Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
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Boise. Feb t--There was one baIIot
for senator today, The result. with one
pair and one absentee impaired. was
Shuup ~. Sweet rs, Clagett H. The air
has been fun uf rumors tonight about
the changes Immediately impending
one is that the popullsts have deter
mined 10 vote for Sweet. but this seems
to be entirely without foundation. An
other rumor Is that Sweets line is about
to break. This IL very persistently cir.
culated. but IL can not be traced To any
reliable source. The populists held a
short meeting tonight. but did nothing
The Sweet men have been in caucus
tonight. At late hour they are stiIl
in session. So far IL Is Impossible 10
learn what they are doing The Sweet
paper II 10 come out again in the morn
ing. The two previous issues have APP
peared In the evening. There Is unmis-
kakably nervous feeling late tonight.
In the senate Senator Boyce's resolu-
tion growing out Of the action Of Pres.
idcnt Mills in excluding the Sentinel re-
norters fram the senate, recitng that
the senate alone has power 20 exclude
reporters of newspapers from the floor
of the chamber" came up al the open
ing Of the session of the senate. Senator
Boyce moved lis adoption. The chair
called attention To the fact that the res
olution was in conflict with rule II.
which grants the president authority to
exclude reporters. Inasmuch as the
resolution was not intended as an abro-
gattsn Of the rule, he decided IL out OF
order. Senator Boyce appealed from
the decision and the chair was sustained
without division, Senator Bayce o.
fered a maton 10 ahrogate rule IL The
motion WAS declared out of order by the
president. who suggested that while ne
was In no way adverse TO having the
motion come up. 1t should be In con-
formity with The rules senator Boyce
then gave notice of motion 10 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
| II property sold under execution from
six months to two years. He said the
bill was especially intended for the far
mer, who In most instances was a bor.
ROVER
senator Brown offered an amendment
/ by making the time one year. After
some further discussion the amendment
was adopted by vote of s'to 6. and the
/ bill was favorably reported
IN THE HOUSE
In the house n bill was passed post
poning the delinquent tax sale until the
first Monday in July next. Tax sales
| viii occur in most of the counties In a
/ few days and an effort will be made 10
| push II through the senate at once. in
order that 1t may give the relief for
! which IL was intended.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. McCar-
thy TO correct corrupt practices with
reference to elections. The bin was on
the lines OF the Colorado law on this
subject. Among other things II requires
each nominee for office 10 make sworn
itemized statement of the money spent
BY him for campaign purposes"
A bin was introduced by Mr. Sanders
fixing the legal days of work OF miners
at eight hours.
The kootenai division bill came UT
and was considered In committee OF thu
whole Mr.. Henry took the floor IL
support Of the blu. He presented pc,
titions asking for division OF the coun
ty, which, he said, were signed by .06.
taxpayers OF Kootenai county, a larg,
majority. when II was considered tha
the total number of votes cast at III,
, last election was i.423. The division o
the county viii be of incalculable bene
at 10 the people of the proposed count!
Of Bonner's. owing 20 the geographical
) location Of the old county. He saic tn
, | opposition OF Rathdrum. the count
seat OF kootenai. arose more from tn
fact tina; IL the county should be divid
ed. the seat OF the old county would
speedily removed
! MIR. Hughes of Shoshone said that h
!. was opposed to county division. In IN
= case under consideration he knew froi
. personal observation that two years az