The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-09

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THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
4 Weekly Resume Of Legislation 1t
Boise.
SENATE.
In the senate Senator Boyce's resolu-
ton growing out of the action OF Pres
ident Mills In excluding the Sentinel
reporters from the senate, recitiDg that
"the senate alone has power to exclude
reporters Of newspapers from the floor
of the chamber" came up at the open
ing OF the session OF the senate Monday.
Senator BOyce moved its adoption.
The chair called attention TO the fact
that the resolution was In conflict with
rule II. which grants the president
authority to exclude reporters. Inas-
much as the resolution was not intend
ed as an abrogation of the rule, he de-
cided 1t out of order Senator BOyce
appealed from the decision and the
chair was sustained without division.
Senator BOyce offered a motion to abr0-
gate rule II. The motion was declared
out Of order by the president. who sug-
gested that while he was in no way
adverse to having the motion come up,
it should be in conformity with the
rules. Senator Boyce then gave notice
Of 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. lie said the
bill was especially intended for the far
mer, who in most instances was 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 6, and the
bill was favorably reported.
In the senate the controversy growing
out of the debarring Of the Sentinel re-
porters from the floor OF the senate was
renewed. Senator Boyce moved that
rule ii be abrogated. The motion was
lost by a vote OF 10 to 1.
Senator Doyce then sent up motion
that the reporter Of the Sentinel be ad
mitted TO the bar OF the senate. lie
launched into vigorous denunciation
of the presidents action In denying the
Sentinel reporter the privilege of occu-
plying seat on the floor.
Senator Cunningham explained that
it was not question of politics. The
Sentinel had made statement which
all members irrespective OF political
faith, must admit was wholly unwar-
ranted. There was no feeling against
the reporter of the Sentinel. but until
an explanation was made he should vote
against the admission. The vote Oh the
motion resulted 5 for and against.
The bill to prohibit the entry of de
.iciency judgments was indefinitely
postponed, after an animated debate.
HOUSE
In the house Monday bill was pas
sed postponing the delinquent tax sale
until the first Monday in July next
Tax sales will occur in most of the
counties in few days and an effor,
will be made TO push it through tn,
senate at once, in order that il may
give the relief for which it was in
tended.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. McCar
thy 10 correct corrupt practices witt
reference to elections. The bill was oil
the lines of the Colorado law ON thi
subject. Among other things it require
each nominee for Office TO make a swori
itemized statement of the money spen
by him for campaign purposes"
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Sanders
fixing the legal days work of miners
at eight hours.
The Kootenai division bill came VI
and was considered in committee Of tn
whole. Mr.. Henry took the floor il
support of the bill. lie presented pc
titions asking for division Of the coun
ty, which, he said, were signed by LOO
taxpayers Of kootenai county, a larg
majority, when it was considered tina
the total number Of votes cast at tn
last election was l,423. The division O
the county will be Of incalculable bent
1T to the people of the proposed count
Of Bonner, owing to the biographies
location OF the old county. lie said tn
opposition of Rathdrum. the count
seat of Kootenai, arose more from tn
fact that il the county should be divid
ed, the seat of the old county would b
speedily removed.
i MIR. Huges of Shoshone said that h
was opposed to county division. In til
case under consideration he knew fror
personal observation that two years as
the people generally were opposed I
division and he believed that they sti
were. The county division scheme
were generally gotten up in the intere:
of real estate men, who could find II
, other means of building up some tow,
lie did not believe the move to be a
, exception.
Mr.. Crane said in view of the fact thi
netitions forwarded to him against d