Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-01-15
At THE CAPITAL.
DOINHS IN nOtH HOUSES gr THE
LEGISLATURE.
Inc Senate ParSimonlous aud the
House Extrayagant-t,unn's Joint
Memorial Iassed-A Few Of the Bills
introduced.


Special Correspondence Of She TlaKsl
BOISE 'lTY, January Is, 1891.
/ The moist weather which accom-.
panied thu incoming of the rev wear
converted Bosses streets into \ SEA O,
NAL Hni gave every body u cough,
has been superseded by a cold snap
The streets are frozen solid, and the
chilly air is filled with fine snow which
as vt has hardly whittned the ground
Many hope that the snowfall in the
mountains will be sufficient to aver,
drouth during the coming summer,
When one looks around aud sees how
these anil plains are being dotted
with settlers homes the need Of moi,,
ture IN the summer season becomes
more and more apparent.
Aft-f the fua limit of these rivers
are diverted aud used by man nothing
but a reservoir system can prevent
| parched plains, parched fields, burned
and wither-d crops, ana general and
widespread distress. This is one of
the most important il not the most
important question now before the
Legislature.
PERFECT SHOWER OF BILLS.
By the way that body is slowly but
sureiy drifting int, a great mass Of
work. In the House perfect shower
of bills has been presented. Almost
every member las distinguished him
self by the introduction of some meas.
ure covering a multitude Of subjects
from the building Of wagon road to
the granting Of an appropriation TO
the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
In the Senate the number Of bills
has not been So great; but what thev
lack IN number they make up in VOL
ume and perhaps in The Importance Of
the suhJ-ct proposed to bo legi>la,ed
IN. a reference will be r.adr to d
few Of the more vital If these meas
ures before this !. tier closes.
The Senate tabled one and mat.
riall y modified another Of til. House
bills during the week. The bill tabled
was introduced / y Lyon Of Bear Lake,
t furnish the mt mbe,s with postage
stamps. Think Of legislative body
paying tor their own stamps fusng
to take one. cent paper wrapper n,
the expense Of the St ,te' As an eco
non'icai move 1t is hard to equal and
1t was never beaten,
TIE PESiTEATIARY BILL.
The other bill was TO provide for
the government and Maintenance Of
The Penitentiary. THIS bill passed
the House before the holiday recess.
and an effort was made to railroad it
through the Senate but it failed. |,
was finally referred to the Committee
on State A fairs, consisting OF Finch,
Gum aud Smith The way it was
cut, slashei and mutila,ed would
trouble the parent to identify the
BABY ii It was returned 10 him. Under
the original bill the Warden was
allowed salary Of $500 a year, the
use of the Warlen's quarters at the
food for himself and I
family, hsits, fuel, furniture and
1ther perqnisltes. Tie deputy War.
den was allowed $500 :. year, and
inder a careful wording Of the bill
he same perqnistes as the Warden.
h- purchasing of all supplies was
eft to the Warden without a,y che, k
or curb, and under the provisions of
till another section OH the PAYMENT
# $500 tine he could allow any
prisoner to escape. The bill AS IT
low stands allows the Warden 1920
year, quarters, food, fuel AMI lights
or himself and family. The Deputy
Warden $1,000 year, quarters a, the
.enitentiary, and food for himself and
10 more.
Your correspondent pred cts that it
viii strike the average taxpayer that
liese salaries and perquisi,es are
|nte enough. The Warden must
.'ntract. under the supervision Of the
Board of State Prison Commissioners.
Or all supplies, AMI run the iDstiiu
ion at limit not to exceed IS cents
er day for each prisoner. This in