The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-02-11

that would result in the pay roll would
shut the DeLamar down indefinitely.
Nelson said he had changed his mind.
He was now convinced that the bill
should not pass. He believed that the
measure would not accomplish anything
and would tend to unsettle the labor
question In the state
Young said he favored the bill because
he thought nine-tenths OF the mines in
the state were asking for It, Mr.. Hunt
ley, while running the Morning mine in
the Occur d'Alenes on the cooperative
plan, refused to show The men the smelt-
er returns and the men then refused to
continue the arrangement.
Coughanour's motion to indefinitely
postpone was carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Ballentine (Ada) Barnum, Bas-
sett, Coughanour. Davis (Boise), Donnel-
ly. Harris Keller Nelson, Rich, Turner
(Bingham). Turner Qdaho); total, ~.
Noes-Bennett, Coryel, Davis (Oneida),
Heitfeld, Rees, Urdohl, Young; total, 7.
Absent, 2.
The Fee Bill.
Stubborn opposition was manifested in
the senate against the Davis fee bill.
Young moved that the section relating
to sheriffs fees be stricken from the bill,
declaring that the sheriffs of Shoshone
county had not accumulated fortunes. He
had a letter from the present sheriff re-
citing case In which he had made a
trip 20 the southern end of the county.
His expenses were sS7 and he would re-
ceive for his services 1925 in deprecated
county warrant.
Ballant1ne of Blaine said the county
officials, through the fees, were robbing
the people. The fees should be cut down.
Bassett said he had received his nom
nation on this issue and he intended to
stand by It, The sheriff OF Fremont coun-
ty drew s4433 in 1893, 1906 in 1894 and up
wards of $4,000 in 1895.
After more talk and more amendments
the further consideration of the bill was
postponed.
Four Bills Passed.
The senate passed four bills on We'd
nesday-senate bill No. IL, by Bassett
exempting farmers bitches from taxa
ton; senate bill No. 4, to prohibit en-
ployment of aliens by county or munich
pal governments or corporations; senate
bill No. 16, providing for the sale of
timber from state lands and senate bill
No. 7, reducing salaries of state officers
and judges. The senate also passed the
joint resolution directing the land board
to withdraw the application OF &C, 900
acres of land in the Blackfoot land dis
trict.
The bill providing for the sale of tim
Der lands was earnestly discussed before
its passage.
Ballentine of Ada opposed the policy of
selecting pine lands He was willing to
appropriate 5000 or $500 to enter the %
sections, but he was opposed to appropri-
ating another dollar for selecting and
estimating the timber.
Rich, in the course of a speech on the
subject, said there had undoubtedly been
neglect of the states interests on the
part of the land department and 1t SEEM
ed likely that frauds had been perpetrat-
ed. But he did not believe the legislature
should sit down and let everything lapse
just because there had been recklessness
and mismanagement
There was an interesting fight In the
senate over the bill to appropriate 1915 for
entry OF certain timber lands The meas
ure was finally passed under suspension
of the rules, after the senate had been
more or less confused over the status of
the bill.