Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-02-23
TIE "RUMPD COUNCIL,
A List Of Bills Passed by II, and Ap.
proved by the Governor.

after the Legislature had adjourned
according to.law, was the most &C.
commodatiug body which ever sat ir
the halls of Legislation. 1t granted
everything to everybody" who asked
for anything. 1t did not matter wha
was asked for, the "Rump" passed
it. AS it only remained in session
three or four hours after its "organi
cation" it could not have had time &c
read much less consider) one-fourtt
of the measures alleged to have beet
passed by it.
The calendars Of the respective
houses were of course cleared, and
everything which had been rejected
by the Legislature in lawful assembly
passed with whoop! 1t is evident
that anything would have passed; and
if more obnoxious measures did no,
become claws" as far as the con.
spirators were concerned, it was
simply because they were not pre-.
pared.
The nominations of Attorney
General johnson and Comptroller
Himrod had been rejected by the
Council; they were approved by the
"Rump." The school fund was
ordered depleted by the "Rump" for
the benefit of few sharks. A
special (hence UNCONSTITUTIONAL act
providing for the relocation of the
seat of Washington county, was
rushed through; also, a bill throwing
the door open to medical quacks; al
so, some bills appropriating money for
the benefit of individuals.
But the browning infany of all,
besides the disbursement OF Alturas,
was the passage of bill by which the
conspirators hoped to so re-apportion
the Legislature as to secure Ada and
Bingham counties that supremacy to
which they are not entitled. The
"Rump" overreached itself in this,
however, as it only apportioned IL
members to the Council, while it gave
rs to the House which is respect
lively one less and one more than the
Enabling Act allows.
The TINES has, with great care,
had the following list prepared Of bills
passed by the "Rump" Council. 1t
is doubtless complete; yet it may not
be, as there was so much confusion in
the "Rump," during and after its
session, that there is no telling what
villainies may yet come to light and
be claimed to have been enacted into
law by that infamous mob. Here is
the list:
c. B. 20. An Act to amend Sec.
ton 1885 OF Title XII, Chap ter III of
the Revised Statutes, relating to the
Board of County Commissioners.
G. B. 81. An Act to invest the
money in the Territorial General
School F'und of Idaho Territory.
g. B. 3S. An Act to suppress the
dissemination OF contagious and in
fictitious diseases among domestic
animals and to protect stock owners,
G. B. So. An Act for the relief OF
John Early, A. G. Girard aud E.
Pink ham.
C. B. AZ. An Act to prevent the
sale of cigarettes to minors and for
other purposes.
c. B. s. An Act authorizing the
State of Oregon to erect, maintain
and operate a hatchery i'll the Terri.
tory of Idaho.
Council Substitute for II. B. :, Fl.
B. and {. B. 5. An Act to amend
Sections 7ls5, 7lS6, 7ls7, 1893, 7l94
and 1897, Title XIV Chapter l of the
Revised Statutes, relating to violation
Of game and fish laws.
G. B. 81. An Act to provide for
the relocation of the county seat OF
Washington coanty.
c. J. R. 6. Appropriating the sum
of one hundred dollars to Steunen.
berg Bros. for printing 500 copies Of
the Report of the Superintendent o!
Public Instruction, and to pay ex-
press charges on same.
Fl. Il. 62. An Act relating to tax
deeds making time for redemption
l year instead Of 6 months.
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