The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-19
" ATTRACTIVE" BOISE.
Nothing of Importance
from the Halls of
Legislation.
What Will the Harvest Be.
;pecial CORRESPONDENCE Of TRIBUNE.

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cy is it that causes the restless
throng of humanity to flow in If 1t
be not that of attraction ? There
are several theories advanced by
as many different partisans as to
the cause of this attraction:
/. The members of the gigantic
conglomoration of brains and bun
combe-the Idaho Legislature
claim that they are the attraction.
2. The presence of that august
tribunal of justice-the Supreme
Court of Idaho--is thought by
many to be the magnet.
8. "The unbounded hospitality
for which Boise City is so justly
famous" (?) is regarded by large
number as the true solution of the
phenomenon.
At any rate the crowd of visitors
is increasing daily; the Overland
resembles huge beehive, and even
the sedate old Central has had to
let out notch or two to accommo-
date the throng; and the Golfers of
| the Idaho Central are rapidly as
Stunning plethoric condition. But
with these three the luxury ceases,
and general business is dull-even
the festive saloonist complainant.
AS one said the other day: "You
won't catch me working for solid
republican legislature again % 1t
is also said that he had to 60 down
into his pocket to the tune of 81 ,OOC
in order to kill the high license
bill. Whether it is killed or not
remains to be seen. At any rate
however, it murdered more sleep fol-
the politicians in its brief life than
they can recover this session.
Several petitions have been pre-
scented from the Territorial W. c
T. u, praying for the liquor license
to be abolished entirely.
Badley's poll tax bill had {
lively shaking up this week. Th'
Council changed the most import
ant features of the bill and sent i
back to the house for concurrence
The council substitute, / believe
| fixes the tax at IS, and the age o
exemption at fifty years.
Kurtz' immigration bill which
passed the house with but two dis
senting votes, received black ey
in the council committee on terri
torial affairs, which reported
against the bill. This does no
and should not kill the bill, as i
possesses several meritorious fea
lures. The opinion is expresses
quite frequently that the honorabl
gentleman had an "eye to the mai
chance" when he framed his bill
that his ample proportions woul
snugly fit the lucrative chair pre-
vided for the immigration agen'
little knowing that a legislator
ineligible to an Office created by tn
body of which he is membel
A bill of considerable moment
one introduced by McPherso
providing for new election Law
It is modelled after the Australia
method of balloting, which is cor
coded to be the best that has W
been devised to prevent briber
and bull-dozing.
In Badley's bill creating til
county of Gilmore, the county sea
of said county is temporarily Il
Gated at the town of Rocky Ba
and at the regular election to /
held in the year 1890, the place r
ceiving the highest number
votes for county seat will be pc
manent county seat of Elmol
coanty.
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
The Board of Commissioners CO..
vened in regular session Monda
Cal. Johnson, the member from Il
third district was chosen chairms
and the Board proceeded to consi
ering the bonds of the officers elet
Considerable discussion was occ
stoned by the changes the ne
code has made in the amount
bonds. For instance, as the code
quires the Treasurer to qualify
twice the amount which is like
to come into his hands at any o
time, the new Treasurer, D.
Baker, had to rustic securities
the amount of $4,000, as there
now 100000 in the county tre'
a II 1919