The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-24
THOMAS FOUGHT
FOR VETERANS
ar
Wants Idaho Indian Fighters In
Guided for Soldier Home
Benefits
Especial STAFF Correspondent

BOISE, Ida. Jan. 20.-Legislature
asems about to get down to work in
RUua earnest The first session Of the
eoonaznittee Of the whole in the house
was held Tuesday afternoon and was
followed Wednesday by two sessions
Of that body. Until Wednesday only
three bills had passed the house and
but one had succeeded in getting
through the senate and the house in the
same form The one bill which has
lpzssed both houses and received the
signature Of Governor Gooding is that
Tor the paying Of the members and en-
ployes Of the legislature. while the
other two bills getting through the
house were two of Judge Richards
measures for the improvement Of the
laws surrounding the judiciary, based
upon his experience while On the
bench. One of these provided for the
-division Of the Third judicial district
and the creation Of the Seventh.
The other bills gives greatly in
creased powers to the district judges
OF the state. permitting them to try all
default cases, hear and determine de-
murrers and issues Of law and to sent,
ence. criminals pleading guilty to the
penitentiary, as well as to make up
calendars for terms Of court in adj
vance.
The veterans Of the Indian wars We're
the subject of a breezy little battle in
the committee of the whole late Tues
day afternoon. Thomas OF Nee Perce
desired to have pending bill so
amended as to admit those who de-
tended the settlements against the
Redskins in the early days to the sol
diers' home. He made an impassioned
plea for the grizzled veterans, declar-
lang the national government shut them
out from receiving pensions, but that
should be no reason why the state
should deny them home. when they
had become old and friendless, with
no place to spend their declining years.
He insisted they had fought as hard
and as bravely and had shown as much
patriotism as the veterans of the civil
war and the Spanish and Philippine
wars, about whose admission there was
no question Some of the other rep
visable to hold off, fearing complica-
atoms IL they voted to admit soldiers
of wars who had secured. no certifi-
coates of honorable discharge from the
army. Thomas proposed amendment
contained no reference to discharge pa :
pers. simply admitting veterans of In
dian wars In the state of Idaho"
Something Of contest Is promised
between Grangeville and Occur d'Alene
city over the location of the proposed
Northern Idaho insane asylum. Early
in the session bill was introduced by
Atkinson. Wright and Timm. the three
asnembers from Idaho county. providing
for Its location at Grangeville. provided
the citizens of Idaho county should do
nate site of not less than 100 acres
of ground Within three miles of thai
postof1ice This bill travelled through
the devious ways of legislation for
several days. but the printed bills were
Ifinally laid on the desks of the mem
Ibers ON Tuesday morning. Tuesday
safternoon. unanimous consent wa!
asked and obtained for the introduc
sticn of new bills and Spaulding o
skoctenai presented House Bill No. 81
providing for the location OF the In
sane asylum at Occur d'Alene. Tn
peculiar thing about It was that tn
Occur d'Alene' bill was an exact dupli
cate. in avery respect. Of the Grange
ail1e bill, except for the substitution q
~ ~, necefgary plspes Of "coeu
sdA1ene" and "Kootenai county" 70
s.ssG1Dpgevtlis'' and Idaho county. Ad
1Sp ana Ne other Idaho count!
4 sNA, ~ crying ..'pla9iarism!"
U = xSNfs sesms very, good prospee
~ spne, ps these hills may, be adoptet
81 QQsh 20 far Il Is mere chance
Astsrmine which Il shall be, Il is pos
saAla that the existing Institutions wi
..eelnapd All the available funds an
dat no northern asylum will be estat