Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
The Idaho Legislature.

The legislature has been busy in
both branches this week, discussing
and amending great variety of bills.
The joint special committee appointed
to examine into the condition of affairs
In the insane asylum at Blackfoot
made favorable report commencing
the administration of Superintendent
Glvens. They recommended an ap-
preparation sufficient to complete and
furnish the present building and levy
of 80 cents day to be ordered for each
inmate of the asylum for the next two
years.
In the house a bill was introduced
providing for the appointment by the
governor of a commission of three to
examine into the fitness of all proposed
sites for the location of an agricultural
college, the said commission to be COM
posed Of men entirely outside of the
counties making application for such
college.
Rogers introduced Senate bill No. 20,
1t being an act to appropriate $40, 600 for
the grounds and buildings, and i'm
provements Of the Idaho insane asylum,
located at Blackfoot, and asking for its
immediate passage, as 1t was an en-
ergency. Referred to the committee
on appropriations.
House bill No. IL, by Lyons, was
read the first time, then laid on the
table. This bill provides for the pur-
chase of postage stamps to the amount
of $4 for each member of both Houses.
Senate joint memorial No. l, was
read the third time and passed. It is
memorial instructing our senators and
representatives in Congress to support
any measure that will secure to the
people of the United States free coinage
of silver. The resolution says the free
coinage Of silver will add to tho circu-
lating medium of the country, at a
time when 1t must be apparent that
the business Of the nation Is sorely
hampered by general financial strin-
gency. Free coinage of silver means
better prices for the produce of the farm
and better wages for American laborers.
Free coinage of silver means justice to
American miners.
The senate then went into a COM
mittee of the whole for further consid-
Grafton of the penitentiary bill (House
bill No. 14), and when they arose, re-
commended that it pass with amend
ments. 1t was ordered engrossed and
referred to the Committee on Printing.
The bill has had a hard time In the
Senate for the past three days, and by
the time it is returned to the House,
will hardly be recognized.
House bill No. 10 was passed and
signed by the governor. This is the
bill authorizing the governor to appoint
the county officers where those failed
to qualify within the thirty days limit
at the October election. A bill is in
progress in the senate which provides
for the organization and maintainance
Of the militia Of the state. All citizens
between the ages of 1s and As may join
any company, or organize one. An
annual tax Of one-fourth of . mill on
the assessed property Of the state Ia
made to support the Idaho National
Guards. Bills, plenty and voluminous,
representing nearly every phase Of the
irrigation question, are up for consid.
GRAFTON. The Idaho wagon road ID
noticed with supplementary act,
and both the senate and the house
have bills In progress to consider our
interests at the Columbian Fair in 1898.
House bill No. IS passed that body
Saturday last. This is the dental sur
gerry bill. It prevents any dentist
from practicing who has not received
diploma and had . number Of year.
experience. The farmers have moi
been forgotten. Martin has introduced
bill In the house to amend Section
9S2 Of the revised statutes. It requires
that all highways, except alleys and
bridges, must not be less than sixty
feet wide, and al bridges must not b,
less than twenty-five feet wide. Tht
u intended to benefit the rancher VIII
moves his binders and cannot eros
some bridges 40 they are too narrow.
i The railroad grade between Lewiston
and the agency is now complete. Al
the men but small force will now b
distributed elsewhere along the line
Those left here will be engaged iny ri
rapping the embankment along tn
entire river front. The point Of della,
now is the right Of way across the In
dian reservation. The government
still neglects to appoint the commit,
sion. It IL now 90 late that there /
small hope for anything in that dire,
D tiOn thie winter. Moanwhile tha ~.