Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-03-17
LEGISLATIVE RESULTS.
THE RECORD SEPARATELY
Seventy-seven Bills get Through
both of the Houses.

DOIn OF the FTOuS0Ss
The recent session OF the legislature
passed large number of bills,
The number introduced in both houses |
amounts to $40, of which 239 originated |
in the house and l0l in the senate.
OF this number II passed both branches,
81 Of the number being house bills.
OF the l01 senate bills, so were passed
by that body, 40 were indefinitely post
poned and ] / left either ON the cal ender
or in committee.
The house passed only half of the
senate bills transmitted TO it. left 49,
without having considered them and
killed Z on final passa &c,
OF the 239 bills Introduced in the
house 100 were passed, 81 of which
succeeded in running the gauntlet of
the senate, Thirty seven of the 100
were left to die without consideration
in the senate and II were indefinitely
postponed. The hoase defeated 4 house
bills on their final passage, left 81 in
committee or on the calender and in
definitely postponed SO.
OF the bills introduced in the house
the populists fathered 50, the silver re-
publicans SO, democrats 81. The mem
bers who introduced 10 or more each
were Elder 10. Hammer 10, Keat Il,
Morgan 10, Perkins 10, Randolph u,
Waters IA, Workman II.
The more important senate bills that
passed both houses are:
Substitute for No. 2, the fee bill
No. Z, by Harris, fixing the salaries OF
staUe officers and judges.
y No. 8, by Rich, prescribing the duties
Of county superintendents of schools
No. 30, by Ballentine, abolishing the
Office of assistant state engineer.
No. So, by Ballantine OF Blaine, fix,
ing the legal rate of interest at pei
cent
No. 50, regulating the practice o
medicine.
No. IS, by Coryell, establishing ,
sheep quarantine system.
No. 20, by Coughanour known as tn,
horticultural bill.
No. 1911, by Bassett, amending thu
irrigation law.
Among the important house measures
that have gone to the governor for hi
signature are;
No. a, by Carter. protecting til,
grazing lands from the stock OF non.
residents.
No. AZ, by Beary, defining the man
ner of locating placer claims.
No. rs, by Keat, authorizing county
treasurers to ray direct to the treas
ure's of Independent school district
; all moneys belonging to them from tn
r tax levy.
: No. so, by Hampton, fixing the sec
r ond Monday in January for beginning
assessment of property.
No, So, By Mitchell establishing
5 state soldiers home board
No. 40, by Thomas, allowing an,
r school districg with taxable propert'
+. amounting to $4,000, to organize al
= independent district.
/ No. l4I, by Andrews, providing 70
T the organization OF irrigation districts.
. No. t54, by Brin, regulating tn
assessment OF hive stock when kept il
2 more than one county of the state.
4 No. 1G5, by Workman, to prohibi
: gambling.
No. 100, by Fem, amending til
: Boise City charter.
+ No. III, by Hamer, exempting privat
bitches and canals from taxation.
: Ne. 22l, by Perkins, RENTING pen
alties on delinquent taxes for 1896
paid by July /, 1897.
No. I66, reducing the poll tax t
$3.50
No. 28s, by Randolph, relating to TIL
: leasing OF state Ian S.
/, No. 234, providing fcr a state board
| arbitration forSettling labor troubles.
5 The bin creating the county OF Cleal
water.
Among the bills that have attracte
! considerable attention and allied 10 pas
are:
Wright's river boom bill Allan's bi
eXemptng mines rom subsection t
liens under certain conditions; Carter
sheep license bill; ali BILLS relating /
the state Wagon road system; the hi
requiring the state treasurer 20 issue
call ior warrants whenever lie has 4 4oa
oil state money on hand.
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