The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-16
Both Houses Transacting Bust
ness Of State.
NO. BREAK IN THE VOTING
A Number of New and Important Bills
Int oduced-R ,utine Work of
Both Houses.

Boise, Feb. 6.-Today's joint ballot
failed to break the senatorial deadlock,
but the vote was more interesting than
any of it's predecessors. The populists
contributed some spirit to the proceed
ings. All of them were in a decidedly
conVivial frame of mind and they gave
the republican factions severe shocks by
speaking the first name of either Sweet
or Shoup and then, after a painful
pause, calling out in a loud voice. "Clag-
EFT"
But it was Bennett of Owyhee who
created genuine connection. Bennett
has voted for Sweet from the first.
When it came his turn to vote, he arose
in his place and solemnly asked the pre-
siding officer if he would be permitted
to explain his vote Being answered
affirmatively, he proceeded in eloquent
terms to eulogize the man for whom he
intended to vote. Praise was heaped
upon praise. The Shoup men believed
that Bennett was about to vote with
them and nodded their approval at the
end of each well-rounded sentence. On
the other hand, the Sweet men, thinking
the speaker surely intended to leave
their faVorite, experienced a most pc
culiar sensation. Bennett brought his
speech to an abrupt termination by an
transformations remark that he intended
to vote for Willis A. Sweet. This caused
an Immediate change and the smile
rested with the Sweet side.
The vote was as follows: ShOup 10,
Sweet IS. Clagett IS. Paired-Brown
&C. M and Hunt.
Tonight brings no change in the stu
alton and there is no prospect of the bal
loting showing a different result soon.
IN THE HOUSE.
The action of President Mills in eX-
GLIDING the reporter Of the Sentinel
from the floor of the senate on account
Of the charge made in the paper that
the republican members secured their
election through bribery, constituted
the subject of the opening of the house
session. The matter was brought up by
a resolution by Mr.. Hughes Cpopulist
of Shoshone) that the house request the
president to restore the reporter to the
privilege of the floor. The motion was
tabled by vote Of "a to TO-
On motion of Mr.. Mccarthy, the Chal-
lis school Of mines bill was taken from
the hands of the educational committee
and referred to the committee on mines
and mining. 1t was claimed that the
bill was delayed by the educational
committee because two Latah members
interested in the university We're on
that committee.
The house in committee of the whole
took up Mr. Rowton's bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the completion of the Sal
mon river division of the state wagon
road, and $4,000 for the completion of
the Elk City branch. Mr.. Thompson of
Nez Perez took the floor in support of
the measure. He referred to the fact
that a great deal of money would be eX-
pended in building a system of state
wagon roads, and said in order to COM
the connecting links. The completion
of the roads would open up magnifi-
cent section of fertile lands, splendid
timber, promising mines. and do more
to settle the interior of the state than
anything that had ever been proposed.
Mr.. Crane favored the bill, but sug-
gested that the measure should provide
for the issuance of bonds instead of
direct appropriation
Mr.. Henry took the same view and
said although he would vote for the
bill in it's present form, if necessary,
he thought the measure should be re-
committed for the purpose of making
the change proposed. Without opposi-
ton the committee ordered the bill re-
committed.