Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-15

order. Senator Boyce appealed from
the decision and the chair was sustained
without division. Senator Boyce Of
fered a motion to abrogate rule IL. The
motion was declared out of order by the
president. who suggested that while he
was in no way adverse to having the
motion come up, 1t should be in con-
formity with the rules. Senator Boyce
then gave notice of a motion to amend
the rules
In the committee of the whole, Sena-
tor Boyce took the floor in behalf of his
bill to extend the time for redemption
of property sold under execution from
six months to two years. He said the
bill was especially intended for the far
mer, who in most instances was a Dor
rover.
Senator Brown offered an amendment
by making the time one year. After
some further discussion the amendment
was adopted by vote of to 8, and the
bill was favorably reported.
IN THE HOUSE
In the house bill was passed post
poning the delinquent tax sale until the
first Monday in July next. Tax sales
viii occur in most of the counties in a
few days and an effort will be made to
push 1t through the senate at once. in
order that it may give the relief for
which it was intended.
A bill was introduced by Mr. McCar-
thy to correct corrupt practices with
reference to elections. The bill was on
the lines of the Colorado law on this
subject. Among other things it requires
each nominee for office to make a sworn
itemlzed statement of the money spent
by him for Campaign purposes"
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Sanders
fixing the legal days of work of miners
at eight hours.
The Kootenai division bill came up
and was considered i'm committee of the
whole. Mr. Henry took the floor in
support of the bill. He presented pc
titions asking for division of the coun-
ty, which, he said, Were signed by ,069
taxpayers of Kootenai county. a large
majority when it was considered that
the total number of votes cast at the
last election was .423. The division of
the county will be of incalculable bene-
tit to the people of the proposed county
of Bonner's. owing to the geographical
location of the old county He said the
opposition of Rathdrum, the county
seat of Kootenai, arose more from the
fact that If the county should be divid-
ed, the seat of the old county would be
speedily removed
Mr.. Hughes of Shoshone said that he
was opposed to county division. In the
case under consideration he knew from
observation that two years ago
the people generally We're opposed to
division and he believed that they still
were. The county division schemes
were generally gotten up in the interest
Of real estate men, who could find no
other means of building up some town.
He did not believe the move was an ex-
ception.
Mr.. Crane said in view of the fact that
petitions forwarded to him against di-
vision had been stolen the whole ques-
ton should be RENTED, restricting
of the bill on it's merits
Mr.. NELL of Shoshone supported the
bill. The committee of the whole rec
commended the passage of the bill and
the house by a vote of "a to adopted
the report. Those voting in the mega
tive We're Crane, Davis, Hughes. Ran
iolph Sanders, VOTERS, j. d. Young
and Speaker Cozier.