Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-02-09
IDAHO LEGISLATURE,

was dead locked all day yesterday on
the anti-gambling bill. A story is be-
ing circulated that the gambling ele-
ment has attempted to buy the vote OF
Senator Carey of Blaine county. Sem
ator Carey admits he has been ap-
preached In the matter, but declares
he can not be bought
The house passed a number of meas
ures of minor Importance, also a Joint
memorial for the improvement of the
Snake and Columbia rivers. new
county salary bill also made It's appear
ance.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 2.-The anti
gambling bill will be passed today, the
opposition having agreed to final ac-
tion.
The senate yesterday passed the
memorial asking congress to pass law
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l. the Re-
publicans voting solidly against it.
In the house bill was presented
providing for commission of the gov
ernor, superintendent of the insane
asylum and the president of the state
university, whose duty 1t shall be to
examine into the question of the care
OF the states insane. 1t is the first
step in the move to take the asylum
away from BlackfOOt.
Bixby, from the committee on ways
and means, reported favorably Kings
ley's bill providing that county and
state funds be deposited in the hanks
Offering the highest rate of interest.
A bill was passed legalizing county,
school and municipal bonds. II vail
dates all bonds, Notwithstanding the
question raised as to the constitution
ality of the acts authorizing them.
The bill was passed by unanimous
vote. Redwine OF Lemhi stated he
thought the bill was unconstitutional,
but would vote for it as showing good
faith in legislation respecting the
bonds of the state.
Boise, Ida, Feb. 3.-The bill to pro-
hibit gambling passed the senate and
was sent to the governor yesterday
after the most stubborn fight ever
known in the Idaho legislature, with
one exception. The vote was IL to 10
as follows: Ayes-Budge, Brigham,
Church, Carey, Easton, Gooding, Heg-
Staeey-1i. Nays-Ainslie, Bailey,
Foff. Hays, Hopper, Lippincott, Nc
Donald, Smith, Wright, Watts--lo.
House joint memorial No. 3, providing
for the election of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people,
and senate joint resolution No. 4,
changing terms OF county commission
ers to four years, and providing rota-
| tion In office, were passed. A COM
mittse was appointed to investigate
the bribery charges.
The feature of the day in the house
was an animated debate over the anti
deficiency judgment bill, which was
passed by vote Of 26 to 1s. Among
the bills passed were the following:
The dental bill, to appropriate S15, l59.-
SO to defray the cost of mobilizing the
volunteer troops, concerning the min
ing interests of decedents and estab-
fishing bureau OF immigration, labor
and statistics.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. Among the
bills passed by the house yesterday
was measure fixing the salaries of
the county officers; another providing
for the seizure OF personal property of
those who fail to pay their road poll
tax, the irrigation bill, and the mea-
sure fixing auctioneers' licenses at 500
year.
In the senate under suspension of
the rules, the house bill enforcing
judgments in criminal actions, and
II. B. No. 1873, appropriating S15, 159. so
to cover the expense of mobilizing the
Idaho volunteer troops, were forwarded
to third reading.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Hays, appropriating 81 900 for the
relief of Sol Hasbrouck, clerk of the
state supreme court one by Lippincott
amending the poll tax law, and another
by Stacy, providing for deputy clerk
of the supreme court at Lewiston.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 5.-The bill ap-
! vfaSt In. A g. . l. q
expenses incurred in the enrolling and
mastering of the Idaho volunteers into
the service of the United States passed
the senate yesterday. The house was
in session only until noon. No bills
were passed. The following appro
priations for Improvements were rec
commended by committee: Penitentiary
826, 900; Soldiers Home, So, 900; Capito
building, $4,000; for new furniture II
various state offices, 81 900.
Boise, Ida, Feb. 7-Governor Steun
enberg yesterday ,signed the anti
gambling bill. The house and tn,
senate received the sad news of tn,
killing at Manila of Major McConvill,
! and other Idaho volunteers, and a com
mittee was named to draft suita bl,
, resolutions of coincidence Measure
were passed as follows: BY McBee
memorial asking the president to opel
to settlement portions of the St. Mari
! forestry reserve; by Johnesse, prohit
ing the adulterstions of candy; b.
Moody, joint resolution favoring tn
immediate construction by the gov
ernment Of the Nicaragua canal an,
United States control of the same.
The senate knocked the house ant
deficiency judgment bill in the hea
Indefinitely postponing it, and sent
back to the house, where 1t originated
: The house bill prohibiting specis
!, clauses in fire insurance policies wa
also killed,
t House joint memorial No. /, for tn
:, improvement of the Snake and Colun
;, bia rivers in Idaho; Hays anti-lotter
j, bill and McDonald's resolution for tn
appointment of Paris exposition con
, mission were all passed.
/ Mrs. Botkin VIII Appeal.
!, San Francisco, Feb. s.-Mrs. Botkin
;, attorneys have given notice of an al
: peal from the conviction and sentenc