The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-12-25
THE TRIBUNE.
CALDWELL, DECEMBER IS 1886.
THE LEGISLATURES.
Boise City, Dec. %, '86.

THE LEGISLATURE.
Boise City, Dec. 20, '86.
TRIBUNE:-The deadlock in the hous
on the speakership was broken on til
fourteenth ballot, by the swinging Of tn
entire democratic side for VIM. I
Thews, republican Of Oneida county
This elected him by vote Of 10 to
Considerable wrangling was indulge
in over the selection of the mino
officers, but the house finally got dow
to work yesterday afternoon, and tn
following selections we're made by &C
clamation:
G. B. Baldwin, sergsant-atar arms.
4. o. Harding, enrolling and engross
ing clerk.
b. +. Anderson, Waterman.
w. H Broadhead, assistant CHIEF
clerk.
Miss Permeal French, assistant en-.
rolling clerk.
j. X. Watson, door-keeper.
Geo. Wilhelm, page.
Rev. Geo. II. Newman, chaplain.
The house then proceeded to inform
his Excellency, the Governor, thstit was
organized and ready for business.
Quite sensation YVES created by
Burke, Of Shoshone and Kootenai, who
introduced the following resolution in
the house yesterday morning:
WHEREAS, the territorial officials were
all invited to the privileges of this
house, and that one OF their number,
the attorney general, ID. P. B. Pride,
with all due respect to the rest Of Ehem)
las seen fit to abuse that privilege, by
OBTAINING the name and character IF
some of its mem bere, and in other ways
was interfering with the org anizalion
OF the house. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That he BIZ denied from
this time until the final adjournment of
this house, any of the privileges OF this
floor, and that the sergeant alarms be
and is hereby instructed to so inform
him.
After bitter discussion OF the reso-
luton, largely participated in by the
members, the resolution was laid upon
tho table.
The councils time has been nearly all
taken up in reading the Revised Code
&C. B. 14)
This is most voluminous document,
and will occupy several Neeks for the
reading alone. 1t is the work OF Messrs.
j. II. Beatty, R. u. johnson and John
Gray, the commissioners on codifca-
lion and revision. Il contains over
5000 sections, and is said to be very
creditable work. It is fashioned after
the statutes of California.
President Mayhem has introduced tie
following bill, which has passed tho
second reading:
Section 1. That any man and woman,
not beng married to each Other, shall
live and cohsbit together or shall l5wdly
and VIGOROUSLY associate together, such
man or woman, upon conviction there
OF, shall be imprisoned in the county
jail not less than thirty days nor more
than six months, and fined in any sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect |
and be in force thirty days after its pas
sage and approval.
1t nov seoms O foreg DING conclusion |
that the Office OF encouragement will
be dispensed with during the session.
1t is useless Office at best, and entire
ly unnecessary. Nine-tenths of all the
members favor the extinction of the
oMce, and as Pride's power is percept-
ably on the wane, it is almost sure that
the attorney-generalship will soon be 3
thing of the past.
A bill has been introduced in the
council 10 provide for an immigration
bureau and appropriating $4,000 to
pay the necessary expenses for the same
for the first two years. This is move
in the right direction. 1t is highly
important measure and tho chances for
its passage are very favorable.
Helfrich's Bill &C. B. 10y TO repeal the
existing insurance laws OF the territory,
has been referred TO the proper COM
mittee. 1t is awakening considerable
discus,io
Now that the house has thoroughly
organized, work will be gotten through
with rapidly. There do not seem to
be as many dronos in the legislature as
usual, besides which there is an unseen
spur behind each member of each party
constantly urging him on, and much
needed legislation may be expected.
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