Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-02-16
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

ter, PARSONS ~ Boomer, S3bOA27 to the
Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance
company and S6l5.o0 to the Fuller
Desk company. The supreme cosrt
had recommended that these bills be
presented.
Bills were passed as follows: BY
Johnesse, providing that only one
member of q private corporation shall
be bona hde resident of the state; by
Arbuckle, fixing eight hours as days
work in mines; by Kingsley, governing
the issuance of county warrants.
The committee of the whole recon-
mended the passage Of bill prohibit
ing attorneys from other states prac-
ticng in Idaho unless they become
bona tide residents of this state.
Among bills introduced during the
day We're: BY Fisher, increasing the
terms Of the supreme court from four
to six, two OF them to be held at Poca-
tello; by Peterson, fixing the poll tax
at SIS.
In the senate Goodings joint memor-
ial for encouraging AmeriCHI line of
merchant marine was presented. The
afternoon was spent in the committee
of the whole with Senator McMurrin
in the chair, the calandar was cleared
up the committee killed McBee's house
family, and knocked out the provision
In the Reynolds imitation butter act,
and which made it a misdemeanor for
any county attorney neglecting to
prosecute on complaint being made.
The senate, in committee of the
whole, killed the house memorial pray
ing for election of president and vice
president by direct vote of the ,peoplc.
Boise, Ida, Feb. l0.-ln the house of
representatives BiXby moved non-con-
currence in the recommendation of
the committee that the district mine
inspector bin be indefinitely postpond-
ed. The motion was lost, II to 23, and
by vote of 21 to 20 the bill was in
definitely postponded. The favorable
recommendation of the committee on
the bills prohibiting outside attorneys
from practicing in this state was CON
Cured in and a bill was sent to third
reading, when 1t was recommended
with instructions to amend it so as to
exclude attorneys from those states
only that have similar laws. The SEN
ate wrestled for four hours with the
salary bill. Arbuckles eight-hour bill
was knocked out before the secretary
had got through reading it. Notwith
standing the protestations of its friends
against such summary treatment, II
was indefinitely postponed Two bills
were passed, French's university re-
gents bill and Patterson's dental bill.
Boise, Ida, Feb. 1.-THE legislature
adopted joint resolution yesterday
morning on the deaths of Idaho soldiers
in the Philippines, and adjourned as a
further mark of respect. The senate
adjourned until Monday morning and
the house until today In the senate
the bill prohibiting state officials from
transacting any business outside oi
tSeir official duties, and the Watts
Ainslie river improvement bill, were
indefinitely postponed. In the house
the bill to abolish capital punishment
and the poll tax bill were indefinitely
postponed No bills were passed.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 12.-The hous,
was in session but a short time, ad
journment being taken before noon. Il
permit the members to attend tn,
obsequies of Hon. p. A. Regan.
The following bills were introduced
in the house: BY Conant, for the ap
pointment of an oil inspector; b,
Kingsley, for the appointment of al
horticultural inspector; by McBee
authorizing divorces to be granted il
cases of insanity; by Johnesse, requir
ing that agreements with prospector
be in writing; by committee on stat,
affairs, regulating insurance com sanie
and fixing license; by public lands com
mittee, authorizing state land board t.
accept a deed from the mortgagor o
lands held by the state as security TO
school money; by Dilatush, to provid
for the making of surveys and exam
nations by the state engineer for tn
reclamation of the arid lands of tn
4 / ,kat ~, Daf f5N- .aFri
tration of births and deaths, requirin
| midwives as well as physicians I
make reports by Kingsley, providin
: for local option liquor law; by con
7 mittee on ways and means, repealin
section 1879 of the revised statutes
), which fixes the compensation of ce
. tain county officers in respect to co
lection of taxes.
:, Boise, Idaho, Feb. 14.-Yesterda
0 was busy day in the senate. I'll
a river improvement bill was passed,
to 3. Other bills were passed as fc
lows: BY Ainslie, granting to ra
roads the right of way through sta
J, and school lands; by Wright, regulg
;. ing the price of medicine and surger
by Hooper, making it unlawful for al
ii Indian connected with any Unit
States Indian agency to have in
possession or to bear firearms durii
:. the close game season; by Stacy, pi
viding for deputy clerk of t
s. supreme court at Lewiston; by Goo
ing, to suppress contagious and inft
IT. tious diseases of sheep; same, to
:, crease the office of state sheep inspe'
"a or and of deputy state sheep inspectC
le- by Hays, prohibiting justices of I
IT peace and probate judges from issui
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