Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

lIulIt S Dill ulFerunS accumulation
in the scientific school fund to thu
agricultural college fund of the uni
yersity has been passed by the senate
A bill of considerable interest to tn,
water-users of the state is the one in
troduced in the house by Ballantine Il
prevent destruction of canals, head
gates, etc.
The house and senate sergeants-at
arms have been instructed to rigidly
enforce the anti-lobby law in the legis
lative chambers and around the cap
itol building.
McCracken's local option bill was
defeated in the house by vote of Is
to 30 The final debate on the meas
ure, which was of fiery nature, last.
ed nearly two hours.
| A delegation from Lewiston arrived
in Boise last week for the purpose of
fighting the county division bill intro
duced by Senator Waldrip for the Gre
alton of the county of Lolo.
The house bill by Abbott providing
for the creation and division of new
school districts and one by Cavan-
augh providing a paving and curb
ing fund in city and villages has been
passed.
Senate bill by McClear and Butler
to dispose of money received FROM
forest users in each county where II
originates, rs per cent to roads and rs
per cent to the school fund. has
passed.
Speaking of the anti-child labor bill,
one of the members is quoted as say
ing that he'd rather support bill that
would devise a sure and easier method
than he has yet found, to persuade
them to work.
One of the bills to be presented in
the house at an early date is to abolish
the death penalty here in Idaho, and
make Imprisonment for life the ex.
IRENE punishment for murder or other
capital crimes.
Seawell's railroad commission bill
has been indefinitely postponed. This
finally disposed of all the measures of
this nature before the legislature and
the house has gotten right back
where it started from.
S. B. No. 2S, by Truitt, providing
that moneys in the agricultural col
lege fund be appropriated to the
general college department of the
state university during 1907 and 1908, |
has been passed by the senate.
A bitter fight is now on in Boise be-
tween the city council and the Com
mercial club over the proposed new
city charter. The latter is in favor /
of the charter bill now before the
legislature, while the council is op-
posed to many features of it.
The senate on the Sth passed the
following bills: By Butler to prevent
the careless use of firearms. BY Jen
sen, to secure interest on state fund
By McCutcheon, to regulate corpora.
tons. By McCutcheon, relative tc
probate courts and terms thereof. BY
Truitt, requiring report on university
lands.
H. B. SO, by Stanford, is the estray
and withdrawn for this substitution. 1t
provides an easier, shorter method of
bringing the owner and the taker-up
.ogether, and provides that the owner
shall have the right to redeem within
| certain time, after the legal sale OF
he estray.
The house and senate on the 9Th
received a communication from Geo.
.. Boos special commissioner of the
ukon-Pa exposition, to be
leld in Seattle, asking the co-opera-
ion of Idaho in the enterprise. Gov
sooding has recommended that lib
raj appropriation be made by the
legislature for the states represen-
alton at the exposition, and such ac-
ion will probably be taken.
Representative johnson has the hon.
r of introducing the Sunday rest bill
n the house. 1t closes all saloons and
Their places of business on Sunday,
xcepting only hotels, drug stores and
1t is made a misde-
leanor to violate the Sunday closing
NV, with fine of s25 to 500, or i'm
risonment up to 80 days, and both
ne and imprisonment for the second
fense.
H. B. 81, by Johnston, Stanford
nd Webster, provides amendments
} the law for the establishment of
state sanitary board of livestock.
ne of the duties of this board is to
'ok after the destruction of preda-
Try animals. The board may hire
xpert hunters. who furnish their own
lns, and who are to hunt, trap, poi
IN or otherwise kill wolves, coyotes
nd other predatory wild animals.
hey may pay $3.50 a day for these
,rvices, but the skins and trophies
the chase are to be the property of
e county.
The house passed Cavanaugh's
Disc Independent school district BILL
Id having passed the senate, it is