The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-24
AFFAIRS AT BOISE
A Bill to Abolish Alturas and
Logan Counties.
INMATES OF THE WHITE HOUSE
Are Anxious Over Commissioner Saunders
lilness-GOyernor Thomas Reassuring
hessage-A Great Day at Evanston.

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 23.-TSpecial telegram
to The HERALD. The fight to-day in the
house was over the wip;ng of Alturas and
Logan counties off the face of the earth and
creating Alta and Lincoln, with HALEY and
Shoshone as county seats. The bill passed
the senate week ago, and everything was
prepared so no amendments were neces-
sary To-day's action is toward righting
the wrong done Alturas by the legislature
two years ago. when Elmore and Logan
counties were created out of this one. The
Dill had been made the special order for
this afternoon and the first move of the op-
position was when Armstrong, of Logan,
introduced substitute, making the matter
go to vote of the people at the next general
election, 1892, but the amendment was lost
ana the strength of Aituras people shown.
Prlce spoke in favor of the bill, explain
ing its necessity, and Armstrong spoke
against it Emery spoke of wrong being
oohe Alturas two years ago, and said this
would not right it, as two wrongs could not
make 1t right. He was in favor of Aituras
absorbing Logan entirely, and made mo-
ton TO refer it to a committee with instruc
TONS to draw up a bill this way. But it
was lost and the bill passed 10 to ID.
The cause OF changing the names is that
the constitution does not allow boundary
lines and county seats changed without the
vote OF the people, but does not prohibit the
creation of new counties. 1t changes Belle
Vue into Alta county and makes the-voters
IN Alta county about sixteen hundred, in
Lincoln only 400, some claiming the gov
ernor will veto it, as it places Lincoln with
out enough inhabitants to carry on a county
government. Lobbyists from Shoshone and
HALEY have been here some weeks work
ing for the division, while Belleyue's ag-
gregation has been against it, Some pretty
severe charges were made against certain
members N regard to swapping, and no de-
mails were made. According to Idaho laws.
trading of votes is criminal.
The act provides that the governor shall
Within ten days after the passage of the
act, appoint and commission suitable per-
sons to fill the various county offices of
Alta and Lincoln, who shall qualify and
hold Office until their successors are dulv
elected and qualified. Armstrong made a
final effort by offering an amendment,
which was lost, that the question as TO
changes should De submitted to the vote of
The people, TO be cut off at the next general
election. Without doubt Alturas county
was greatly wronged two years ago. It is
doubtful if to-day's action will not place
the new county of Lincoln with her 400
votes in deplorable condition.
The bill creating Butte county out of
Ada and Washington was withdrawn. II
had merely been introduced to prevent
Canyons creation.
The bill for changing the county seat of
Bear Lake from Paris to Montpelier. was
read third time and started to pass, when
1t was found it did not conform to the
election law just passed, so it was referred
back to the committee for amendment.
Passed, bill in regard to eminent do |
main, amending the present laws and giving
railroads better advantage over lands
which they desire to cross.
a resolution passed that all amendments
to the constitution before being submitted |
to voters at a general election shall be con- |
CURED in by both houses
Another memorial passed, praying Con-
gress for free coinage of United States |
silver. This makes about the third.
Another bill passed, was that preventing |
the sale OF liquor within two miles of new
railroads being graded or track laying.
The senate held a very short session dur |
ing the day, and took recess until tonight. |
so it could hear the Alturas fight in the |
house
Senator Weller introduced a memorial |
praying Congress to grant certain lands to |
the Seattle, Boise & Salt Lake railway
bill was introduced providing for
reports in district courts.