The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19
LAWMAKERS WERE HOT
Lively Personal Encounter In the
Idaho Legislature.
POP ATTACKS DEMOCRAT
INFORMED THAT HE WAS NO
GENTLEMAN.
Interference of the Speaker Prevented
a Knockout-Membe Were Ex-
cited and General Mixup Was
Imminent - House Resurrects a
Constitutional Amendment.
Especial to The Hera,d1

Boise, Ida, Feb. 1S-There was an
! exciting scene in the house today when
Moody (Pop) attempted to take from
Bates (Dem.), who was chairman of the
committee of the whole, an amendment
sent up by Moody, which was ruled out
on a point of order. Moody rushed up
| to the speakers desk and, seizing the
chairman by the arm, demanded the
papers. Bates refused to give them up
and blows were averted only by the in
| reference of the speaker.
Later Moody said, on the floor, that
| Bates was no gentleman. and there
/ came near being another scene when
Bates demanded a retraction The mem
| bers We're all much excited and u gen.
eral row was threatened. Finally,
however, order was restored and be-
foe the session closed Moody offered
an apology and the incident closed.
The senate today, by a majority of
one, passed the high license gambling
bill, which is intended to repeal the
anti-gambling act.
This bill will not pass the house,
| however.
The house today broke open the leg
islative tomb, carted out the carcass of
q long defunct but important measure
and gave it life by adopting a motion
to reconsider the vote by which it was
indefinitely postponed some time ago.
posing a constitutional amendment to
change the terms of offices of county
commissioners TO four years each by
rotation in office. The vote on the res
oiution was % to II and Speaker Evans
held that the resolution had passed,
having received two-thirds. The point
was raised that the constitution re-
quired two-thirds of all the members
of the house. The speaker then with
drew his ruling and submitted the ques-
ton to the house and after a running
debate the house agreed to defer its
decision until Monday at p. m.
Senate bill No. s, by Hays, relating
to peremptory challenges, was defeat
ed by vote of % to 10.
Bills We're passed as follows: Senate
substitute to house bill No. PA, pertain
ing to the license of auctioneers; house
dill No. 2S7, for terms of supreme court
at Pocatello; house bill No. 301, by the
committee on public lands, authorizing
the state land board to accept deeds
on mortgages, instead of instituting
foreclosure proceedings
In committee of the whole the boiler
inspection bill had a close call, but was
reported back without recommendation.
The bill for the completion of the
Custer-Lemhi state wagon road was or
dered reported adversely.
Jones bill to tax mortgages and pro-
fessiOnal libraries was reported back !
without recommendation.
Lynne's bill providing Imprisonment |
for lesSeeS of mines who fail TO pay
their men received favorable action.
The committee arose and the house, !
without receiving its report, adjourned. |
The senate passed the following bills: |
Senate bill No. 49, by Lippincott, regu-
lating the rate and manner of collect /
ing poll tax; Senate bill No. 43, for the |
codification of the laws of the state;
senate bill No "A, by Brigham, to pro-
vide for appeals by the state in crimi-
nal cases; Senator Gooding's bill, ap-
$500 to be used in preparing
certificates for the Idaho's votes. sub
stitute for senate bill No. 10, providing
for teaching in the public schools, of
kindness to domestic animals.
a strong flibuster was inaugurated
against the bill creating a bureau of
labor and statistics, and
it has a majority on the floor,
final action was delayed by adjourn
ment early in the afternoon until Mon
day.