The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-23
THE LATEST FROM BUZ.
Comments Upon the Idaho
Legislature.
INGENIOUS AND GUILELEss.
Their Inexperience-AV Vast Field of
Learning Lies Open Before Them
The Statehood Movement.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, December o.
Especial correspondence to THE
HERALD The action of the House in
expelling your correspondent, has
created a great deal of comment in this
town and again brought up as matter
of discussion the justice of expelliDg
Lamarout, Kinnersley, and Klnport.
These high-handed proceedings eVince
queer idea of the rights and
privileges of lawmakers. Men are
asking themselves whether they
will be accorded any rights what
ever unless they follow the majority.
whether government was made to sub
serve the ambitions of few politicians
or for the interests OF the people? All
the news we wish or desire your cor
respondent oAn obtain without the favor
of the members or the clerk. The
truth is that most of the honorables are
so loose of soul that lin their sleep
they mutter their affairs and generally
give themselves away at the corridors
of the Overland House for days before
they make movement. In this
respect the gentlemen are per-
fectly ingenious and gulleless. That
they are not experienced in legislation
one little incident will show. During
the early part of the week resolution
was introduced in the House ordering
the sergeant-at-armst to procure ABOUT
$500 worth of stamps for the use of the
members there of. 1t passed through
tbs usual course and went to the Gov
ornor who promptly indicated his
disapproVal There was nothing
wicked or dishonest in the act. They
inspiration that induced them to fire
your reporter, not. only from the place
provided for gentlemen Of the press,
but from the lobby and galleries, thus
arrogating to themselves the right to
deprive a born American citizen of a
legal right. To deny the usual facilities
allowed reporters to al offending mem
Der of the press is a matter of no IN
common occurrence, but they might in
| the present case as legally have passed
vote denying him the right of citizen
ship in all respects. So in this case OF
pjstage stamps, the gentlemen seem to
have been laborIng under misapprehen-
sion of their rights. Having for long
space of time had experience in legis
lative matters, your correspondent will
cheerfully advise the gentlemen here
after if any intimation be given him
that his services will at all conduce
to the public benefit and save
expense to the people. We
have not the slightest feeling of ma
! lisnity towards the members of the
house and will act as their mentor with
out fee or reward. The statutes have
made no provisions to that end and the
| : 80 l.
kindly disposed towards the people
public good. Many of the members
are young and vast field of learning
| lies open before them. Anticipating the
governors veto, Mr.. Perkins, of Al
lures, introduced a joint resolution in
the Council, instructing the sergeant
alarms to purchase $50 worth OF
stamps which promptly passed. A few
minutes after this the veto message was
1ecelYed Having, at length, gene the
right way about it it is presumable that
| the postage stamps will come.
A bill has been introduced in the
House having high license for its object.
Il has been referred and is now
under consideration in committee. 1t
is generally thought that it will
| become a law. As We have more
saloons in this Territory, according to
population than in any other political
| division of the United States, there will
be q terrible amount of kiGking-but it
will accomplish no good. The poorer
class OF such grocerymen will have to
take their medicine. Another Legisla-
ture of the political complexion OF tle
present, and of equal maj rity, would
mean prohibition.
So it is PROBABLE that by the time this
letter gets in Salt Lake Guy, a part of our
Legislature will be in town. Whether
they are good, bad or Indifferent, your
people viii have an opportunity of
Judging. The railroad company give
the show AID shoulder the expenses.
No doubt the favor will be appreciated.
All of this time the salaries of the men,
bers are going on, though they do not
again convene until the I'd day Of
January and tire number of days dur
ing watch matters are considered ap-
pertaining to the public service is cur
tailed corTespondingly.
Much has been said relating to State
hood, and the committee to whom the
bill relating thereto has been referred
} Will report favorably to calling con
!. stitutional convention. Some appre-
hensiun is felt by Republicans in rela-
ton to the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the test oath
cases, but the members generally think
they can chance the matter. the idea
that Idaho may be elevated to the dig
nifty of statehood will go long way
in determining much change in our ex-
listing statutes. There seems to be a pre-
vaiIing opinion that it is best to
wait until we become State before
more change is made. We DO not
imagine more legislation is needed for
the benefit of the people.
Western Alturas is moving for new
county to be called Gilmore, and the
people of South Ada wish to be cut off
The music will commence after the 1st
o. January.