The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-18
Idaho Murderers to Be Executed at
the Penitentiary.
ACTION OF LEGISLATURE
HOUSE PASSES IMPORTANT IR-
RIGATIoN DISTRICT BILL.
Provides For the Organization of Dis
tricts and Authorizes Them TO Is
sue Bonds For Constructing Irri-
CATION Works-Many Bills Passed
BY the Senate-State Land Bill.
(special to The Herald.)


Boise. Ida, Feb. 17.-Hereafter in this
state murderers will be executed be-
hind the walls of the Denitentiary. The
house today relieved sheriffs of that
duty by the passage of the senate bill
providing for the confinement and exc
cution of condemned murderers at the
penitentiary. It is now in the hands
! of the governor, and will be signed by
him. The bill carries an emergency
clause, and will, therefore. cover the
case of Diamondfield Jack, the Cassia
county murderer.
Among the other measures passed by
the house was the district irrigation
bill. Under the provisions of this bill,
fifty, or a majority of the land owners,
representing one-quarter of the land,
may petition the board of county COM
missioners for the organization of an
irrigation district to buy existing irri-
cation works or construct new ones. IL
the board favors the petition, an eiec-
ton will be held in the district. and
if two-thirds of the voters cast their
votes for it, the district will be declared
formed. The district may then issue
per cent 1920 bonds for the purpose of
buying or building irrigation works
The expense of operating and maintain
ing the system is to be met by tolls
charged each consumer on the basis of
the quantity o. water used.
The free text book bill came 10 as
special order, and was adopted section
by section. There were number of
amendments, but the bill went through
intact, in so far as its essention fea-
lures ere concerned.
An effort was made to knock the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the Ketchum-C hallis toll road,
but the committee that reported it ad-
versely was turned down, and the bill
was allowed to take its regular course.
The house also passed the senate Dill
prohibiting Indians from going around
armed during the close game season,
and Johnesse's house bill, requiring that
all agreements between prospectors and
men furnishing outfits and supplies
must be in writing.
In the senate a bill was introduced
by Senator Bailey, providing for the
annexation to Gilmore county CT all
that portion of the county of Blaine be-
ginning at a point on the east line OF
Elmore county at the southwest corner
of Blaine county, and the northwest
corner of Lincoln county thence run
ming east along the line between In
coin and Blaine counties twelve miles;
thence running due north to the line
between Blaine and Custer counties;
thence westerly along said line to the
northeast corner of Gilmore county 10
the place of beginning.
The remainder of the bill provides for
the submitting to the people of the ter
ritory proposed 10 be annexed to Ell
more county the question For anneXa-
ton" and Against annexation, and
for the disposition of the records, in
debtedness, etc.
The following measures were passed;
House joint bill No. g. in regard to a
national soldiers home at Fort Sner-
man: house bill No. 2s6, To provide for
the payment of officers, members and
employees. and for the general ea3en-
ses of the fifth session of the leGiS.2-
ture: house bill 1873, for the aDDrcDTia-
ton and distribution of water, the con-
demnation OF lands for canals, GitcEeS
and conduits. empowering the boards OF
county commissioners to establish a
maximum rate Cor the use OF water;
house bill No. /, concerning the disposi-
ton of mining interests Of decedents;
house bill No. 263, prescribing the Num-
her and qualifications of persons who
may form a private corporation By vol
untary association; house dill No DDS,
governing the issuance of county war
rants: senate bill No. SO, to restrict
the slaughter of game on private lanes;
senate bill No. 81, relating To the -ess
of notaries senate bill No. 3, TO SUD
press and punish treSpdsslnS anu steal
ing rides on cars, engines or trains and
authorizing trainmen and other en-
ployees TO arrest and prosecute Offend
ers.
Senate bill No. So. extending the time
for final payment on state. lands, was
passed and ordered transmitted TO the
house.
When it came to Senator Budge's bill,
appropTiating $500 to help in the con-
I'm
migration canyon" in Bear Lake coun-
ty. there was tie vote. President
Hutchinson voted in the affirmative.
and the bill was passed. This was the
first deciding vote cast by the presi-
dent.