Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-12-14
THE IDAHO LEGISLATURES.
Inc Democrats Have the Council, and
the House Is Evenly Divided
Deadlock In the Latter.

40 Lstuiy DIVIDED - A
Deadlock In the Latter.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TrMEs:-
Inc several members of the Council
were in their seats at IL M, TODAY.
and proceeded at once to a temporary
organization. Hon. James HI. Beatty
OF Alturas county, was nominated for
Temporary President, and elected
unanimously.
Wlokersham, of Owyhee county,
was made Chief Clerk pro TEN.
Credentials from members were pre-
sented, and all being declared entitled
TO seats in the Council, the permanent
organization was begun, which re.
suited as follows: James H. Beatty,
Oh Aituras county, and Mayhem, of
ohoshone county, were nominated,
MIR. Mayhem receiving seven votes.
and Mr.. Beatty five. The Council
should have stood tie-six to six
but "kaintuck" Smith, exercising his
usual propensity for vacillating, flop
ped over unequivocally into the lap of
Democracy, and made the Council IT.
reparably Democratic. Smith seems
to have forgotten to whom he is in
debted for his election to the Senate
Chamber of Idaho, and your readers
shall know the full particulars as soon
as the veil is lifted, and 'Kaintuckn
is exposed to view in his true colors.
Charles C. Stevenson, son of the
governor, was made Assistant Chief
CLERK, Mrs. Jennie Calkins Assistant
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, while
Julius Shainwald was made Chief
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk.
Jesse Pollard, of Shoshone, carries
the honors of Sergeant-at-Arms.
The Council is solidly Democratic
THE HOUSE.
The House of Representatives was
called to order promptly at - o'clock,
noon, by Hon. D. w. Fouch, Speaker
of the Thirteenth session. J. C. Fox
(R), of Bingham and Custer coun.
ties, was nominated as Speaker pro
tenn, and opposed by Josiah Cave (D.),
OF Boise county. The House not be.
ing able to come to an agreement as
to the method or manner in which
they should vote-viva voce or by Sc
oret ballot-the speakership was drop
ped for the time being, and a vote
taken on Chief Clerk pro TEN. Hard
ing, of Alturas, and Hllliard, of Sho-
shone county, were the candidates.
Harding received IS votes, Hilliard
10, and one was for Guthrie, the pres
ent Sheriff of Shoshone county.
Harding was declared elected.
The House finally decided to adopt
the former mode of voting of the
Legislature, i. e., secret balloting, and
voting began for the nominees for
Speaker pro TEN. The result was
deadlock. Eighteen ballots were
taken resulting in tie every time.
An adjournment was offered between
almost every ballot, and was lost each
time, the vote standing II to IL.
The House finally adjourned at 3
o'clock, to convene again at 10 clock
tomorrow morning.
There are several Haileyites in
town, among whom your correspond
ent noticed Joe Oldham, Claude
Campbell, and Jack Campbell.
The present outlook for the House
is that there will be a long lock. out,
though perhaps not as serious as at
the Tenth session, when the two par
ties held out % days, and then set
tied on compromise.
Lively times are looked for in the
House tomorrow, particulars of which
will be duly forwarded to tho TIMES.
F. 0. HARDING.
BOISE Cry, Dec. Is, 1886.
A Good Showing.