The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-03-04
A CHARGE OF BRIBERY
IDAHO LEGISLATOR CLAIMS MONEY
WAS PAID FOR HIS VOTE
Representative JONES of Gilmore
County Says Two Hundred Dol
lars Was Given Him.

Boise, Idaho Feb. 25.-In political circles
today there was pronounced measure CT
excitement owing to a report that Repre-
| sentative JONES of Elmore county had
| made an affidavit charging that he was
| bribed to vote for Henry Heitfeld for
United States senator. JONES has made
such an affidavit. 1t charges that he was
| paid $3.50 by one Individual, promised SlC0
more by the same party and paid $500
| by another in consideration for his vote
| for Senator Heitfeld.
The affidavit sets forth that on the 9Th
of January the populist caucus made a
nomination that was not satisfactory to
Mr.. JONES, whereupon he left the room
and repaired to the theater.
Later, Representative w. Y. Perkins
asked him to take ride to the Hot
| Springs and remain over night. Perkins
asked him during the ride to vote for
7eitfeld and promised to pay him a large
sum of money II he would do so. The
next morning at the capitol Perkins prom
ised him that If he would vote for Heit-
field he would pay him $3.50. After the
election Perkins paid him $3.50, the re-
naming 800 not having been paid.
The affidavit further declares that c.
c. Fuller promised to pay him 5000 if he
would vote for Heitfeld..
After the election Fuller told him he
would get the money from Senator Heit-
field. Thereupon JONES alleges Fuller
State bank. They returned in a short
time and Fuller then handed him the
$500 agreed upon.
JONES says it has always been his m
tention to make such a statement when
the proper time should arrive.
1t is understood that two other mem
bers have made similar affidavits. AS
nearly as can be learned, this matter has
been worked up by populists and is said
10 nave been engineered from the office
"a Lief Oft ~t,tss..
is circumstance that confuses those who
are seeking for motive for the bringing
out of the charges. One theory Is that 1t
Is part of plan to prevent the seating of
Mr.. Heitfeld as United States senator.
Legislative Session.
The sessions of the legislature today
were interesting throughout. The after
noon session in the senate witnessed an
interesting ceremony Senator Heitfeld
appearing to say goodby to the members
HIS desk had been handsomely decorated
with flowers.
Resolutions were passed expressing the
hisn regard as body for the retiring
member and wishing himself success in
MS larger field of work In a few words
the senator expressed his thanks
Both houses adjourned to see him off
on the afternoon train. He was accom-
panied by his private secretary, C. c.
Fuller.
petition was presented from the Sill
opposition to the office of inspector of
mines.
A concurrent resolution was offered for
adjournment Saturday. March g. at IL
p. M 1t was defeated by a vote of 10
to s.
The house bill repeating theater Ii
eenses was passed. as was also the bill
making legislative apportionment.
Just before the noon recess one of the |
rev political divisions of the senate oc-
CURED. Ii was on a resolution provid- |
ing Tor a steering committee of one from
each political party. The resolution was |
supported by the fusionlsts and opposed |
by the silver republicans. Coughenour. |
who usually votes with the latter, voted
Tor the resolution, making a tie. which |
was decided by President Moore In the
The joint resolution to submit the
question of calling a constitutional con-
Veh'ioh was indefinitely postponed.
In the House.
In the house the committee on public
health made report of the prohibition
Representative Hampton introduced a
Dill providing for control of the liquor
trainc by state dispensary system.
IL Is copy of the bill recently passed
by the Washington house of Representa-
tives.
At tonight's session of the bouse
sensational debate was precipitated Inv
Judse waters, who attacked Auditor An
ierson, asserting that the latter had re-
FUSED to issue warrants to members He
that the refusal was with re-
'pect to the time occupied by the leeis-
AZURE in the Salt Lake excursion.
The auditor, he said claimed he was
ictlhg under the advice of the attorney
general, but the attorney general had
i na responsibility in the prem