The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-02-28
NEW COUNTIES THE FAD.
7 Ie l.. gisiature Has r. Number of Such
Bills to Struggle With.

Boise, Feb. 23.-The bill creating the
county of Blaine out of the territory
OF the counties of Alturas and Logan.
pasrei the senate today with only four
is-snting votes.
The bill creating the county of Lin
coin out of the southern portion of Lo-
gan county. was passed by the same vote.
Senator Bierbower voted against both
bills. In doing so he said he was placed
in a very embarrassing position. IF l
vote for the bill" he said, those in the
northern part of my county will literally
assassinate me. and If l vote against IT,
the people of the southern portion of the
county will murder me. l take the posi-
ton l have always taken, that the move
Is an infringement on the rights of the
people, and therefore l shall have TO vote
no."
The house bill by Smith. providing for
a $4,000 bond issue for the benefit of
the Albion and Lewiston normal schools,
passed under suspension of the rules,
Mr.. Boyce alone dissenting.
Senator Parkinson introduced a bill to
create the county of Franklin from that
portion Of Bannock county known as
Gentle valley and including the eastern
part of Oneida county, known as Cache
valley.
The county seat of the new county is
temporarily fixed at Preston.
In the house the bill to regulate the
practice of dentistry was killed.
McCarthey's Challis school of mines bill
was passed by is to II. The bill carries
proviso for the issuance of 500, 600 in
bonds.
BY a vote of 20 to the house passed
Rowton's bill for bond issue of $780,
900 for the completion of the Salmon river
and Elk City divisions of the state road.
Days senate resolution for consttu
tional amendment abolishing the district
attorney system and substituting county
attorneys, was passed In an amended
form. The house amendment fixes the
term of office at two years, and the sal
airy at from $500 to $3.50 per annum. the
amount to be determined by the county
commissioners.
In the committee of the whole debate
on the passage of Watts senate bill re-
curing insurance companies to pay losses
: in full, Notwithstanding any three
fourths or similar provisions of the poll
cies, was recommended.
There is a very lively fight on over the
bill to cut off Nampa precinct from Can
yon county, and attach ii to Ada. Nam
pa people overwhelmingly favor it, while
Caldwell and some other sections of Can
yon bitterly oppose it. The fight it com
plicated by another bill cutting off part of
Boise county, these two slices to consti-
Nu'S he" Soulty 10 DE cdlieu Butte,
with Emmett as the county seat. 1t is as
serted that in the county seat fight last
TALL Emmett was promised such a bill
in return for support for Caldwell.
VOTE JUST THE SAME.
The promised break OF the populists
TO Sweet did not occur today. Represen-
tative Thomas and Senator Heitfield
were absent. and the ballot resulted
Shoup 20, Sweet 49, Clagett 10. Tonight
there is no change in the situation, and
nothing is stirring. Once more change
is promised, but whether or not it will
come, no one knows certainly. However
1t is certain that senator will be elect
ed Your correspondent believes it will
be done before the middle of the week
but side issues may further postpone it.