Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-01-19
IDAHO LEGISLATURE,

Boise, Ida, Jan. 1.-THE gamblers
won a victory In the Legislature yes,
terday. They have threatened to obi
struct the plan for re-euactment OF
laws of previous sessions unless the
anti-gambling laws were omitted from
the list and they carried their point
AT the afternoon session the joint
committe on the plan reported. The
report provided for the enactment OF
all laws passed since Statehood mot in,
cluding those declared uuconstitu
tional by the Supreme court except
ing the anti-gam bling law The laws
were to be presented in the shape of
bills and passed without debate under
suspension.
In the senate the report was adopted
without dissenting vote, but in the
house there was spirited but helpless
light against exclusion OF anti-gamb-
ing law. The fight was led by Kings
ley, Republican of Ada,
In the senate an effort was made to
secure acceptance of eighteen of the
twenty-four standing committees APP
pointed by the lieutenant-governor
and fight against the confirmation of
the presiding officers selection came
near being precipitated The Repub-
licans and Populists stood together in
opposition to an amendment TO their
motion for acceptance of partial list
and the matter went over.
| Boise Idaho, Jan. I'm the house
yesterday siXty-nine bills were intro
duced, covering the laws of the first
session. The other session laws will
be presented as rapidly as they can be
prepared, and at the end of couple of
weeks ldahos invalid laws will all
have been re-enacted and made consti-
tutional. In the senate there was a
brisk fight between the Republican
Populist majority and the Democratic
Silver Republican minority over con-
troll of the committees. The majority
tied itself up by adopting a rule pro-
viding for the appointment of the
committees by the lieutenant-governor
who is with the minority, subject to
the approval of the senate. The pre-
siding officer named the committees,
so as to give the minority control OF
the most important
| Boise, Jan. 13.-The house devoted
the entire session yesterday reading in
full and passing a number of the laws
OF the first session that were introduc.
ed on the previous day and read the
first and second time by title AS fast
as the bills weae passed they were
bundled over to the senate, which body
will commence its perfunctionary la
bors on them today. The house alsc
passed the S25, 900 legislative appropri
alton bill.
In the senate yesterday, Senator
Tracy introduced the following bills
To amend the charter of Lewiston
80 as to provide tax for the mainten
ance of public library; to compel tn,
supreme court to hear at Lewiston, al
cases arising in north Idaho; to provid,
for commission to codify the law
passed since 1887. The latter bill pro
vides for a commission of three, wht
shall receive 81, 900 each a year 4
clerk at 81 200 year is also provided.
Boise, Ida, Jan. 1.-THE sessions o
the legislature were devoid of interes
yesterday both houses being engaged
in enacting old laws. The senate make
much more rapid progress than tn
house, as the latter has adhered liter
ally to the provision that third reading
shall be in full. The remaining senat
committee, that on appropriations, re
mains in controversy.
Boise, Jan. 15.-The legislator
spent yesterday in passing old laws
to5 having SO far been disposed of. Tn
senate squabble over the appropria
tions committee was finally settled b
the appointment of Brigham of Lataf
! whom the Republicans wanted on tn
committee in the interest of the un
vcrsity. The committee stands: Al
propriations = Lippincott, Democrat
chairman; Mulliner, Silver Republican
Carey, Populist; Stacey, Republican
and Brigham, Republican.
: Boise, Idaho, Jan 19.-In the leRi
lature yesterday there was nothin
done beyond the passing of a larg
l number of bills under the re-enactmer
7 plan.