Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-23
Legislature DOinOs.

BOISE CRY Idaho, Jan.14.-In the sem
ale White introduced an Australian bal.
lot law similar TO Monroe's bill in the
house. 1t contains seventy-two Sc ctions
Shoup introduced a resolution directing
the Encouragement to report such
changes iii the revised statutes as he
deem advisable, and appropriating $3.50
for clerk hire for the purpose. Skate
boe's house bill in reference to storage
of grain, etc, and providing for the ssu-
ance of warehouse receipts, passed, and
will be approved by the governor.
In the house Frederickson introduced
a bill regulating the driving of live stock
off the range. A substitute for the
senate bill regarding holding the term
of the supreme court; passed. The rest
of the day WIS spent in committe on the
whole on the Long bin for regulating
liquor traffic in a high license measure,
fixing the tax at $500 per annum, except
hotel-ke epers three miles outside of the
limits of city, town or village, who
shall pay license Of 5000 per year.
JAN. 15.-House bill No. Z, the anti
Pinkerton was passed.
House bill No. Is, hich makes various
chages in the attachment law was passed.
Suydam introduced bill to make it a
and Imprisonment to kill moose in
Idaho for six years.
The house had long discussion in
committees of the whole over the bill
to prevent any but citizens from work.
ing on public works or for corporations
in Idaho. An effort to table it was beat.
en- by one vote.
In the senate Gum introduced an
important act to amend the law of Idaho
in reference TO the location of mining
claims, prescribing the timeand manner
of posting notices, with form of aft da-
Wits.
The bill asserting to the provisions
| OF congress in regard to the donations of
lands for an agricultural college and
various other purposes passed.
Senator Shoup, after careful exam
| lnation OF the constitution, says thirty
| four different acts will be required to
carry the various provisions of the conf
stitution into effect.
JAN. 16.-A bill was introduced in the
senate to provide for the collection, ar
rangment and display of Idaho pro
| ducts at the Worlds fair, and appropria-
ting S25, 600 therefor.
The bill to divide Ada county will
| provoke greater fight than the bill tc
divide Bingham. Ada is to be cut in
twain, leaving Boise city in Ada and
making Caldwell the county seat of the
new county, which is to be called Can.
yon. Money will be spent freely in
this fight.
1t is now settled that the presiden
will not appoint Lytteton Price U. S
district judge for Idaho. Prices friends
are endorsing Hey burn, of Shoshont
| pnnntv n .l
j. ii. Beatty, who is also opposed by
Dubois. 1t is possible that Willis Sweet
may be appointed, as it is life position
and only young men need apply.
JAN. 17-In the house Sperry introdu
ced bill locating the agricultural col
lege at Lewiston, and to create a com.
mission of technical instruction. Hen
ley introduced a bill to establish I
school of mines at Osburn.
Weiler's resolution expressive of SYM
pathy with the Jews of Russia provok &c
u long debate. Several opposed it unles,
1t was amended to sympathise with tn,
oppressed people of other countries.
was finally adopted, ~ to s. democrat.
voting aye. Emery gave notice that ht
would introduce resolution expressly,
of sympathy with the negroes of tn,
south, and insisted that he expected tn,
democrats to vote for it after thei
speeches on Weiler's resolution.
The senate spent the day considerin,
the bill creating the state board of lane
commissioners, providing for the seec
ton, location, protection, sale, renta
and general management of the stat,
lands, and for the investment of tn,
funds arising from their sale or rental
The bill provides that no lands shall bC
sold for less than their appraised value
said appraisment never to be less thar
$40 per acre. Under the constitution
not more than 100 acres can be sold tC
one individual or corporation, nor NOR,
than % sections in any county in any
| one year.