Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-02
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

SON French bill, providing for the levy
ing of special taxes for general road
purposes In the committee of the
whole, senator Prices scalp bounty bill
was killed. The committee recon-
mended for passage Easton's mechan-
les lien law
The feature Of the house session was
the passage of the bill granting toll
franchises for fifteen years to COM
panies that improve streams of the
state. The vote by which the house
sent Johnesse's bill appropriating S31,-
500 for roads in north Idaho to third
reading was recousidered aud the bill
was killed. The house passed the sem
ate bill regulating the practice of med
iciue, a blow at quacks and the senate
bill extending the time of making pay
ments on state lands.
Boise, Ida, Feb. 23.-The house came
to the conclusion to observe Washing
tons birthday, reversing its decision
of the evening before After roll-call
Hess of Fremont, took the floor, and
after paying a glowing tribute to 1.-THE
Father of his country he moved adj
journment for the day, which prevailed
with but two dissenting voices. There
is still no agreement on the appropria-
tion bill.
Boise, Idaho, Feb 24-The house
yesterday indefinitely postponed the
high license gambling bill by vote of
"a to IL. The following senate bills
were passed. For the appointment of a
State reporter and for the publication
of the supreme court reports; making
appropriation for certificates of recog-
milton of honorable services to be given
ldahos volunteers; making 1t misde-
meanor to waste the waters of any
stream used for irrigation; requiring
teaching in the public schools of kind
ness to domestic animals
House bills were passed as follows:
Amending the charter of Lewiston, CIV
ing authority to pave the streets, cost
to be paid by abutting property on
ten-year installment plan; providing
| for free and uniform system of text
books; requiring he county auditor
to make annual financial statements,
to be filed with the commissioners
and the state auditors and be
! published; providing for the APP
| pointment of state horticultural
inspector; providing for the holding OF
county teachers institutes and joint
institutes in adjoining counties; re-
| quiring that atiidavits of assessment
work on mines contain statement
that the stakes or monuments marking
the boundaries are in place, and extend
| ing from three to ten days the time for
stalking off claim after locating;
amending Lewiston's charter by en-
larging the powers of the council with
reference to maintenance of the fire
department and the establishment of
fire limits
Boise, Idaho, Feb 25.-The senate
yesterday killed the house Sunday clos
ing measure, the resolution proposing
a prohibition amendment to the consti-
tuition, and the local option amend
ment The Bulge fee bill and the state
examiner bill were indefinitely post
poned. The senate considered the bills
to remove the Normal school from AL.
bion to Pocatello, and to establish a
reform school at the former place.
They were considered as a special order.
The fact was brought out that the deed
to the land at Albion con tains provis
ion that if the school is ever aband
oned, the site is to revert to those who
gave It, This proved a stumbling block
and further consideration Of the bill
was postponed. The house killed the
Atlanta road bill, which carried an ap
preparation of S15,000 and the bill tC
appropriate $4,000 to purchase Tho
Ketchum-C -Chalis toll road was defeated
by a tie vote. Valentine moved re
consideration of the vote by which tn,
house passed the senate bin for stat,
reporter, and for publication of the su
preme court report, which prevailed b,
a vote of II TO %. The bill was indefi
nitely postponed.
, Boise, Idaho, Feb. 26.-The hous
was in a deadlock for over four hour
yesterday on the ketchum-Challi
renewed tomorrow. After long de
bate on the code commission bill tn
senate bill carrying an appropriation
OF $500, was adopted by vote Q
33 to l3.
/ The senate passed a number of bills
among them being a measure provid
ing to prevent the name of any cand
date for any office from appearing /
more than one place upon the printe
Q election ballot. The committee of tn
whole recommended Easton's distric
irrigation bill for passage. The bi
to establish reform school at Albio
: was recommended to be indefnitel
I postponed, but the senate afterwar
= sent it back to the calendar The hous
fish and game bill was laid on the tab
and the senate bill passed. Bailey
Q bill to annex portion of Blaine count
G to Elmore, was recommended by tt
q committee of the whole to pass.
e Boise, Idaho, Feb. 2s.-Among IL
:: measures passed by the senate yeste
day were; Proposed amendments
the constitution removing restriction
from the Legislature in passage of law
the Hays Building and Loan associ
Is ton bill; the house bill to authori
2, state land board to accept deed fro
1t the mortgage of lands on which sta
"A holds lien for school money loane
house bill for the reorganization al
70 government of irrigation districts,
or the house the senate anti-lottery b
N was indefinitely postponed, as was u
r. house bill to abolish the terms of {
:. supreme court at Lewiston. The b
p' to reimburse those who subscribed
~ the fund for making an exhibit
ry Omaha was indefinitely postpone
NJ The codification bill was also passe
after hot fight.
Suicide at a Wedding.