The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-03-05

travelling expenses not to exceed
800 for each term of court.
Neilrs age of consent bill was
taken up and passed without de
bate. The bill fixes the age at
18 years.
BY unanimous consent Park
inson, of the committee on priv
ileges and elections, reported
favorably on the resolution, in
troduced Saturday, by Golden,
to submit to vote of the people
an amendment to section 3, ar
ticle 6, of the state constitution,
eliminating therefrom all refer
ence to polygamy.
AT the opening of the after
noon session the senate went
into committee of the whole and
and debate on the Blaine county
bill was resumed by Watt, who
read another speech on the sub
ject.
In replying to the argument
by Bierbower that Alturas was
not in such poverty stricken con-
dition as he (Watt) would have
the senators believe, the speaker
said that judgment had been
rendered against the county for
S34, 900 and other judgments ag-
gregating $500, 900 were newt
able. Unless the due share from
other counties were received AL
turas was absolutely ruined.
Continuing, he said
I'VE have out 40 court house
bonds of $1,000 each that are past
due. Judgment has been rend-
cred on 26, amounting to 1874,
1904. The other IA on which
suits are pending, amounts, prin-
cipal and interest, to $18, 800.
There is now due on other bonds
the sum of 1921, 900. The inter
est unpaid is $101, $50.
''Of the interest paid, Alturas
paid out $50, $50 Logan, so, 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, viii require 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 Is Clio per
cent.
At the conclusion of Watts
speech Borrower arose oreply.
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-
scented to a legislative body that
,, a smaller county shall attempt
to force itself upon a larger
j county without the justice of Civ
ing the majority an opportunity
, to be heard.
This plea of poverty is al
!, 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 g
few of her court house bonds ars
due, asks the legislature to force
another county to help it out O.
condition brought about by its
6 own recklessness.
: He said that if silver was Civ
en- its proper recognition, which
! in all probility it would, Altura'
would be in far better condition
= than Logan. 1t should also b.
borne in mind that if Altura
! should be benefited by th'
: change it would be to the detri
ment of Logan county.
In concluding he presente'
= several afidavits to the effec
= that parties had signed Watt
petitions Tor consolidation unde
false representation.
The committee then reporte'
progress on the bill and took u
the calendar.
Watts bill providing tina
sheriff's may execute deeds t
property sold by their predeces
sors in Office was favorably cor
L sidered.
: The bill. by Steen, to proven
s I'M authorized persons from weal
t. ing Grand Army badges was rec
8 commended for indefinite pos
e ponement without serious objes
ton.
L Parkinson bill to amend th
1t estray law by providing tina
d sheriffs shall brand all estra
4 animals for Identification Wa