Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-06
Legislature DOings.


sidered house amendment to senat
bills. The latter to-day ignored mum
Der OF senate amendments TO hous
oills. The senate went into committe,
OF the whole to consider the house bill
to regulate the sale of liquors In les
quantity than quarts. An amendment
was offered that persons applying for ,
license pay $500 per year in a place o
business in city where $50 votes were
cast for governor at election preceding
the time the application is made, and
$500 per year for license in other
cities. In hotels outside city limits H.
cense shall be 500 per annum. The
amendment wac carried and the COM
mitteee rose and and reported the bill
back, with the recommend dation that il
pass.
In the house lengthy discussion was
held on Mr.. jones' wagon road bill.
Arguments for and against it waxed
warm, its constitutionality was question.
ed, and finally Mr.. Jones moved call
OF the house, which was issued and the
sergeant-at-arms sent to arrest certain
solons who had absented themselves
from the session. After the delinquent
representatives were brought in vote
was taken and the bill passed. After
the bill was passed an amendment was
offered to the title, which changed the
course Of the road. This was a signal
for another burst of eloquence from Mr..
Ballentine:
Now that the bill has passed, l OBJ
Ject to the the road being turned in
whatever direction, through whatever
district desired. and make as many
branches as occurred to the champion
of the BILL"
He brought up questions of the con-
stitutionality Of the measure, and gave
Attorney General Roberts, who had
said the bill was all right. another
blow. Notwithstanding the objections of
Mr.. Ballentine, who has been accused
of opposing the bill for a preliminary
democratic gain. The bill passed as
amended.
The following bills were introduced:
To secure the several counties in the
state to be conducted on cash basis
and to provide for the p ayment of out.
standing warrants directed by the con-
stitutiou.
A bill providing the manner in which
new counties may be created and or
ganized in Idaho.
The following passed: Mr.. Frederick
sons bill regulating the driving of live
stock off the usual ranges, and Mr.. Suv-
dams bill, for the protection of moose.
The house went into committee of
the whole to consider the bill allowing
jurors and witnesses in justice and pro-
bate courts So per day and mileage 10
cents per mile. The committee recon-
mended that the bill pass.
JAN. PIN the senate to-day, Brans-
letter, from the committee on appropri-
ations, reports favorable on house bill
No. 3, appropriating $4,000 for fitting
up an insane asylum.
Underwood introduced a bill to create
the counties of Alta and Lincoln out of
Alturas and Logan. locating the county
seats and apportioning the debt of Lo-
gan county. also bill to provide for the
proper adjustment of indebtedness of
Alturas county.
The high license bill was made a
special order for next Monday at q D. IN.
1t Is expected that the county division
bills of Bingham and Ada will come up
from the senate not later than Thurs
day.
The current opinion now seems to be
that the agricultural college will not 20
to North Idaho. The objection to Lew
Iston is that the state university will
be located at Moscow, only thirty miles
oil, and that, as Idaho county is too
much out of the way, it is thought not
advisable to locate two educational in
'titutions 30 close together. While Lew.
ston is likely to develop more strength
than any other one section, her people
will hardly be able to get sufficient votes
10 carry her through. 1t is likely the
agricultural college will be located
in south Idaho. 1t has been
hinted that if Caldwell will give up the
county division fight she can have the
college. Weiser is making
4 stong fight for it.
JAN. 29.-In the senate the bill allow
ing the county commissioners to offer a
bounty for the destru ction of wild ami
mails; passed. The bill to appropriate
money to meet expenses of the militia
n 1889 and 1890; passed. The bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for rebuilding the
burned insane asylum; passed. The
bill authorizing the people of Bear-lake |
county to hold a county seat election on
May 10Th; passed. A bill was intro. |
1uced by Shoup, and passed to permit |
railroad companies TO bridge navigable |
streams in Idaho. The penitentiary
Dill came up and the bill passed. |
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