The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-21
MOUNTAIN STATES
LIBRARY BILL PASSED
Idaho Senate Adopts Measure
Favored by Women.
CAULIFLOWEB REWARD
MINERS LIEN ACT rs REFERRED
FOR REVISION.
Especial TO The HeraId.)

/ Especial to The Herald)
Boise, Ida, Feb. 20.-Women'ss work
ia the cause of popular education re-
suited in recognition IN the senate to-
J day, after months Of patient labor. The
| senate. by unanimous vote under sus-
/ pension, passed the bill backed by the
! Woman,s Columbian club of this city,
providing for a free travelling library
! and state library commission, to pro
mote the establishment and efficient
/ maintenance Of free public libraries
and putiic school libraries. The chief
! purpose of the MEASURE is TO extend the
( free travelling library system, which
has grown. to sucn proportions as to
make it impossible for the women TO
/ handle it.
The nucleus of the system was es-
| tablished by the WOmaa's Columbian
club Of Boise.
The,biH passed today provides for the
/ appointment of commission OF three,
/ two of whom shall be women, and au-
/ thOri-es the appointment of a secretary.
/ 1t appropriates So, 600 for books for the
sext Two years, and $4,000 for the eX-
/ penses of the commission and salary
of the secretary.
It is expected The house viii push II
| through under suspension.
I The senators startled the big WOm-
/ ems delegation of spectators by pre-
| tending TO kill the first section OF the
! bill. a fiutter of excitement went
! through the gallery. It gave way TO
smiles, however, when it was under
stood the senator's were merely Jok-
ing.
The presence of such a large delega-
ton of the fair sex put the senator's in
a spoItive frame Of mind, and consider
alton Of the bill was characterized by
/ a lot of fun. Macbeth sOlemnly pre-
scented Donnelly, the author Of the bill.
jWith a big caulitiOwer. Later IN the
day the women gave him a bouquet OF
roses.
Moody's River BIZ Killed.
The senate killed Mocdy's bill to re-
peal the river Improvement law, which
Il gives companies that secure franchises
to improve the streams Of the state the
right to collect toll Moody reiterated
his statement that the law was passed
for the purpose of permitting the per
petration of gigantic steals in the tim
Der bill. He said the timber interests
( could easier secure control OF the TIM
Der by first securing control OF the
] streams. DOnne4ly said any corruption
/ would be impossible without the con-
/ nivance of the state officers.
That's just it, shot back Moody
{ 4 want to remove all temptations from
them"
! hlfkdlu IOuUQl4 lOdohEA -tLCONAS ASA
his reflections on the members Of the
/ last session, which enacted the law. He
suggested that the senator should look
20 the temptations placed in the way
| of the Iawmaking body and not at
/ tempt TO constitute the lawmakers the
guardians of the morals Of the execu-
tive branch. After some further sharI
exchanges the bill was killed, only -four
I voting for il.
Miners Lien Bill to Be Amended.
, There was an extended discussion
over a bin of Importance to the min
. ers of the state It gives them the right
I to file liens on mines in the same man
ner as mechanics may file them or
buildings . The judiciary committee re
ported adversely on the measure, mold
ing that il would be uncOnstitutiOna
! if enacted. It was finally recOmmitteC
, ! 20 be amended SO as TO remove the con
stitutional objections.
It was urged that in cases Of mine!
being worked under lease, neither thu
owners or the properties could be helC
for the wages of the miners under th'
- constitution An amendment viii prob
ably be attached making the ore takeI
out by Iessees liable to lien for wages
! due
In a strong argument for the bill
p Senator Macbeth of Custer said he haC
4 known cases in his county where meI
had been swindled by wildcat com
] l panfes which. could not have perpetrat
; ed their bUnkO game had there beer
such a law as that proposed on the stat
< ute book He said the miners of M
/ county were practically unanimous fO
= such an enactment.
- The house eight hour amendment Il
the constitution was Killed, being a rep
s etition Of the present constitutions
I provision.
The senate resolution to change tn
- time of the election Of the judges o
/ the STATE was also killed.
Several Bills Passed.
, The following bills were passed:
3 Senate-GiVing each political party tn
- right to have a representative al the sc
% cret counting of the votes.
. Relieving women from jury duty
Making liquor licenses issuable year,
q only.
children at school where the national gov
eminent or the state furnish tuition an,
books free of charge. II now goes TO IN
y Senator BaIiantine introduced bill re
\ feTTing TO the disposition of state an
county moneys. 1t provides that bank
i'm which such funds may be depOsite
must nav interest at the rate OF ~ pc
cent for state and per cent for count
= / money. the interest to be reekOned OF
- the daily balances. Another bill OF Ballan
r tine fixes the salary of the state treas
/ urer at 81 500 a year. Under the presen
q law the state recelYes no interest toI ~
{ money ueithe. does the county, and al
N Though the treaSuTeFS get small SAX I les
+ there is always a brisk demand for thes
- offices. In fact, the treasurership figh
- is always the feature of every state con
l. ventiOn.
d The house was featureless. Another FL
n tile effort was made to kill Camps liQuo
IL license bill, but 1t was sent 70 its thlr
reading. 1T requires tsat majority q
e the taxpayers of precinct must peuuo
J. Tor it before a liquor license viii be grant
g ed "a saloon in the precinct.
4 bill was presented amending the Ia
+, rcdemptiOn law by striking out the eN
T, I emptiOn Of mining CLAIMS and Ihdkiii!s ~
widow and orphan exemption applicabl
y only to widows and orphans of veteran
d | of the civil war. .
% The sheen inspector bills was sent TO II
lt ! third reading.
K APPoRTIoNMENT is CHANGED
: idaho Fusion Caucus Decides on Re