Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-09
IDAHO FALLS COLLEGE MEASURE
Legislature at Boise Expected 10 Com.
to q Vote on IL To-day.

Boise Feb. GA substitute for this
Idaho Fails agricultural college bill was
presented IN the house today and laid
over until tomorrow. II Is entitled "An
act to locate the college OF agriculture
and mechanical arts OF the university OF
Idaho" The bin approprtates $4,000. The
college shall be under control OF tho
board OF regents of the university. Idaho
Falls is to donate 40 acres OF land with
water rights. The agricultural depart
ment Of the university shall remain a.
now established until the college il rec ds
for the students. This carries with u
the use OF the government fund OF So
~ annually. The date for making ths
hange from the university will probably
be fixed at September, 1885, Interestinp
complications have arisen In connection
with the subject OF the government funh
provided for the use Of the state agri.
cultural college Idaho makes no Hppro
nriation for the maintenance Of the uni
Sersity. which has used this fund Nov
the department rules that Il must be used
only for instruction. that no administra.
tive charges be payable from Il; Under
this ruling the university has inisdirect
ed 81. lOO for the last year. and as much
more will stand against IL for the cur
rent year. This money must be- replaced
before further payments can be male
The state viii have To appropriate the
necessary amount
IN THE HOUSE
The killing OF the medical bill by talk
taught the house a lesson and today an
amendment was adopted making the rules
NJ the house applicable TO the committee
II the whole In the committee of tn
whole the horticultural inspector bill
sas favorably acted upon. The Blain,
county and Lincoln county bills were
made a special order for tomorrow.
Mr. Clark secured unanimous consent
to place his apportionment bili on IL
third reading. The measure was passed.
. TO l. air Rowton dissenting. After sew
eral speeches which fairly gushed over
with patriotic sentiments, those Of
Messrs Bennett OF owyhee and NELL OF
shoshone In particular. Mr.. Coolers bill
occurring that the stars and stripes be
displayed from every schoolhouse was
recommended for passage with an amend
nent compelling both public and private
schools to hold suitable exercises In con.
<euuence with the display OF Old Glory
on Washingtons birthday. July II, thu
anniversary OF the adoption of the fag,
the Fourth OF July, July 3, the anniver-
sary OF the admission of Idaho into the
Union and Memorial day. Failure TO com
ply on the part of the trustees or teach
ars Is declared mlsdemeanor. punish
able IN each instance by fne OF from
k25 to 500
IN THE SENATE.
The senate had busy day, and passed
a number of important measures. Sena
tor Cunningham's joint irrigation bill
providing that the district court may iI
certain emergencies fix the water rates
was passed without opposition.
Senator wyman's mining bill. following
the Colorado law very closely, was passed
and IL now goes TO the governor.
The most important provision requires
a locator TO do 10 feet OF work on th'
claim within 90 days after location. 4
mining man said TO the correspondent
tonight that the law Will he worth .
million Of dollars to the state.
The Mountain Home reform school bill
was passed II now goes TO the governor
Another Important house measure passed
| is the bill for the construction of a roa'
| from Boise To Atlanta. ap the Bos
1 river.
Mr. parkinson's Franklin county b!l
was next reached. bat on motion Of sen
| ator Blerbower consideration went owe
| until tomorrow 10 give the opposition
| from Hammock county an opportunity I
1 be heard.
/ Senator Parkinson offered an amend
| ment 10 the bill providing for submittln
the question OF division TO a vote OF tn
! people withia the proposed new count,
SENATORIAL VOTE.
The month has closed with no chang
IN the senatorial vote. Baxter an
Thomas We're paired. and Heitfeld an
| Hanrahan we're absent The result was
shoap 70. Sweet Is, Clagett l3. There II
| rumor aaont tonight that Mr. Sweet ma
secured two more Of the popuilsts Thet
Il no likelihood however. of the popuiis'
| making a break II is pretty well Sc
| tied that the agricultural bin and the al
| nortionment bin will go through bot
| houses before the senatorial deadlock
broken. other measures may also u
teryene though the two named are u
important ones This view OF the ea'
postpones the election as far as mel
tuesday though there Is nothing certa
! from day TO day