The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19
LEGISLATIVE LETTER.
The Signals Regular Correspondent
Summarizes the Past Week.

oday practically completed the labor
If re- enacting the laws passed during
he First, Second, Third and Fourth |
session. Although work of the first
it was not such stipend
Gus undertaking as it was at first
it would be. The 200 bills
covering the laws passed during the
statehood era was run through the
two houses much as a farmer operates
a corn shelter. The precious record
shows that every constitutional re-
quirement has been complied with,
but as a matter of fact the constitu
ton was more woefully fractured
during the re-enactment process than
it was in the passage of any or all of
the laws, to validate which the pres
ent Legislature has worked many long
hours. But that will be all right
providing the supreme court does not
arrogate itself the power to go behind
the journal as they did the enrolled
bill
During this rejuvenating process
this act of squirting the full flow of
the fountain of life into the states
sepulchred statutes-practically no
new business has been transacted.
The house passed resolution strictly
forbidding the introduction of new
bills until the vitalizing scheme had
been completed. This has been lived
up to religiously, there being one ex-
ception only and that the introduction
of a bill to pay the members off.
From all indications four fifths of
the solons come strapped to the city.
Many of them could not wait for the
passage of the bill and they saw
Uncle" Monte Gwinn, who for sew
eral days conducted what some say
was shylock industry on the mem
bers. 1t is ascertained, however,
that lie merely traded checks fol
orders on Auditor Sinclair for mem
bers' warrants, not exacting othel
consideration.
When the re-enactment business
has been disposed of and the legis
lature gets down to something more
modern there will be hot time il
the old town day and night. 1t il
doubtful if even the republican pop
ulist combine-the oil and waite
mlxture-of the senate will be abb
to withstand the eruptions that will
shake the state house. The bill tina
is fathered by Bishop Bulge, til
sanity mormon leader in the senate
providing for the placing of the coun
ty officers on modest salaries will b
fought vehemently. Then there wi
be scrap of intense bitterness owe
the anti gambling bill that is to b
introduced. 1t is the general opinio
now that such bill will pass. TIL
two infant normal schools will prof.
ably furnish subjects fora controvors
and there will be fight inaugurate
against the state university at Mos
cow, which will ask for a heavy al
preparation. Two or three agricu
tural college bills, always productiy
of trouble, are said to be in sigh
So there will be much spice to IL
5 proceedings, which up to date hay
been 80 fiat. The last days will wi
ness a warm fight over the apportiol
. ment and general appropriation bill
If the republican-populist twins &
not die off before the finish they vi
, try to slash the appropriation bills
n order to cripple the silver state a,
! ministration and they will attempt
;. so manipulate the apportionment
the results will enure to the advan
= age of the gold bugs in 1900.
l. New subscribers and renewals q
S. H. Coon, Meadows; VIM. Ande
son Jefferson, Or. sent by Chas. A
/ derson; E. S. Church, Kelly & Pate
S son, Warren; H. Hinkle, Keota, Ii
John A. James, Mineral, James
n MCGEE, Nampa; B. G. Adams, j.. Y
Campbell, Mrs. j. H. HAWTHORN,
J. o. Peters, Geo. Cakes, f. Townle
d d John Jeffreys, S Sommers, w.
IS Lynch, D. Michael, Henry Applegat
!. J. M, York, H. Bradshaw, j.
is Cobbs, j. Mulloy, G. M. Hixon,
A. Swauger, W. B. Kurtz, F, Broc
/ man, N. Gorrie, M. Riggs, Wels'
- Vim. O'Brien, Ontario, Kherli
d Wilson, Council; f. NJ Satoris Mel
le John Wheeler, W, e. Borah D. H
ton, G. R. White, Boise; b, N. H
IN lard, Murray; John Muldrick, Cany
City, Or. Hancock & Son, Council.
to Mrs H. Haas entertained few
~ her many friends on Wednesday {
s. ternoon at Photograph party. X
VI cry guest had, by request, sent in 8
as vance the earliest photograph
!, herself that she possessed; they VIZ
= pinned around the room in div
or nlaces and each puest present v