The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-25
Division OF EOOTENAI
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ACTS
Representative sPaataiRg and Aaibaeh
CiAAmPisnsd the Proposition. white
Representative Ashley, sage. Jensen,
smith and Christsnssn Opposed u.

Fesentative Spauldipg for the aboli.
tlon ~ Kontsnai county aud the erea-
tion Of Lesls aud Clark counties
from lie territory, With county seats
az Standpoint aud Occur d'Alene,
passed the house by vote Of 81 10
81, after three hours bad been spent
ia argument.
Representatives Spaulding, Of koot'
email, aud Anibach, Of Shoshope, took
the burden Of the fight in behalf Of
the measure, while Representatives
Ashley and Sage, 81 ko0tsnai, to-
Rsthsr with Representatives Jensen,
Smith Of Washington, aud christen-
sen. u the committee On e0unty lines
and boundaries, opposed its passage.
Sage bad been III, but Was present
aud took part Ia the dehats In spite
0f the advice OF his physician.
The adverse report of the majority
Of the county lines aud boundaries
committee WAa read, As was the
minority report ia favor of tho bill.
The measure has the distinction q
being tbs arst bill Passed by the
house this session after an adverse
ma josity committee report bad been
adopted.
Tho roll call on the tinal passage
u the ussasuTo vns ~ follows:
Ayes Ainsy. Allen Aulbach.
Avery, Bell. Eush. Donaldson,
France. Fluid. Gray, Kirkpatrick,
Losus, MeHratpsy, Mckinley, MootW,
Morgan, Richards d Ada, Richards
o. Canyon, smith o. Ss1 Perez,
spaulding. Swoata~r. Thomas. TImm,
Turner. Webster. Wright 20.
Nays Atkinson, Anderson, 10
cher. Henalon. christensen, food
night, GorbY. Hsmil. Jensen, John
son, Muliaioy. Neisuu, FosUru, Rich
ards II lear Lake, SAGE, Schuu,
Smith % I.atAh, Smith e Washing
ton. stephens, SIR Speaker q.
Absent goatsr. Maglll. Porter
SOMETHING or PRESENT COUNTY
Representative Ashley took th'
fioor a. soon a. thu bill bad beet
Rad In oppostIion 10 the measure
lie had hcon 10 the county aine'
1850, he stated. and had becumi
very sell acquainted wi,h the peopl
and the physical features ~ tho year
sent by
lilo told % tho means Of com
mauloatiou by rail. electric line an,
wator. The county. be stated, Va
Of an average width Of 30 milcs, an,
lao miles 10 length. giving an are
Of bG0O square miles. Tho popula
tlon In 1900 Was 10. GOO and wa
nos something over 10000.
Tho debt Of the county at the pres
sut tune was $3.50. GOO. bat when ID
delinquent taxes we're all paid,
would reduce this debt to somothin
over s2oo. 600.
COUNTY OFFICIALS OBJECT.
He rcad protect against count
division aigucd by all but one Of "a
county officials, who argued that q
present rate Of tAxation-3i mile
Was very high and that county divii
ion wuuld render necessary tvs
county buildings and se,s % officer
and would precipitato county ses
Eight In each county. Tho del
would he nearly doubled. Count
warrants we're below par under tn
present arrangement aud this coud
ton would bc intensified und,
division, II the matter we're left |
vote Of the people. division woul
be overwhelmingly defeated.
Mr. Ashley urged that Sandpoir
aud Occur d'Aleuo were DESTROYS
becoming county seats, which cauac
all the trouble lie read extrac
from a number Of Kootenai count
papers 10 support this contention
and stated that 20 divide the count
would be 90 throw away about $50
1000 worth Of county buildings
Rathdrum.
He stated that OF the 40 precinC
in the county, protests had been r
oeivod from %, while petitions {,
division had been received from bt
eight Five Of the other precinc
had sent petitions both for AT
against.
II had been suggested, he state
that the county could be bonded 4
two sets of county buildings and d
timber that was being taken away
taxed TO help pay them. Why nc
II they desired to issue bonds aud Il
this timber, build roads aud brldg
which would be Of direct benefit
the peopleS
He read a number of Telegram
from the people Of the county, pr