The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-13

MOUNTAIN STATES
FINISHES ITS LABORS
Legislature of Idaho Adjourned
Last Night.
WAS FIGHT IN HOUSE
LIVELY WRANGLE OVER THE
APPROPRIATION BILL
WAS FIGHT IN HOUSE
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Boise, March 12-The Idaho legislature
adjourned sine die at 1870 O'Clock TO-
nlght, after having remained in session
nVe days over the pay limit fixed by the
constitution.
The feature of the day was a contest
between the two houses over the senate
amendments to the appropriation bills in
creasing the horticultural item and max
ing provision for the militia. The house
received and adopted the report of it's last
evening" conference committee that the
house reject the amendments The SEN
ate emphasized its intention not to recede
by sending over another communication
An agreement was then reached for final
adjournment at $50
Another conference was asked by the
house on the appropriation amendment
The COM ereeS this time reached an agree
meHt. 1t was a compromise, rejecting the
horticultural increase and retaining the
militia item. 1t was adopted by both
houses after final brief EFFORT on the
part or the men from the Occur q A1eneS
TO keep it out. Both houses then re-
passed the bill as amended and sent it to
be enrolled. Shortly after the house
took recess till 6:25.
Some of the members suggested that
the clock be stopped, but Speaker Nc
kinlay ordered the Sergeant-at-a arms not
to do so. This was follow 4 by a general
hub bub, but the spec yer 5od firm. The
members became greaJl excited. Under
the constitution of IUahO, Speaker Nc
Kinlay could adjourn the house at $40
under the concurrent resolution previous
ly adopted. The house was not in session
TO take action, and McKinlay could hold
it off until $780,
Fortunately, the senate was in session.
Several representatives rushed over to the
other end of the capitol building and hur-
riedly explained the situation. The SEN
ate at once recOnsidered its action on the
adjournment resolution, thereby thwart-
ing the speakers purpose Had the
speaker carried out his plan, the entire
appropriation bill would have failed. as it
had not hPPn enrolled An extra session
would have been inevitable.
The house killed the boiler inspector bill
and passed the ONEIDA road bill The
senate passed the remaining school bills
and killed the Camp local option saloon
The governor has vetoed the beet sugar
bounty bill. 1t is stated tonight Repre-
sentative Walters of Lincoln county viii
be appointed assistant attorney general
under the new law The governor today
signed the Pocatello acadecy bill.
A very important bill has been passed by
the senate and now goes to the governor
As there was practically no objection to
il in either house, it's approval is regard
ed as only a matter of time The measure
IS IN the nature of a blanket, to cover de
fects in the states arrigation system, and
IS distinguished from what is known as
killed ID Il - " '''i' '-i'' -i''i' mas O'eH
The new measure amends the law rela-
tive to the formation and maintenance of
irrigation districts and ALSO makes prOviS-
ion whereby the operation of retaining
arid lands in the state under Carey act is
slHlpAlnSd Inc mann provision relative
to the Carey act gives the state land
board discretion to open any potion of
tract instead of all of it under the
present law. This, it is contended, will
be a great inducement to investors.
The irrigation provisions of the bill re-
move constitutional objections to the
present law. Under a recent decision of
the United States supreme court, abut-
ting property cannot be assessed for i'm
provements excepting In proportion to the
benefits accruing thereto. Un0er the new
measure, assessments for irrigation dis
tricts will be made in proportion to the
benefits instead of pro rata by acreage,
Under the existing act.
The state is given absolute control of
the formation of districts through the
state engineer. whose approval of the
plains is required as a condition precedent
to organization Wild cat schemes along
irrigation lines will be impossible of sue
cessful execution without collision OF the
state engineer and county commissioners,
which is altogether improba BILE