, 1890-03-01
AMENDMENTS ALTERED
House Action on Council Election
Bill Amendments.
County Salaries Again in Committee
of the Whole House.
The Schnitger Railway Exemption
Bill Killed in the Council.
House of Representatives.
THE ELECTION BILL.

haO a'SOoiA CicOlOh DhE fSS0he VI
the consultation the measure was reported
back to the house by the election com
mittee Yesterday afternoon with a series
of amendments which were rsilroaded
through by the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Guthrie in the chair. During this
session there was an indefinite reference
to the section or line altered BY the coun-
Gil and changed again blythe house. Then
Mr.. Adams made an explanation which
was doubtless very clear to himself and
others familiar with the measure, but
which would scarcely shine out in a lucid
glare to the average man. Here they are
as taken from tie record and amplified
by the reporter. with the kind assistance
of Mr.. Adams, chairman OF the election
committee, and Mr.. Hebard, father of
the celebrated measure:
Add to.election districts all precincts on
railways. The council made districts only
of precincts having 100 electors within an
area of a square mile.
Strike ouS the provision for registration
of an eleetor by an attorney or agent.
This was a council amendment.
No registration on election day in pre-
cincts on the railway and those having
100 votes. The council vested in electors
the right to register at any time before the
polls are closed.
A COMPROMISE was made on the poll tax
qualification. 1t was removed from the
bill by the council and at the same tine
that body proposed to repeal the law
which allows the operation of the poll tax
qualification in certain cities and towns at
municipal elections. The house wishes
this to remain and wants to reject the en-
tire council amendment to the poll tax
section.
This wad of information is also fur
nished by the house elections committee:
Your committee would also respect.
fully represent that the conclusions ar
rived at by the committee on elections of
the honorable council relative to the con-
stitutionality OF certain qualifications of
elections embodied in the original bill as
passed by this house are erroneous, and
in the judgment OF your committee not
justified by nor based upon the laws of
the United States governing the powers
Of territorial legislatures"
COUNT SALARIES.
These are the figures in the bill fixing
the salaries Of county officers other than
sheriff and clerk, as they appear in Mr..
C~ampbell's council file amended by the
house:
Justices of the Peace--In precincts of
2,OO0 to 1000 electors, s25 a month; more
than 5000, $50 q month. No fees in
criminal cases.
Assessor-In counties of less 81 900, 900
valuation. 5000 a year; up to 81. goo, 900,
$500; up to $4,000, 900, 800; over
$1,000, 900, $500; an eighth Of a mill on
eaualized valuation; actual Expense for
himself and deputy, to make separate
roll for each district.
Coroner-Compensation of SIS a day
and mileage. To receive sheriff's fees
when acting for that official.
Prosecuting Attorney-In counties OF
less than 81, 900, 900, $500; to 81, 900, 900.
$3.50; to IS, OO0. 900, 81. 900; oyer S.
600, 900, 81, 500. The reductions made
here by the house were from 5000,
5000. 81, 200, $4,000, and they were sug.
gested by Messrs. Mccormick and Jesu-
run.
Surveyor-Salary Of Sc a day when at
work, to be paid by persons accepting the
service. This amendment was by Mr..
Atherly.
Two bad spots in the bill we're struck in
succession at this j~uncture, being the sal
airy provisions Tor clerk of court and
county treasurer. The present law and
new bill provisions were adiudged faulty
in several particulars.
A special committee, including Messrs.
Mccormick. Jesurun and Pickett was in
structed to report a substitute for this
salary bill, il to be the special order for 2
o'clock Monday.
WESTON COUNTY.
Az reported by the house committee
the north boundary line of Weston coun-
ty will be the twelfth standard parallel.
Mr.. David objected to the report, but
Chairman Taylor replied that it was by a
majority of the committee.
The bill to appropriate money to defsay
the expenses OF the constitutional CONVEX
ton goes to the judiciary committee.
GoEs THROUGH.
Mr.. Schnitger's immigration bill, with
the appropriation cut down from $4,000
to $4,000, passed the house Yesterday
morning by this vote: Ayes-Adams.
Atherly, Brown, Bowie. David. Hebard,
Pickett, Rankin, Rusk, Schnitger, Tay-
lor. Thomas. Noes-Evans, Guthrie.
Jesurun, Kellogg. Mccormick, Rev. Roe
del Snedden, Speaker Downey.
HALF GoNE.
The Kellogg bill repeating the law OF
1888 creating the live stock commission
was called up by Mr.. Adams yesterday
morning and passed the house under sus-
pension of rules.