Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-23
LEGISLATION
IN IDAHO.
The Great Trouble Over the Enact
ment of Former Code Of Laws.
SOME OF THE MEMBERS
Are wen known Here a summary
OF the Amendments aud other mis-
Tins rar Introduced.

Special Correspondence.
iioiae, Idaho. Jan. gg.--with the pas
sage In both houses OF the ii5 bills, re-
wing all the Unconstitutional laws OF
Idaho. the legislature ON Friday con
aidered they had got through tho dfil-
cult ijut when the hrst Of these
bills was presented 20 Lieutenant Gov
crnor Hutchinson tWhu by reason %
his position ~ president ~ the senate,
aud ~. such. signs uii bills passed be-.
Tore thnN con become operative NJ
stututcsl. b. refused ~ nppcnu mis- sir.
nature on thu grounds that auon bills
were not properly enrolled. The bills
have neither been cnrruHacd nor en-
rolled. but ARE merely tho session laws
cut Out uf the statute books and pasted
on paper with q ype.wtlttun title, and
u tNpusWfittnn emergency CLAUSE at ~
close. This pforidont Hutchinson con-
tended ala not conform To the re-
quifementH Of thu constitution, and on
that ground hp rpfuapd 60 sign them.
The house commended that the bills were
enrolled aud refused TO have them
Wilton aud tho senate by resolution
properly undufHea the action VI the
lieutenant gUvcfn0r,and there the mat.
ter Hiuuds. u they ate 10 become laws
the house WIN nave u enroll them,
and " the matter iH delayed much
longer. u b. nuinE to become serious. aH
10 bills. some extending over thirty
p1r's % printed matter. can not be-
coricd In day or two.
NUDGE. MMuRHIN AND PRICE
Senators iiudgc and McAiurrln have
both been recognized by the president
~ the senate In hoinn placed upon SOY.
rfil important committee, while each
hua been placed at the head ol pruml.
nunt committees Nudge NJ cnutt-
man Of the committee ON stale anaiin,
ana McMuftin o. chairman On finance.
Both men are well known To- the rrad-
err ni the News, senator Bulge has
Inquired IN Political matters unrctlnr
the interrrtf ~ the Norman" people
I'm iduhu Tor the last quarter OF con.
tury This b. hiH third term in the
UPPER house nf Ihndn'a lnw.maklng
body. liu b. called the sage of the
senate" T. chairman Of the Republican
caucus. nud. or such, hln iung expert
tnrr serves hn party We'll. Senator
MrNurfln b. tho brother Co ElderIuAouh
l W. MrMurflu NJ Salt Lake city. Scn-
| Htur McMufiin " % quiot man. and he
/ a. liked hy everybody, and na Denlu-
Crui enjoys the confidence ~ the state
] administration. who would recognize
/ hiH worth with u handsome appoint
I mtnt were be- not guinr uu mission
/ directly the legislature ndlournr. lie
| MaH M the lower house at The last fc.
| sion.
J. ~. Price ~ casa county o. chair.
man OF the committee on privileges aud
elections. nn Important position ao far
nH Idaho people are concerned. ca-
/ peCinlli during the changing OF the
/ several laws on elections aud quaiin.
cations To- Notrfr. senator Mulilnur ~
bingham ~ chairman ~ the committee
u "A l..I.N d .a.H
Mr Victor lirgHtcnd. the senator from
| Fremont IN chairman Of enrolled hiila,
| u most Important position during the
ro-onnctlnr process uf our laws.
MORMON" MEMBERS.
In the house there arc nine Nor
mon numbers. Hon. D. l.. Evans.
/ thr speaker, r. 81 Mormon parrntagc.
and o. proving himself one 0f tho best
speaker that ever presided over the
/ lower branch of the legislature. AZ
| li the senate. those men have boon we'll
/ recognized by heing nasiTnod positions
ct Importance on rtnnding committees
TO PROHIBIT GAMBLING.
Among the many bills introduced In
/ the Legislature this week D. one to uro-
/ INIT gambling nud providing severe
| penalties u ~ "a copy uf the law PASSED
/ by the Leglrlnturu two years ago ~
! NNN w ANNN' anu NIHNNNNNs nfNNfNA
| months before the courts declared the
measure unconstitutional. iy 10 proc
i Visions gambling 10 any Kind ~ proc
/ hlhitUd under heavy penalties. A strong
lobby d. at work now u defeat the
measure. nnd u Il common talk that
thuru are not enough senators 90 carry
/ u through the upper house. Whom u
| comen 10 a measure like this tho meme
bcrH win know no party. ana u would
De- sad commenting "a think that
eleven out uf thu twUnty-onu senators
/ would cast their votes 10 defeat the
bill,
AMENDMENTS.
olher good measures introduced are
as follows;
a proposed amendment 20 tho state
constitution 10 avoid replacing boards
/ ~ county commissioners with an on
/ TIRE Now Hrt every election,
| Another tn strike OUT section ~ OF
article Of the state constitution. This
| b. the SECTION which has caused the In
| valuation of an the state laws, II pre-
! frrihuH the manner OF cnnCung laws.
but by the provisions uf tho cOntcm-
| plated amendment tho LEGISLATURE
own rules.
Another proposed amendment Is 10
! prohibit district court clerks, rhrrlna,
| nud county uHgrsHurH from holding Of
| nee Two terms In succession,
OTHER MILLS.
Among the most Important bills arr
tho following
iiy Smith-''o compel the taker-up ~
oHtrnyH To publish nt least four times
in a weekly newspaper - description Of
| an ostrayn.
iiy Thatchcr-Tn provide free ana
uniform text books Tor the public
| schools
ny stark-To provide FOR tho pay
mont ~ taxes Ia county warrants.
lly jones Memorial to Congress TOT
the election ~ President. Vice Preai-
dent aud United Shios senators by di-
| rect vote of the people.
hy Adams-Re Repeating tho poll tax
I law.
iiy -lloponllng tho act ea-
tnhli1hlng reform school az Aloun-
tain Home.
by kingsley-pr Providing for the nay
/ mcut OF Jurors frea In civil actions
| hy the party demanding jury trial
liy 1ooding Authorizlug county
| commissioners To dispose OF any ronl
estate bought by them az delinquent
tax sales
By Hays Providing Tor the appoint
mont Of a Supreme Court reporter, ANA
tho publication OF an supreme Court
| reports
10y Watts-For the Improvement of
the rivers ana their tributaries. In tho
state Of Idaho, by deepening, straight