Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-02
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Both Houses Transacting Busi-
ness of State.
THE VOTE REMAINS The SAME
Sweets D lends Calm He wiz Be Elected
by the r"pu'ist Vote New Counties
AgttstIng the senate.

Boise. Feb l9.-The tight over the con
solidation or Logan and Alturas counties
I forming Blaine county. has subsided In
a compromise proposition The night
reached a elimination last night after a
stormy ls-hour session. when both sides
seemed to have sized each other UP salts
factorily and IA new deal was proposed
The basis OF this Is the organization of
new county In the southern portion of
Logan and the cssion OF the northern por-
zion OF Alturas. The spirit of compromise
appeared In the senate when Senator Day
moved that a special committee of five
be appointed to investigate the differences
between Alturas and Logan. He stated in
explanation that the object was to com
promise matters, which he thought could
be better done through the agency OF
n committee than by the senate as a body.
The motion was carried and the following
senators were appointed; Day. Rees.
Brown, Golden and Parkinson.
AT the morning session of the senate.
Senator Smith of the special committed
80 visit the soldiers home brought IN ?
report recommending that the present
board OF trustees he abolished and o
board consisting of three members 1
appointed. The committee recommends
the commandant of the home shall be o
surgeon and shall receive salary not
to exceed 81 800 year.
The house was occupied the greater part
OF the day and throughout an evening
session over bill to validate convey.
anees that are faulty by reason OF inac
curate form of acknowledgment. The bill
Affects a great many mortgages in Latah
county held by Dutch company. alsC
many deeds throughout the state. The
court at Moscow recently foreclosure pro
ceedings out Of the court because Of this
error. The result was 10 give farmers
protection from an unexpected source
In this fight they were arrayed on on,
side. asking only for time, while the loan
company was on the other.
Senator Gamble OF Latah made stir.
ring appeal for the farmers. Among other
things, he said: I'VE are not repudiators
A man who beat n loan company In the
courts turned around and gave them q
valid mortgage. due three years hence
Just 20 show that he acted In good faith.
That is all we want. just breathing
spell. The principal on these loans IL
not due. IL Is only for "a years interest
that they would turn us out. Give us a
little time and we will pay our debts.
Pass this bill and you Will drive hundreds
of families from the shelter OF n home"
After long battle the bill was recon
mended for passage. with an added sec.
ilon providing THAI there shall be no fore
closure within three years of mortgages
40 validated.
SENATORIAL VOTE.
The senatorial vote today was the same
old thing: Shoup 20. Sweet IS Clagett Is
Tonight there Is some nervousness ap,
parent. During the day there has been
much talk OF an election tomorrow, ano
some good-nstured betting involving
trifles has been indulged on that point
However. from the best information OBJ
tainnble the election tomorrow Is moi
likely II may come. but II need not be
expected. on the point as to whether the
successful man Is to be Sweet or Shouf
or a dark horse. the lobby opinion Is di-
yided.