The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-13


Friday. While it was voted down
by large majority, it was move
in the right direction. A large ma
jority of the members are lawyers,
and as quibbling and priddling is
a part of their training, if not of
their nature, the chances of an ex-
tended session are favorable.
The lawyers in the convention
are in the ascendency in the point
of number, there being twenty-five,
or over one-third. Those engaged
in mercantile pursuits come next
with nine members. The mining
industry has seven representatives;
farmers and stock raiser8, six; edi
tors, five; doctors, three; railroad
ers, two; brewers, one; butchers,
one; laborers, one; and twelve not
classified. The convention also in
cludes in its membership several
persons who have filled high and
responsible positions. Hon. J. w.
Reid, of Latah county, served two
terms in the lower house of Con-
gress, representing North Caro-
lima constituency. Hon. W. H.
Claggett, of Shoshone county, twice
served Montana Territory as dele
gate to Congress. Hon. George
Ainslie, of Boise county, was twice
the representative of Idaho Terri
tory; Hon. John T. Morgan, Of
Bingham county, is ex-Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court Of Idaho;
| and Alex. E. Mayhem, of Shoshone
county, is a legislator of over
| twenty years experience in this and
adjoining territories.
1t is thought that the various
committees will all make reports
this week, so as to enable the con-
vention to 60 into committee of the
whole next Monday. The Legisla-
tive committee will report in favor
of according each county in the
State, regardless of population, one
senator, and that the number of
Representatives be double the num-
Der Of Senators, to be apportioned
| according to population. This will
confne the 'joint" nuisance to one
branch of the Legislature, and also
insure counties of small population
at least one member Of their own.
The committee of judiciary will
undoubtedly report in favor Of an
independent supreme court Of three
members. and district court Of
| four members, with a district attor-
ney for each district.
am sorry to find a strong ten
dency among the members toward
creating a larger number of state
Offices than we now have territorial
Offices, with increased salaries.
This can be accounted for by the
fact that the different localities re-
presented have an ak to grind
When these matters come up, the
common sense of the convention
must assert itself-or down goes
statehood.
The convention received a dele.
CATION of the w. c. T. U. of Idaho
| Wednesday morning, and were ad
dressed by their President, Mrs.
| II. Shelton, in behalf of two mem,
orials she presented-one praying
for female suffrage and the other
for prohibition. The presiding
officer assured the ladies that theil
petition would receive respectful
consideration.
ADA COUNTY IN THE SOUP.
The contest over the Ada county
delegation has left her practically
in the "soup," and the members
have accepted the situation as
gracefully as possible. On account
of the contest they had no voice in
the organization, until after the
"slate" was made. The democrat.
ic members of the delegation Jared
better in the makeup of the stand
ing committees than did the repub,
licans. The Ada county delegation
were distributed as follows: Exc.
cutive Department J. S. Gray and
I. N. Costin; LegislatiVe-Pefey
Judiciary-Wilson; Bill of Rights
CLARK and Steunenberg; Scat Of
Government-Gray; Revenue and
Finance-Steunenberg; Militia and
Military-Clark; Municipal Gorpor-
ation-Wilson, Pehey; Federal
Relations-Moss; Labor-Pefey;
Schedule-Gray, chairman; Irri-
gation-Coston, Moss; Printing
Clark, Steunenberg; Salary Public
Officers-Coston, Wilson; Legisla-
tive Appointment-Maxey
THE COMMITTEES IN FULL.
Committee on Ways and Means.
Sol Hasbrouck, J. III. Shoup,
Frank Harris, Edgar Wilson, J. 1
Crutcher, H. B. Blake.