The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-06

mas Passed the Senate but Failed Ia the
noase--~sy Be Reconsidered Todsy---
Much Bitterness

Ues VASseo me Senate but Failed In IN
hoNse--May Be Reconsidered vodsy.--
Mueh Bitterness
Clearwater Interests now in the levisla.
tive matters all center in the fate OF the
bill granting the Clearwater Timber COM
pany the right to maintain bonms on the
Clearwater river along side their prop
critics at the Delsol and Porter slouyhs.
The bill passed the Senate Wednesday =
and on the same day the opposing meas.
ure was killed in the House by indefinite
postponement. This action locke favor
able and all the energies Of friends cf
the Lewiston measure was directed
toward securing action on the hill in the
house.
The bill came before the house yester
day and during the morning session an
effort was made to secure a suspension OF
the rules and have the bill read the first.
second and third time BY title and put
on its final passage and referred to its ap.
propriate committee. This action was
opposed by jenkins. Page, Smith and
Werner with others who voted against
suspension:
Alter recess Jenkins experienced a
change Of heart aud moved himself 10
suspend the rules and put the hill on its
hnal passage. But the sudden change of
sentiment on the part Of Jenkins gave
other opponents Of the bill an op-
portunity to charge corruption against
the promoters Of the bill
Moore Of Fremont in speech Of great
bitterness reviewed the history of the
bill and with broad insinmations charged
corruption in securing its passage. He
stated that one friend Of the measure had
made the assertion that he could siford
to pay each legislator 5000 ior his vote
and still sell out his privilege for a hall
million profit.
Thomas Of Nez pe,ce, Greer Of Sho.
shone, Moore Of Idaho, Lowell of Can
yon, Anderson Of Shoshone and Gallo.
way supported the measure. The final
vote defeated the bill by "a to IS.
Friends Of the measure have no. given
up all hopes Of a reconsideration and
private advices from members Of the dele.
CATION received here late last night are Ia
the effect that strong force was at work
to secure 4 reconsideration today and
that there was strong hope Of succeed
ing with confidence that change Of senti
ment would secure the passage Of the
bill
! In the senate Brigham Of Latsh and
O'Neill of Shoshone opposed the bill bu'
{ um of Neg Prrce led the debate on ths
measure and carried it through
crum insisted tina, the company va.
restricted from interfering with the
channel Of the river. He cited III.
powers Of the state land board in authoria
ing the Improvement of rivers, and said
that the board could rot have NOR,
power than the legislature which gave i
all the authority il had. The proposition
does not apply to any point below o
above the booms, and they would be sub
iect TO the laws the same as other people
O'Neiil then called attention to tn,
provision in section which provide
that no franchise granted in the futur
shall interfere with that to the Clear
water company. He objected strongl.
to this provision.
Crum replied that the prohibition onI.
applied to one point at Lewiston. "Thi
right cannot he perpetual" he ssid
"because the legislature could repeal
at any time"
He made the statement that il woul
take geo years to work up the timber
this Clearwater company site was tn
only millsite on the river. Companis
with mills in Washington we're anxio,l
to get booming privileges below Lewis
ton, he added, and steal n great industr
that naturally belonged to the state {
Idaho. He said constitutional poin
had been raised against several bills this
have passed. and he was willing to tfu
the Law to the courts.