The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-02-16
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BOISE, IDAHO, Feb. Is, 1901.

BoIsE, IDAHO, Feb. Is, 1901.
The members Of the Utah leRjsjStaSe
same here last Saturday TO pay their re-
spects to the Idaho Legislators. An .ele-
gait entertainment had been prepared
for them, the members Of our legislature
contributing large part Of the expense
from their pockets, while the city Of
Boise takes the lions share of the credit
for the blowout" There was joint
meeting of the assemblies at the opera
house where speeches of welcoms and
responses were delivered BY the gov
ernors OF the two states and members OF
the two legislatures. The visitors were
given three square meals at the hotels
and free dance at the Natatorium.
They enjoyed themselves, the city OF
Roise made money, and the success OF
the affair started the hoom in favor OF
Idaho members making u trip to Ore
gon. The matter comes up in both
house and senate tomorrow and it is
expected to produce some warm discus
sion.
The gambling license, or local option
substitute, is up in the house today as a
special order and the discussion is at
white heat. The introduction of this
bill seems to have stirred up all kinds OF
reformers and produced a number OF re.
form bills covering multitude OF sins.
We find an anti-treating bill in the house
backed by large number Of petitioners;
two or three Sunday closing laws and
any number Of measures to legislate re-
ligion and morality into people. OF
course most OF these measures are the
work OF misguided, but honest, people
who imagine that ii people are not good
FROM moral precept, they should pe made
50 by legislation. The local option gam
bling bill will be killed; and most u the
reform bills will meet similar late.
Both houses got down to hard work
Monday and the senate cleared its cal
.enlar Of all business before it, In the
hous, speaker McKInlay was called
down for attempting to put the gambling
bill before the engrossDlent committee.
Petitions were presented in favor OF the
anti-treat bill, and against the passage
OF the bill prohibiting the bedding OF
sheep within haH mile Of a running
stream. Among the new bills presented
was one by Snow, appropriating 1850
Tor a road in Conyon county and another
by Deming appropriating 5000 for the
collection of an exhibit Tor the mining
congress to be held in Boise in July.
House bills were passed as follows:
Regulating the sale and the branding of
estrays; creating an S-hour day; allow
ing the taking OF testimony out OF court;
prohibiting offsets Of debts against as
sessments on bank stock: appropriating
$4,000 for improvements to the Albion
state normal school; compelling labor
agencies to give 5000 bond each; pro-
hibiting foreign insurance companies do
ing business in Idaho, excepting through
a licensed represen tative, resident Of the
state.
The senate. in cop1mitt1e Of the whole,
took up Representative Scotts national
soldiers home me mortal and recon-
Inended its passage under a suspension
OF the rules.
Edwin McBee, OF Rathdrum, came in
from the NORTH yesterday and finds many
old friends here OF two years ago.
The people Of Boise can be depended
upon to look after their own interests in
financial way. They will have $40 ODD
expended for the rebuilding Of the state
soldiers home; she asks for state Az.
preparation OF 5000 to assist them in
paying the expenses of the mining con-
gress to be held here in July, and it is
rxPerted the delegates vii leave at least
$4,000 in the city. There are other
matters in which the city expects TO have
the state assist it, and many OF the mem.
bers OF the Legislature are beginning to
think the capital city is well up in finan
cial figuring.