The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-28
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Boise, Ida, Feb. 2T.-In the house,
4clarlk's apportiennent bin went
through the committee of the whole
after a spirited debate.
Henry CRepublican), OF K0otenai,
charged that the opposition were being
used as pawng by Governor McConnell.
1.-THE governor has said this bill
could not pass until a United States
senator was elected" he said. He has
welded the whip long enough and it
Gg high time to throw him aside and
do something for the people" Zap
plause by the Populist5)
The bin, which has direct bearing
On the senatorial question, provides for
tWenty-one senators, one from each
county. and forty-nine representatives,
distributed as follows:
Ada. I; Alturas, l. BaDnoek, g; Pins-
nam, 2. Bear Lake, 2; Boise, 9; Can
yon. s. Cassia. i; Custer, 4; Eimere, 1;
Fremont. 3; idaho. 2; Kootenai, 2; La
tah. D, Lenhi. q Logan, 2; Nez Perez,
2: Oneida. q Owyhee. q Shoshone, 4;
Washington. 2.
II gives Mormon counties the repre-
sentation denied them under the e1-
listing appoortionment, and it is likely
If the Mormon members leave Sweet
the Clark bill viii in measure be
responsible for it.
Among the measures passed was the
SENATE resolution for constitutional
amendment to abolish district attor-
neys and substitute county attorneys
and the house bill RENTING penalties
on delinquent taxes for 1S93-S4. A bill
70 repeal the tax on state banks was
defeated, as wag also the medical bill
which required al physicians in the
state to pass an examination before
the board of medical examiners. The
debate on the medical bill became very
bitter 1t vas killed by a vote of 16 tt
ID Charges of corruption are freely
made by friends OF the bill. In TIT
senate the bill to create Bonner county
out Of the southern portion Of Kootena
county was defeated-9 to 6.
In the committee OF the whole Col
denis resolution submitting to a vote
Of the people an amendment to the
constitution by eliminating from Sec
ton 8. article 6. all reference to poly
gdmy. came up.
Parkinson, one Of the Mormon mem
bers, said that the resolution was in
line with the bills previously passed
TO eliminate the test oath.
Cunningham, (Republioan), feared
that the DTornons we're not acting il
good faith. The legislature had passed
two bills relating to plural marriagt
and he cautioned against d haSty con
sideration Of the third and last meas
ure.
Parkinson resented Cunningham
statement. Among other things ht
stated that IN view of the fact that The
people had shown by continued obedf
ence 10 the law that they were acting
In good faith, the barrier to their DO
litical happiness should be removed.
After some further discussion tn
passage of the resolution was recon
nnended by a vote of to g. ThoS
voting against the resolution were
Day. BierboWer. Cunningham. Mye1
Browne, Republicans, and Watt, Demo
crat,
The committee then rose and tn
Senate adopted the report without al
vision
There was no change in vote 70
senator today. Shoup, 10: Sweet, Is
Claggett, ID Absent. g. There is n
prospect of change tomorrow. Legts
latiVe matters keep the senatoria
question back and 1t is probable tn
deadlock viii not be broken until tn
agricultural college bill is disposed Of
There is no change in general oond
tons,