Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-26
The State Legislature!
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AT BOISE
DURING THE PAST WEEK,
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The legislature have been working
with busy click all the past week.
Many measures have been passed,
many Others side-tracked and it now
seems likely that the session will close
with many important questions unde-
cided. Many measures of vital inter-
est to the State and citizens will not be
reached this session. The question of
special or regular ses sion has not been
decided yet, but even if the Supreme
Court should declare it special session
much doubt remains among the men,
bers whether or not quorum can be
maintained. Many Of the members
have business interests which will suf-
fer from their prolonged absence and
they can i'll afford to remain in Boise
City much longer, pay or no pay.
An extra session would create large
Indebtedness which would add to the
discomfort of the already heavily bur-
dened taxpayers and it is looked upon
with disfavor.
The Bingham county division bill
was defeated after heated and pro-
longed struggle. The bill providing for
division of Ada county after several
days, "stormed at by shot and SHE'LL"
passed the house on Friday by vote
of IS to l3. Much speculation is rife as
to what we can expect from the vote
on this measure in the senate. The
supposition now prevailing is that it
will pass that body by vote of II to 8
when it comes to final vote, and that is
looked for in Mondays proceedings.
The Australian ballot bill was safely
passed to the evident disgust and dis
quiet of the Mormon faction in lobby at
capital. They had been jubilant over
the hope that after the passage of this
bill by the senate the session would
end before the house could consider the
measure. Much to their chagrin, how
ever, the bill was Immediately taken
up and passed the house by a handsome
majority. BY this bill lasting disfran-
chisement to all members of the Nor
mon church is enacted.
Senator Wings joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu-
ton, separating the office Of Probate
Judge and Superintendent of Public
Instruction, now made one by the con-
stitution, passed the house on Saturday.
Each office shall, under the provisions
of this bill, receive only such
compensation as may be provided by
law, provided that the probate judge
shall not receive compensation in ex-
cess of two thousand dollars for any
year, nor the superintendent of public
instruction in excess of twelve hum
dred dollars for any one year.
Sperry introduced resolution to the
effect that the name of the location of
the Agricultural College be left blank
in the bill until all other provisions of
the act shall be settled and that then
each member as the roll is called should
name the tOwL he desired the college
located in and the place receiving the
highest vote to be inserted in the bill.
This proposal was certainly one of fair
ness and one that woald give each con-
testing point n chance to show its
strength, but when the resolution came
to vote the next day the proposal was
defeated by vote of 10 to IA. The "rule
Or ruinO nOlicv If the southern mem.
bers will doubtless kill the bill and de-
prive the State of the government ap-
preparations for the next two years.
Lewiston has still better showing
than any single one of her competitors
but they combined and blocked all leg
islation on the question.
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