Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-22
Legislative Work.

Both houses of the legislature were
busy Monday. In the house the Challis-
Ketchum toll road and the Atlanta road
bills We're indefinitely postponed. The
friends of the bill were taken by surprise
Jones aud several other members who
We're absent when the house met at I:3o
after noon recess. In the twinkline of
an eye the bills were indefinitely post.
poned. Motions to reconsider were given,
however, and if the house refuses to re-
consider its action they will be re-intro-
duced into the senate.
The ways and means committee report
ed adversely the bill requiring railroad
companies to pay for stock killed not
withstanding any negligence of the
owner, holding it would be unconstitu-
sional if enacted. The house rejected
the report, however, and the bill was
sent to be engrossed,
The report of the committee of the
whole was unanimously taken up
and without division the house refused
to concur in the favorable recommenda-
tion of the boiler inspector bill, and it
was indefinitely postponed.
The adverse report on Johnesses' bill
appropriating S5I 800 for the extension
| of the state wagon road system in north
J ern Idaho was then taken up. The house
refused to adopt the report and also to
send the bill to engrossment. Johnesse
then went rustling through the commit
tee rooms and ilarshaled his strength,
| The result was that motion to indefi-
nitely postpone was lost-~2S to IS.
| The following senate bills were passed
Amending the charter of Lewiston.
For consolidation of incorporated towns
and villages.
Granting to railroads right of way ovei
school lands.
After protracted debate, the senate
bill for the improvement of streams wa.
sent to third reading by vote of % tc
I22.
The senate killed the state examiner
bill by vote of IL to s. The scenes at
tending its demise were the most cxcit
| ing of any that have been enacted i'll the
senate,
The bill creating bureau or inlinigra-
ton, labor and statistics passed to its
third reading.
A resolution was introduced fixing Fri
day, February 24th as the limit of intro
fducing new bills, excepting those pro
viding for appropriations and for rev
enue
Among the bills passed were the fol
lowing;
By Bulge, appropriatiiig $4,000 to built
a wagon road in Bear Lake county.
/ By the public lands committee, to can
Gel claims against settlers on state lands
which have been declared forfeited
By Reynolds, regulating the manufac
ture and sale of imitation butter.
| Owing to doubt as to the regularity o
the passage on Saturday of the higl
license gambling bill, the friends of til
measure voted for the motion comin
from the opposition to reconsider.
was then repassed by a vote of II to 10.
: After sharp battle the votes by whic
/ the bill to purchase the Ketchum-C Challi
. toll road and to appropriate $4,000 t
! build road to Atlanta were reconsidere
and both bills sent to third reading
1
i Johnesses' bill appropriating S., ,oc
| for the extension of the state wagon roa
in the north was reconsidered, and by
lvote of 20 to I9 was indefinitely pos
lponed. The bill was passed after han
flight, AZ to II, the vote by which Il
house sent It to third reading.
The senate bill to regulate the price
medicine was passed, "a to IA, also Il
senate bill granting extension of time f
: paying for state lands.
- The senate killed the bill providing
= holding teachers institutes in all 4
counties of the state.
:, The bill creating bureau Of immigi
y ton, labor and statistics was passed wit
7, out debate. The negative votes we
Easton, Brigham, Hays and Stacy.
r Another measure passed was the Nh
81 SON French bill providing for the levyi
= of special taxes for general road pl
! poses.