The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-02-04
LEa1sLATURE or wAsHInGTOn.


Hsem Press Repestn.
On MondAy Twenty Hrst Joint ballot.
Wilson n, Foster 20, Humn 10, Ankeny
10, Lewis !. Richardson 81 Spokane 10.
Bridges !.
CcntHry 70 the general expectation.
there was no great change IN The repub-
iican vote for senator. Eames changed
from Hnmez 10 Wilson, and the frsi0nists
cast their complimentary vote for W. T.
Richardson Of Spokane.
The fnsionisis viii caucus tonight.
The Morning Olympian issued an extra
edition today, presumably in the interest
Of Ankeny. calling for Investigation 81
bribery charges which have been pub
iished in the Tacoma News.
The senate spent the morning In debate
on the bill fixing the rate Of Interest on
state WarFnnta
The special COMMITTEES on concurrent
legislation reported meeting q like com
mittee from the Oregon legislature and
together they had drafted eomm0n fsh-
ing law TO be submitted to the respective
legislatures. The report has been accept
ed and the eoinmirtee discharged.
The committee on military Affairs rec
panmeaded the passage Of a bill admitting
Indian war veterans 70 the state soldiers
home.
| Among the new bills introduced was an
important one from Mount regulating
common carriers and creating state rail
road commission. Another bin By Mount
Is to pay 500 to r. d. Gwydir Of Epo-
kane for his services In enumeration 81
Indians on the ColviIle reservation.
On Tuesday Twenty second joint bal
lot: Wilson 25, Ankeny p, Foster q,
iiumes 2. Rogers 10, Bridges 2, Lewis j,
Vance l. No change in the next
The expected has occurred and Judge
Humes' King county support went for
Levi Ankeny at todayis ballot, as ar
ranged At last nights caucus
The fight l. now tkree-cOrnered one
between Wilson. Ankeny and Foster,
with Ankeny as high man.
The fuzionists cast a complimentary
vote for Governor John K Rogers, with
the exception Of Senators Conway, Ne
Reavy, 7. j. Miller and Yeend, who have
personal objections to the governor Five
members were absent
Resolutions Of respect to the memory Of
Mira VIII d. Jenkins, wife Of the secre.
tary Of state, were adopted BY the legis-
Iatnre, and both houses adjourned this
afternoon to attend the funeral.
Judge Mcdonald, democrat, while en-
deavoring TO speak out of order to re.
move jAnitor. was called down BY the
chair. Mcdonald retorted that the speak.
er himself was out Of order, and for a mo
meat there VAS q feeling Of excitement in
the air, but it quickly subsided and ths
janitoris place was saved
Poster received the required number tS
elect in caucus tonight-5S votes
On "Wednesday Twenty fourth Join
ballot: Foster 81, Humes /, Carroll, dem
ocrat, Is, Vance I, Bridges ,, Roger
II, Richardson 3, Reid l.
As the hour Of noon arrived the lob
bies began to I'll up until, when the sen
ators filed in and took their seats, tn
. legislative hall WAS crowded and many
] spectators were standing among then
. many ladies No business was transacted
The new senator was introduced and mad
j speech, as well As several Others.
Thursday morning all smoke of the sen
atOrial hattie has cleared away and tn
J legislature has quietly settled down d
, hard work.
Speaker Cute and Chief Clerk DilloI
. have signed the election certificate Of Ad
olson G. Foster as United States senatcl
) The Clrtiss bill, relating to sheep in
! speetion, called out the argument Of ia
! morning. The substance Of the bin is /
: decide whether the state or the individus
! owner should pay the costs Of inspection
The bill failed to pass and Curtiss CAV
| notice for reconsideration.
y The house passed the bin in relation I
! the appointment Of guardians Of insan
. persons.
Pratt's bill authorizing municipal col
: Iporatiohs to provide for acceptance Of wa
rants upon local improvement funds Il
local Improvements passed nnanimO0sl,
as did the bill by Daniels to admit India
/. war veterans TO the state soldiers hom
In the senate the time was taken u
! with a discussion Of Senator I. J. Miller
! bill for the completion Of the capiti
: building at cost OF six hundred thousan
= dollars. The committee reported favor.
|. bly, on the bill and it will go to thin
reading.