Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-12-13
THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In the CUuucit Thursday
and Friday.

ing: A bill to secure the full assess
ment of live stock owned in adjoining
States and Territories, and grazed IN
this Territory; bill to encourage the
sinking of artesian wells; a bill to
regulate the tariff and charges I'M
posed by railway and other tran porta-
ton companies; bill to require rail-
way and other companies to pay for
all damages done by them to the per-
sons or property of citizens.
Mr. lsaman gave notice of bill
regulating the practice Of pharmacy.
MIR. Wilson will introduce bill
for wagon road from Idaho City to
Bonanza.
Mr.. Crawford, a bill to regulate
tariff of sleeping cars and liabilities OF
the companies; for the protection of
fish.
Mr.. Brearley will introduce bill to
change the location of the Territorial
capital to some more central point.
Council bills fixing the salaries of
county officials in Oneida county !;
also, prescribing official oaths Of Office,
were read twice aud referred.
Mr.. lsaman will introduce bill to
establish public school system and
provide for its maintenance; also, one
to exempt tiremen from paying poll
tax and from serving on juries.
:: Mr.. Smith introduced bill (No. 4
to amend Chapter IS of the Code OF
Civil Procedure.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Brearley gave notice that HI
will Introduce bill entitled can Ac
to amend An Act entitled An Act il
Relation to Money of Account and In
terest." Bully for him! That i
: what the people need most!-ED.]
Also, that he would introduce Sal
act to amend subdivision two OF Sec
ton $50 Of the Code of Civil Proce
4 dure;"
Also, "an Act to provide for the dis
: position OF the poll taxes" Bull
p again. They should 60 to the scho@
II fund. ED.
: Also, "a bill reducing the poll, roa
:, and hospital taxes, and fixing the dl'
;, position thereof" These now amour
s to $l1 per year-too high by So, an.
way.-ED.
Mr.. Galloway will introduce b.
to repeal the law requiring permane'
y merchants to take out licenses. Ho
% are the counties to be supported? t
~ direct taxation?-Eo.
~ =" Also, bill to increase the licen
" of retail liquor dealers. Is this
Y "high license" bill:-ED.
Also, bill requiring all travelir
- statesmen to take out a county
cense. Such laws exist in maj
States and Territories. Are they
:. any benefit? We believe that tn
are; but the hotel-keepers general
oppose them. Is the benefit to Il
business men commensurate with t
- loss to the hotel-keepers? That is t
!, question for the Legislature to co
=, sider.-ED.
" Mr.. Smith introduced a bill
:. amend the election laws. This b
- is essentially anti Mormon. 1t p'
- scribes al anti Mormon oath at t
:. polls.
- Mr.. Brearley's bills, to require t
:. poll taxes to be turned into the sche
- fund; and in relation to moneys of I
> count and interest, were referred
the Committee on Finance.
las
-. MIR. Foage's bill to establish D
- trict Courts in each county of
~ Territory, and to provide for the {
penses of the same, was referred
the Committee on the Judiciary.
MN MILEAGE.
The Committee on Mileage repo
ter ed that the members were entitled
LY the following mileage:
ost Brearley Of Alturas, 700.
ill Crawford of Oneida, 100.
&c. Galloway of Ada and Washingt
ok ..
Hart of Bear Lake, 1900.
Isarnan Of Nez Perez, 1860.
Moody of Nez Perez, Shoshone {
~ kootenai, 1860.
ill Pettingill of Ada,o.
u PoAge OF Idaho, 1900.
Smith OF Oneida, 1l4O.
[rs. Wood Of Cassia, AGO.