The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-22
MOUNTAIN STATES
POCATELLO BILL IS PASSED
HOUSE FAVoRs ESTABLISHING
THE ACADEMY OF IDAHO.
Bond Issue Of $50, 900 Provided for
neutrality-suspicious. Meas
ure observation-disclosures Memorial

Boise. Ida, Feb. 21--The DILL estao-
fishing the Academy of Idaho at Poca-
teIIo was favorably acted on in com
mittee of the whole with an amend
ment appropriating S41,5O0 for main
tenance for the next two years, in
stead of taking % per cent of the poll
taxes for that purpose. The bill pro-
vides a bond issue of $4,000 to con-
struct the building, PocatelIO giving
the ground.
The legislative reapp1rtionment Dill
was introduced in the senate today py
Macbeth. 1t provides forty-slX m
stead of fOrty-nine members OF the
house, cutting two from Latah, one
from Ada one from BannOck and one
from Canyon and adding one to Nez
Perez and one to Idaho.
It is the bill agreed on by the fusion
caucus and it is expected 1t will go
through as presented, with the possible
exception of adding one member to
Latah. making the total forty-seVen.
Memorial on Chinese.
The following memorial to congress
was introduced in the house and VIII
undoubtedly be passed.
ITO the Honorable Senate and House
Of the United States:
Your memorialists, the governor
and legislature of the state of Idaho.
would most respectfully but urgently
ask fer the passage of a law extend
ing ali laws now in force prohibiting
and regulating the coming 10 TINS
country of Chinese persons and per-
sons of Chinese descent, and more es-
especially the act of congress of May
g. 1892 for further period of ten
years from the expiration of the same,
on May 3, 1902, and your memorialists
would further ask that such laws he
extended to include japanese and those
of japanese descent.
Bill Aimed at Utah Sheep.
The bill appropriating $1,000 to re-
pair the state wagon road IN custer
county was passed by the senate and
sent to the house. as was also the
senate bill charging the powers of the
governor in the enforcement of sheep
quarantine. The bin was passed at the
request Of the governor, in view OF
the alleged invasion OF scabby sheer
from Utah
The senate also passed the house biz
authorizing the county commissioners
to levy a special road tax of not &c
exceed 10 mills on the dollar, and il
now goes to the governor
The senate adjourned until Monday
House Shuts OF Bills.
IL was a uull Jay III LAlG AAOtAoC- =
concurrent resolution was adopted pro
hibiting the presentation of any but
kconmittee bills after next Monday.
The senate bill authorizing the levy.
/ ing of g tax to establish free public
/ libraries III towns and school district:
was passed and sent on its way to the
! governor.
/ Among the bills introduced was on'
/ to amend the medical law. 1t il
/ backed by enemies of the law, il il
said. who, being unable to secure it.
! repeal, want it amended so as TO re
/ move some of its provisions.
Bills were presented authorizing tn
/ appointments of peace and other civi
! officers in Lewiston and giving tn
council of that place authority to pas
/ ordinances relative to municipal nom
( mating conventions The bills con
/ template giving Lewiston a more met
rOpolitan form of government. The of
I ficers provided include chief of police
! clerk, assessor, etc. The house ad
journed until 10 a. m. Saturday.