The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-12
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
What the SololS are Doing
For the Relief of the
Dear People.
Full Text of Two Bills.
Special Correspondence of TRIBUNE.

The Legislature is slowly grind
ing away, but unlike the mills of
the Gods, it does not grind exceeding
fine. The fault seems to be in the
feeders, for very few of the meas
ures thus far introduced have had
body enough to them to give the
cog wheels a hold, and slip through
unscathed. Besides both branches
are so overwhelminging republican
that there is actually no chance for
a clash on anything that savors in
the least of republicanism. "Mr.
Speaker, | move you," and "Mr.
Speaker, l second the motion"
is about all that can be heard in
the halls of legislation. However
some lively legislation may be
expected next week.
Kurtz, of Ada county, who has
gained the title of 'the tragedian"
by his nonsensical bills to buy pos
tage stamps and to take away the
pamoning power from the Governor
and votes from democrats, is trying
hard to carve out name immor-
tai to which his posterity can look
with pride. But he is making
| more of a "rep." than record,
| as he will find. 1t is said that Jas.
Pinney dictates the course of the
Pennsylvania statesman.
Bailey, of Ada, is without ques-
ton, the leader of the House, and
would have been Speaker but for
the ambition and monumental
conceit for his colleague.
Badley's bill to reduce the age
from 80 to so years when a man is
exempt from poll tax, and reduc-
ing the tax to -, passed.
1t is generally conceded that
the bill requiring railroad COM
panies to fence their track will be-
come law. Contrary to first inn
pressions, it is now almost assured
that the High License Bill will be
killed, but it is likely that there
will be some legislation on the
whisky question.
There will be an apportionment
bill passed, and also bill locating
an Idaho University. The bill
calling a State Constitutional Con-
vention is already in and will pass.
Alturas county will surely be
divided, and possibly Ada county.
There are already three bills in for
the division of Alturas. 1t is be-
ginning to look dubious for the
Empire of Haley"
BILLS INTRoDUCED-HoUs
Warning for the establishment of
Territorial University; by Bailey
requiring railroad corporations to
fence their track through cultivated
fields, and for an increase in the
number of county commissioners
to five, and requiring the whole
vote of the county to elect.
On the twenty-fifth day, the
House passed House Bill No. 5, by
DeHaven, relating to the laborer
having lien on crops for harvest
ing or housing the same.
DeHaven's bill providing for the
taxing of mortgages was taken up
and a motion to adopt the minority
report recommending that the bill
do not pass, prevailed, which defeat
ed the bill.
The Committee on Printing re-
ported substitute for House Bill
| No. Is, relating to the printing OF
the laws of Idaho Territory in news
papers, reducing the expense to
about 81 900 with recommendation
that the substitute pass, and later
on in the day the substitute passed.
Hurts gave notice of the intro
duction of bill to add portion OF
Alturas county to Ada; Kilborn, for
the removal of county seats.
Day, for the construction of a
wagon road from Mt. Idaho, in
Idaho county, to Little Salmon
Meadows, in Washington county.
Sargent, to reapportion the mem
bers of the Legislature.
Sargent, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported House
Bill No. 4, Day, relating to the col
lection of annual licenses from in
surance companies.
House Bill No. AZ. Emery an act
to amend section 1401 of the revised
Statutes, in relation to the exemp-
ton of property from taxation; re-
ferred to the Committee on Judici-
airy.
House Bill No. "A, Bailey to pro.
tect employees of railroad corpora
tons.
House Bill No. 43, Bailey, to
equalize taxation.
House Bill No. 45, Bailey to es-
tablish and protect the rights Of