The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-04
AGAINST FUSION
ANTI-FUsIoN BILL IN IDAHO
LEGISLATURE.
Receives Support From Democrats
and Popuists-Will Prevent Un-
ion Of Silver Forces In Future.
(Snecial to The Herald.l


Boise, Ida, March 3.-There was a
big fight in the house today over the
senate anti-fusion bill, which prohibits
the placing of a candidates name in
! more than one place on the official bal
lots. The Democrats, as a rule, voted
against the bill, but there was a strong
combination of Republicans, 'Populists
and Democrats for it. The bill was de-
feated by a vote of 19 to 81, but later
that action was reconsidered and the
bilt was made special order for to-
morrow morning, when it is believed
it will pass.
The debate was very bitter. Redwine
Nem-) of Lemhi spoke earnestly in
favor of the passage of the bill, which,
he urged, would tend to raise the po-
deal Of the political rascality and cor
ruption that had characterized cam
paigns in this state.
Il care not, Mr.. Speaker" he contin-
ued, who 1 hit in my remarks. l hope
to God I shall always have the man
hood TO stand -ei the right, and l say
to you that a man who is tricky and
corrupt in politics will be found to be
dishonorable in the ordinary walks of
life, but such a one could be controlled,
in a measure, politically by the enact
ment of such law. 1 am opposed TO
fusion except for principle, but princi-
pie rarely enters into the fusion ar
rangement. 1t is usually a disgraceful
scramble for a few miserable offices"
Stark (Pop.) urged the passage of the
bill as a means of purifying the ballot
and removing the control of public
affairs from the Vaccinations of politi-
cal sharks.
Ellsworth spoke against the bill,
which, he said, was a blow aimed at
union 10 advance the cause of silver.
The house killed the senate constitu-
tional amendment changing the terms
of county commissioners; the senate
bill to close the saloons in Moscow,
Lewiston and Albion, by prohibiting
the sale of liquor within three miles of
the state university or normal school;
the house local option bill; the senate
bill for state game warden: the sem
ate bill extending the period of alien
ownership of land to fifteen years, and
the senate bill removing building and
loan associations from the provisions
of the usury law.
Senate bills were passed as follows:
To cancel ali claims for interest against
state land purchasers who have per-
fected their holdings; to legalize public
bonds issued under acts of the past
four sessions.
Among the house bills passed were
the following: Making it a misde-
meanor to trespass on private parks
established for the propagation and
preservation of game; authorizing the
Issuance of $4,000 of bonds to improve
the penitentiary, state university and
capitol buildings; regulating the equal
izdtion of assessments by county
boards, and making it a misdemeanor
for the assessor to fail to assess at a
fair cash value; providing for the pub
1ska Tow, 1< Of,
of sale under execution: requiring fill
ing by the county recorders with the
state engineers of abstracts of water
location notices; making the holding
of quarterly teachers examinations
compulsory: authorizing divorces in
cases of insanity; authorizing the gov
ernor to place an embargo upon dis
eased sheep outside of the state;
changing the date on which taxes be-
come delinquent from the first Monday
in January to the third Monday in De- |
cember preceding.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate, most of the day was |
spent on the general appropriation bill, !
which was plastered with amendments. !
The senate, will probably conclude ac- !
ton on the bill tonight, but it is doubt /,
full if the house will concur. A fight is
promised that will carry the session |
into the next week.
House bills were passed as follows:
section 1879 of revised stat !
utes: providing for the appointment of |
a state horticultural inspector; for two /
terms of supreme court at Lewiston, !
Boise and Pocatello each year; relating j..
to holding of teachers Institutes; au-
thorizing the penitentiary warden to |
work the convicts in constructing irri |
eating ditch for penitentiary grounds.
The house bill authorizing a short !
form of deeds was killed by vote of |
IA to 1, Senator McMurrin casting the |
solitary vote.
A message was received from the !
governor, notifying the senate that he |
had appointed on the state board of |
George NJ. Payne of Noun
tain Home for a term of six years, and !
James r. Sovereign, the Knights of |
Labor leader of Shoshone county, for /
term of two years. The nomination of |
Payne was confirmed, with one dissent
ing vote. while Sovereign's nomination
was rejected, II to 10. the Republican
Populist combine voting solidly against
him.
The governor sent in the names of
members of the code commission, as
j. G. Watts, chairman; c. NJ.
Hayes, Philetus Averitt, T. e. Fogg
and Frank Martin. All were confirmed.
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