Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-14
Legislative Matters.


bodied up. There remained but two
standing committees to be approved,
Those on printing and appropriations.
The presiding officer receed from his orig
inal position and named these committees
so as to give the republican-populist ma
jority control. The printing committee
as named consisted of Senator Easton,
populist, chairman; and Senators Church
and Gooding, republicans. 1t is under
stood to have been part Of the republi-
can-populist deal to give the populists
the printing. The majority accepted the
printing committee, but rejected the 9TH
err, evidently, because democrat had
the craftsmanship. The senate adj
journed with the personnel of the appro-
priation committee no nearer fixed
than it YVES at the opening of the session.
Senator Stacy, of Nez Perez, intro
dnced bills to amend the charter Of Lew
iston SO as to provide for library tax;
to compel the supreme court to hear ct
Lewiston all cases arising in the northern
part Of the state, and for the creation of
committee to codify the laws.
The following is the list Of committees
as named by the lieutenant governor:
Juoiciary-Hays, chairman; Watt, Fogg
and Gooding.
Financc-McMurrin,c chairman; Bailey,
Ainslie, Church and Easton.
Railroads and Transportation-McD Dom
aid, chairman; Bulge, Stacy, Wright and
Ainslie.
Appropriations Lippincott. chairman
Mulliner Stacy, Price.
Rules-Stacy, chairman Watts and
Ainslie.
Public Lands-Stacy, chairman; Brig
ham, Hays, Hegstead and Cooper.
State Affairs Bulge, chairman; Good
ing and Mulliner.
| Mines and Mining-Carey, chairman
Stacy, Hays, Wright, Hooper.
County and County Boundaries-Carey
chairman; Bulge, Church, Hegstead an,
Hooper
Highways, Bridges and Ferries-Mul
| liner, chairman; Fogg, Hooper, Brigham
Smith.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Ba Bailey
chairman; Wright and Bulge.
4 Federal Relations-Hays, chairman
Gooding and McMurrin.
Immigration and Labor-Watts, chair
man; Mulliner, Lippincott, Price AM
Easton,
Military and Indian Affairs-Smith
chairman; Gooding and Ainslie.
Privileges and Elections-Price, chair
mao; Smith, Easton, Hegstead and Bail
ey.
: Education Easton, chairman Church
Price, McMurrin and Fogg.
porations--Church, chairman; Nc
Donald and Ainslie.
Rights-Gooding chairman; Bulge
Smith and McMurrin.
Public Printing-Easton, chairman
Hooper and Lippincott.
Engrossed Bills-Brigham, chairman
Mcdonald and Wright.
Enrolled Bills-Hegstead, chairman
Lippincott and Brigham.
Special Journal-Fogg, chairman; Nc
: Murrin and Hays.
Rivers and vigaiton-Ainslie, chair
man; Lippincott, Bailey, Church an
Smith.
Public Health--Wright, chairman, Hes
stead and Price.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
: Senator Stacy, of Nez Perez, has
habit of keeping one, and when the DIES
' is not occupied by other things, two fes
: on his derk during session hours.
t Time works wonderful changes. On
year man comes to the capitol as a
: humble applicant for a job in the leglsli
, lature; two years hence he presents hin
t self arrayed in the robes of a solon an
t is given the opportunity perhaps to tai
t imperiously to men who at the previor
: session kept him on the anxious sea
: The present session of the Legislature pr,
e sents fresh evidences of times permuti
y tons. Two years ago Wallace B. Stail
. ton. one ofthe bright young men Of Lev
iston, came to the capitol to spear for
position. He had specially in view I'll
place of sergeant-at-arms of the hous
After quite an animated contest he SUI
ceeded in tnmbling the persimmon I'M
his lap. To-day he occupies seat in IL
: lower house as one eff the representative,
Of Nez Perez county.