The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-11
INSPECT LAND DEPARTMENT.
HOUSE APPOINTS COMMITTEE
Powers Resolution 1Isaas Searching Ia
gatieR-DsvsIoPmsnts NAY Prove
~ Sensational ~ Federal Gases In
OFsEsa-cenfasion Prevails.

1881, entitled An act 10 grant lands
20 Dakota, Montana. Arizona, Idaho
and Wyoming for university paF-
poses, aud thereby vested la this state
Of Idaho the talI quantity Of seventy
two sections 20 said state for unlver.
sity purposes; and by the act admit
ting idaho into the union, approved
July ), 1880, did make further
grant To the state Of Idaho for the
establishment and maintenance Of q
scientific school. one hnnderd thous.
and acres; for the support aud main.
tenAnoe u tho insane asylum. located
~ Blaekfoot, nifty thousand acres
and for ths support and maintenance
Of the state university, located al
Moscow, an Additisnai afty thons,
and acres, and for tbs support and
maintenance u the pcBitentlary,
located at Boiss, atty thousand acFes:
and for the support and maintenance
81 other charitable. educational,
penal and Fuf0rmatoFy institutions.
one hundsFd aud fitty thoaaand aeres;
and,
Where's. The lands granted by
said arts wcFe 10 b. held. AppropEiat.
cd and disposed q exclusively for
the purpuso therein mentioned, and,
Where's, Undsr The express pro-
vision Of The sald enabling act. the
grants 81 land go made 20 tho various
Objects aud Institutions named IN
said suahiibg ~Cs, aud tho proceeds
arising from The sale 81 aid lands,
were % b. msdo poEmAn ebi tuBd.
and tbs Interests ariainR from said
permanent fund uSro 60 b. used en-
oIuslvsly for the support % aid
iussitutl0na That tho congress a.
ths uuisSd States hAd Ia viow tho
sparssly ssstted conditions Of ths
soou TO. b. ad@ittsd state Of Idaho,
and lie lack of generally diHuasd
wealth among tho inhabitants thereof.
and that the objects OF uaid grant
worc 70 enable the people Of the state
to properly maintain and support
aid institutions, without an attend
ant high rate of taxation. and thus
relieve the people of the state from
ths ouilrv support Of thsso land grant
aidoi institutions, and.
Whereas, Inquiries made at the
ufiico u tho secretary Of the hoard Of
land commissioners Of ldaho has ~.
vnalesi aud made manifest shc fact
that inertrioable confusion and want
Of knowledge prevails a. to the
amount u land stlll remaining 10 thS
state, under and by virtue Of tho
various grants herelubafore mention
ed, and disclosou that the interests
arising from said permanent fund for
Tho support o. aid institutions hare
not beou reported In detail To the
various legislatures of tho state, and
that the objects Of aid grants 20 said
Institutions have not accomplished
The object If their creation, 60 sit,
the less"ulus Of the harden Of taxa
ton upon tho people u said state. by
The application Of the Interests and
revenues aforementioned, 90 the cup.
port OF aaid institutions and the re.
duciion Of tho amounts necessary 20
b appropriated for the support there.
81. be IL, therefore:
Resolved, That a committee Of Ave
members OF tho house of representa-
tivsa of tho state Of Idaho be appoint.
ed 20 carefully examine the books
4 and records Of the land department
e said state, and TO report 10 this
house, with ell due and proper speed,
d. 10 the amount, or amounts, OF
land remaining and unappropriatsd
n the various grants made 20 the
aaAts aforementioned, for the support
and maintenance OF The various
inssitutiops therein named, and a. 70
he amount OF interest. Acoruins,
aislng from the permanent fund Of |
eaoh.
'And the committee is hereby
authorized to employ one or more ex.
perta 70 assist them, II necessary, In
obtaining the information afore.
mentioned. T."
Tho resolutions printed above we're 4
introduced In the house by Represon.
tative Powers and created the senan.
tlon Of the session. Powers moved
the adoption of the resolution,
vhioh was seconded by Fuld. In
support Of bis motion, MIR. Powers
aid that he was prompted TO offer
! Il In view of the fact that several
bills asking for tho appropriation Of
lands for the support of state institn.
lions bad been made special order
for The following morning. and Al
TIE present time there were no means