The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-19
v '0RK OF LEGISLATURE
I hirty-five Days of Ses-
sion Over-Will End
About March 5.
REVIEW OF BUSINESS DONE.

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the sixty day session. The session will
end Thursday, March 5, though the
legislature can continue as long as they
wish without further pay The work
of the session will now come on with a
rush, for as matter of fact very little
has been actually concluded. The sum-
mary of the work is as follows:
Governor Morrison has signed three
bills as follows:
House bill No 1 by Jensen, appropri-
ating $50, 900 for expenses of the legisla-
tive session.
Senate bill No. 33, by Allen, increas-
ing the power of independent school dis
tricts to bond for Improvements sum
not exceeding eight per cent of the as
sessed value of the property Of the dis
trict, instead of maximum of four per
cent.
House bill No. II by Jensen, providing
for payment Of deficiency claims against
the Pocatello academy.
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The following bills have duly passed
the senate:
| Senate bill No. by Smith, appropri-
ating $15, 900 to aid ia the construction
OF a bridge over the Snake river at Wei
ser, Washington county.
| Senate bill No. by Yost, amending
section Of the act authorizing divorces
in cases Of insanity and regulating the
duties of district attorneys therein.
! Senate bill No. 5 by Cation, providing
that county printing and binding of the
several counties be done within the
state.
| Senate bill No by Brigham, chang
ing term of directors of independent
school districts from six to three years.
| Senate bill No. 13 by Evans, provid-
ing that transient stocks from other
states be assessed for full years taxes.
| Senate bill No. Is by Heath, amend
ing section "a of the school law and
| authorizing trustees of independent dis
tricts to levy tax for school maintenance
Of not exceeding 20 mills instead of 10
mills.
| Senate bill No 16 by Keifer, requiring
transient stock to remain outside the
s state line until inspected under quaran
tine regulations instead of entering two
miles within the state.
/ 70 hill M 10 Nv, E,,,,,
it unlawful for member of the legisla
ture to accept an Office created by thu
legislature during the term of the mem
Der.
| Senate bill No 21 by Eckert, appro
priating $4,000 to open trail road from
the Golf Ferry on the Salmon river t.
central Idaho mining districts
Senate bill No. 81 by Stevenson, au
thorizing social or religious organiza
tions to mortgage or sell property b
consent of a majority of the membershi
: present at meeting.
Senate bill No. 33 by Allen, provdin
that independent school districts ma
vote to bond the district for improve
ments to an amount not exceeding pc
cent of the value of the assessable prol
erty, instead of per cent
Senate joint memorial No by stat
affairs committee asking congress for a
appropriation for survey along tt
Idaho Montana line.
Senate joint resolution No. by Evar
providing that the finance committee
the house and appropriation committs
of the senate constitute joint appr
priation committee, to prepare the gel
: eral state appropriation bill and presel
: ton or before the 35th day of the Sc
lsion.
Senate concurrent resolution No. .,
Evans, providing for committee of hv
two of the senate and three of the hous
to visit and investigate the Blackfo
insane asylum.
Out of the ia bills introduced in ii
house 10 have been passed; viz: Jensen
bill to provide for the payment of mer
bers and officers Jenkins bill taxiI
mines; Black bill for the relief of
bert Small; Jensen's bill to provide +
the deficiencies of the Pocatello Aca
envy; Reid's bill for the remarriage
divorced people; Werner's bill TO reg
late the purchase and sale of stocks
goods; Moore of Fremont to create
state industrial school in Fremo
county; by Willis making it a misc
= meanor to issue checks or drafts on
bank where no funds are on the ere
or for the payment of the same; by Eli
enberger authorizing the board of p