The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-16
SIX WEEKS OF
LEGISLATION
Idaho SOlons Have Not Dis
tinguished Themselves.
A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY
RAILWAY PASSES SAID TO BE
PLENTIFUL IN BOISE.
A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY
(snecial 10 The Herald.l


Boise, Ida, Feb. 15.-Six weeks Of the
nine of the Idaho legislature have
passed, and during that time it has
been principally busy in doing these
things which il should not have done
and in leaving undone those things
which it. should have done.
On the top of the election of nom
resident corporation attorney as United
States senator by a combination of the
influence of the Northern Pacific. the
Oregon Short Line, the Occur dAlene
mime owners and the Mormon church,
came a reckless wasting of the peoples
money in the employment Of an army
of useless clerks, some of whom are
the first to leave town whenever there
is a Saturday vacation, and who travel
in and out of the state on passes which
are as free as the air in this corpora
tiOn-ridden body.
Following this was the passage of a
bill for the taxation of mines, drawn
by a Spokane attorney, and which was
dictated by the millionaire mine owners
of Shoshone county, who have refused
TO pay any taxes whatever in times
past, and now purpose to have q law
of their own by which they viii escape
their share of the burdens of govern
ment.
Then came the defeat of the initiative
and referendum amendment, which the
Republicans would not even permit the
people to vote upon. This was fol-
lowed by the killing of the eight-hour
day bill for underground miners, upon
q TAXED charge that it was unconsti-
tutional, Notwithstanding that the peo-
pie by a majority of upwards of 20 600
had voted at the last election for a
constitutional amendment that author
tzed this legislation. And then there
are the appropriations and the land
Grants that show an utter disregard
or the future. IT is. taken all in all,
4 record that will be a stencil in the
aostrils of the people
As a summary of the work accom-
pushed to date, both houses have
passed the following measures:
lib NO. j, by Jensen, appropriating
S?o,OO0 to pay the expenses of the ses-
S. B. No. 80. by Allen. increasing the
power OF independent school districts
10 bond for Improvements in a sum not
exceeding per cent of the value of
Inc property of the district, instead of
maximum of 4 per cent, as under the
present law.
H b. No. II, by Jensen, appropriate
ing S6.270.S9 to pay deficiency Of Acad-
envy of Idaho at Pocatelio.
II. b. No. 20. by Moore of Fremont.
appropriating $4,000 for maintenance
lund for two years and authorizing a
bond issue of $780, 900 to secure site and
erect REFORM school building in Ere
mont county. and to set aside so .OOO
acres of land to furnish funds for fin
ture use of said school.
H B. No. Is. by Werner. regulating
sales of stocks of merchandise to pre-
vent fraudulent transfers to injury of
creditors
n. b. No. II, by Reid to prevent di-
Norced people from marrying again
WITHIN six months after granting of
divorce.
H. B. No. %. by Willis providing a
Penalty for the drawing of checks on
pank where drawer has no deposit.
>. b. NO. p. by Stevenson. author-
lzlng majority of members of a re-
Hslous or charitable society present at
q meeting to sell or mortgage DroDertNz
of the society
>. b No. Is. by Keifer. to suppress
contagious diseases among sheen and To
create the office of sheep inspector
II b. No. 40. allowing supreme court
Judges 5000 for expenses each for eacb
term OF court held in Boise
Joint memorials to congress against
me repeal of the stone, timber and
desert land entry laws; against the -ex-
tension OF the Bitter Root forest re-
serve; In favor of antitrust legislation
ana asking for a survey of the Idaho
montana boundary line have nassad
as mas a resolution submitting a con-
stltutlonal amendment granting in
mates OF the Soldiers home the rich.
70 vote in the precinct where IT,
home is located INC