Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-05
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
Lewiston in the Lead on the Agricul.
tural College Question.

central point ofattraction in watching
legislative action at Boise this
week. On Thursday last the Sperry
bill was considered in the committee of
the whole and reported for passage by
vote of 10 to Is. The Lewiston dele
cation were jubilant over the result.
But one amendment was made to the
original bill and that Is to change the
donation of land from 40 acres to $50.
This amendment was adopted on FRI
day. The bill was made unfinished
business and came up on Saturday but
was again referred to committee of
the whole, and is likely now to be de-
layed for week. This is hardly to be
Interpreted rs any hostile move toward
the bill but tim. is granted to allow
other sections full and fair representa-
ton in the matter. Lewiston has shown
her strength and can rest assured that
the bill will pass the House. Below
we give the action in detail together
with other important happenings of
the week.
The committee of conference repor-
ted the joint committee had reached an
agreement on the penitentiary bill.
Senate bill A, requiring state officers
absenting themselves from the state
over thirty days to obtain permission
from the governor, was passed.
| ErOIorsn1yoo,, sn%
83, an act to amend the status, so that
no stallion over the age Of Is months
can be allowed to run at large, unless
he be valued at $3.50 or more.
Price introduced House bill 81, an act
to amend section 5,226 of the statutes,
regarding the right of emipent domain.
AS the general order" was reached,
the House went into the committee OF
the whole for the consideration OF
House bill IS, repeating the tax on
mortgages, and when the committee
arose it recommended that the bill pass
with the amendments-thatis, is, exempt.
ing mortgages and credits and taxing
money.
At the afternoon session the large
crowd in the lobbies was sure indica
ton that something important was ex
, pected, although the consideration OF
the Agricultural College bill was to b,
, merely in the committee of the whole
/ and not final.
A special order set for 2 o'clock wa
the bill for creating Commission o
/ Technical instruction and to establish
\ a State Agricultural College and schoo
of sciences at Lewiston, the Hous
: going into the committee of the Who'll
: with Mills in the chair. It was to b
3 acted upon section by section, AM
e when the first section was read, Sperr,
r delivered an address, setting forth tn
r claims of Lewiston. He explained tn
location of that place, the climate il
= winter and summer, and spoke abou
o irrigation in glowing terms. He sci
s no other county in the State raises q
much grain as Nez Perce. He state
he was representing the wishes of Idaho
Nez Perce and Latah counties In thi
Z matter and used as an argument i
t favor of his claim that the taxes of tn
}, north amounted to $3.50, 900, while i
It return they receive $25OO, the balane
|, going to the south.
e The committee on counties and cOul
# ty boundaries reported favorably on tt
IS bill to create Canyon county out of Ad
d A petition of 700 voters out of 81
1t are In favor of the division.
n 1t is apparent the bills introdut ed b
,e Senator Wood to create the. counties
q Alta and Lincoln, and to provide +
,e the adjustment and apportionment
,e the debt of Alturas county will me
" with strong support in both branch
It of the legislature. The present deplo
Of able condition of financial matters
,e Alturas county is attributed to has
at legislation two years ago, and the fe'
" ing is general that it is the duty of Il
,e present legislature to pass measures
ID speedy relief, that Alturas will not
e. forced to repudiate relief objectio
IN and thus destroy the credit Of eve
xt county in the state.
rv On Saturday the Militia bill pass
es the Senate. This provides for the I
ganization of militia and exempts
an those who enlist from poll tax and ju
is- duty. The bill asks for an appropr
60 ton of 5000 for the maintainance
the militia. House bill Al which p
f. vides for the extension Of the wag
no road from Mt. Idaho to Little Salm
it Meadows was passeu.
The Governor announced ON Frid
~, ~ that he had appointed for regents
the State University: George L. 6ho,
N, Salmon City; Willis Sweet, NJ.
alf Shields, H. B. Blake, Moscow; r.
90 Johnson, Nathan Falk, Boise; ].