The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-02-06
DOINGS OF THE LEGlsL AZURE


Osbate-Numerous Measures Turned Down
and New Bills introduced.
This has been busy week in the leg.
isIature. The wedding out process has
begun and many bills have been disposed
OF summarily. To the ones receiving
consideration the bills for the taxation Of
mines has received the most, aud after
prolonged debate in the house was
passed with but slight amendme nts
which do not alter the main purpose OF
the bill. The measure provides for the
taxing Of mines on their net output.
The manager Of the mine must make a
report to the assessor between the 6rst
day of January and the first day of Nav
showing the net output of the property.
House bill No. 81 by Price Of Latah,
calling for constitutional convention
was postponed, it being unconstitutional.
Unfavorable recommendation was made
by the committee on roads, bridges and
ferries on house bills as. 80 and 43. No.
IS provides for trail from Golf to Thun.
der mountain; No. 80 provides for the
construction Of the Boise Atlanta wagon
road; No. 43 regulates the width of wagon
tires.
IN the senate bill No. 7 by Ballautine,
providing for repositories for state money
and fixing the interest to be paid for the
use OF it. was reported adversely by the
committee and was hurriedly slain.
Senate bill No. I3 by Evans, relating
to the taxation Of migratory cattle; No.
I9 by Evans making it unlawful for a
member of the legislature to hold any
Office created during his term; senate
bill No. 80, by Allen, increasing the
powers Of board Of school trustees enab-
ling them to bond mp to eight per cent Of
the assessed valuation, were all passed by
the senate without division.
Caton's bill, senate bill No. S, forbid.
ding public officials from printing sta.
tionery and binding outside the state and
providing a penalty for violation, has
passed the senate. Consideration of it
caused some little debate. Evans Of
Oneida offered an amendment providing
that printing and binding may be done
outside the state when charges Of Idaho
printers are greater than those outside
was voted down. Cation expressed the
sentiment that home people should not
be asked to compete against St. Louis
and other cities where everything else
was cheaper than in Idaho.
The following new measures were in
troduced in the senate:
No. s3 by Yost--creating the county oI
Roosevelt out Of the northern half oi
Kootenai.
No. 54 by Dolman-To amend section
36o9 of the act approved February 7, 1899
for the issuance of negotiable bonds fol
the funding of county Indebtedness.
No. IS by Dolman-r TO provide for al
lowances for necessary travelling ex
penses for county officers while perform
ing their duties.
In the house as follows:
No IS by Galloway-To create a state
board of education and charities.
No. So by Ribiett-To fix the lega
status of land surveys providing for g
board of examiners which shall issue IL
censes to practice surveying.
| Other new house bills are as follows
TO enlarge the corporate limits Of Lewis
ton; abolishing the license OH banks ant
loan associations; preventing hunting
on enclosed premises without permission
amending the election law SO as to pre-
vent fusion; removing the license OF
billiard tables and bowling alleys