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

of Washington's birthday. The house
bill creating bureau of immigration,
labor and statistics was passed without
debate. Another passed was the Nun
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 $31 =
500 for roads in north Idaho to third
reading was reconsidered and the bill
was killed. The house passed the sem
ate bill regulating the practice of med
icine, 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
toms birthday, reversing it's decision
of the evening before After roll-cal1
Hess, of Fremont, took the floor, and
after paying 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--
ton bill.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 24.-The house
yesterday indefinitely postponed the
high license gam bling 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
Idaho's volunteers; making it 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 a
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
providing for the APP
pointment of a state horticultural
inspector; providing for the holding of
county teachers institutes and Joint
Institutes in adjoining counties; re-
curing that atfidavits of assessment.
work on mines contain a statement
that the stakes or monuments marking
the boundaries are in place, and extend
ing from three to ten days the time for
IN of al of
amending Lewiston's charter by en-
arging the powers of the council with
reference to main tenance of the fire
department. and the establishment of
ire limits.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 25.-The senate
yesterday killed the house Sunday clos
ng measure, the resolution proposing
| prohibition amendment to the consti.-
luton, and the local option amend
nent. The Bulge fee bill and the state
examiner bill were indefinitely post
'oned. The senate considered the bills
o remove the Normal school from AL
ZION to Pocatello, and to establish a
eform school at the former place.
They were considered as special order.
The fact was brought out that the deed
o the land at Albion cont ains provis-
on that if the school is ever aband-
ned, the site is to revert to those who
ave it. This proved a stumbling block,
nd further consideration of the bill
vas postponed. The house killed the.
Atlanta road bill, which carried an APP
reputation of $4,000, and the bill to-
pproprlate $4,000 to purchase the
Aetchum-Chalis toll road was defeated
y tie vote. Valentine moved re-
H6ar.o flor, - L
ouse passed the senate bill for a state
eporter, and for publication of the SUI.
RENE court report, which prevailed by
vote of IL to 49, The bill was indefi-
itely postponed.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 26.-The house
as in deadlock for over four hours
esterday on the Ketchum-Challis
'agon road bill The fight will be.
,newed tomorrow. After long de-
ate on the code commission bill. the
,nate bill carrying an appropriation
Sl3,5O0, was adopted by vote of
to ID.
The senate passed number of bills,
nong them being measure provid-
lg to prevent the name of any candi-
ate for any Office from appearing in
ore than one place upon the printed
ection ballot. The committee of the
hole recommended Eastons district
rigation bill for passage. The bill
establish reform school at Albion
as recommended to be indefinitely
ostponed, but the senate afterward
mt 1T back to the calendar The house
IN and game bill was laid on the table
I'd the senate bill passed. Bailey's
IL to annex portion of Blaine county
Elmore, was recommended by the
mmittee of the whole to pass.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. ss.-Among tho