, concluding
with the following resolutions, to-wlt:
"Be it resolve by the legislative as
semby Of the Territory of Idaho, that
our delegate in congress be requested to
use his influence to obtain the passage Of
a law of congress appointing military
governor for Utah, with authority to
raise five thousan 4 volunteers from the
Pacific coast aud adjoining territories, if
deemed ecessary, would respectfully re-
port that, in the opinion ofyour commit
tee the adoption cfthe resolution would
be . most unwa rrantabe interference
with the rights Of the people Of The Ter
ritory OF Utah, alike at war with thC
principles upon which our republican in
stitutons are founded, and the grea
principles which b as controlled the ac
ton Of the government of the United
States relative to territories since it,
foundation, to-wit: THAT the people o
territory, like these OF a state, have tn,
rigl to regulate til cir own way, subjec
only to the constitution of the UniteC
States" In the opinion ofyour commit
tee the resolution must have emauatet
from the fertile brain Of some man VIII
has become SO welded to the "pomp ant
circumstance Of war;" during the horror
Of the last six years, that he considers
military government the normal state o
communities under hich he can pcrpe
trate VI on the weak and unprotecte,
every outrage upon their private right
which bis own malig nifty, depravity 0
cupidity may suggest. And should tn
legislative assembly SO far depart fror
, the principles OF free government as to il
e dorse.the resolution, they would be invi
i ing the same infections upon the peopl
t of our Territory, whenever sound mil
j tary genius should have any privat
friends to reward or enemies to punish.
We would therelo ore recommend tn;
= the consideration of the resolution be il
:, definitely postponed
Il All of which is respectfully submite'
(Signed) S. S. Fem.
Z On motion of Mr. Carter, the repo
l. was ordered printed and r, ferred to Il
1t committee Of the whole
/ The vote message was then taken |
and read. Messrs Scanker and Fen
) spoke in favor of the bill by a two-thr'
e vote over the message, but before u vo
} was reached on the question the counC
Is adjourned.
~ HOUSE.
4 December 20.
= Mr.. Thayer introduced bill to a
thorize Mr.. NJ. a. Carter and Hen
re Ohle to construct a tolroad in Oneit
,e county.
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