The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-03-20
THE RESULT AT BOISE
Hills PUT THROUGH 10th HOUSES
OF TRiE LEGIsLATuRE.
Meaaure-List of the More
Important Acts.

| The recent session of the Idaho Legis-
lature passed q large number OF bulls,
says the Boise statesman.
The number introduced In both houses
amounts to SO. or which $50 originated In
the mouse and 1Ol in the senate, OF this
number u passed botn branches. 81 OF
the number being house bills.
OF the 10i senate bills. 80 were passed
by that body. 20 were indefinitely post
poned and II left either on the calendar
or In committee.
The house passed only half OF the senate
bills transmitted to it. lsft IS without
having considered them and killed seven
on Anal passage.
OF the 80 bills introduced in the house
| 100 were passed. 50 OF which succeeded
IN running the gauntlet OF the senate.
rhirty-seven OF the 100 were left to die
without consideration In the senate and
II were indefinitely postponed The house
defeated four house bills on their fiual
passage. left 50 In committee or on the
calendar and indefinitely postponed s.
or the bills introduced In the house
the populists fathered So the silver re-
publicans Sc. democrats 81. The mem
bers who introduced 10 or more each
were Elder -. Hamer 10. Keat II, Morgan
10, Perkins L. Randolph Il. Waters H.
Workman L.
Leading Senate nils.
the more important senate bills that
passed both houses are:
Substitute for No. 2. the free bill
No. !. by Harris. liking the salaries of
state officers and judges.
No. 3 by Rich. prescribing the duties
OF county supeFinteudents OF schools
No. %. by Ballentine. ahailshlng the
ONCE OF assistant state engineer,
No. IS. by Ballantine Of Blaine. nxiag
the legal rate Of interest at per cont
No. 3d. regulating the practice OF
medicine
No. -. by Corysll. establishlns a sheep
quarantine system
No. -. by Coughanour. known a. ,he
horticultural bill
No. lOl. by Bassett. amending the II
rigation law.
Important House Measures.
Among the important house measures
that have gone to the governor for his
signature are:
No. a. by Carter. protecting the srlz
ting lands from the stock OF non residents
No. n. by Beary. defining the mAnasg
Of locating placer claims.
No. y. by Keat. authorizing county
treasurers to pay direct 20 the treas
urers Of independent school d.strtcaa 81.
moneys belonging to them from the TAX
levy.
No. 30. by Hampton. liking tho sccoaA
Monday In January Tor bssinnIns aa5ees-
ment Of property.
No s.. by Mitchell establishing
state soldiers home board
No 10 by Thomas. allowing any scl,o.
district with taxable property amounting
to aNRN- -
Grfct
No. l4l. by Andrews. providing FOR the
organization Of irrigation districts
No, Ia. by Brtm. regulating the assass-
nsnt OF live stock whom kept in more
than one county OF the state
No 11. by Workman. to prohibit
gambling.
No. 100. by Fem. amending the Boise
City charter.
No. III. by Hamsr. sxsmptins private
bitches and canals from taxation.
No. IN, by Perkins. RENTING penalties
on delinquent taxes for 1875 II paid by
July l. 1897
No. 100. reducing the poll tax 10 n.D
No. rs. by Randolph. relating 70 the
leasing Of state lands
No. 2S4, providing for a state board OF
arbitration for settling labor troubles.
The bill creating the county OF Clear
water.
Failed 60 Pass.
Among the bills that have attracted
considerable attention and failed to pass
are:
Wrisht's river boom bill. Adams bill |
exempting mines from subsection to Hens |
under certain conditions: Carriers sheer |
license bill. all bills relating 10 the state I
wagon road system; the bill requiring 4
the state treasurer to issue a call sar I
warrants whenever he has s2COO Of state 1
money on hand
state Appropriation.
IL 10 dimcuit to give exact figures Of 4
the appropriations made by tho recent /
session a. the bills have not yet all boeu
acted upon by the governor There are
also some small continuing Appropriations
that can not be given accurately. Ju.
they are about the same under each ad
The appropriations Of the third session