The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-12
FOR A NEW COUNTY
Bill Introduced in the Legislature
to Divide kootenai.
THE SESSION LACKED INTEREST
Disagreement over the Chairmanship OF
the Joint sessions-Committees
If the Senate.

Boise, Jan S.-The session Of the
legislature today was devoid of any
thing of particular interest. though
controversy arose over the presiding
officer at joint sessions. The senate
passed a concurrent resolution, naming
the lieutenant governor as presiding
officer at joint conventions. The house
tabled the resolution, but afterwards
took it up and amended it by inserting
the name of the speaker. The matter
was not settled when the houses ad-
journed.
Some bills were introduced in the SEN
ate, among them one by Browne to re-
nit interest on sales of school land.
The following are the standing COM
mittees of the senate, announced today
by Iiutenant Governor Mills:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Parkinson, Dew
ey, Steen, Rees.
Finance-Brown, Cunningham. Golden.
Watt, Miller.
Rues-Cunnngham, Borrower Rees.
State affairs-Rounds Golden, Day,
Rees, Boyce.
Privileges and Decentralization
Robertson, Brown, Heitfeld, Hanrahan.
Irrigation and water rights-Cunning-
ham. Smith, Parkinson, Rees, Heitfield.
Education-Day, Smith, Rees
Agriculture and live stock-Smith, Par
knson, Miller.
Punblic lands-Day, Rounds, Heitfeld.
Immigration and labor-Watt, Dewey,
Borrower
Observation-Disclosures Dewey, Myer.
Watt, Hanrahan
Mines and mining-Dewey. Myer, Boyce.
Highways. bridges and ferries-Myer,
Robertson. Golden, Heitfield, Boyce.
Counties and county boundaries-Par-
knson. Day, Smith, Watt, Steel.
Military and Indian affairs-Smith,
Watt, Hanrahan.
Public printing-Golden, Day, Miller.
Engrossed and enrolled bills-Rounds,
Myer
IN THE HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Wyman of Ada pre-
scented the first bill of the season,
bill to repeal merchants license. He
also introduced mining BILL making
regulations governing the location of
mining claims. 1t is copied after the
Colorado law.
Mr.. Henry Of Kootenai presented a
bill providing for the division of Koo-
tenai county and the creation of Bon
ners county out of the segregated por-
ton, with Bonner's Ferry as the count
~ seat. The bill also provides for the
appointment by the governor of officers
of the proposed new county within 10
days after the approval of the measure.
The boundary lines of the proposed
Bonner county is fixed as follows Com
mencing at a point on the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana, where
the channel of Clark's fork of the Co
lumbia river intersects the same thence
down the river along the channel there
of. In a nOrthwesterly direction to Lake
Pend dOreille, thence along the north
deep water line of said lake to where the
waters thereof flow into and from the
Pend d'Oreille river. thence along the
channel of the said river to the west
boundary line of the state thence north
along said boundary line to British Co
lumbia, thence east along the north
boundary line of Idaho to the northwest
boundary of Montana, thence along the
east boundary line of Idaho to the place
of beginning. The indebtedness of Koo-
tenai county is to be appOrtioned be-
tween the two counties by first deduct
ing all money on hand and the value of
all county property permanently located
all county property permanently locaed
in the proposed new county and then
dividing the remainder of the indebted
ness between the two counties in pro-
portion as the taxable property in each
county bears to the entire taxable prop
erty of the present county of Kootenai
taking as a basis the assessment of
1894 Kootenai is to retain all its pres
ent county property. The boards of the
two counties are each required to ap--
point an accountant to apportion the
| Indebtedness.
The members drew for seats. blind
folded, the page performing the func-
| ton
There is absolutely no change in the
senatorial situation except that Hey
burn has two positive votes. Speaker
Cozey is openly for him, also Mr.. Cow
den of Canyon. The Sweet and ShouD
men seem to be resting on their oars.
NO time for caucus has been set.
Headquarters closed up by 1890 to-
night. This fact shows the. duiness OF
the situation. The Heyburn men claim
he has the balance of power and that
he can be elected in joint convention.