The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-02-11
LEGISLATURE OF IDAHO
CHANGE OF OPINION IN SENATE ON
THE EIGHT HOUR BILL.
Lively Discussion Over SheriTs
Fees, Some of the Officers Grow
Ing Poorer, Others Richer.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 1.-THE past week has
been a busy one In the Idaho Legislature.
A lively debate preceded the defeat of the
eight-hour bill In the senate. motion TO
suspend the rules to pass the bill making
an appropriation for entry of timber lands
in Shoshone county gave rise to another
field day.
Deficiency Judgment Bill.
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 will show
the friends and enemies of the measure:
Yeas-Allen, Beary, Black. Bryan, Car
ter, Clagett, Clawson, Elder. Flanagan,
Fuller, Goldensmith, Gray, Hadley, Holt,
JONES, Keat Mccarthy, Mitchell Nor
gan, Orr, Perkins, Pugmire, Randolph,
Rice, Seat, Sisson, Sperry Waite, Work
man, Wright--3O.
Nays-Brown. Fuller, Hamer, Harris,
Johnson, McMurrin, Rigby, Rogers, Thorn
as, Waters Wilson-11.
ABSENT Not voting-1.
Keat gave notice that he would move a
reconsideration Of the vote.
A bill was passed requiring the county
dsStSSOT " IlOtily tne tdApdyeTS VI lHc
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
necessary for securing the government
lands that have been selected in Shoshone
county, Workman declared he had
changed his mind since the previous dis
md h 10, tba
measure He thought the public lands
were much better off 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 syndcates.
Waters thought 1t would be a blessing
to the state If 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 not
: 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 or
The bill passed by a vote of As to g.
Sperry's joint memorial praying con-
gress for the passage of the bill now
pending, providing settlers with free
homesteads on Indian reservations when
thrown open to settlement, passed by a
vote of 40 to 3.
The house voted in favor of memorial,
introduced by Waters, praying for the
cession of all the arid lands to the states.
Df tbo No faro Iad
attention to the hundreds of thousands of
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 member
who voted against the memorial.
Delinquent Taxes for 1906.
There was considerapre discussion in
the house on Tuesday over the majority
and minority reports ON the senate bill
providing that there shall be no penalty
or interest on delinquent taxes for 1896.
Rice did not think 1t good fnanciering
to pass a bill of this sort, The only way
to run the affairs of the state is to col
lect every tax assessed. Workman also
opposed it; but the house defeated the
minority report that the bill should not
be passed, and referred the measure to
the committee of the Whole.
Rices bill providing for the appoint
ment of state veterinary surgeon was
indefinitely postponed.
Workman's bill placing the legal rate
of interest at per cent and s per cent
by contract was reported back favor
ably.
Protection OF the Ranges.
Carter's bill to protect the grazing
lands Of the state from the stock of non
residents aroused a sharp debate In the
house.
Morgan doubted the constitutionality of
the bill and Hampton thought 1t a dan
gerous measure; while Carter declared
that 1t was the first duty of the legIsla-
ture to protect the people of the state,
and to test the constitutionalty of the
measure afterward.
The adoption of the first section of the |
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 herd |
for grazing purposes cattle, horses, mares,
asses, geldngs, mules or sheep In any |
county In the state for the period of one |
year thereafter by first paying to the as
SCISSOR and tax collector of the county |
wherein the said stock may be kept and
herded the sum of 80 cents for each and
every animal so kept and herded In said |
county; provided, that the sum of 20 cents
only shall be collected on each and every
sheep so kept and herded; and, provided.
that said 80 cents and 20 cents respective
ly shall be in lieu of all taxes upon said
animals during the period preceding May
In zach and avarv yaor
The remaining 10 sections of the bill
were read by the clerk and adopted with
only few immaterial amendments.
Keat then moved that the committee
rise and recommend to the house that
the bill be passed as amended: carried.
Property Held for Taxes.
In explaining bill No. 49, relating to the
revenue law, Waters said that one feat
ure was the permission given that when
property was held for delinquent taxes
any person could pay the taxes and hold
the property for security, receiving 10 per
cent for the Use of his money until the
was redeemed. Another feature
was the provision allowing a person TO
redeem part of the property If unable to
pay the delinquent taxes on all at once
The bill was taken up In detail by the
committee of the whole, and after few
minor corrections, was recommended for
Morgan's marriage license bill was
killed.
OF THE SENATE.
Bill Defeated by n Vots
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