The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-14
Work of the Idaho Legislature

BOISE, Idaho, March 13.-[Special tele-
gram to THE HERALD. To-day a heated
discussion arose in the house over irving t.
concur in the senate amendments to the
general appropriation bill. The bill passed
The house allowing the penitentiary $50, OOO
but IN the governors message that execu-
tive stated $4,000 would be ample. so The
senate cut the amount down to that. but the
house refused to concur. Jones. the man
who was elected as Democratic representa-
tive from Boise county, and who has since
turned out to be Republican, delivered a
strong Republican speech in favor of high
appropriations and severely scored the
Democrats for trying to reduce the heavy
appropriations. Ballentine showed CON
clusively the big steal intended, but mem
bers did not heed his warnings. so con-
ference committee was appointed between
the two houses to adjust the difference.
The irrigation bill was amended and
several important provisions stricken out
and the house con Cured in some.
The militia bill came up and was passed.
Also the one providing for redistricting the
legislative apportionment Another. for
district out of Gilmore, Custer, Alta
an5 Lincoln counties, Custer being trans
ferred from the Fifth; another allowing
no county officer to practice law. except
the probate judge, who can practice in the
higher courts, unless upon some case acted
upon by himself in the lower court. an
other, providing for stenographic reuorts
in each court and allowing s., COO salary tn
each stenogropher. Five will have TO be
appointed.
The senate indefinitely postponed the
revenue bill and offe red substitute to
cover few important points. Also the
house bill providing for a commissioner of
Immigration, labor and statistics. Another
Indefinitely postponed was the house hill
allowing probate judges to practice law.
a message was read from the governor
announcing the appoint ment of Senator !
IL. DE Lamar as commissioner of the Column
bian exposition, and the senate confirmed
the nomination in executive session. This
is wise appointment, as De Lamar will
work hard for the interests of the state
An appropriation of $4,000 was made for
gathering exhibits, but no salary is al
lowed. The senator. informed THE HERA1p
tonight that he intends to raise 500 oOo
for making fine state exhibit.
A memorial passed instructing the dele
cation in the next Congress to vote and pse
their endeavors to prevent reduction of
the duty on lead ores. Bills passed appro-
priating money for legislative expenses.
another for uniform system of weights.
and another for
ing is description: The design repre-
sents mining and agriculture On the
right OF the seal is the figure of miner
representing the mining industry, and to
the left is a female figure representing ag-
riculture. In the back ground is sheaf of
grain, cornucopia and fir tree; and in the
back ground can be seen the mountains
with river coursing down the slopes. and
IN the distance the sun is seen rising from |
behind the mountains, The above are in
closed within shield at the top of which |
is deers head neatly executed and the |
motto IN latin, "ESto perpetua," interpret |
cd, Let it be perpetual"
A bill also passed appropriating money
TO pay pack salaries and expenses of the |
insane asylum. Tonight was considered
a substitute for the house revenue bill. and
while under discussion the senate took a
recess until midnight to attend banouet
given by President Gray at the CAPITAL
hotel to the senators and senate attaches
The house tonight passed the bill for re-
funding the state Indebtedness by issuing
new bonds. 1t also adopted an amendment to
the constitution, to be submitted to the cleo.
tors at the next election for ratification or
rejection, providing for the payment of
county officers by salary instead of bv
fees, while the one providing for the cleo
ton of county instead of district ATTORNEYS.
was indefinitely postponed At 10 O'Clock
the house went into committee of the whole
for consideration of the general order.
Exactly at noon tomorrow the Idaho leg