The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-12

Mines and Mining-Dewey Myer
Boyce.
Highways. bridges and ferries--Myer
Robertson. Golden, Heitfield, Boyce.
Counties and county boundaries-nar
kins0n. Day, Smith, Watt, Steel.
MiltaFy aud Indian afAirs Smith
Watt Hnnrahan.
Enerossed and enrolled bills-Rounds
MyeT.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Wyman Of Ada pre-,
sented the frst bill Of the season, .
bill to repeal merchants license. He
also introduced a mining bill. making
regulations governing the location d
mining claims. 1t Is copied after the
Colorado law.
Nj. Henry Of kOotenai presented a
bill providing for the division Of koot
enai county and the creation of Bonner
county out Of the segregated portion
with BOnner's Ferry as the county seat
The bill also provides for the appoint.
ment by the governor Of officers Of the
proposed new county within 10 days
after the approval Of the measure
The boundary line Of the proposed Bon
ner county Is fixed rs follows: Com
mencing ut q point on the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana, where
the channel of Clark's Fork Of the Co
lumbia river intesects the same, thence
down the river along the channel there
ofin a northwesterly direction to Lake
Pend d'Oreille, thence along the north
deep water liue Of said lake to where
the waters thereof dow into and from
the Pend d'Greille river, thence along
the channel of the said river to the ives,
boundary line Of the state, thence north
along said boundary line to British Co
lpmhia, thence east along the north
boundary line of Idaho to the northwest
boundary of Montana, thence along the
east boundary line of Idaho to the place
of beginning. The Indebtedness Of
kootenai county is to be apportioneC
between the ,wo counties by first de
Quoting all money on hand aud the yalu,
Of all county property permanently 10
Gated in the proposed new county anG
then dividing the remainder Of the in
debtedness between the two counties il
proportion As the taxable property IL
each county bears to the entire taxabl,
property Of the present county Of Koot
enai, taking as basis the assessment o.
1854. kootenai is to retain all its pres
ent county property. The boards Of tn,
two counties are each required to ap
point an accountant to apportion tn,
Indebtedness.
The members drew for seats, blind
folded, the page performing the func
ton.
In the house speaker Cozier appoint
ed the following committees:
Rules and regulatiobs-Crane, Wy
man, Elder, Mccarthy, Hughes.
Judiciary Elder, Neill.
Privileges and election-Smith, Hen
| ~, Glenn, Sanders, Davis.
Ways and means-Crane, Monroe
Johnson, Walters, Neill.
| Mines and mining Brown, Bennett
Vance, Mccarthy, Young.
Railroads and johnson
Cowden, Crane, Hughes, Randolph.
| Education-VorbOck, Gamble, Hunt
McGann, Randolph.
| Agriculture and live stock-Daly
Baxter, Clark. Waring, Randolph.
Immigration, labor and statistics
Mcmillan, Thompson, Walker, Hicks
Young 81. NJ
PUB i: health Bennett, Fletcher, Nc
Carthy.
! Public lands Monroe, Gamble, Hunt
Davis, Walters.
Irrigation and water rights-Clark
Daily, Smith, Elder, Thomas, Thompson
Davis, Mccarthy, Neill.
Roads, bridges and ferries Rowton
Walker, Clark, Waring, Walters.
Military and Indian affairs Hunt
Rowton, Vance, Hicks, Young(J. NJ
Public printing Gamble, Brown
Young On. ii } Hughes, Walters.
State affairs aud federal relations
Elder, Cowden, Monroe, Young q. n
Mccarthy.
| Public buildings-Thompson, Fletch
er, Bennett, Randolph, Hicks.
Engrossment Davis, Hughes, Thorn
/ as.
/ Enrollment-Young (N. H., Wyman
Sanders.
Mileage-IIenry, Mccarthy, Hunt.
Worlds fair sxter, Clark, Neill.
Fish and Game Henry, Walker, Nc
Carthy, Glenn, Neill.
County lines and boundaries
den, Thomas, Baxter, Walters, Ran
Golph.
County officers Thomas, Bennett
Fletcher, Sander, Hicks.
There ia absolutely no change in tn
senatorial situation except that Hey
burn has two positive votes. Speake
Cozey is openly for him, also Mr. Cow
den of Canyon. The Sweet and Shoul
men seem to be resting on their oars
No time for a caucus has been sci
The Hey burn men claim he ha
the balance OF power and tina
he can be elected in joint convention.