The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-31
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Both Houses Transacting Busi-
ness of State.
NO BREAK IN THE VOTING
The Deadlock Continues the Same and
No Immediate Change Is Ex
peoted by Leaders.

Boise, Jan. 2l.--Both houses of the
Legislature adopted the following me-
morial
ITO the Honorable Senate of the Unit
ed States; Your memorialists, the leg
islature of the state of Idaho respect
fully represent to your honorable body
as follows, to-wit:
"That large portion of the lands
within the limits OF the grant to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company in
the state of Idaho is known to be min
eral land that many valuable mines
and prospects are located upon the odd
sections within the limits Of said grant;
that the issuing of patents to the said
land, thus vesting title thereto in
the said railway company, must result
In irreparable loss to mineowners. pros
pectors and all people living in the great
mining districts within the limits Of
said grant.
THAT the immediate passage of the
bill known as the Hartman mineral land
bill now pending before your honora BILE
body, which provides for the segrega-
ton of these mineral lands from the
operation Of said grant before the is
suing Of patent is absolutely necessary
to the end that the rights of miners
and prospectors. as well as the commun-
tiles generally within the limits of said
grant. be protected"
A concurrent resolution was also pre-
scented by the committee instructing
the governor to take the proper steps
to enjoin the secretary of the interior
from issuing patents to the Northern
Pacific to the mineral lands held and
claimed by Idaho citizens and to confer
with the state officials of Montana with
that end in view. In condensed form
the memorial was telegraphed to the
senate and copy sent by mail to the
Montana legislature
During the consideration of the me-
mortal in the house, an interesting de-
bate was precipitated between Mr.
NELL of Shoshone and Mr.. Henry of
kootenai. Mr.. NELL first charged the
secretary of the interior with flirting
with the Northern Pacific. Mr.. Henry
criticized him for rejecting on the sec
rotary. This brought Mr.. NELL to his
rect with an attack on the republican
party, charging that party with re-
sponsibility for the condition Of affairs
because of Its having made the grant
originally to the railroad company.
Mr.. Henry said in response: 1.-THE re-
publican party 1t is true, gave the
Northern Pacific its grant but 1t gave
the railroad no mineral land and the
supreme court has decided that mineral
lands within the grant can not be held
by the railroad company. The remarks
or the gentleman charging the repub-
leans with responsibility for the pres
ent condition OF affairs is nothing more
than an Oriental twist of his magma
ton"
Under suspension of the rules, the
house passed the senate bill to repeal
the law making all obligations payable
In either gold or silver, anything in the
contract to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
In the senate BoYce introduced a bill
abolishing the office of state boiler in
spector. The senate in committee of the
whole, by n vote of nine to four rec
commended for passage of the bill
providing that insane persons shall
be taken to the asylum by an attendant
sent from the institution for the pur-
pose.