The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-13
LEGISLATURE OF IDAHO.
CHANGE or OPINION IN SENATE ON
rIIE RIGHT HOUR MIL.
Lively Discussion over sheriff.
Fees, some cE the OMeera Grows
ing Poorer. Othern Richer.


inw Poorer. Others Richer.
Boise. Idaho. Feb. THE past week has
been busy une IN the Idaho legislature.
A lively debate preceded the defeat Of the
eight-hour bill In the senate. A motion TO
suspend the rules to pass the bill making
an appropriation for entry of timber lands
in Shoshone county gave rise to another
fleld day.
Deficiency Judgment Btll.
When the third reading of bills became
the order of business In the house IN
Monday. Randolph's deficiency Judgment
bill was read and put upon its final pas
sage. The following roll call viii show
the friends and enemies OF the measures
Yeas--Allen. Beary. Black. Bryan. Car
ter. Clagett. Clawson. Elder, Flanagan,
Fuller. Goldensmlth. Gray. Hadley. Holt.
JONES. Keat. Mccarthy. Mitchell. Nor
san, Orr. Perkins. Pugmire. Randolph.
Rice. Seat. Stsson. Sperry. Waite. Work
nan. wright-30
Nays-Brown. Fuller, Hamer. Harris,
Johnson. McMurrin, Rigby. Rogers. Thorn
as. Waters. Wilson-u.
ABSENT. Not voting-L
Keat gave notice that he would move a
reconsideration of the vote.
a bill was passed requiring the county
assessor to notify the taxpayers Of the
amounts due by them. and give them an
opportunity OF correcting mistakes before
the taxes fall due.
Public Lands In ShOshOne.
Discussing the bill appropriating funds
accessory for securing the government
lands that have been selected in Shosbone
county. Workman declared he had
changed his mind since the previous dis
eussion. and he was now opposed to the
measure. He thought the public lands
were much better of In the hands Of pri-
vate individuals than under the control OF
the state. He was afraid that the lands
under state control would fall into the
hands of syndicates.
Waters thought 1t would be a blessing
to the state II some corporation would
take hold of the state lands and buy them
at the price set by government statute
The state needs the ready money for Its
Institutions, and private settlers will moi
pay so an acre for arid lands such as the
state has heretofore been selecting.
In defense of the appropriation Fuller
declared that the land would be valuable
for agricultural purposes after the timber
had been cut of.
The bill passed by a vote of IS to z
Briggs and Workman voting against It.
Sperry's joint memorial praying con-
gress for the passage of the bill now
pending, providing settlers with free
homesteads on Indian reservations wher
thrown open to settlement. passed by d
vote Of 10 to J.
The house voted in favor OF a memorial
introduced by Waters, praying for tbs
cession of all the arid lands to the states
In defense of the measure Waters ealleC
attention to the hundreds OF thousands o.
acres lying along the Snake river which
were susceptible of Irrigation. but which
would never be done by private enter
prise. Workman was the only membel
who voted against the memorial
Delinquent Taxes for 1900.
There was consideraore discussion II
the house on Tuesday over the majorit!
and minority reports Un the senate bil
providing that there shall be no penalty
or interest on delinquent taxes for 1895
Rice did not think 1t good financierint
to pass a bill Of this sort. The only wa!
to run the affairs Of the state Is to col
lect every tax assessed. Workman ais
opposed 1t; but the house defeated tn
minority report that She bill should no
be passed. and referred the measure t
the committee Of the whole.
Rice's bill providing for the appoint
ment of a state veterinary surgeon wa
indefinitely postponed.
workman's bill placing the legal rat
Of interest at per cent and per cen
by contract. was reported back favor
ably.
Protection of the Ranges.
Carter's bill to protect the grazini
lands Of the state from the stock Of non
residents aroused a sharp debate in tn
house
Morgan doubted the constitutionality o
the bill and Hampton thought 1t a dan
gerous measure; while Carter declares
that it was the first duty Of the legisla
| ture to protect the people OF the state
and to test the conStltutionality of tn
| measure afterward.
The adoption Of the first section Of tn
| bill was put to a vote and carried.
The section referred to reads as follows
Any person or persons being non-resi
dents Of this state may keep and her
for grazing purposes cattle. horses. mares
| asses, geldings. mules or sheep In an.
county in the state for the period OF on
year thereafter, by first paying to the as
SCISSOR and tax collector Of the count.
wherein the said stock may be kept an
herded the sum Of 50 cents for each an
every animal 50 kept and herded in sal
county; provided. that the sum Of 20 cent
only shall be collected on each and ever!
| sheep so kept and herded; and, provided
that said 80 cents and 20 cents respective
! ly shall be In lieu of all taxes upon sail
| animals during the period preceding Ma!
1 in each and every year.
The remaining 10 sections of the bill
| were read by the clerk and adopted will
only a few immaterial amendments.
Keat then moved that the COMMITTEE
rise and recommend to the house tina
the bill be passed as amended; carried.
Property Held for Taxes.
In explaining bill No. %. relating to tn
revenue law, Waters said that one feat
ure was the permission given that wheI
property was held for delinquent take
any person could pay the taxes and hoIC
the property for security. receiving IL pei
cent for the use Of his money until tn,
property was redeemed. Another feature
was the provision allowing a person 4
redeem part Of the property II unable Il
pay the delinquent taxes on all at once
The bill was taken up in detail by thu
committee Of the whole. and after a few
minor corrections, was recommended fol-
passage.
Morgan's marriage license bill wal
killed.