The Shasta courier., 1867-01-26
SH ASIA COU Err.
Disgraceful Debate in the Idaho Legisla-
ture.

Governor Ballard, the successor of Cabel
Lyon OF Lyonsdale. is now the Executive Of
Idaho. He is Radical from that cunning
old county, YamhilI. which is said to be the
political brain of Oregon. OF course the
new Governor of Idaho Is not a favorite with
the Democracy in that Territory. He will
not allow them to have things their own wav
at all, wlereat they grow yerv angry and
abuse him soundly. A short time since the
Legislature passed an act allowing larger
compensation 10 the Governor and members
OF that body than is allowed by the law Of
Congress-the increase to be paid out Of the
Territerial treasury The Governor recon-
mended the repeal of that law. and the fol
lowing is part Of the debate in the Council,
or Upper House. on that recommendation.
the speakers being Chivalry Democrats
The Mr.. Scanker mentioned was formerly
OF Stanisiaus, aud more recently Of San J9a
quin. in this State:
Mr. Scaniker thought the gentleman from
Nez Perces like the man who Travelled to
Europe to see the crater Of Vesuvius, and
arriving there walked all around it and
looked down into its yawniug ehasm, and
after all said he conld see nothing in it
The gentleman could see nothing in the mes
sage. He Mr.. S could see condemnation
and damnation in it, and everything else
that you can think Of that is execrabe-
They were free American citizens, and it
was an insult to that Honorable House for
him to come there with that MESA re and tell
them what they should do. and what salar
les they should have 1t was an outrage and
an insult in every sense Of the word, and he
resented it as such. 1t struck him the mo-
ment be heard it, Tell them that they
should do thus and so. and that he proposes
thus AID sol He comes here with a par ex
cellence recommendation. Does he suppose
we shall consent to to il? By the Eternal
God he would never submit to it, and he did
not believe the House would su init to it for
the Governor to say they shall act 50 and So
When they wanted any recommendations Of
that sort from bin, they would let him know
They didn't appoint him Governor They
didn't eject him Governor. He is no part
or parcel with us
Mr.. S'evenson-lmported?
Mr.. Scaniker-Yes, imported from Ore
gon.
Mr. Stevenson From Yamhll.
Mr. Seaniker-Yes, from Yamhil. Cd
d-n Yamhll. This is an insult TO the peo-
Pile of the Territory, and to every member on
this floor. and such | shall regard it.
Mr.. Stevenson-I move to lay the com
munication of his par Excellency the Coy
ernnr on the table.
Mr.. Ainslie said the enlv time when
measure can come to the notice of the Cox
ern0r in his ofnciai capacity wa when il had
been passed by both Houses, and was sent
to him for his approval and at no other time
Now. when he volunteers t. dictate t. this
Assembly what course it shall pursue he
has superseded his authority His prnpos
ing an amendment to law bef ire it WAS
communicated to him. aud before he had re.
ceiVed any official comm nj aton from either
House, was unprecedented and insulting.
and ought to be resented. He did no. care
If it came from Governor Jesus Christ him
SELF he would resent it. lie supposed that
the message meant that if they cut off his
salary and did not cut Of the extra compen-
saton of the members of the Legislative As
semhlv. he would veto the bill. Naw, sir.
let him veto, and ha ID | say. sir. let
him veto it, don't believe there is Dem
ocratic member but will vote to pass it over
his head. rrop1se. Mr.. Speaker. to pass
1T over the head of this Governor David w |
Ballard. Of Yamhil county. Oregon
Mr.. Fem proceeded to say that Governor |
Ballard stood in different relation to the |
people of this Territory from what the mem.
bers OF the Legislature did They were the
elected representatives of the people; he |
was a pensioner upon the G lvernment
Mr.. Ainslie-Go in Fern
Mr.. Stevenson-Bully for Fem!
Mr.. Scaniker said he had read English |
history carefully, and as a LAWYER bur he
had never read such message as this. H.
could see that the Government in ended to |
dictate to them. No Governor before ever
did it. no President of the United States |
ever did it; no sovereign of Europe ever
did it. or dare do it, Il was unnrece Tented
and unpariamentary for the Executive to-
advise either House upon financial matters
at all. and particularly when a measure was
pending. As to the matter of their extra
compensation, they would do as they pleased.
He had never felt his Indignation come IN
as he had felt it come un on hearing this
message read. and ne hoped it would lie voted
down with the Indignation it deserved
Mr. Ainslie then offered the following:
Resoired. That the message of reenmmen
datieR received fran Governor Ballard. of
this date. relating to Council Bill NJ. ..
be received with that contempt which it
merits, and that any communication of
similar nature in the future lie sent back to
the said Ballard with a communication from
the Council ttat when his advice is required
it will be called for. and an additional re-
minder that such officious intermeddling hv
the Executive with matters pending in this
House will not he endured
Mr.. Seaniker seconded the resolution. and
it was carried.