The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-21
WILL STILL Be THE "SNAkE"
NAME OF RIVER UNCHANGED
Matter is Indefinitely Postponed In.
sane Asylum Will Not be Located in
Latah County
Especial staff Correspondent

Especial Staff Correspondent
BOISE, Feb. 20.-The house of rep
rresentatives has determined, so far as
1t is concerned. that the name Of the
Snake river shall remain unchanged by
she legislature. A wide range Of choice
was given the solons in their choice
ef what was urged to be a substitute
Eor a very unsuitable name of the
grand stream that flows through the
state. One joint resolution and one
bill were presented to the popular
branch, it being argued that bill, be-
ing more q solemn enactment of the
Legislative power was more suitable
and permanent manner of changing the
name, while the advocates of the joint
re solution manner of making the
change advocated it because it gave
ian opportunity to recite the reasons for
ne of great weight with the federal
bureau Of geographic names, where the
greater portion of the changes would
have to be made. in order to get the
new name effectively before the people
Of the entire country.
A great variety Of names, also were
suggested, as we'll as the manner Of
nakingathe change. The bill present
ed TO the house was to make the stream
bear the name "Shosho Nee with the
accent on the last syllable, while the
Joint resolution advocated the name of
Lewis" river. Other names suggested
through the press Of the state and
otherwise were the idaho" river and
the "Shoshone,' with the accent on the
second syllable. in accordance with the
gnodernized manner of pronunciation.
But these changes are all now only a
pleasant memory-a bit of history
that-might- have-been.
The committee on state affairs and
federal relations submitted an adverse
report the other day on both these
measures, Chairman Goodnight fol-
Rowing the introduction of this report
with a motion that both measures be
Indefinitely postponed. Representatives
Ashley of Kootenai and Richards of
Ada, the authors of the two measures,
made an attempt to get them set for
hearing at some future time, but with
out avail The motion of Representa-
live Goodnight that they be killed was
carried and they were promptly sent to
aohlivion. The time for motion to re-
consider has passed, and it would seem
ahat the proposition to change the
name Of the mighty Snake is as dead
n dead-well. as dead as Fred Dubois
will be in two years.
a bill has been introduced in the
house for the appointment of COM
mission Of five the governor and four
other members to be appointed by him
Ito locate site for the establishment
" the proposed northern Idaho insane
asylum. The commission Is to consider
any applications which may come to it
Kootenai counties. but there is an alb
ssence and a vpid in the place where
Latah county should appear. 1t is pro-
sgided that majority of this commits
xicn may decide upon the location of
the proposed asylum, and that it's de-
'rision shall be final.
Forty thousand acres of land are set
apart from the public domain for the
benefit of the new or branch asylum.
and bond Issue of $50, 900 is provided,
TO run twenty years, with an option
with the state to pay such bonds at the
expiration of ten years Not to ex-
ceed four per cent is to be paid on
@hese bonds.
All patients who in the future shall
DE sent to the asylum from any Of the
1nve northern counties are to be con-
fined in this asylum, and those from
the north who are now confined at
aBlackfeot may by the joint action OF
The boards of directors of the two in
StitutionS and with tho anproya, of tba