The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-12
MOUNTAIN STATES
MAY ADJOURN TODAY
Idaho Legislature Has About
Finished it's Labors.
CLOSING UP BUSINESS
EFFORT TO GET APPROPRIATION
BILL OUT OF WAY.
CLOSING UP BUSINESS
Csnecial Id - HnraldA


Boise, Ida, March 1.-THE Idaho leg
islature was in deadlock when it ad-
journed early this (Tuesday) morning
until II a m, over the appropriation
bill
The chief bone of contention is the
militia item, inserted by the senate.
The house fusiOnists rejected the item
IN pursuance of caucus action and the
senate, after declining to recede from
Us position, adjourned for the night
II IS DeIleVed the session VIII end today
Inc senate, at opening. took I'D the
| revenue bills and passed all of them
with few unimportant amendments.
Inc general appropriation bill was
taken up again, and amendments made
10 provide for the Sixth judicial dis
trict
Moody took advantage Of the oppor-
tunlty offered 10 make a. last fight on
the militia item, which he moved be
stricken out. He appealed to Demo-
Gratis to Tepudiate the militia saving
the Omaha platform inveighed against
all forms OF militarism. His speech
which included a bitter assault on the
militia because of the part played in
the Occur d Alenes, aroused Macbeth
Democrat, who said the Democratic
party stood for law and order. and he
would vote for $50, 900 instead of 81, 500,
If it were needed for the militia
Moody's motion was defeated, and
the bill wa sthen passed and sent to the
house.
rather sensational disclosure fol-
lowed. The house bill TO pay deficien-
cieS for the past four years, with the
exception of the Occur d'Alene claims
was taken UP. Pugmire sent up an
amendment to include something over
81, 600 for Ex-Governor Steunen berg
representing money he advanced to
bring volunteers from san Francisco.
Senator Shoup and others also ad-
Vanced money for that purpose, but the
bill carried items to reimburse them.
McBeth, in supporting the amend
ment said the house committee on ap-
preparations had placed the Steunen-
berg item in the bill but Chairman
Henry, POpulfSt, from ShOshOne county
had cut it out without authority. Pug
mire said the same thing, and added:
7 consider that action on the part
of Heney the most contemplate thing
ever done by any man in the Idaho leg
islature''
The amendment was agreed to. as
was also another for $500 for the Lew
iStOn Tribune, which, it was charged
Heney had also cut out. Later it de-
velOped that there was another item
for the Tribune for $50, and one for
S24 for Edmiston, who ran a permit
bureau in the Occur d Alenes that had
been cut out. 1t was too late, however
to insert them The bill as amended
was passed and sent to the house.
Senate Kills Bills.
The senate killed the following house
bills: For a supreme court and library
building at Lewiston; requiring rival
telephone companies having offices
within half a mile of each other to al
low each to use the others lines; for
eviction Of tenants in arrears on twenty
days notice; an initiative and referen-
dunn resolution, by Bee, Democrat, vot-
ing with Republicans, the measure not
receiving the necessary two-thirds;
Roos irrigation bill, by refusing to sus-
pend.
The following house bills were
passed: To amend the Lewiston char
ter; for an assistant attorney general:
giving community property to survivor
without administration: allowing cities
to bond themselves for 20 per cent OF
their valuation; giving married, woman
control of separate property; authorlZ-
ing the state board to extend time Cor
payment for state land in its discretion;
fixing commissioners salaries accord
ing to county classeS-$900 for the
third class, $500 for the second, and
500 for the first; requiring that all
livestock be inspected before it is taken
from the state; legalizing incorporation
Of post falls
At the night session the house gem
eral deficiency bill as amended, the
house insurance commissioner bill and
press association. were passed. A reso-
luton was amended prohibiting con-
sideration of any but appropriation
bills after midnight, and providing for
final adjournment at p. m tomorrow
The house revived the Pan-American
exposition bill as amended by the SEN
ate and passed it. The senate code
commission bill was also passed, to-
gether with the following house bills:
Prohibiting issuance of liquor licenses
excepting on petition of a majority of
the voters of unincOrporated towns; in
surance commissioner bill; requiring
that juries in mining suits be kept to-
gether until after verdict has been
filed.
The house concurred in senate
amendments to the lawful fence and
the revenue bills. 1t refused to sus-
pend for consideration Of the senate
boiler inspector bill and the senate bill
appropriating $6,0 900 for a road in Onei-
da county
The house at the night session con-
CURED in the sheep inspection increase
in the appropriation bill by a strict
Dartv vote Republicans voting for
them; refused to concur in the militia
and horticultural inspection items. The
bill reducing railroad fares from to 3
cents a mile was killed-12 to 81 The
senate adjournment resolution was re-
| jected-14 to 49,
1t is learned that c. B. Wheeler Of
Blackfoot will be appointed state in
surance commissioner under the house
bill passed by the senate tonight
Today Governor Hunt appointed and
the senate confirmed the following 10
be trustees of the state university az
Moscow under the new law reducing
the number from nine to zee; Mrs.
Mary z. Ridenbaugh of Ada county Tor
six wears. L. c. Rice of Fremont for
six years, John B. Goode of Kootenai
for four years, II. E. Wallace Of Can
yon for four years George c. ParKin-
son of Oneida for two years
VERDICT OF THE JURY.