Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
rnr DAYS pRocErpr>Gs Al nolsr
Animated Debate over Important Bills
Senatorial nnIIot Inehnnged

Eoise, Feb lin the absence OF Speak
ar Cozler. Representative Cowden pre-
sided at the session Of the house Sanders
bin to iix /, days work OF miners at eight
hours was reported back fayorubly by tht
mines and mining committee.
MIR Wolters resented Joint resolution
for an amendn nt To the constitution hy
eliminating section 3. article s. defining the
qualifications OF electors. and all referenc,
to poiygamY.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole and took up VOTERS memorial
TO congress. asking for "A sole government
receiver for Pacific railroads, and instruct
Ing Idahos representatives In congress 4
oppose any aud all efforts 10 organize the
railroads on a basis OF extension of tht
government debt An animated debate
Il lowed. The committee finally recon-
mcnded the passage ~ the memorial aua
u was passed by the house by a vote oi
~ 10 -
The agricultural college contest was
oI cned over the majority and minority re-
ports on the bill establishing college at
Weiser The majority report against tht
hill was made by Messrs, Gamble and Ran
dulph uf Iatah. and Mcmillan of Elmore
Mir. Nerheck presented the minority re
port. lie made AN exhaustive speech ~
| advocacy Of the bill lie objected to thI
effort TO locate a college al the state uni
| ycrsity at Moscow, and stated unless thC
| college were located soon the 5000 acre
! grant to the state for that purpose would
revert TO the government In closing ht
suid objection had been raised that tht
university could not succeed without III.
annual government donation for an aeri
cultural college lie had agreed TO submit
| an amendment giving the donation twhiHl
| this year amounts TO S31,W0 and which
| VIII Increase 81 ,000 each year, to the statt
| university for the next four years Ths
work of building the college would not be
! gin until the expiration Of that time.
| MIR Gamble, Of I.atah. replied to Mr
/ Ncfbeck claiming the agricultural COLLEGE
1 movement was In effect an effort to dis
/ member the state university. After other
! speeches against the bill, further consider
| alton Of II was postponed until next Mon
/ day.
The senate had "A busy day. When Mr..
! Neills honse-bill raising the age of con
/ sent to IS years. which was amended OF
| Saturday last In the senate by placing The
\ age at ID years. came up for a second read
| ing. senator moved to re-commit tht
| measure. and followed the motion with an
| earnest appeal
MIR Hanrahans bill TO annex small
| portion of Alturas county TO Custer coun-
| ", and 10 more definitely establish 2
! boundary line between the two counties
was favorahly acted upon. without op-
| position. There was some spirited debate
over Mr.. Wyman's house bill proVldinl
that none but taxpayers shall serve n
jurors in justice and probate courts, anf
changing the mode of summoning jurors
The DILL was adversely acted on by tn,
committee of the whole
With Cozier and Parkinson absent III,
one vote for senator today showed NJ
change. the result being Shoup. ~. Sweet
rs; Clagett. Is. Tonight there is no sign o
I. change II developments promised TO
this week are TO come. they certainly 4.
not manifest themselves. The headauar
ters are quite generally deserted and IN,
hea1lock anpears as tight as ever.