Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-03-19


III. B. No. 221-To remit penalties for de-
inquent taxes. 1t provides that the taxes
may be paid at any time before July l,
with interest at 10 per cent per annum.
II. b. No. 114-Prescribing qualifications
for admission to the bar. 1t eliminates
of sex and color
S. b. No. S7-Defning the crime of adul-
terry and providing penalty.
s. ]. M. No 5-Praying for the removal
of distractions from Clark's Fork.
House bill No. 2O3, to remedy defect
in the incorporation of Occur d'Alene.
Senate bill No. So, amending the poll
tax law.
House bill No. 142, authorizing towns
and cities to levy special assessments for
the payment of excess warrants.
A joint resolution directing the secre-
tary of state to furnish each member of
the legislature with copy of the session
laws and of each of the journals.
House bill No. 76, relating to estrays.
House joint resolution No. g. providing
for settlement with ex-Treasurer Hatta-
baugh of Latah county.
House joint memorial No. 10, praying
for the payment of Indian depreciation
claims.
House joint memorial No. 9. asking the
government to utilize Fort Sherman for
national soldiers home.
House bill No. "a, imposing a tax of 20
cents a head on sheep of non-residents
driven into the state for grazing.
House Joint resolution No. s, submitting
a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the creation of any new county with
less valuation than $1,000,OOO
House bill No. SO, amending the law re-
specting fences.
House bill No. 237, for the payment of
teachers in the Albion normal school
House bill No. sc, providing for the cleo
ton of road overseers.
House joint resolution No. IL, for a
commission to investigate state offices.
The nominations for regents of the
state university, with the exception of
S. M. Coffin, were confirmed as well as
the nominations for trustees of the AL
bion normal school.
The house bill to create Clearwater
county.
House bill No. 1874, to require abstract
companies to give bonds.
The deficiency appropriation bill
House bill No. II, repeating the law of
building ferries less than a mile apart.
Senate irrigation bills, Nos. 101 and al.
House bill No. 166, making the poll tax
$780, and providing a penalty of so cents
if it is not paid by the first Monday in
January.
House bill No. 2S6, amending the fish
and game law.
House bill No IS, to protect union la
bells.
Passed by the House.
The following additional measures were
passed in the house:
Joint resolution authorizing a special
committee, consisting of the governor,
attorney general and auditor, to settle the
claims of the state against j. G. Hatta-
baugh as treasurer of Latah county,
amounting to $17,59995.
Senate bill No. IS, amending the school
law with respect to reports.
hi nrnuidin1r u
pointment of non-partisan board of
seven trustees of the Albion normal
school.
House bill No. 9S, providing for the ap-
preparation, distribution and measurement
of water used in irrigation.
House bill No. SO, providing that county
commissioners may levy road tax OF
not more than SO nor less than 81 on each
$1,000 of taxable property, and giving the
taxpayer the privilege of working out the
tax.
House bill No 2OS, legalizing the incor-
poration of Occur dAlene.
House bill No. 166, making poll taxes
$1.50.
House bill No. 221. renting the penal
ties on delinquent taxes for 1896.
House bill No. 2O2 regulating life insur-
ance companies doing business in the
state.
House bill No. S. an act to protect no
tel keepers.
House bill No. 14O, allowing the people
of any school district having taxable
property to the amount of $150,0OO to or
ganize themselves into an Independent
district
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution to provide sal
aries in place of fees for all county Off
| Gals.
House bill No. 2S5, appropriating $27
| 723.57 for payment of claims against thu
| state for 1895 and 1896.
| House bill No. 2S6. appropriating 5000 fo
| Eva L. Douglas $15 for Mrs. N. ]. Hays
| $3.50 for Mrs. C. Halter and s72 for B
| Booth.
House bill No. &c. providing hat roaC
| overseers must be elected on the frs
| Monday of December in each year.
House bills Nos. 1856 and 1877, relating tt
| the state board of examiners and t.
claims against the state.
| House bill No. 1874, requiring a bond o
| $4,000 of all persons engaging in the bust
| ness of compiling abstracts of title.
| The fee bill and the appropriation bill.
| Senate bill No. 70, establishing a quar-
| antine system in connection with tn
| sheep inspection law.
Senate bill No. 65, providing for tn
| parole of convicts, except those serving
| life sentences.
The revenue bill. providing for an an
| nual tax levy of 1858, 900, or $o06, 900 for tn
| ensuing two years. This is $4, 900 NOR
| than the total for the last two years.
| The bin providing for the payment o
| the teachers of the Albion normal school
| The house joint resolution providing
| for an investigation commission to exam
inc the records in the state offices.
House bill No. 147, providing for a ia.
| levy for school purposes of not less thai
| nor more than 10 mills and that al
| moneys arising from fines for violation O
the penal laws shall be appropriated to tn
| school fund.
| House bill No. 12O, giving justices o
| the peace and probate judges jurisdic
| ton in cases involving liens.
| Senate bill No, l. fixing the compensa
| ton of state officers. The bill as amend
| ed provides a salary of $4,000 for suprem
| judges and $2500 for district judges, $500
for governor and attorney general an
$500 for secretary of state, auditor, stat
superintendent and state engineer. Late
the conference committees report on thi
| bill was adopted, giving the board of re
| gents $500 and the mine inspector $l2O
| for expenses.
House bill No. 90, relating to the exemp
| ton of property.
House bill No. 2S4 providing for a stat
| board of arbitration.
House bill No. 100, relating to the prop
| erty relations of husband and wife.
House bill No, SO, requiring road over
| seers to make quarterly, instead of semi
| annual reports
House bill No. 100, prohibiting Indian
| from carrying firearms.
House bill No. 2SS, regulating the sal
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