Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-12
The State Legislature!
THE LAWMAKERS STILL CON-
TINUE THEIR WORK.
House Will Not Adjourn
Until an Irrigation Measure is Passed
"A New Seal and Motto
School Report, Etc.


The legislature still grinds on. They
propose like the immortal Grant to
fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer. The senate has OH several
separate occasions proposed to fix the
day of adjournment but the house re-
fuses to comply with the request, assert
ing that too many important bills, by
far, remain yet to be disposed of.
The revenue bill, with its hundreds
of sections, has been wearing out the
energies of the house from day to day
during the week. 1t is believed by
many of the members that an irriga-
ton measure of some general nature
must pass before adjournment will be
agreed upon. When the question of
adjournment came up last week by q
joint resolution from the senate, fixing
Saturday as the end of the session, Mr..
Smith, OF Boise, opposed the resolution
for the reason that a very important
bill, one the people of the entire State
had thought and expected would be
acted upon, had not been as yet pre-
sented. He referred to the matter Of
irrigation, saying it was u measure the
people demanded. Smith thought If
the 10th inst. was fixed upon as time
for adjournment, proper irrigation
measure might be gotten through. All
propositions tending to fix day for
adjournment were voted down.
Mr. Price said it had been expected
that the senate would evolve some-
thing in the form of an irrigation bill.
1t had been 50 understood. II it had
not, there would have been something
in that direction presented in the house.
Mr.. Green said the legislature was
costing the State $500 per day. If an
irrigation bill was to be acted upon it
should come up for action soon.
The committee on the Great Seal of
the State made report to the effect
that it had agreed upon design, as
follows: The design represents mining
and agriculture. On the right of the
seal there is figure Of miner repre-
senting the mining industry and on
the left is female figure representing
agriculture. In the foreground there is
a sheaf of grain, cornucopia and fir tree
and in the back ground can be seen
mountains with river coursing down
their slopes, while in the distance thu
sun is seen rising from behind thu
mountains. The above are enclosed
within shield at the top of which is 8
l deer's head neatly executed. The com
mittee also reported that they hat
also adopted as a motto the Latir
: words, "Esto Perpetua." The commit
Q tee recommended its adoption.
4 The work of the week consists Of tn
: consideration and passage of the follow
4 ing bills:
l. Senate bill No. 40, an act creating tn
e counties of Alta and Lincoln, and t
8 locate the county seats of said countie
e and to apportion the debt of Loga
;, county, became law by Limitation
y Gov. Wiley has q list of names unde
i advisement and will appoint th
e county officers in the new counties
Under the provisions of the act thes
k appointments must be made ten day
[e after the law went into effect. The PEI
l. pie of old Logan county are highl
y dissatisfied by the action and will ca
IS ry their case into the courts prepared
r. make q warm fight.
o. The county fee bill has been passe,
Of also bill relating to public corpor
e. tions.
at Senate bill No. 20, an act to appr
I'd pirate $4,000 for the procuring of lant
I'd and constructing additional building
ID for the Blackfoot asylum, passed tt
at house last Wednesday.
to Appropriation bill progresses slow
We and is acted on from day to day. As
q is read item by item, discussed ar
to amended, when 1t Is known that the
en- are In all 2O7 sections of the bill, 1t
at not SO remarkable that the progress
be slow and tedious. The debate ON &
bill has taken wide range and engag
fully the attention Of the membel
The bill has finally been recommend
-, for passage and passed to Its thi
,e- reading.