Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-25
Legislative Matters.

bill was sent to third reading in the
senate giving the state and defense each
10 peremptory challenges i'll capital cases.
When the assistant chief clerk of the
house appeared before the senate with a
message notifying the senate that the
house had yielded on the enrolment
matter, smile of satisfaction mounted
faces ofthe senators, and they immediate
ly voted to concur in the resolution, and
sent it back to the house.
There was not much business of I'M
portance in either branch Of the lcgisla-
ture yesterday. AT the opening of the
house session the application of the citi-
zens of Spalding, Nez Pcrce comfy, ask
ing for the passage of the gambling
law, was read, as was also petition from
citizens of Fletcher, Ncz Pcrcc comfy,
praying for the passage of the free home
stead memorial. The house free home
stead memorial was passed. The senate
adjourned early to give the committee
time to work.
The house Monday expunged from its
journal the communication sent by the
senate with the information that the up
per house had refused to concur i'll the
house resolution respecting the enroll
inent of the re-cnactment laws.
Averill of Fremont said the communi-
cation was all insult to the house, and he
moved that it be stricken from the journal.
This motion prevailed, and Clerk Leeds
drew a long red line through the journal
entry. The house then adopted the joint
report of the judiciary committee for the
enrolment of the bills passed under the
re-enactment plan, thus relieving the
strained relations on that score that had
!existed for several days between the two
houses.
The friends of the anti-gambling bill
scored victory i'll the house. The bill
was reported back favorably from the
committee having it i'll charge and there
being no amendments and no other
course to follow, the speaker referred it
to the engrossing committee, preparatory
to its final reading. In that shape it could
: not be amended, and the enemies of the
bill, when they found how the bill slipped
, throgh without attracting their attention,
made fight to have the action referring
, they could get it before the committee OF
G the whole and enbarrass it with amend
! ments. The motion to reconsider carried
J but then a motion to refer TO the en-
e crossing committee was put and was
=, carried by vote Of ~ to Fl.
A serious phase of the re-enactment OF
the laws developed yesterday when Lieu
tenant Governor Hutchinson i'll open
: session of the senate was approached to
sign the bills which had passed both
houses which revive the laws of the
state. He refused to sign them on the
grounds that they were not enrolled bills
in the full sense of the word. He then
asked the senate to take recess, which
they did, although not knowing what tho
object was. President Hutchinson thel
hunted up Speaker Evans, and they botl
waited OH the governor, who, while no
: attempting to determine the point
thought it of the greatest Importance t.
have settled; agreeing with the lieuten
ant governor that all the bills had bette
be enrolled than to have any doubt OF
the proposition. They then agreed t.
: have them enrolled and went to the en-
rolling committee of the house for tina
purpose. Here they were blocked, TO
: that committee decided they were en-
: rolled bills to all intents and purposes
$ and suggested that, to be sure, they coul,
= declare them such upon motion Th
I lieutenant governor would not agree t
' this, however, and finally decided t
I leave it with the senate judiciary com
G mittee to determine. If the judiciar
i committee recommend to the lieutenan
: governor that he sign them as enrolle
II bills, then he will leave the responsibility
IS with them.