Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-18
STATE AFFAIRS.
An Interesting Boise Letter Rel
alive to State Affairs.

BOISE, lua, Marcn IL ONernOr
Gooding's appointments, not only
of those officers whose appointments
were made the subject of action by
the state senate, but also all others,
have been the suject of commenda-
ton in all quarters in the capital
city. Word has been received from
all parts of the state that the gov
ernor's appointees are all that could
be desired, both on account of their
political standing, and also and
chiefly on account of their known
fitness for the places to which they
have been appointed.
The governor has been kept de-
cidedly busy throughout the past
week, in reading and considering
bills which had been passed up to
him for consideration. OF the 113
bills that were a legacy from the
legislature, disposition has been
made of all with the exception OF
six. OF those already disposed OF
all have been signed, except two
that were vetoed. The vetoed bills
are House Bill 154, which provides
that mining companies shall not
have the right to buy or sell addi-
tional ground without the consent
of three fourths of the stock of the
company. The governor bases his
veto of the bill on the fact tina
such law would tend to material
ly retard the growth OF mining il
this state. His second veto was o
House Bill 149, which provides tn,
manner in which poison shall b.
used for the destruction of squirrel
and gophers.
r. w. Mcbride, of the Lewis AM
Clark Exposition Commission, ha
telegraphed from Portland, that h
has selected site for the Idah
building, work on which it is eS
pcctcd will be begun in the in
mediate future. The plans of th
commission are to erect a buildin
at cost of $4,000, which will /
used to make an exhibit from tn
state, and also as a club house fC
Idahoans and those who may |
? interested in this state. The sii
is close to the main entrance an
2 not far from the Oregon, Washing
t ton and California building site
, NJ. J. Vessels and Mrs. Vessel
2 who will have charge of the hort
g cultural and agricultural display
= are expected to commence the VOL
2 of gathering and preparing the e.
hibit at once.
| The Idaho Intermountain Wage
q Road Commission, of which somuC
q is expected, is now an accomplis
| ed fact. Governor Gooding has a
= pointed State Senator NJ. f. Lew
: of Latah county, and Joseph Whe
# Ter of Shoshonc, as members of Il
= commission with himself. The fir
G meeting of the board will be he
q on April 3, when a secretary W
n be appointed, who shall also be
+ member of the board Members
,e the board with the exception of t
I governor, shall receive So d.
n and actual expenses when emplo
l. ed. There is provided that BOZ
y. issue of $4,000 shall be made
Is carry out the purposes of the col
,e mission, and an ad valorem tax
d four mills on each 800 of taxat
property in the state is provide
- to create a sinking fund to dispo
of the principal and interest of t
bonds. The commission shall
rt yestigate and decide on such roa
is as are most necessary for the do
le elopment of the isolated intermou
r. tain mining districts of the sta
to and shall build such roads by CO
ne tract. During the last session tn,
is were a number of road bills int
as duced, carrying in the aggreg'
d, bond issues of several hundr
en- thousands dollars. II is expect
IT. that from these road propositiC
n. the commission will select roads
he be constructed by them There
lis said 20 be some disposition amC
ed the members of the commission
or demand that parties interested
lr. the districts to be opened up 81
ss- assist in the construction of
III roads decided on to the amount