The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-03-02
Regular Letter From the Scene Of
Legislation.
A HOUSE EVENT DRAMATIC.
Only an Accidental Stabbing ARRAY with
Stage Colorings and Greek Fire.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 26, '99.


AS predicted last week the Senate
high license gambling bill-intended
to repeal the anti gambling bill--re-
ceived solar plexus knockout as
soon as it entered the house on Fri
day. The efforts that have been
made to get this bill enacted go a
good way to show that the gambling
element do not feel so sure as they
profess to feel about the unconstitu
tionality Of the anti gambling bill
Be that as it may this last offspring
of their hopes, with no voice raised
to stay its fate, unwept and unsung
passed from the turgid atmosphere
of our legislative halls to that cool,
placid and peaceful abode peopled
by shades of departed bills The
vote on its interment being 24-12.
With their high, moral appetite
whetted rather than satisfied by their
action on the high license bill, our
legislators sust aimed the local option
bill, voting down the first attempt to
indefinitely postpone. The bill how
ever, has long and laborious road
to travel and will be very fortunate
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if, in the rush incident to the last few
days, it is not pushed out of the way.
However seemingly the members
dwell in the spirit of unity and con-
cord it is very evident that there are
smouldering fires which at any time
will burst into destroying flames.
This was demonstrated yesterday in
the debate over the Ketchum- Challis
road bill. The bill finally passed
but only after the most bitter and
personal fight of the session; the
friends of the measure on more than
one occasion going so far, as to
threaten the assistance of the Su-
preme Court by means Of their writ
restraining the speaker from uncon-
siitutional and arbitrary rulings
When the Atlanta bill comes up to-
morrow we may expect repetlon OF
the disgraceful affair. The senate
bill providing for II commission to
codify the laws also raised an ami
mated discussion but finally was ad-
vanced without change to Third read
ing
Our senators showed that they
meant what they said when they
killed the eight hour bill recently, by
again negativing the same or sim
liar measure. A state senator is 6
pretty big man, so great that he car
afford to set all ordinary rules Of life
at nought-such as the obligation o
fulfilling a promise-at least h'
thinks so, once he is elected. Wha
do his constituents think of it2 i
their equanimity unrufiled when can
didates pledged to certain PROPOSE
tions, are elected only to break them
Without discussion and unanimousl
~, J,,a,t ,.,oo ,,odo to tho o1oo
tions bill providing that candidate
| names should not appear more thal
once on any election ticket. The bil
to establish reform school at Al
. bion is meeting some opposition, yes
, terdav the committee recommends
its indefinite postponement, but by
close vote the senators placed it o
the calendar. Amongst other bill
e receiving favorable action, the count
} salary bill was passed by 1916.
{ kA BLOOD FLOWS.
BY far the most exciting event {
the session occurred last Monday whe
real, red, blee din blood was shed
= the house through an accidental Gil
S cumstance which at first rppeared
n be a genuine cutting afray. Durin
Il the consideration of the codificatio
bill, various members were engage
e in heated discussions. Redwine hs
h the floor aud was hurting forth ell
t; quence in opposition to the bill. Ov'
" in the south east corner Phil Averi
e and A. G. Hess, both of Fremo
county were talking in an undertol
a. and attracting bnt little attention
few noticed Hess strike at Aver