The Teton peak-chronicle. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1904-1952, 1905-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Number Of important Measures
UJp for Consideration.

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but one law has been enacted,
which appropriated $50, 900 for the
expenses of the present session.
The house has passed several other
Hills but the senate is still strug-
cling with all the measures sent
from the lower house. 1t is thought
that the present week will see
number OF important bills passed.
There is a tendency in both houses
70 make haste slowly, which to
most people is a refreshing sign
after the experience had of former
legislatures, which enacted lily
considered bills hastily, that the
neople of the whole state might
repent of their precipitancy at their
leisure. The present legislature is
determined apparently to be cau-
tous in it's enactments, and al
though it is almost certainty that
every pledge of the republican party
to the people will be fulfilled, these
laws will be enacted only after
thorough study Of both their form
and substance.
During the coming weeks, the
laws against i,lmoralty, providing
for the punishment of those guilty
Of adultery and polygamy will un-
doubtedly come up for discussion,
and in all probability will pass.
These laws have been in the hands
Of the republican caucusses of both
the house and senate, and by these
caucusses were referred to joint
committee, which has framed up
an adultery and polygamy statute
which should meet with wide
spread approval.
Governor Gooding, it is we'll un-
derstood is insistent in his request
that laws be enacted for the adequate
punishment of offenders charged
with either or both of these offenses,
and large majority of the men,
bers are of the same mind with
him.
Both state and county depository
bills, which are measures urged by
the administration will receive
careful consideration this week,
and an effort will be made to push
both bills to passage at as early a
date as possible. The state depos-
itory bill, introduced by the
finance committee in the senate,
has been referred to the committee
Of the whole, and will be reported
favorable early in the session. II
provides for the loaning of the state
funds to banks at interest not less
than two per cent on daily balances.
1t is claimed that the states aver
age daily balance is not far from
SIS, which at even two per cent
would give an income of, $15, ,ooe
year more than is now received
The county depository bill, which
will be introduced in the house
will make practically the same
provision for the disposal of county
funds, that is aimed at for the state
funds. Naturally it is expected
that each measure will be hardly
fought, but from the statements O
large number of the members il
is apparent that both bills viii
pass. This form of disposal. o.
public funds was constantly advo
Gated by Governor Gooding in biz
campaign, and the administration
it is understood is back of boil
measures.
Still another administration
measure that will come up for dis
cussion and early action in the leg
islature, is the reorganization o
the state land board, which wa
the object OF one of the governor
recommendation in his message
The board has held a number o
meetings during the past thre
weeks. and it is claimed that it ha
been clearly determined that unde
the present form of control OF stat
lands that during the past tw'
years the state has suffered grea
loss. In the blanket filing on slxt,
thousand acres of land in ldah
county, made about two years ago
and 45, oco acres of which It wa
afterwards attempted to relinquiSh
It is claimed the state has lost proh
ably fully $500. 900. When tn
effort to relinquish was, made tn
commissioner of the general lap
office in refusing to accept tn
relinquishment stated that It woul
be accepted if the state could sho'
that the selection had been mad
through error, conspiracy or fraud
or in case the land taken was mir
eral land. Although an effort
still under way to secure the az
proval of the REIMBURSEMENT, 1t
regarded as entirely possible tina
those efforts may not succeed