The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-09
ADJOURNED.
The 18th Idaho Legisla-
ture is No More.
Bills Which Have Become
Laws.
Special to the Caldwell TRIBUNE.

Special to the Caldwell TRIBUNE.
The Idaho "Rump" Legislature
adjourned Thursday night at Il
O'Clock, and TIE Idaho Legislature
adjourned sine die, at $50 O'Clock
Friday morning. The cause OF
these two adjournments was the
Alturas division bill. This most
righteous measure passed the house
last Saturday by the decisive vote
of Is to 8, and, pending a motion
for reconsideration, went to the
Council, where it was referred to a
special committee with instructions
to report Wednesday at 10 o'clock,
a. m.
At the appointed time the COM
mittee reported and then the sea-
son of fasting and prayer for the
Council began. The Council stood
to 4 in favor of the bill, with
President Clough leading the mi
nority. Progress was impossible.
The chair would entertain no other
motion than one for adjournment
and proceeded to deliberately break
every rule of the Council; parlia-
mentary rules and all were for
naught as against the will of this
law-breaker. And thus, for thirty
eight hours decisive majority Of
the Council of the 18th legislature
of Idaho, were brow-beaten, bull
dozed, and insulted, and prevented
from enacting much-needed laws,
simply because despicable mi
nority did not want Alturas county
divided. impeachment of the
President was the only recourse,
and impeachment was a dangerous
procedure. 1t is the verdict of
many that impeachment proceed
ings would have caused riot and
bloodshed.
At - o'clock Thursday night in
the house Speaker Burkhart de-
clared the house adjourned sine
die. The words had scarcely left
his lips when motion electing
Gee. P. Wheeler speaker pro tenn.
was put and carried, and Wheeler
was in the chair before Burkhart
had left the platform. The ex-
Speaker and his seven followers
s}awly filed out, Marc Anthony
Squirt bringing up the rear. The
house Immediately proceeded to
the consideration of bills.
In the Council the same old fight
was on regardless of the hour.
At last, Judge Mayhem, the leader
of the majority arose and made a
motion deposing the presiding Off
Ger and electing Taylor, of Bingham,
as President pro tenn. The chair
said he would not put the motion.
~ don't want you to put it; I will
put it myself" At this juncture
D. B. P. Pride bounded over the
railing and was at the Presidents
chair in a twinkle and whispered
something to him. The President
Immediately arose, raped with his
gavel, and declared the Council ad-
journed sine die.
Paying no attention to this Judge
Mayhem put his motion, which car
ried, and Taylor took the chair
and the Council proceeded to
business.
A new anxiety arose: Would
Gov. Stevenson consider the pro-
of the recognized houses
.egal and sign bills ? The question
vas quickly settled. He not only
signed the bills but had the author
ty of Attorney General Johnson
or his action.
About 8 a. m. Friday morning
after Strengthening and more clear
y defining some boundary lines,
he glad announcement was made
hat the Empire of Alturas" had
'een done up in small packages,
md that the counties of Gilmore
nd Logan were created, and a
'iece of Alturas attached to Bing-
lam county.
Other bills of Importance were
AIKEN up by both houses and passed,
igned by the Governor and became
AVIS.
The anti-divisionists claim that
he proceedings of the reconstruct
d houses are illegal; that the ses-
ion expired by limitation Thurs
ay night at midnight; and will
ppeal to the courts. The majority
old that the session is sixty days;
nd that it did not expire by limi-
alton until II m. Friday, 60 days
.om the time it convened.
NOTES.
Fifty-nine ana one-nalf days of
rump" legislation, and one-half
ay of common-sense legislation.
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