The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-02-02

fisherman is a great financier. \
His accumulation of $1,000, 600
ION 5000 salary eloquently re- \
flutes the slander. =
Mrs. Carman is very low with
only slight hopes for her recov-
cry.
The Supreme Court of Idaho
handed down a decision the 9TH
er day that the constitutional
amendment segregating the off,
ces of Probate Judge and County
School Superintendent is inoper-
ative until the legislature acts
and superintendents are elected
at the next general election.
Probate Judges elected in Nov :
ember can qualify as formerly as
Superintendents of Schools and
hold the Office throughout the
term for which they were elected
Senate bill No. 6, by Bassett,
for the protection of the buffalo,
of Idaho, was read the third time
and passed. III there are any
buffalo In Idaho we are glad to
know that they are protected.
Boise Statesman The senate
went into committee of the whole
with Ballantine of Blaine in the
chair and Benefits bill for the
abolition of capital punishment
was taken up. Bennett address
ed the senate in support of the
bill He delivered a set speech
on the subject, opening with the
declaration that the right to life
is the highest known to man.
Proceeding, he waxed eloquent,
and in glowing terms amplified
the proposition that the Divine
command against taking human
life applies to the state as well
as to the individual.
Davis, of Oneida, opposed the
bill. He relied upon the Mosaic
decree that who sheds mans
blood by man shall his blood be
shed. He thought abolishment
of capital punishment would tend
to increase murder.
Ballentine, of Ada, said a as
. humanitarian, he agreed with the
Owyhee senator, but as legis-
lator he could not support the
bill. With a pardoning board
that could release felons, as had
been done within two months, it
would be dangerous to abolish
capital punishment.
Rich also opposed the bill He
spoke of the great difficulty of
convicting murderers; every pos
sible safeguard was thrown
about them. He declared the
dely IN executing punishment
was crime. The case of Dur
. rant was cited as an illustration.
Eighty per cent. of the murder
ers in the United States go free
Others escape through pardon
ling boards and only per cent
pay the penalty of their crimes
: 1t would be contrary to public
| interests to relieve the remand
/ er from the death penalty.
t The bill was recommended to
be indefinitely postponed
. Senate Bill No. 80, by Rees, to
prevent blacklisting in the State
of Idaho, reads as follows
''Sec. /. No corporation or
individual shall blacklist or pub
|. lish or cause to be blacklisted
any employe, engineer, fireman,
mechanic or laborer, discharged
by such corporation, company or
individual, with the intent and
/, for the purpose of preventing
|, such employe, engineer, fireman.
mechanic or laborer from engag-
ing in or securing similar or 9TH
er employment from any other
corporation, company or individ
ual. T"
The fine imposed is not less
than $500 nor more than 81, 900
or Imprisonment in the county
+ Jail not less than three months
, nor to exceed one year or both.
A mask ball will be given by
! the Club in Challis on Washing
toms Birthday, Feb. %.
County Treasurer Spalding ex-
: poets to take trip to Salt Lake
City and Boise this week.
I We are under obligations to
3 Senator Coryell for copies of the
State public documents, also for
: copies of bills introduced.
Our legislature ought to now
! get down to business and give US
some good legislation
2 Considerable amount of our
9 space is taken this week by the
S COMMISSIONER S proceedings. On
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