The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22
Sensational Charges Made BY Men,
Der of the Legislature.
HAD BEEN THREATENED
APPROPRIATIONS BILL USED AS
A CLUB.
French of Latah County Charged
That Threats Were Made That
Appropriation Would Be With
held-Refused to Give Names
River Improvement Bill Passed.
Special to The Hernld1

Boise. Ida, Feb. 2l-The senate ad-
journed this evening until Thursday out
of respect to the memory of &c orge Wash
ington. but the house refused TO recoc-
nize the holiday. adjourning until 10 to-
morrow morning.
An important measure was presented in
the senate. 1t proposes a constitutional
amendment. making each county a in
dicial district. and establishing the Office
or probate judge. Another proposed
amendment provides for the election of
county school superintendents bv IN.
( trustees OF the various districts. The bill
providing Tor a state educator 10 hold
county school Institutes was killed
The senate made the following changes
IN the county of1cer salary bin: Clerk
minimum reduced from 81 600 TO xN0 a
year, assessor. minimum reduced from
Sl,uvV 10 $40; probate judge. minimum re-
duced from 5000 to $40 and maximum
increased from 81 200 10 81 800. An EFFORT
TO raise the maximum salary of sherifT
from $2No TO $3.50 failed by Il vote of
10 10, the minimum salary OF superintend-
snt OF schools was reduced from $500 to
The house bill creating a bureau OF i'm
migration. labor and statistics was passed
without debate. The negative votes We're
Easton. Brigham. Hays and Stactey.
Another passed was the AIunsor-Frencb
bill providing for the levying of special
taxes Tor general road purposes.
me committee recommended for pass
age Easton's mechanics lien law.
RIVER BILL PASSED.
The feature of the house session was
the passage of the bill granting toll fran
chlses for fifteen years TO companies that
IhihproVe streams OF the state. This has
been the most bitterly contested measure
OF Inc session. The old stray was
threshed over today and there was plenty
OF lnvective, but the bill passed by a vote
I a ~ To no
Ihose voting against il We're: Adams.
Beudette, Campbell. French Hall. Jones.
kingsley, Munson. Miller. Moody. Noble
Peterson. Reynolds Smith. Stephens and
Stark. There were absent Conant
Hulse. Lynes and Wright. while Madden
Tor the bill. was paired with Hulse
AT the opening of the house session the
senate concurrent resolution preventing
the Introduction of any but appropriation
and revenue bills after next Friday was
taken up. French Republican sent IN an
amendment, striking out the appropriation
and revenue provision. Ia support of il
he said he was tired of having the appro-
priation bill held as Il club over his head.
HAD BEEN THREATENED.
As one of the representatives Of Latah.
the home of the university. he had been
told by various members that if he did
not vote as they wished on certain meas
ures they would vote against any apprO-
priation for the university Now it was
desired by this resolution 10 continue that
condition TO the very end of the session
He charged that the administration had
also wieIded the club vigorously. giving
out that the institution would be cut on
without a cent unless he and other men,
beers who We're working for the university
voted as they dictated.
Mr.. Speaker. l give notice now" he
continued. that that club cannot longer
be waved over my head. no matter what
appropriation is made for the university.
Let the administration take the RESPONSE
bility."
Wallentine Democrat. called upon
French to give names. and McBee. Demo
crat. said he should give names or re-
tTact
French excluded Valentine from his
charge. but said he would not Cetract one
word he had said about the attempts o.
the administration and certain members
TO cOerce himself and others.
The bills apprOpriating $4,000 to Dur-
chase the Ketchum- Challis toll road and
SIS, 600 for the construction of the proposed
Atlanta road which were killed the pre-
viOus day. We're brought up on reconsider
alton and sent to third reading
The vote by which the house sent John
esse's bill apprOpriating 800 for roads
in north Idaho to third reading was re-
considered and the bill was killed.
The house passed the senate bill regu-
lating the practice Of medicine. a blow at
quacks. and the senate bill extending the
time of making payments on state lands.