Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-01-27
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

the work of repassing old laws.
4 speaker Evans announced the COM
! mittees and the house adjourned until
today when regular work will begin.
The senate will finish re-enactment
work this morning.
/ Some of the principal house COM
|, mittees are;
RaiIroads-Averitt Redwine, McBee,
Patterson, Kingsley, Nelson, Madden.
} Railroads and Corporations-Red
wine, Arbuckle, Johnesse, Hanlon,
Beaudette.
Education-McBee, Osmond, Noble.
Smith, French, Hanlon, Wright.
Agriculture and Live Stock-Mul-
key, Ellsworth, Egan, Peterson, Hulse.
Appropriations-Val lantine, Thatch-
err, Stephens Peterson, Jones.
Mines and Mining-Johnesse, Bixbe,
Glahe, Osborn, Miller
Boise, Ida, Jan. 19.-Both houses of
the legislature got down to regular
business yesterday. In the house
twenty-one bills were introduced and
in the senate seven. Among the bills.
originating in the house was one pro-
hibiting gambling. When the re-en-
actment programme was under con-
sideration the friends of gambling
| threatened to block proceedings unless
that law were left out and they car
ried their point. Now the opponents
of gambling propose to push another
measure through. The bill introduced
| yesterday is a copy of the one passed
last session.
A bill was introduced in the house
to cut off the southern part of Sho-
shone county and attach it to Nez
Perez. 1t will add 600 square miles to
the latter The question is to be sub
mitted to the people of the territory
affected at the next general election.
hitch has arisen in connection with
the re-enactment plan. Lieutenant
Governor Hutchinson has refused to
sign the bills on the ground that the
bills presented for the signature are
not enrolled bills, the same copy hav-
ing been used at all stages of the pro-
ceedings. The matter has been left to
the judiciay committee from the SEN
ate.
Boise, Ida, Jan. 2O.-In the legisla-
ture yesterday very little was done
beyond introduction and reading of
bills The most important measure
introduced was one providing for an
inspection of mines and dividing the
state into three districts for the pur-
pose. 1t is fathered by Bixby of Owy-
hee and Stark of Shoshone. The in
spectors are to be elected at the gen.
eral election, and they ito receive
salaries of 81, 200 each. They are to-
gather and compile information con-
corning the mining industry in addition
to looking after the condition of mines
with respect to their safety.
Boise, Ida, Jan. 2O-The feature of
the situation in the legislature is tie
up on the question of enrolling all the
re-enactment bills. There is much
feeling over the matter, the house
holding that the originals as put
are sufficient, and the senate
that they must be earolled.
Northumberland Hutchinson re-
fused to sign the originals, unless the
senate should SO direct.
Both Judiciary committees met in
Joint session after adjournment to con-
slider the matter, but they seem as far
apart as ever.
The house adjourned until Monday,
after the senate had voted to sustain
the lieutenant governor in his refusal
to sign the re-enactment bills until
they have been enrolled.
Boise, Ida, Jan. 22.-The senate was
n session yesterday but did nothing
beyond routine business except that it.
determined that the re-enactment bills
must be enrolled. After this action
vas taken the judiciary committees of
he two houses met together and de-
ermlned to devise some plan for meet
ng the emergency. 1t is likely that
he enrolled bills will be in printed
orm. with enough extras to supply the
MEMBERS SO they may have something
o work from.
Boise, Ida, Jan. 24-The house YES
erday expunged from its journal the
communication sent it Friday by the
enate with the information that the
PIPER house had refused to concur i'm
ne house resolution respecting the
nrollment OF the re-enacted laws.
Iverltt of Fremont said the communi-
alton was an insult to the house and
e moved that it be stricken from the.
ournal. This motion prevailed and
Jerk Leeds drew a long red line
trough the journal entry.
The house then adopted the Joint
sport OF the Judiciary committees pro-
ding for the enrolment of the bills
assed under the re-enactment plan.
ius ending the strained relations on
lat score that had existed for several
AVS between the two houses.
The friends of the anti-gam bling bill
ored victory in the house. The bill
as reported back favorably from the
having it in charge, and
lere being no amendments and no
her course being indicted by the
'use, the speaker referred it to the
lgrossment committee preparatory to
J final reading. In that shane r.
uld not be amended and the enemies
the bill, when they found how the
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