Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-19
The State Legislature!
THE LAWMAKERS ADJOURNED
SINE DIE.
The Closing Scenes.
Territorial Debt Bill Passed-Aliens
Prohibited from Employment
on Government Work.

In the closing days of its session, the
Idaho legislature labored hard, and, in
the general good feeling that prevailed,
passed many measures necessary for
the public good that had before been
delayed and hindered by petty factions
and differences
The most important bill Of the ses-
sion is thought by many to be the
lein bill. This bill in sub
stance provides that mechanics and
laborers' leins are preferred leins and
are good against every other except
judgment leins and mortgage leins
year old.
The bill to fund and refund the terri
torial Indebtedness passed. The bill
provides to pay debts by issuing twenty
year bonds, bearing per cent interest.
Prices bill to compel railroads to re-
port accidents was beaten. The bill
providing for the education of the deaf,
dumb and blind also passed as did
Whites bill providing for offering re-
wards for persons charged with crime.
House bill No. 81, an act providing
for an exhibit at the Worlds Column
bian Exposition, and appointing a
commissioner therefor, was approved
by the governor. Hon. J. r. De-
Lamar's nomination as the commits
sioner of Idaho at the Columbian Fair
was confirmed.
House bill No. 81, concerning fees
and compensation Of county officers,
was approved by the Governor.
In the senate the bills passed by the
house were considered and the impor-
tant ones passed.
A vote of thanks was extended Presi-
dent Gray; also Governor Wiley and
staff.
A message was announced from the
Governor announcing that he had
signed the bill regulating the fees of
county officers, also the bill to permit
school districts to invest funds.
In the house, Greene introduced bill
No. l12, relating to revenue, placing
the limit of the state tax at 81 mills
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed, and sent to the senate and
passed there.
The senate receded from one of its
amendments to the general appropria'
bill, and the house concurred in the
senate amendment and the bill passed
The question was on the senate cut Of
1000 on the penitentiary appropria
ton. 1t was thought $50, 900 was little
enough.
The senate bill providing for the
great seal of the state of Idaho was reaG
and passed.
The senate bill providing for a vot.
on the county seat of Bear LAX,
county, a motion was made to suspend
the rules and pass to the third reading
but was lost.
The governor approved the Alturas
county bill apportioning its debt.
Senate bill No. SO, prohibiting alien
from employment on state work, ex
cepting in case of prisoners in the pen
itentiary, was read the third time an,
passed.
i Steunenberg moved resolution G
thanks to Speaker Fem for the patien
Kramer in which he presided over tn
deliberations of the body.
Fem left the chair and room and tn
resolution was discussed, all finall
voting for it except Porter of Shoshone
Promptly at p. M, the time havin
been extended, the city band marche
into the bar of the house, and, as tn
. gavel fell, struck up America.
. Members of the legislature fell into tn
rank and marched down town, led b
, the band.
The first session of the Idaho Stat
. Legislature, unlimited as to time, is 9
an end. The gavel has sounded il
knell in both houses, and the presidin
= officers have solemnly announced til
f adjournment without day. With q n
' cord that few Legislature can equa
) and none can hope to surpass, th
I session just ended will live in histor.
D With its inherent capacity for doin
e everything but work, day after dav We
e spent in useless fillibustering and dill,
0 tory tactics, until towards the end whe
realizing sense of the duties devolvin
e upon them seemed to come to ii
= rescue of the members, and in the la
1 days of the session much useful legisl,
ttion was accomplished.