The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-05
HEs WANTED TO FIGHT
The Preacher Legislator
Takes Uff His Coat.
TRAGEDY HURTS MAKING HAY,
Session Postponed for q
Card Party.

BOISE CITY, January 31.-lSpecial
Correspondence of The HERALD The
worst enemy of the Republicans party
of Idaho could not have wished it a
worse misfortune than has befallen il
in the present Legislature. That thew
may take the wind out of the sails of
the Democratic journals. the Republic
can papers are beginning to
POINT OUT ITS SHORTCOMINGS
and urge that, even at this late day,
something beside private, unconstitu-
tional and imperative bills be gotten
through. They want something to
which they can point with pride.
They have barely succeeded in getting
one such through, and that was
stolen from the Colorado statutes. The
irrigation bill is alluded to, The num-
| Der of candidates who have been
lowering about the capital precincts
with view of improving their chances
for federal Offices has been multitu-
dinous. They have taken up great
deal of the time of the members.
Among them are men who have visible
means of support, but as body they
look like the last leaf of the beggar's
petition.
Heretofore frequent allusion has been
made to division bills. Alturas is q
very large county and frequent at
tempts have been made in the direction
of her dismemberme The people
of the west want county cut off to be
called Elmore; another has been
mapped for the south to be called
Logan, and then Bingham on the east
wants strip to
sTRA1GHTEN AND DEFINE HER BOUND
ARIES.
Two years ago the HALEY politicians
caused the two former bills to be con-
solidated and thus insured the defeat
of both. Prssuming the same med
icine would produce the same results
now, they tried the same methods. but
at present the contrary effect seems
to have been developed. A number of
Office holders from the big county are
here, with sacks, 1t is presumed, and
all that seems fair and rose-hued for
the divisions may assume a different
aspect on the morrow. The
autonomy of the county has
caused great expense to HALEY
each two years for long time and al
ways will, until an incorruptable
legislature shall diYice it. When that
will be deponent saith not. The omni-
bus bill was under consideration this
morning, AMI an attempt was made to
bring it up in the afternoon, but it
failed by vote of 10 to 10. From this
time on little will be heard of save diyi-
sion, and the excitement will run
higher and higher each day. In the
meantime the Democrats are not
responsible for anything that is done,
and look on the show with considerable
amusement. 1t will probably be remem
bered by most Of your readers that
about week ago statement was made
by Emery, of Custer, that information
had como to him that certain members
hs heen swapping votes and receiving
brl which under the statutes of
Idah1
is FELONY.
A committee of investigation was ap-
pointed CO insisting of Bruner, Mitcher,
Sergeant, De Haven and Kurtz to in
vestigate. These have been holding
meetings every day this week, with the
view of obtaining eliminating testi-
mony. Littleton Price, ESQ.,, and an
attorney of the name of Sullivan are
appearing for the Haley offceholders,
and Tom Catalan, Esq, of this city,
for the m mbers alleged to be impli-
| Gated. The divisionists say that the
whole thing has been gotten up to
throw Giseredlt upon their cause, and is
q HALEY < So far no eliminating
evidence u IN adduced, and unless
something is developed soon, it will be
very evident that the whole matter was
designed for delay. In this connection
it may be well 10 state that the session
closes On the 7th of February.
Tragedy Kurtz made speech in the
Assembly this morning which will tend
to advance him another step in his
aspirations for the delegateship. When
he observed the array against him in
favor of division he was siezed with a
sudden inspiration and exclaimed:
'The progress of this bill is developing
treachery as foul as that which i'm
PEELED the dagger through the mantle of
imperial Cesar"
STRONG MEN wEPT
and there was a Irritation of handker-
chiefs throughout the assembly hal.
The like had never before been heard
beneath the dome of Idaho's capitol
since the honorable gentlema an g speech
in the Kinport case.
| The Governor signed the Mormon
naturalization bill on Tuesday. 1t
would have been of no avail to veto it,
tor it would certainly have passed by q
two thirds vere. He is not sitting as a
court to adjudicate upon the constitu-
tionality of laws, and perhaps he de-
sired that the folIies of this Legislature
should be matters patent to all the peo-
pie and placed upon the statute books
where all can be made acquainted with
their work. One of the best attorneys
in Idaho remarked but yesterday that
he had not seen an enactment since
the session commenced that he could
not drive cart and oxen through"
On the same day the executive sent g
commission to Hon. Fred. T. Dubois
authorizing him to act as commissioner
for the Territory at the centennial in
auguration of General George Washing