The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
IDAHO WILL STAND
WITH CALIFORNIA
Resolutions Strongly Criticising
Views of President on Japa-
nese Question offered.
WEIL-M'CLAIR CONTEST
UP IN THE SENATE
One Ballot Box Is Found I'm.
sealed: May Have Been
Tempered With. \
Special TO The Tribune.

Specldl 70 Inc IEloune.
BOISE, Ida, Jan lin the Senate
three bills were introduced today One
by Macbeth, relating to false stale
ments regarding value of property by
corporations; one, by Butler, relating
to garnishment cases; another, by the
same person, providing special terms
of court to try prisoners. A resolution
was introduced by Macbeth calling for
q list of all students attending State
institutions, with residence of each.
McClair offered a joint resolution sim
liar to the one offered in the House,
criticiZing President Roosevelt on his
attitude on the Japanese question.
The Weil-McClair contest was up
again today. The ballot boxes were
opened in the Senate and the matter
was referred TO the Committee on Priv
Ileges and Elections. and the committee
has been IN session most of the after
noon considering the case,
Fearful of Tampering.
One of the ballot boxes came 10 the
Senate unsesled, and there was much
doubt among the members as to whether
or not the same had been tampered
with in transit. From what can be
learned, it is believed that majority
at least of the committee favors Nc
Clair, Democrats IN fact. it seems TO be
the contestant and his counsel that Nc
Clair was clca-ly elected Senator in
kootenai county.
In the House, representative Sea
well, Democrat. offered the following
joint resolution:
"Whereas. the President of the
United States, taking advantage of his
high Office, has, through his official mes
sage, and In threatening language, de-
clared his antagonism to the citizens
OF California on The Oriental school
questions and,
Whereas, the action taken by the
citizens of California is the result of
ripe experience and knowledge gained,
by actual and continued tact with the
question at hand; and,
"Whereas, the President in his mes
sage to Congress insists upon the
equality of the two races, Caucasian
and Japanese, said eqaulity going 10
the extent Of admitting the Japanese
to citizenship, be it
Resolved, by the House of Repre-.
sentatives. Of the Legislature of the
State of Idaho, the Senate concurring,
that we express our confidence in the
judgment, fairness. and patriotism OF
our fellow American citizens of the
State of California, and our belief that
to the best of their ability, they are
upholdng the standard of American
citizenship, civilization and morality.
Resolved that for the best inter
ests of both Japanese and Americans,
it is desirable that the Japanese be
excluded from this country in the same
way and TO the same extent, that the
Chinese are now excluded.
" Resolved. that copies of this reso..
luton be forwarded to our members of
the United States Congress. and that
they be requested to act in accordance
herewith
Wrangle in the House.
There was quite n wrange In the
House today The Bell Telephone com
pauy proffered the free use of a tele-
phone to that body. and a fight was on,
Republicans were for and the Demo-
Gratis against acceptance. the latter say
ing that it was contrary to the senti-
ment expressed in the Governor s mes
sage and against good policy. There
was also a battle over the matter of
printing bills, The Statesman company
does the Job, Notwithstanding ITS bid
was higher than that of the Capital
News company,
The following bills were introduced:
By Misunderstanding recording of
additional contracts.
BY Notwithstanding soldiers of
Spanish and Indian wars to the Sol
diers' home.
by 'Eboie S'hppi
laws.
BY McCracken-Providing for local
option.
BY Mountaineering Boise inde-
pendent school district
By Shaw-To regulate manufacture
and sale of patent medicines.
By Fallon--Creating offices of State
land commissioner and State forester.
BY Wyman-Relating TO acknowledge
ments by married women,
BY Keith-Eight-hou bill applicable
to county and State works. under
ground mines and ore reduction works.
A petition from residents of Lin
coin and Cassia counties. asking that
bridge be built across the Snake
river between those two counties WAS
received Both houses adjourned UNI
I'll Monday.
The Democratic members of the Leg
islature held caucus last night and
discussed many matters Of Importance
TO the State,
Bishop Hale, Joseph Smith S accred-
tied representative here, the especial
guardian of the brethren in Boise and
clerk in the immigration Commission
er S Office, is regular and interested
attendant upon the sessions of the
Legislature.