The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-13
WHAT SEVENTH SESSION DID
Stdtesman Reviews the Work Of the Session
Passed Total ct ll3 BiIIs-Govsrnor Still
Busy Signing and Condemnine,

| A review of the work accomplished BY
the seventh legislature reveals MANY in
tercsting features of the session Just
ended. The total number of bills intro
duced was 900. of which the house cou.
tributed lSS and the senate IGS. OF this
total Il6 measures got safely through
| both bodies. Four of them were vetoed
| SIS approved and IS are vet to be acted
! upon by the governor Three of the
vetoed measures, those for the relief OF
Captain Bledsoe, the raising of the school
tax levy limit to rs mills and the par
dohlng Of juvenile convicts regardless OF
the length OF the sentence served, met
with executive disapproval because of
the slovenly way in which they were
drawn up. The two former were reintro-
duced i'll proper form and are now before
the governor for approval. The fourth
measure turned down by the governor
was the bill introduced by Senator Evans
making an itemized account prima facie
evidence of debt, which in the opinion of
the executive was unwise legislation be-
cause it pla>ed too much power in the
hands of the creditor class
The debates which attracted the most
attention were those upon the 8hour bill
introduced by Senator Cation, and the
two Clearwater boom bills, all three of
which went down to defeat in the house
The bill taxing mines upon the basis of
their net output and the measure for the
care and keeping of moneys in the Gus
tody of the state treasury excited more
than ordinary interest. Both of these
bills have been signed by the governor
closely is the bill placing emblems upon
election ballots for the purpose of enab-
ling voters to vote the entire straight
ticket by making one cross. The bill
also prohibits the print ng of candi
dates name more than once on a ballot,
which is expected to prevent fusion. On
the same lines as the ballot bill is
the measure regulating the holding of
primary elections and providing for con-
tinuous registration.
These bulls have been approved by
Governor Morrison.
Farmers and manufacturers viii be in
t,re-,e.l i'll The "peralioH OF the bill rrgu-
la,nr The sale ard mtuufdclute of dairy,
food aud oil Tr, ducts. winch i, now
as,t ing the governors signature If
properly tuf,rced the meAsure will work
radical changes he handliug Of milk
Checse, etc
bill OF extraordinary Importance TO
farmers AMI stockmen is that introduced
by Brown of Ada, prohibiting the impor-
tation, sale or running at large of ami
mails infected with contagious or infec-
tious diseases. 1t has yet to receive the
governors approval.
The farmers will also be affected by
the following measures: Making it a
misdemeauor to cut fences or leave gates
open; establishing uniform standard of
weights and measures; increasing the
spector; allowing a tax rebate for the
time stock is grszed outside he state;
regulating rebates on taxes paid for live
stock; making hunters responsible for
damages inflicted upon stock or property
on enclosed or cultivated land; for the
funding and relunding of county indebt-
edness; regulating the taking up, adver-
tisement and care of estray stock, plac
ing, thresher's lien on grain.
Two bridge bills, one for American
Falls and another for Salmon City, haye
reached the governors hands, together
with a measure making appropriation for
wagon road into Thunder Mountain
from the head of Long valley. They
have not yet received his sanction.
A large number of measures affecting
education were passed and are now up to
the governor
The following is list cf the bills that
have been approved by Governor Morri-
son:
No. l, by Jensen of Bannock-To pro-
-yide revenue for legislative expenses.
No II, by Jensen of Bannock-To pro-
vide for the payment Of claims against
the Academy of Idaho.
No. IS, by Werner OF. Ada-To regu-
late the purchase, sale or transfer of
stocks of goods.
No IL, by Reid of Kootenai-Prevent-
ing marriage within six months after
divorce.
No. 26. by Willis Of Elmore-To pun
ish persons issuing worthless checks or
drafts.
No. 40, by Moore of Fremont and
Moore of Idaho-Allowing each supreme
court Judge $500 for every session of the
court held in Boise.
No 20, by Moore If Fremont--Estab-
fishing state reform school in Fremont