Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-12-15
OUR CAPITAL LETTER.
BOISE CrrY, Dec. II, 1876

Session of the Idaho Legislature nave
come and gone and but little work has
been accomplished beyond the organiza-
ton of the two houses.
A resolution has passed the .Councll
against the consideration of divorce cases.
and is now in the hands of the Judiciary
Committee of the House, with strong
probability of its passing.
A concurrent resolution creating for the
present session the office of Journal CLERK
for each house, was introduced In the
Council and will come up for considera-
ton in Committee of the Whole to-mor-
row.
One or two bills of local nature have
been passed; several of general charac-
ter introduced, and notices of intention to
| introduce several Others
A bin introduced by Higbee, OF Oneida
county, comforting jurisdiction upon JUS
tees of the Peace, and one introduced by
Porter, from Owyhee, to amend the Lien
Law, are of some importance, and both are
| in the hands of the Judiciary Committee
of the Council.
The two bodies are composed OF good
material and will doubtless do good 10 the
Territory. Judge Beatty, of Lemhi, pre-
sides in the Council with dignity. Judge
Higbee, of Oneida, Howard, of Idaho
Stevenson and Witt of Boise, Coston, OF
Ada. and Sidebotham, of Alturas, are all
old members q don't mean old men), and
we'll versed in Legislative business; two
of them at least-Stevenson and Coston-
being skilled parliamentarians Langford'
of Nez Perez, who is now i'll but conVa-
lescent, is a lawyer and will be likely 10
show up good ability as soon as he has
chance, while Baker, of Ada, Bulge, OF
Oneida, Dunwell, of Shoshone, Tregaskis
and Porter, of Owyhee, have the appear
ance of solidity, which is one of the re-
quisites of good craftsmanship.
Mr. Curtis, Speaker of the House, is
yong man of prepossessing appearance,
and looks as if he ought to be able to ac-
Quaint himself with parliamentary law
very readily. He enters upon the duties
of the station without previous experience,
and as a natural and almost inevitable
lconseouence, makes some mistakes to be-
gin with.
Most of the members Of the House are
raw, and cannot assist the young Speaker
much with advice. Your House delega-
ton, headed by Luney, is quite respecta-
bic in ability and appearance, Major
High, of Oneida, is the best talker in that
body, while there is good number OF
good thinkers and workers. The men,
bers of the House are too numerous to
mention each individually to begin with,
but in every instance wherein one OF them
distinguishes himself by good works he
shall have due credit hereafter
The Clerical work in the Council is per
formed by Hon. James II. Hawley, of
your county, and B. F. Morris, of idaho,
both polished and obliging gentlemen,
and do their work well.
W. B. Biggerstaff, Esq, Sergeantat-
Arms, and Rev. George Washington Stills,
Door Keeper, arc the right men in the
Il right places; while Master Harry Hum
phrey, as Page, glides with noiseless ccie..
ty from desk l.. desk, ever affablc and atten-
tive to business
In the House, Hon. Greene White, form
erly of Boise county, but now of Owyhee,
as Sergeant-atArms, Hon. Thomas Caha-
Ian, of Ada, Chief Clerk, and Joseph E.
Rowe, of Boise, Assistant Clerk, are all
pleasant gentlemen, well qualified for
their respective positions. Ridgely Great
house presides over the orifice made for
the purposes of cgress and ingress with
ability and fidelity, having made but one
mistake so far, which was the premature
announcement of the Governor, when it
was only the Judge who put in an appear
ancc Master Ward performs the duties of
Page well, and is a little gentleman in his
department The Enrolling and Engross-
ing Clerks of the two houses have not had
an opportunity to display their ability,
but good account will doubtless be rem.
dered in time. OF one of them (the
accomplished Miss Prudie Harley, former
ly of your city, no eulogy of mine is nee
essary to place her in favorable light, for