The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-23
WARMED THE SENATOR FROM LOGAN
Senator Watt Talked About Free LOdg
ing-personal VitupcratiOn.

Senator Watt Talked About Free LOdg
ing-personal VitupcratiOn.
Boise. Feb. 16-In the senate the bill
to repeal the boiler inspection law was
passed by vote of . to 7. Notice of
motion to reconsider was entered.
When the senate met in the afternoon the
bin to consolidate Alturas and Logan
counties under the name of Blaine coun-
ty came up as a special order. Senator
Watt of Alturas took the floor and got
after Senator Bierbower of Logan, who
spoke aginst the bill yesterday. The
speech was in favor of consolidation and
is considered a strong argument but the
principal public interest centers in its
personal features Senator Watt, as he
warmed up to his subject, began to prod
the Logan senator harder and harder.
Among other things he said:
81 regret exceedingly that the distin-
guished senator and attorney represent
ing Logan county has seen fit in his en-
deaVor to bolster up his argument against
one of the most just and important meas
ures that has come before this most hon
orable BODY to endeavor to cast foul
| aspersions and heap unjust and uncalled
for calumny upon myself and the citizens
/ of Alturas county whom | have the honor
| to represent in this chamber. was aware
that he would have no sense of justice in
this matter. but 1 had hoped he would
have the sense of common decency. l am
now convinced that he is devoid of either.
In answer to the statements of the dis
| tinguished senator from Logan, l desire
to state a few facts. During the years
that he asserts that this was a communi-
ty Of free-booters, looters and thieves,
this same senator from Logan county
was the deputy district attorney of AL
turas county and the legal advisor of the
county board upon all public questions
My remarks may in a measure be per
sonal, but after the outrageous, cowardly
attack upon the people of my county,
claim il as a question of privilege to re
ply to the base, contemplate SANDER ut
tered by the senator from Logan. He has
openly declared that the administration
in the days when Altura contracted thu
larger portion of the debt that he re
ferred to in his argument was the reigi
of thieves The distinguished senator
as / have stated. during these days advised
the board of county commissioners an'
slept in the courthouse until he was or
dered out, and whether at his late da!
he desires to turn states evidence o
else to be revenged upon the people o
Alturas for depriving him of free lodging
leave you to determine"
At the conclusion of Senator Watt
speech, Senator Bierbower arose to reply
He denied that he was ever the legal ad
visor of the Alturas board of county com
missioners, but that he was called upon L
assist i'm prosecuting some criminals.
Senator Watt briefly replied to Senate
D. Bierbower's remarks, and after some fur
Their debate adjournment was taken unit
Monday. when the debate will be ne
tumed.
S In the house. the motion to make tn
t Blaine county bill a special order for MOI
- day. was voted down II to 10. BY unan
,, nous vote the house passed Mr. Smith
bill authorizing a $55, 600 bond issue for tn
Lewiston and Albion state normal schools
The house passed the bill giving a stat
q bounty for bears. mountain lions. squi
e rels, gOphers, rabbits. etc.