Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-03-10
IDAHO LEGISLATURE

boise, Idaho. March 2.-The senate
passed the mechanic lien bill yester-
day. A number of house bills were
passed, including three amending the
charter of the city of Lewiston The
house did business at a very lively rate
II passed nineteen house bills and
killed one house bill and one senate
bill. One of the bills passed is a meas
ure by State Affairs committee to reg
ulate insurance companies. Another
repeals the pro rata provision of the.
attachment law. The oleomargarine
bill as amended by the senate was
passed. The house bill providing for
board Of pharmacy was passed; also
the house bill authorizing the state
board of equalization to increase or de-
crease the total valuation of the state
within range of Is per cent; the pres
ent limit is per cent. The house at
It's evening session passed number
more bills. The only important action
was the final passage of the appropria-
tion bill.
Boise, Idaho, March 3.-The senate
devoted the day to discussion of the
free text bill and the bill to issue
bonds for the Lewiston normal school.
Neither measure was disposed of.
In the house the most important ac--
ton was on the county officers salary
bill, senate amendments to which were
concurred in after several hours dis
cusson. Many members were opposed
to features of the BILL but they favored
the salary system, and rather than
risk the chance of the session closing
without the bill passing, they voted
against Inconvenience in every in
stance. AS it stands the salaries will
be as follows: Sheriff, minimum, $500,
ma ximum, $1,000; assessor, minimum,
$500, maximum. $4,000; auditor, mini
mum, $500, maximum, 81, 900; treasur-
er, minimum, $500, maximum, $1,000;
attorney, minimum, $500, maximum,
81 800; probate judge, minimum, $500,
maximum, $1,000; school superinten-
dent, minimum, $3.50, maximum, 81, 200;
minimum, $50, maximum.
$500; coroner, minimum, $50, maxi
mum, $500. The house killed the pro-
position amending the reapportion-
ment bill and the senate bill to add a.
portion of Blaine county to Elmore.
Boise, Idaho, March 4.-The senate
yesterday passed the following bills:
House bill No. 1853, making it mis-
demeanor to compete abstracts with
out fling bond; providing for the
issue of state bonds for the Lewiston
State Normal school; providing for
terms of the supreme court at Poca-
tello. The Lippincott bill, to define
The manner of locating placer mines,
was killed, as was also McBee's bill
relating to dispositions The house de-
'eated the senate building and loan
association bill; the senate fish and
yame bill, and the senate bill prohibit
ng the sale of liquor within three
niles of the university or normal
chools. Senate bills were then passed
is follows: To cancel all claims for
interest against state land purchasers
Who have perfected their holdings; to
egalize public bonds issued under
cts of the past four sessions. The fol-
owing house bills were passed: Au-
horizing the issuance of $40, 900 bonds
o improve the penitentiary State uni
ersity and capitol buildings; regulat-
ng the equaling of assessments by
ounty boards and making it a misde-
neanor for the assessor to fail to assess.
t a fair cash value.
Boise, Idaho, March Sin the sem
tie yesterday the following bills we're
assed: House bill providing for the
of a private park for the
ropagation and preservation of fish
nd game; house fish and game laws;
ouse bill providing for the issue of
tate bonds, for the construction. i'm
rovement and furnishing of the pub
C buildings of the state; house bill
uthorizing the city of Lewiston to
wy tax for reading-room and Ii
rary; general appropriations; house
Ill appropriacing 81, 030. 80 for reliefo of
ndge Mayhem. The house free text
III; and the senate bill to pay bounty
1 sugar Among the bills passed by
10 house were: Exempting Idaho
'lunteers below the rank of lieuten-
1t from payment OF taxes during the
resent year; providing for a census of
lie deaf and blind children of the
ate; fixing the advalorem tax to be
lid by the couu lies during the ensuing
70 years 1T SPAS, 900 and fixing the
aximum for state and county levy at
so on the hundred with 25 cents
ditional for bridges; providing for
70 sets of election officers to facilitate
e count.
Boise, Idaho, March THE follow
g bills were passed by the senate:
the law prescribing the
ties of the state board of equaliza-
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