The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-06

states COngreSs-Th Fee Bill Meet
Stubborn Resistance Elder Wants /
Rechrfstian Snake RIVER.
The election of United States Sen
ator temporarily incapacitated the Ida
no Popocratic legislature by bringing
on an attack of mental exhaustion
aggravated by acute tic-douloureau,
and tic dollarmeex, but they are at i
again with renewed vigor and whet
ted appetite. Monday, they mad,
ready; Tuesday they took aim, anC
wednesday they fired away.
1t having came to the ears of the nm
per chamber that the United States
congress contemplated appropriatinp
100000 towards defrayiDg the expenses
OF rudimentary attempt at establish.
ing bimetalism, the upper chamber
IorWlth took the matter in hand and
served notice on the United States
congress TO proceed at its peril. Mon.
eCary conferences need not look to Ida
no TOT support or succOr in any ex-
tremlty; that is settled. The upper
chamDer has frowned upon them and
the blight OF an Idaho legislative frown
Is not stun. Nelson, the Baptist
preacher from Latah, exploded a few
bombs that made the hero of York.
town turn over in his grave and In
quire of the neighboring corpses. what's
the matter? Amt CORVALLIS licked >
>>Bennett's bill to make 8 hours a legal
working day was stabbed in the yitals
and laid away on the operating table.
Nelson said he liked the STYLE of the
bill and especially admired the tvno.
GRAPHICAL excellence displayed on the
face of the bill by the Sentinel print
shop, which was no dinged rat Office
But, though, a self-confessed Populfst
he was beginning to abandon
the idea Of trying to change
the laws of nature by legislative
enactment. He was on the poipf
of suspecting that on the sixth
day God All Mighty had made some
lrreparable mistakes, among them an
act of omission by which the Idaho
POpocrats were denied the power to
every evil in the land. Nelson's
bore down the bill as a
ground squirrel might be overwhelmed
by an avalanche. Its remains were
spread upon the table indefinitely"
tDaVls' fee bill came up for consider
alton and was hacked up considerably.
II 1t ever comes out of the upper
chamber alive it will, we fear, be sadly
1isfigured. Davis bill, according to the |
original plans and specifications was l
intended to work considerable reduc.
lion of official fees, salaries and nick |
lps. Young and Nelson rather deplored |
such design and dissented viUor. |
'usly. Joe Rich said he would stand |
~ retrenchment like a mother |
n-law and Basset indicated an equally
adhesive attachment. Rich took adj |
yantage of the occasion to explode a
ensation. Joe is always exploding
He read a private com.
from one Popocratic
Sheriff to another Popocratic Sheriff
skiing the other Popocratic Sheriff to
end money to the Popocratic Sheriff
+ Ada county to be used in greasing
he Popocratic legislature SO That the
Davis fee bill would Slip through hig
nd down. The upper chamber object
d to these devious methods and came
within an ace of handling the bill Sc
ousIy. Wisely, however, it was deter
lined to ascertain the extent of the
heriffs' conspiracy before doing heavy
xecutiQn. The committee arose and
be senate Adjourned
The lower chamber wrestled bravelv
18th bill to impose a license on banks
nd peddlers. The money power got
Its work by developing opposition /
the license on banks, but the ped
lers and hucksters were left in the
ole. They will probably have to en-.
ure license together with the sheep.
len.
A heavy demonstration was made in ,
Ivor of wiping out delinquent tax pen :
ties, but Rice said it was not finan :
ering and that temporarily checked
re onslaught. = =
Representative Rice brought out his
tile horse doctor bill and handled If i
imiringly before the cold gaze of the
s9mbled statesmen but. thew
ouldnt enthuse worth a cuss. The
FAINT was laid tenderly but firmly ON (
10 table, and Idaho will have to
ruggle on indefinitely a without Horse
octor 10 the commonwealth or Vet.
marian Plenipotentiary to his Excel
ncy the Governor. 1t was a sorrow
u plug at constructive legislationH
The bill to fix the legal rate of inter
at o per cent, with an per cent max
UNI rate under contract is ENJOYING
vorable consideration.
Up to going to press the legislature
IS accomplished nothing of public
lportance, but the struggle goes on
I'd no one can tell what will be the
'ue. Something over half the session
s expired, but there is plenty of time
It in which to do considerable execu
m. Let us pray.
,osT-7A dear little child who made home
ppy by Its smiles. And to think. it might
1e Deen saved had the parents only kept in
ledy for Group. H. d. Blatchley.