Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-09
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

/ noise, ldahO, March The senate
4 passed the mechanic lien bin yester-
| day. A number of house oils were
/ passed, including three amending the
| charter of the city Of Lewiston. The
house did business at very lively rate.
1t passed nineteen house bills and
/ killed one house bill and one senate
bill One of the bills passed is meas
ure by State Affairs committee to reg
! ulate insurance companies. Another
\ repeals the pro rata provision of the
attachment law. The oleomargarine
bill as amended by the senate was
! passed. The house bill providing for
board Of pharmacy was passed; also
the house bill authorizing the state
board of equalization to increase or de-
crease the total valuation OF the state
within range of Is per cent; the pres
ent limit is 2 per cent. The house at
its evening session passed number
more bills. The only important action
was the final passage of the appropria-
tion bill.
Boise, Idaho, March 3.-Tlc senate
devoted the day to discussion of the
free text bill and the bill to issue
bonds for the Lewiston normal school.
Neither measure was disposed of,
In the house the most important ac-
tion was on the county officers salary
bill, senate amendments to which were
concurred in after several hours dis
cussion. Many members were opposed
to features of the bill, but they favored
risk the chance of the session closing
without the bin passing they voted
against non concurrence in every in
stance. AS it stands the salaries will
be as follows; Sheriff, minimum, $500,
maximum, 81, 900; assessor, minimum,
$500, maximum, SO ,000 auditor, mini
mum, $500, maximum, $1,000; treasur-
er, minimum, $500 maximum, 81 800;
attorney, minimum $500. maximum.
Sl,5O0; probate judge, minimum, $500,
maximum, $1,000; school superinten-
dent, minimum, $3.50, maximum, 81 200;
surveyor, minimum, $50, maximum,
$500; coroner minimum, $50. maxi
mum, $500. The house killed the pro-
position amending the reapportion-
ment bill and the senate bill to add a
portion of Blaine county to Elmore.
Boise, Idaho, March 4-The senate
yesterday passed the following bills:
House bill No. 353, making it mis-
demeanor to compete abstracts with
out filing a bond; providing for the
issue of state bonds for the Lewiston
State Normal school; providing for
terms of the supreme court at Poca-
tello The Lippinrott bill, to define
the manner of locating placer mines,
was killed, as was also McBee's bill
relating to depositions. The house de-
feated the senate building and loan
association bill; the senate fish and
game bill, and the senate bill prohibit
ing the sale of liquor within three
miles of the university or normal
schools. Senate bills were then passed
rs follows: To cancel all claims for
interest against state land purchasers
who have perfected their holdings; to
legalize public bonds issued under
acts of the past four sessions. The fol-
lowing house bills were passed. Au-
thorizing the issuance of S49, 600 bonds
to improve the penitentiary, State uni
versity and capitol buildings: regulat-
ing the equaling Of assessments by
county boards and making it IA misde-
meanor for the assessor to fail to assess
at fair cash value.
Boise, Idaho, March 5-ln the SEN
ate yesterday the following bills were
passed: House bill providing for the
establishment of a private park for the
propagation and preservation of fish
and game; house fish and game laws;
house bill providing for the issue of
state bonds, for the construction, inn
provement and furnishing of the pub
lie buildings of the state: house bill
authorizing the city of Lewiston To
levy tax for reading room and H.
brary; general appropriations; house
bin appropriating 81, 030. 80 for relief OF
Judge Mayhem. The house free text
bill; and the senate bill to pay bounty
on sugar. Among the bills passed by
the house were: Exempting Idaho
volunteers below the rank of lieuten
ant from payment OF taxes during the
present year; providing for census o.
the deaf and blind children of tn,
state; fixing the advalorem tax to b,
paid by the counties during the ensuing
two years at S245, 900 and fixing tn,
maximum for state and county levy a
81 so on the hundred, with 25 cent
additional for bridges; providing TO
two sets of election officers to facilitate
> the count.
Boise, Idaho, March THE follow
ing bills were passed by the senate
, Amending the law prescribing tn
duties of the state board of equaliza
, tion so as to establish uniformity ant
I equality of valuations among the sew
eral counties of the state; providing
! penalties against assessors who asses
property below a fair cash value an,
making it the duty of county attorney
to prosecute such officers; amendin
the law in relation to tax levy for stat
; purposes, compelling the county CON
: missioners to place counties on cas-
I basis by creating a warrant redemI
y tion fund; fixing poll tax at 81 pc
= year and extending the time of delir
queney to January. After a har
fought battle the house concurred /
= the senate amendments to the genera
$ appropriation bill and it was passed
q and sent to the governor. The hous
adopted resolution for final adjourn
: ment today, but the senate refused t
8 concur
Rusglan Stndents In Revolt