The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-26
MOUNTAIN STATES
WAR OVER PATRONAGE
Fight Between Populists and
Democrats in Idaho.
WORK OF LEGISLATURE
PROVISION FOR SCHOOL OF
MINES.
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Boise, Ida, Feb. 25.-It is reliably re-
ported that the Populists have decided
on reprisals against the Democrats,
using the POpulists members Of the
legislature as their agency of ven
geance for the alleged violation of the
patronage agreement. The Populists
propose to act as a unit in killing off
Democratic measures. Their first shot
will be at the legislative apportiOn-
ment bill. They say their alternative
is more patronage and revision of the
bill referred to.
The Democratic leaders in the legis-
lature are not inclined to yield, claim
ing that the Populists from the first
have attempted to hold them up.
The codes may not be brought before
the legislature again It is now pro-
posed to enact a law providing Tor
their revision, which viii include the
incorporation Of the new laws, by
commission of one, the work to be in
spected by the supreme court, and the
codes to be printed under Its dlreC-
ton. The effect of this will be to rem
der nugatOry all new matter injected
by the code commission. The balance
viii stand, being on the statute books
at the present time.
When the senate adjourned today it
had under consideration the house bill
for a $50, 900 bond issue for school Of
science, and another for a girls dormi-
tory at the State university. The eff
feet of the bill viii be to establish
school of mines at Moscow. This,
some of the senators favor, on the
theory that all allied institutions
should be at the seat Of the uniVer-
sity. Others oppose it, holding that If
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should be located in a mining county.
Four sections of the bill were adopted,
when a demand was made to make
some Investigations and the bill was
laid aside.
Academy For PocatelIo.
The senate passed the bill establish
ing the Academy Of Idaho at POcatel-
10, with an amendment by the author
eliminating the maintenance appropTi-
alton of $4,000 for the next two years.
Provision will be made to cover the.
expenses in the general appropriation
bill. In its present form 1t Is believed
the measure Will pass the house. The
senate also passed the house bill max
ing the killing of livestock by a rail-
road company prima facie evidence Of
negligence, and the senate bill allow
ing freehOlders and hOusehOlders and
their wives to vote at school bond cleo
tions.
The committee of the whole took
favorable action on Senator WhitWell' S
bill prohibiting the appointment of leg
islatOrS to Salaried positions they
! helped to create, and on the house bill
giving trial judges enlarged powers in
the taking OF testimony out of court.
I This measure is designed to cover
water litigation, and especially the
Lost river case, now pending, in which
there are about $50 defendants.
Among the new bills introduced was
one by Senator Macbeth (Dem0 aimed
/ at fusion, which is made impossible
and another by Senator PurtiIl Great
! ing the following judicial districts
First, ShOshOne and KOOtenai; second,
/ Latah, Nez Perez and Idaho; Third,
Washington, Canyon, Ada and Boise
Fourth, Owyhee, Gilmore, Lincoln,
Blaine and Custer; Fifth, Cassia, Onei-
da, Bannock and Bear Lake; Sixth,
Bingham, Fremont and Lemhi. This
/ measure is in opposition to the one
] creating seven districts.
An Amusing Incident.
During the day. there was an anus
ing incident. The house joint FesOlu-
I ton limiting the introducing of bills,
excepting by committee, to the 25th,
today, was presented. Every one had
his ak out for it, and it was saved
from the table by a statement by Pres
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wording made the limit applicable
only to the house. Amid much laugh
ter it was then passed unanimously.
/ The house took favorable action on
| Representative MunsOn's bill prohibit
ing deficiency judgments. It is similar
/ to measures that have. been killed BIZ
/ ennially for a great many sessions 1t
/ is not believed it viii pass the SEN
/ ate. During the consideration of the
/ bill in the committee of the whole,
! Speaker McKinlay was OVerruled on a
/ point of order by Chairman Ingling.
/ He appealed, resumed the chair, and
/ decided against the chairman.
/ The committee of the whole also act
I ed favOrably on the following house
4 measures: For bridge across Salmon
] river, between Blaine and Custer coun-
ties; for a road over Packer mountain
in Boise county; for a bridge across
/ the Payette in Boise county.
The following were passed: PrOVid-
ing a tax in counties that are deIin-
quent to pay for the text books; re-
+ curing foreign corporations to file ar
ticles; imposing fine for Obstructing
/ the highways or irrigation bitches. The
! resolution providing an increase of the
per diem of legislators to 81 a day was
/ killed.
New bills introduced were the fol
/ lowing: To prevent the manufacture
I or sale of cigarettes; prohibiting the
killing Of female deer; requiring the
JurieS in mining suits be kept together
| until a verdict is filed: the compromise
! Clearwater county bill.
The bin reducing railroad fares to
B cents a mile was reported back
without recommendation and sent &c
the calendar. A Favorable report was
I made on the bill requiring rival tele-
phone companies to establish Joint
| central stations, and it also went tC
the general calendar.
FIGHT OVER DAVIS ESTATE.