The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-02-28
DIVISION OF SPOlLS
THE ALLEGED CAUSE
Populists Claim They Have Been
BuncOed and for Revenge viii
Hold up Democratic Measures.

There is trouble in the fusion camp at
Boise aud party row ofgreat dime nsions
on tapis. 1t is reliably reported that the
populists have decided on reprisals against
the democrats. to enforce the agreement
over the division of state patronage. The
plan is for the populists to act as unit
in killing off democratic measures.
Their FIRST shot was taken at the appor.
tionment bill, where, Tuesday evening,
general caucus of the fusionists, the
populists objected to the measure giving
4o members to the house. The demo
Gratis and silver republicans stood pat,
and the outlook is that the democrats
will ignore the populists. The latter will
now have to 6ght it out as their attitude
is more patronage or no more legislation.
There is no doubt that the martial law
resolution is also feature of the fusion
split. The popuIsts still contend that
such resolution should be passed. The
democrats oppose such a resolution and
will turn it down in the general caucuc.
Should they do so it is asserted that the
populists will retaliate and open a gen.
eral warefare upon the democratic legis-
lation.
The senate has passed the bill estab-
fishing the academy of Idaho at Poca-
tello. with an amendment by the author
eliminating the maintenance appropria.
ton Of SIS 900 for the next two years.
Provision will be made to cover the ex.
penses in the general appropriation bill.
The senate has also passed the house
bill making the killing Of live stock
prima facie evidence Of negligence, and
,hs senate bill allowing free holders and
householders and their wives the right to
vote at school bond elections.
The committee Of the whole took favor
able action on the senate bill prohibiting
the appointment Of Legislators to salariedl
positions they helped to create, and the
house bill giving trial judges enlarged
power in taking testimony out of court
The senate has passed the bill appro-
priating 5000 for the bridge aero Sal
mon river on the Houston Challis road
and in the committee Of the whole took
favorable action on the following senate
bills: Toprevent the spread Of disease
among stock, making the blowing up Of
where life is not endangered
felony instead Of a misdeneanor, and Al.
lowing divorce in cases where the de-
fendant is confined in an asylum outside
Of the state.
The house took favorable action ON
Munson's bill prohibiting deficiency
judgments. Il is similar to the bills shat
have been killed biennially for many
sessions. 1t is not believed it will pass
the senate. The committee Of the whole
also acted on the following measures:
For bridge across Salmon river between
Blaine and Custer counties; for road
over Packer mountain, Boise county; to
reimburse Neg Perez coanty for building
the Kamiah grade; for . bridge acroas the
Payette. Boise county.
Abill was introduced for bond issne
Of SIo4.ooo to cover the deficiencies Il.
lowed BY the state board Of examiner,
from 1895 to 1900, inclusive. and to in
clude $4,000 Of claims growing out Of
the Occur d'Alene trouble.
The compromise Clearwater bill was
brought IN with majority and minority
reports. Treisch. Of this county. signed
the minority report. The maiority re-
port was adopted. The bill i on its 6rst
reading. The compromise takes in the
Potlatch prairie instead Of the Nexperce