The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-02-26

est unpaid is $101,8
"Of the interest paid, Alturas
paid out $50, $50 Logan, $40, 200.
Elmore and Bingham, nothing.
The court has held that Alturas
must first pay. To meet the in
terest and principal ON the debt
that is now due and is falling
due, will require a levy of about
13 per cent. Add to this the
regular levy of $50 per cent.
and the school levy of 2 per
cent. and we have 18 6-10 per
cent.
At the conclusion of Watts
speech Bierbower arose toreply.
1t was not his intention at that
time to be drawn into any de-
bate. He repeated his state
ments made ON former occasions
that in case the bill passed the
matter would be brought into
the courts. ''This is the most
monstrous proposition ever pre-
sented to a Legislative body that
a smaller county shall attempt
to force itself upon a larger
county without the justice of Civ
ing the majority an opportunity
to be heard.
'"This plea of poverty is all
whimsical, whining, hypocritical
miserable bOsh, without any
truth in it. Why can other
counties with a smaller assessed
valuation than Alturas, support
their government -? But Alturas
comes here now and, because a
few of her court house bonds are
due, asks the legislature TO force
another county to help it out of
a condition brought about by it's
own recklessness."
He said that if silver was Civ
en- it's proper recognition, which
in all probility it would, Alturas
would be in far better condition
than Logan. 1t should also be
borne in mind that if Alturas
should be benefited by the
change it would be to the detri-
; ment of Logan county.
In concluding he presented
several afidavits to the effect
, that parties had signed Watts
/ petitions for consolidation under
false representation.
The committee then reported
progress on the bill and took up
the calendar.
Watts bill providing that
sheriff's may execute deeds to
/ property sold by their predeces-
: sors in Office was favorably con-
sidered.
, The bill, by Steen, to prevent
: Unauthorized PERSONS from wear
ing Grand Army badges was rec
, commended for indefinite post
ponement without serious objec-
/ ton.
: Parkinson's bill to amend the
1 estray law by providing that
, sheriffs shall brand all estray
S animals for Identification was
= also favorably acted on.
Miller's bill providing that the
= board of county commissioners
S must levy a property road tax
e not to exceed So on each $1,000
J to be paid in work by the owner
i of the property in each district
4 where such taxable propert,
shall be assessed, came up. TIL,
S measure was, after some debate
J. ordered recommitted to th'
Vt standing committee.
HOUSE.
= The bill by Young, of Boise
d to tax mortgages, which, after
l. heated debate, was adversely re
/, ported by the committee of tn
Ie whole few days ago, came u
= for third reading and was killed
/, IL to 90.
r Brown, from the mines com
mittee, reported substitute fo
r McCarthy's Challis school O
1t mines bill. The substitute pre-
d vides bond issue of 800, 900 fo
" the school instead of direct ap
10 preparation.
D Crane reported back from thu
ways and means committe
at Vance's bill to reimburse Lemf
rs county to the extent of S6, $50 fc
n building section of the stat
re wagon road, with an advers
er recommendation. Crane ais
IN reported Vance's bill appropria
Or ing $6744.25 for Winters, Pal
z sons & Boomer, the Butte cor
it. tractors, for extra work on tn
m Lemhi and Custer county divis
l. ions of the state wagon roae
d. The committee made no recon
mendation.
Sc After some discussion it we
st agreed to refer all state wago