Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-29
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
What Our Representatives are Doing
at Boise City.

What Our Representatives are Doing
at Boise City.
The past week has been busy one
Bills are coming in in multiples, and
many good ones are among the num-
Der. Our contingent from the home
counties have all been active in legisla-
tive work. Lewiston has friends at
court and the most favorable reports
are coming in concerning our chances
for the Agricultural College site. The
act giving the Governor right to ap-
point commission of three disinterest-
ed persons to act as a Location Board
was defeated in the House. Sperry
made strong speech against the meas
ure and favored selection taken by the
legislature. The indefinite postpone
ment of this bill is directly in our favor
and scores the first victory for our
friends. The Statesman of late issue
says that the fight has now narrowed
down to Lewiston and Weiser, with
odds in favor of Lewiston.
The House passed the high license
bill last Thursday nearly unanimously.
The bill provides that the amount paid
by each applicant for license to be $500,
except that all persons engaged In re-
failing liquors in hotels at any point
three miles or more outside of city or
town limits shall pay 5000. 1t further
provides that the dealer give bond of
$1,000 to keep quiet and orderly house,
and that friends or relatives of COM
mon drunkard may serve notice on the
dealer requiring him not to sell liquor
of any kind to such person, imposing
a fine for failure to observe this notice
of not more than 5000, to be recovered
by the person complaining.
The House bill authorizing railway
companies to take, acquire, purchase,
sell or guarantee the payment of bonds
and other securities of other railway
companies, was passed, as was the sem
ate bill providing that at each princi-
pal railway station shall be kept rec
ord of all animals shipped, together
with color, brand, age and sex. BY
some it was argued that no railway
company would comply with the pro-
visions, as in the case of heavy ship
ment of stock, each would have to be
lassoed, causing much trouble to the
company, as the shippers were not
compelled to aid in the work. If the
bill passes the House it will be tested
i on the ground of being unconstitutional.
Mr.. Wings bill, ceding to the govern.
ment those lands which rightfully be-
long to the same, was passed.
Mr.. White introduced bill to amend
section 1,1s4 Of the revised statutes, pro-
viding for the appointment of stock in
spector, prescribing his duties and pro-
viding for the punishment of persons
infringing on said law.
Gray introduced a bill to amend Sec
tions 1,746, 1,748, 2,121, and repeal sec-
ton 2,122 Of the states, regarding the
election of county commissioners, and
to confine the same to article 10 of the
constitution.
In the house the report of the COM
mittee of the whole on the famous and
much abused penitentiary bill was
adopted. Three thousand copies Of the
cons tuition admission bill were ordered
printed.
The following bills were introduced:
House bill 81, by Sperry, an act to
amend the statutes relating to mort
cages of personal property. It pro-
vides that mortgage Of personal prop
erty Is void against creditors of the
mortgagor, but with certain exceptions:
House bill 6s, by Caldwell, an act to
provide for the education of the deaf
and blind. 1t provides for the board
Of education to ascertain the number
Of deaf and blind In the State, Of school
age, whose parents were unable to pro-
vide for their education, and the State
or Territory in which they are sent to
be so educated shall be paid not to ex.
ceed three hundred dollars year for
each scholars instruction and board.
Senate bill regarding the revision OF
the statutes by the attorney general and
appropriating $50 for payment Of clerk
hire to assist him in the work, came up
for final action and created q heated
debate, it finally passing by vote ol
25 toe.
The Jones Wagon Road bill IL caus
ing q great deal of discussion in its pas
sage. 1t provides for wagon road be
tween Banner in Boise county and the
forks ofSt. Marys river, Kootenai coun'
ty, with branch to Deadwood, Bois>
county. Speaker Fem favors the bill
: asserting that it will in Idaho county
. alone result in adding not less thar