The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-09-01
THE LEGISLATURE.

n Inc last issue OF the BOISE NetOS cOHtulHs al
article on the next Legislature which we con
slider well timed, and we concur in the opinion
that there should be session held next winter
by oil means The action of Congress, in ON
nulling the law providing extra compensation
to members of the Territorial Legislature, We
consider an infamous outrage upon the rights
Of the people Of the Territory. The bill which
passed Congress annulling the Act passed by
our Legislature goes further. by providing thai
any ACT which may be passed by the Legisla
ture in the future, which shall increase the
compensation of the members and attaches ol
that body. shall be null and void. This oflicion'
intermeddling in affairs which in nowise con.
Germs them was done ut the instance and re.
quest of prominent Radicals in Idaho Terri.
tory. They probably believe that the paltry
SUN of four dollars per day in greenbacks, not
being sufficient to pay ones actual expenses at
session OF the Legislature. will deter men,
bers elect from attending session. Their OBJ
ject in procuring the passage OF that bill was
without doubt to prevent u session of the Leg
islature during the coming winter, aud we haz-
ard the assertion that Notwithstanding all their
professions in favor of retrenehment, etc. had
the Radicals succeeded in electing majority
of the members of the Legislature no such
bill would have been concocted or presented in
Congress. We would like 10 knew what right
Congress has to prevent us doing as We please
with our own money. The extra compensn-
ton to members comes from the people of the
Territory. through taxes levied aud collected
under laws passed by their agents. or repre-
sentatives in the Territorial Legislature. aud
not one dollar ot il comes from the General
Government. The Legislature has never. To
our knowledge. claimed the right 10 appropri
ate single dollar vi tho annual appropriation
made BY Congress to carry on the Government
of the Territory, or TO divert j. 10 any other
object than US ordered by the authorities at
Washington. That was moary donated by the
General Govrrnmru, for our welfare. and the
General Goycrnmrn, alone bad the right to
say for what and how il should be- expended
But We claim thu, We have u RICH, 10 cxprad
our own money just as We please, Congress io
the contrary notwithstanding. We had no OBJ
jcction to the repeal of the law providing extra
10 Federal officials. as the people
haze no voice ia their selection. Other officers
" ho are no; elected By the people s,ill receive
extra compensation. and why vas NO, the bill
drawn SO AZ TO iucludc them also! The Clerks
OF the several District Court. are appointed BY
the Judges-caeh Judge appointing has Clerk
in his own Judicial D,s;rct-aud yet they draw
enormous fees under bill passed by the Ter.
pointed BY the Governor. and yet they derive
their compensation entirely from ircs provided
by Legislative enactment.
This penny WISE aud pound foolish A" policy !
IF the. Radical party Is beginning To be under. |
s.ood by the people Congressional cxsrava.
sancc and corruption cannot be- gl"sscd over
BY such pitifal spite legislation as has been di.
recicd at Idaho. and which j. hailed by Rad.
,als in our midst as evidence Of rctrcnchment /
md reform and curtailmeut Of expenses cred |
table to their party.
We think the interests of the Territory de.
nand that session of the Legislature should
De held next winter. Many subjects. too nu.
neruus to mention here, will be brought before
hem. and as stated in the Nc.rs. the statutes
should be thoroughly revised. end many of the
general laws require amendment The various
Acts providing fees aud salaries to different of
icers will require some attention. aud we think
bat the members elect would do well to get
ogether during the winter. if they only remain
u session two or three weeks But of that
sch one must judge for himself We will on.
J say that even il they do not meet this win.
er we would consider no session better than
ne made up of Radical members.
.
NEW MrSEs.-About two weeks ago some
fexicans arrived at San Diego, bringing with .
hem large quantity Of gold dust and several