Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-01-15
IpAHoLE0ISLATUR RE-

been almost in total DARKNESS IN Ie5Wu
to tn. proceedings Of that body since
Dec. 18th. No letter nor newspaper
from Boise City of date since the l7ih oil
Dec. has reached this place We re-
,ceiveda telegram Jan. 9th from Boise
City which read, as follows "Anneza-
tlon memorial passed the council; . to ).
A stormy debate Signed, s, &. isa
man" We also have received the Idaho
Avalanche, containing copy Of the
Hous. bill.No. lS, in relation to polyga-
my, bigamy, &c, which we publish on
our outside The auditor of this county
has also received copies Of an oath to be
taken BY officers in relation to the same
subject without any directions or expla-
nations in relation to its having been
made law bnt the suggestion from the
fact that it is printed at the Office OF the
pablo printer that 1t mus; be in pursu-
snoe OF some law which the legislature
has passed. The House bill IL which
We publish, We tk ink must have some
connection with the passage Of this oath,
whether As burlesque Of the oath or as
Z Foundation for the cnactins of the oath
ve s,s unable to cay. The reasonable
Interpretation Of this oath Is that it is in
tended 10 strike at the root Of all illicit in
tercoursas between the sexes, whether
among the alormons or the gcntiles.
It produces in this section quite com
motion among those who are about to
qualify for office: There is need of fur
Their light npon the proceedings of the
legislature in order to. determine what
VA intended by this oath andi is doubt
fl whether some Of tho officers elect will
take the oath un.il il is better understood
In regard to tho memorial spoken of il
the telegram it is alleged that there wa
stormy debate" in the Council upor
the question from which We infer tina
some Of the members of tho Couuci
from tho south must have opposed thu
memorial strongly, which is in violation
Of the resolutions Of both the democratic
and republican parties OF the territory
and 10 disobcdiencc to the voice Of thu
people who elected them. We also fine
in the Avalanche notice given in thu
House Of Z memorial to give Custer al
Lemhi counties to Montana and Bea
Lake and Cassia to Utah. As Mr.. Gallo
way, who gave this notice is from Ad
county, We have reason to expect tina
this memorial is intended as scare to til
legislature 10 prevent them from passin
Z memorial for the annexation Of Mort
Idaho 70 Washington. There is cla-
u politicians who cannot SEQ the right
Of the people outside Of Ada county, {
If they do see then, they have no respe'
for them and they seem to care not no
much the prosperity Of the norther
counties Of IDAHO is injured by the col
nsction Of those counties with the ba
anos Of the territory nor to what expens
and inconvenience tho north is subjeett
!, BY having to transact its civil busine
with tho south instead Of with Washin
ton Territory. The Avalanche sngges
. seggregatior Of I'LL the counties in Il
territory, paroelliug them out to Monta1
Wyoming, Washington and the state
Oregon. il is difficult to determine whet
! or the Aralanehe's suggestions are
earnest or only intended to barlesque Il
letting 60 OF North Idaho. Every MI
Of prominence in tho south who ha
visited the northern counties and taxi
Into consideration their isolated conditi,
from tho southern counties and the
proximity to Washington in business al
social relations has admitted the fac, tn
- the northern counties in order to obta
great prosperity must belong to Was
ington and that they ought to be pc
nitted to go there 1t will be recollet
ed that Col. Shoup when here last Fl
Admitted the fact, 90 did Mr.. Onderdon
20 also did Col. Stevenson when here
few years ago; and We know Of no ca
did man, whether democrat O. repub
can, knowing our relative relation
Southern Idaho and to Washington, wi
viii not admit that justice to the mort
err counties demands their political |
lance with Washington. We trust tn
our northern members both in House al
Council win avert all the efforts Of mel
bers from the toush which they M
make 10 opposition to oufkannexation
Washington Territory, andAhat the III
mortal viii be enacted by both Hous,
So far as its being endorsed by the go
ernor We are lead to doubt from the ia
that he is endeavoring to make Idaho
state, claiming at the present time th