The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Number Of Notable Bills which Have
Been introduced.

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obligations by which debt is
secured Except those held by the
state) shall for the purpose of taxation
be deemed as an interest in the pro-
perty affected thereby and may be
paid by either party to such security.
If paid by the owner of the property
it shall constitute payment on the
debt if paid by the owner of the
security it shall become part of the
debt so secured.
| Stephens, Of Idaho county, has
introduced a bill to amend section
1907 Of the revised statutes, provid
ing that county taxes may be paid in
county warrants as we'll as in ''lawful
money of the United States.
Ballantine, of Alturas, has intro
duced bill to amend section
of an act concerning the fees and
compensation of county commits
sioners passed by the last Legislature,
reducing the mileage to 20 cents per
mile one way, instead Of 20 cents for
each mile travelled by commissioner
in the discharge of his duties.
Barrett, of Bear Lake, has in
troduced a concurrent resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee to consist of three members
of the house and two of the senate to
| investigate the causes leading up to
the recent Occur d Alene troubles,
the house portion of the committee to
consist of one Republican, one
. Democrat and one Populist.
) Mills, of Bingham, chairman of the
| irrigation committee has presented an
opinion from Attorney General
+ Parsons stating that it would be un-
constitutional to exempt canal pro-
, perty from taxation The matter
grew out of a petition from several
canal companies to the irrigation
:, committee asking that law be passed
exempting irrigation bitches from
taxation. The committee decided
that it would be unconstitutional t.
=" comply, and their decision was re
= ferred to the attorney general ant
. affirmed.
- A lively discussion was caused il
the house on the 10th by the in
1t PRODUCTION of a concurrent resolution
In by Barrett, of Bear Lake, providin
% for the appointment of committee
$ investigate the causes leading to th
~ labor trouble in the Occur d Alene
last summer. Those who oppose
of the resolution were very anxious t
ill have the cages and nays" on it, bu
No the matter was referred before tn
he roll was called
" Another interesting debate occurre
over the memorial to congress askin
he for the passage of free silver Law
he the majority of the members attestin
a that they were true friends of the whi
he metal, by voting down the anne nj
he ment limiting the coinage of silver
NO the American product SO far as I'll
memorial is concerned.
ON The bill locating the state norm
be school at Lewiston has passed t
re- house.
ow Merrill, of Boise, has introduced
mo- bill giving county commissions
md power to award contracts for the il
md provement and repair of roads a
the highways.
sed johnson, of Washington, has
Id. troduced bill providing for the
on ganization and government of IL
:. CATION districts and sale of lar
on arising therefrom. If a copy of
inf bill can be procured it will be civ
800, in full in next weeks SIGNAL.
:, Silver in the Idaho Legislature.
'ne One day last week the house We
ou' into committee of the whole W
hot Caldwell, of Bingham, in the cha
v to to consider house joint memorial \
she 2, asking congress to pass
ton providing for the ''free and unlimi
coinage of silver as it existed prior
ling the demonstration act of 1873,
ba- relative standard value to be fixed
INK nearly as possible at 4124 grains
null the dollar"
ook. The committee Of the whole al
7ice. and reported the memorial back '
his the amendment suggested by
the mines and mining committee that
Isers words 'sas nearly as possible"
AIRY struck out before the words sat 4
Sets. grains to the dollar"
pies A recess was taken until 2 p.
The report of the committee OF
+ho FREQ oiIuor rnonf