Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-01-02

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substitute. What will come next no
one knows unless that committee
does; but our wise legislators are so
much afraid Of offending the element
that votes early, often, and all the
time illegally, the matter is liable to
rest about as it now stands. Tt
is humiliating to hear Senators
declare from their places on the floor
that law requiring man to declare
the year, town county and state in
which he was made a citizen of tn.
United States would virtually disfran-
chise nine-tenths of the foreign voters.
In Gods name let such man be dis
franchised.
The joint committee to investigate
Territorial affairs made a mild report
concerning printing, showing that
1861 had been paid by the Controller
to the Statesman office since the last
session of the Legislature without au-
thority of law. This is mainly for
printing bills during the last session.
1t is understood that all printing of
this kind is paid by the General Gov
ernment, and the Legislature never
having made an appropriation for this
purpose, the Controller had no author
ity for issuing his warrants. 1t has
been practiced heretofore, however, and
if precedent makes law then the Con-
troller acted legally, but this the
ory will not wash we'll.
A bill will be introduced by Side
botham, of Alturas, providing for tax
ing the product of quartz mines when
the ore is shipped out of the Territory
for reduction or sale. Although this
measure seems just, it will meet with
opposition. The object is to make the
companies in Alturas county who are
shipping oceans of wealth out of the
country contribute something towards
the support of the county and terri
torial government. 1t is right. They
are now despoiling the county of its
natural wealth to enrich the eastern
States and even pay their laborers
grudgingly and slowly.
Porter has given notice of a bill to
protect owness of quartz mines, which
is intended, as generally understood,
to prevent carrying off of rich speci-
mems, etc, by persons who have no
right to them.
House bill for relief of j. ID. .Agnew
and also one for the relief of G. NJ.
Hayes, has passed the House. One
for 81, 400 for going after Stock, who
escaped from the Territorial Prison
several years ago, and the other for
bringing NJ. G. Hughes from Elko to
the County Jail, in Owyhee county,
5000.
The Joint committee to examine Ter
ritorial Prison made visit to that in
stitution Friday and satisfied them
selves that the prisoners are well
cared for.
Mr.. Bulge introduced a bill to pre-
vent County Commissioners from es-
tablishing election precincts after reg
ular session in July, preceding elec-
ton. There is merit in it.
| The bill providing that Territorial
prisoners sentenced for less thar one
year may be kept in county prison un-
/ der certain circumstances passed the
lCouncil.
| A bill introduced by Witt, Of Boise,
providing for redemption of outstand-
ling warrants, and providing for pay
ling current expenses of Bose county.
Passed Council.
An act authorizing the appointment
of Deputy Recorders for mining dis
/ tricts thirty or forty miles from coun-
i ty seats has passed the Council.
Also an act has passed both houses
to create road district and provide
Ifor constructing wagon road from