Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-01
Boise Correspondence.

lature is now fairly down to WOrl
it may be well to review brief,
what has been done. The law
supposed to have been defectiv,
on account of Irregularities il
process of re-enactment have practi
cally all been revitalized providing
the last process be regular. Tht
future will tell. The following
new bills have been introduced
and are now in various stages o
progress:
| BY representative Kingsley bill
to provide tor selling mining
property belonging to deceased
persons.
| BY Stark, memorializing congress
to enact law providing for the
election of President, Vice-President
and U. S. Senators by direct vote
of the people. Representative
Jones also has a memorial cover.
ing U. S. Senators. Stanton, Han.
Ion, Patterson and Mrs. Noble
memorialize congress to, make
liberal appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Columbia and
Snake rivers.
McBeen, Wright and Johnesse
want free homesteads for the set
tiers on the Nez Perce and Coeur-
d'Alene Indian reserves and so
memorialize congress.
McBeen has a bill to amend the
state homestead law in some of its
details.
Munson has a bill licensing
auctioneers- to do business at $40
per annum.
Reynolds is aiming blow at the
makers of imitation butter. His
bill provides that imitation of the
cows product must be conspicuously
branded.
Dllatash wants pure water
especially for the people of Lincoln
county who drink water. He has
a bill making it a serious crime to
pollute the water of any stream
used for domestic purposes.
| Hanlon is labor's true champion
His bill provides that men suing
for wages shall be provided with
lawyers free of cost if their cause
lis just. The bill also fixes the
lawyers fees at IS, $40 and SIS,
according to the dignity of the
court.
/ Representative Kingsley of Ada
county is the uncompromising foe
of poor criminals. He has in.
troduced, and will probably pass a
bill making costs in criminal action
collectable the same as civil debts
or by Imprisonment. This is fear.
full blow against petty criminal in
dustry.
| Jones has a bill to legalize all
county, school and municipal bonds
which may have been issued under
defective laws.
| Nicholson has introduced bill
to blast Mountainhome's prospect
of a reform school. Since Jones
left Elmore county the demand for
a reform school at Mountainhome
is not as imperative as it used to
be.
Stark comes up smiling with the
familiar bill to provide for the pay
ment of taxes with county war
rants.
The committee on military and
Indian affairs has bill appropriate
ling $l5,6o5.63 to pay expenses in.
Cured in mobilizing the Idaho
Battalion.
French has a bill to increase the
board of regents of the State
university to 9 and make the term
6 years.
| Lynes has introduced a bill to
REGULATE the descent of community
property. The object is to put
husband and wife, upon the same
footing in case Of the death Of
leither.
| Munson has a bill authorizing
road districts to levy special taxes
upon the same principle thatschool
districts now do.
Stacy has presented a bill for
the eodification of the laws. There
shall be four commissioners ap.
pointed by the Governor, confirm
ed by the senate, paid $4,000 each
and expenses together with such
clerical assistance as may be
needed.
Gooding has a bill authorizing
and requiring county commission
ers to sell the county's title to a
real estate acquired on account oil
delinquent taxes. The sale must
be made to any one offering to pay
taxes due and costs. Original
owner may redeem any time with
in 5 years.
Hays has bill to provide for a
state reporter and publication ol
Supreme court decisions.
Gooding has bills to regulate
water-masters and distribution oi
water and making il misdemeanor
to waste water.
| Smith wants the boundaries OF
Washington county better defined,
hence his bill.
Price wants to root inhumanity