Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-01-20
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

Boise, Ida, Jan. 1.-THE gamblers
won a victory in the Legislature yes
terday. They have threatened to OBJ
struct the plan for re-enactment Of
laws OF previous sessions unless the
anti-gambling laws were omitted from
the list and they carried their point.
At the afternoon session the joint
eommitte on the plan reported. The
report provided for the enactment OF
all laws passed since Statehood mot in
Guiding those declared unconstitu
| tional by the Supreme court except
ing the anti-gam bling law The laws
were to be presented in the shape of
bills and passed without debate under
suspension.
In the senate the report was adopted
without dissenting vote, but in the
house there was a spirited but helpless
fight against exclusion of anti-gamb-
ing law. The fight was led by Kings
ley, Republican Of Ada,
In the senate an effort was made to
secure acceptance of eighteen of the
twenty-four standing committees APP
pointed by the lieutenant-governo
and fight against the confirmation of
the presiding officers selection came
near being precipitated. The Repub-
licans and Populists stood together in
opposition to an amendment to their
motion for acceptance of partial list
and the matter went over
Boise Idaho, Jan. 12.-In the house
yesterday sixty-nine bills were intro
duced, covering the laws of the first
session. The other session laws will
be presented as rapidly as they can be
prepared, and at the end of a couple of
weeks Idaho's invalid laws will all
have been re-enacted and made consti-
tutional. In the senate there was
brisk fight between the Republican
Populist majority and the Democratic
Silver Republican minority over con-
troll OF the committees. The majority
tied itself up by adopting a rule pro-
yiding for the appointment of the
committees by the lieutenant-governor,
who is with the minority, subject to
the approval of the senate. The pre-
siding officer named The committees,
so as to give the minority control of
the most important. '7e ~
Boise, Jan. 13.-The house devoted
the entire session yesterday reading in
full and passing number of the laws
OF the first session that were in troduc-
ed on the previous day and read the
first and second time by title AS fast
as the bills weae passed they were
bundled over to the senate, which body |
will commence its perfun ctionary la
bors on them today. The house also
passed the S25, 900 legislative appropri-
alton bill.
In the senate yesterday, Senator
Tracy introduced the following bills:
To amend the charter of Lewiston, |
so as to provide tax for the mainten-
ance of a public library; to compel the
supreme court to hear at Lewiston, all
cases arising in north Idaho; to provide
for commission to codify the laws
passed since 1887. The latter bill pro-
vides for commission of three, who
shall receive 81, 900 each year. A
'lerk at $1,20o year is also provided
Boise, Ida, Jan. 14.-The sessions of
he legislature were devoid of interest
yesterday, both houses being engaged
n enactiug old laws. The senate makes
much more rapid progress than the
louse, as the latter has adhered liter
lily to the provision that third reading
hall be in full. The remaining senate
committee, that on appropriations, re-
mains in controversy
Boise, Jan. 15.-The legislature
pent yesterday in passing old laws,
o5 having SO far been disposed of. The
enate squabble over the appropria-
ions committee was finally settled by
he appointment of Brigham of Latah,
Thom the Republicans wanted on the
ommittee in the interest of the uni
crsity. The committee stands: APP 4
ropriations = Lippincott, Democrat,
hartman; Mulliner, Silver Repu blican;
'arey, Populist; Stacey, Republican;
nd Brigham, Republican.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 19.-In the leris-
iture yesterday there was nothing
one beyond the passing of large
lumber of bills under the re-enactment
Ian.