Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-03-05
A CHARGE OF BRIBERY
IDAHO LEGISLATOR CLAIMS MONEY
WAS PAID FOR HIS VOTE.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES of Gilmore
County Says Two Hundred Dol
lars Was Given Him.

Boise. Idaho, Feb 25.-In political circles
today there was pronounced measure CT
excitement owing to report that Repre-
sentative JONES of Gilmore county nao
made an affidavit charging that ne was
bribed to vote for Henry Heitfeld TOT
United States senator. JONES has mace
such an affidavit. 1t charges that he was
paid $3.50 by one Individual, promised $lG0
more by the same party and PAID $zoo
by another in consideration for his vote
| for Senator Heitfeld.
The affidavit sets forth that on the 2ith
| of January the populist caucus mace
| nomination that was not satisfactory to
| Mr.. JONES' whereupon he left the room
| and repaired to the theater.
| Later, Representative w. Y. Perkins
| asked him to take q ride to the ltot
| Springs and remain over night. PERKINS
asked him during the ride to vote Tor
Heitfeld and promised to pay him a large
sum of money If he would do so. The
next morning at the capitol Perkins prom
| Used him that if he would vote for Helt-
field he would pay him $3.50. After the
| election Perkins paid him $780, the re-
manning 800 not having been paid.
The affidavit further declares that =.
c. Fuller promised to pay him $500 II he
would vote for Heitfeld.
After the election Fuller told him he
would get the money from Senator Helt-
field. Thereupon, JONES alleges, Fuller
| ana f1e1tIelQ went together " Tic SdPA'o'
State bank. They returned in short
time and Fuller then handed him the
5000 agreed upon.
JONES says it has always been his IN
tention to make such a statement when
the proper time should arrive.
1t Is understood that two other mem
bers have made similar affidavits. AS
nearly as can be learned, this matter has
been worked up by populists and is sale
to have been engineered from the office
of a populist attorney in this city. Thi:
is circumstance that confuses those who
are seeking for a motive for the bringing
out of the charges. One theory is that i
is part of a plan to prevent the seating o.
Mr.. Heitfeld as United States senator.
Legislative Session.
The sessions of the legislature toda!
, were interesting throughout. The after
, noon session in the senate witnessed al
interesting ceremony, Senator Heitfel'
appearing to say goodby to the members
His desk had been handsomely decorated
with flowers.
Resolutions were passed expressing tn
| high regard as a body for the ret1r1n,
member and wishing himself success il
his larger field of work. In few word
the senator expressed his thanks.
Both houses adjourned to see him OF
on the afternoon train. He was accom-
panied by his private secretary, c. c
Fuller.
, petition was presented from the Si
yer City Miners Union protesting agains
opposition to the office of inspector c
mines.
A concurrent resolution was offered fo
adjournment Saturday, March s. at
p. m. 1t was defeated by a vote of
to 8.
The house bill repeating theater /
censes was passed, as was also the hi
making legislative apportionment.
| Just before the noon recess one of tn
6 -,
Cured 1t was on resolution proviC
ing for a steering committee of one frol
} each political party. The resolution wa
supported by the fusionists and oppose
by the silver republicans. Coughenou
who usually votes with the latter, vote
for the resolution, making a tie, whic
was decided by President Moore in tn
, affirmative.
7 The joint resolution to submit tt
question of calling a constitutional COZ
vention was indefinitely postponed.
In the House.
| In the house the committee on publ
health made report of the prohibitio
= amendment.
Representative Hampton introduced
bill providing for control of the liQu(
, traffic by a state dispensary system
, | 1t Is a copy of the bill recently passe
4 | by the Washington house of represent.
tives.
At tonight's session of the house
sensational debate was precipitated /
v Judge Waters, who attacked Auditor Al
a | derson, asserting that the latter had r
a fused to issue warrants to members. +
explained that the refusal was with +
spect to the time occupied by the legi
lature In the Salt Lake excursion.
e The auditor, he said, claimed he Wi
r acting under the advice of the attorn,
general, but the attorney general hs
r disclaimed responsibility in the PREF
ises.