The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-05
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Governor Wiley May Call an Elk
ira Session.
PUBLIC OPINION is DIVIDED
Important Matters Need Cousideration-Ihe
Tax QuestiOn-Annie Campbell Sen
tenced-Swlndler squires Caught.

BOISE CITY, Idaho. Jan. Especial tele
gram to THE HERALD. mo little interest
is manifested in this state over the PROPOSE
ton to call an extra session of the legisla-
ture. 1t was rumored on the streets that
Governor Wiley has under advisement
such an action and your correspondent
called at the capitol building this afternoon
to interview him on the subject Governor
Wiley was free to talk on the subject and
admitted that he had been meditating call
ing an extra session,
THE REASONS FOR SUCH STEP
were clear and many things seemed to de-
mand it. He said, in substance, quite a
number of important matters were pro-
vided for at the last session, besides recent
decision of the state board of equaliZations
as touching railroad assessments by
county assessors left this subject in
great state of uncertainty. Section
1883 of the revised statutes of Idaho
gave the board of equalization full power
to assess any taxable property that has es-
capped assessment, or increase the valuation
or add to the amount, number or quantity
of property when
FALSE OR INCOMPLETE LISTS
have been rendered. 1t was under this
provision of The statute that the state
board of equalization took action in read
iusting railroad assessments in certain
counties. The recent decision of the state
supreme court looked to the abrogation of
this power on the part of the board of
equalization. The state is left ID a queer
position, as some railroad corporations
may hold that the county assessors have
no power to make assessments, and others
may claim that the state board of eQualiZa-
ton has no power, and thus elude paying
taxes as
ONE FIFTH OF TIE STATE FUNDS
is derived from taxable property of rail
roads this will seriously cripple the state
eXcheQuer.
Then again an extra session of the Legis-
lature seems to be neces sary to readJust
: the apportionment of Senators and hep
resentatives. The last Legislature created
the counties of Alta and Lincoln and gave
I each its quota of Senators and Representa-
tiyes. The decision OF the state supreme
court declared such action void and thi:
makes reappointment absolutely neces-
9 sary.
: Then again the Legislature might lool
y into the matter of prison management anC
. set the public mind at rest. Your cor
respondent asked: do you think it ad-
:, visable to call an extra session."
~ am not quite clear yet in my owl
;, mind" said his eXcellercy. 1.-The presen
/. situation seems to demand it. l am advis
= ing with prominent men in various sections
- of the state and will give matters careful
consideration before taking action
$50 far as you have consulted publi
men governor, what seems to be the con
: sensus of opinionn'
a "Well, there is a difference of opinion
= though many are not very favorable
;. The governor will be disposed to Loo
- favorably to calling an extra session. l
- called, it will be done in a few weeks an
- the legislature will meet in February t
# hold for twenty days. 1t is probable
u THE EXPENSE OF AN EXTRA SESSION
81 will be made $4,000 as estimated by Gov
ernor Wiley. Several counties will be pu
to the expense of holding extra election:
notably Ada, that will have to fill va
a. cancy caused by the death of Hon. John S
y Gray, and Elmore by the death of Hon L
r b. Ethel II is an open question whethe
~ or not an extra session will be called
: Latah and Kootenai counties will not hav
70 to hold an extra election 10 fill the place
~ State Senator Wells, at present World
n. teir commissioner. Opposition to calm
II an extra session is very pronounced
IN OuCldl Qudrlers, UuG Tue SlrOnS prODaDll
r ties are that it will be done.
u Fremont Wood, United States attorney
has received information by wire that
q FRED j. sQUIERs,
recently indicted by the grand jury fl
I'll fraud in connection with the education
n bureau, had been arrested In New OrleaC
X at the instance of the postal authorize
- and is being held to await the arrival of
i;ss warrant of arrest. ME. Wood forwarde
d ~. the warrant last Friday to the Unite
81 States attorney at New Orleans and at tt
~ same time requested the chief postoffice i
a9 spector at Helena to have his departmel
~ ~ cooperate in securing Squiers' arrest wit
On the above results.
ANNIE CAMPBELL, THE WOMAN CoNvICTR
OF CoUNTERFEITING,
N, was sentenced in the United States cou
n to- day to two years in the national refor
of school at Detroit, Mich United Stat
- Marshal Pinkham will leave for DetrC
~ with the woman in charge in two weeks.
n
inn District Court at Idaho.