The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-14

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Legislative Notes.

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Legislative Notes.
The Senate has done but little
work 90 far. Their principle oc-
cupation has been to see which
senator could say tho "smartest'
things, Ruick Of Alturas, Mayhem
Of Shoshone, and Stewart Of Ada,
sesm to be 10 the lead. They will
probably get to work by next week.
The House has been working in
earnest with the evident intention
Of doing something toward earning
their salaries.
Mccarthy, of Custer, has intro
duced bill that provides that all
mortgages, deeds, and other obi
cations by which debt is secured
7except 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 seoul
ty, and acts as a lien or credit in
favor of the party who pays the tax
Stephens, of Idaho, has intro.
duced bill to amend section 1907
of the revised statutes, providing
that county taxes may be paid in
county warrants.
Ballantine, Of Alturas, has intro
duced a bill providing that county
commissioners receive mileage but
one way.
Suydam, of Lemhi, introduced a
bill providing for the appointment
Of a commission to revise and cod
ify the laws.
McCarter, of Logan, introduced
a bill to amend the game laws.
A bill appropriating $4,000 to
pay the running expenses Of the
legislature passed unanimously.
Joint memorial No. 2, asking
congress to pass a law providing
for the "free and unlimited coinage
of silver as it existed prior to the
characterization act Of 1878, the rel
alive standard value to be fixed
at 4124 grains to the dollar" came
up in the House on Tuesday, and
was discussed. Mills offered an
amendment making the memorial
read free and unlimited coinage Of
American silver" Representative
Geo. J. Lewis opposed the amend
ment, as did his colleague, MIR
Ballantine. Mr.. Lewis made very
neat little speech and when the
vote was taken the amendment was
lost by vote of IL to "a. Mr.
Lewis then offered an amendment
adding after the words"4124 grains
the words 200 6ne." The amend
ment was adopted and the bill or
dered engrossed.
A little skirmish was had over {
concurrent resolution to appoint 8
committee to investigate the Cmul
d'Alene troubles. Lewis killed the
resolution by having it consigned t.
the committee on military affairs
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Rules and Regulations-Mills, o
Bingham; Bangs. of Latah Work
man of Boise; Mahana, of Ne;
Perce; Mccarthy, of Custer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., of Boise
Crane, of Kootenai Mahana, o
Nee Perez.
Privileges and Elections-Cow
den, Of Ada; Caldwell of Bingham
Clevenger, of Ada; Ballantine Q
Alturas; Cartmell, of Shoshone.
Ways and Means-Anderson, o
Latah; Clay, of Logan; Crane, o
Kootenai; Stevens, Of Nez Perez
Lewis, of Alturas.
Public Debt-Hopper Of Koote
mai Robertson, of Ada; Allison
of Washington; McCarter, of Lo
gan; Gaffney, OF Shoshone.
Mines and Mining-Suydam, 0
Lemhi; Arlington. of Owyhee; Nc
Carthy. of Custer; King of Sho
shone; Helm, of Shoshone.
Observation-Disclosures of Ada
Greaves, of Oneida; Yearian, o
Lemhi; Girton, of Idaho; Benson
Of Washington.
Observation-Disclosures, of Owyhee
Allison, of Washington Robertson
of Ada; Merrill, of Boise; Lewis
of Aituras.
Edncation--Turner, OF Bingham
Bangs, of Latah; Mills, of Bing
ham; Ballantine, Of Alturas; Bar
rett, Of Bear Lake.
| Agriculture-Allison, Of Wash
ington, Anderson, of Latah; Hop
per of Kootenai; Lawson, of Gus
ter; Bogard Of Gilmore.
Live Stock-Caldwell. of Bling
ham; Turner, of Bingham Steven
| of Idaho.