The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-09
Bishop Hart Takes Hard Fall
Out of the Executive
of Idaho.
TEARS ANTI-PASS BILL,
THROWS 1T ON FLOOR
Does This to Show Feeling for
Man Who Is Trying to
Be Boss.
Special to The Tribune.

BOISE. Ida, March s.-The ninth
session of the Idaho Legislature has
passed into history, both branches hav-
ing adjourned this evening, the final
session being marked by hilarity, good
cheer and some business, The hour set
for adjournment was l o'clock p m,
but somehow the timepieces got tangled
up and the hours passed Slowly, the
hands of the said tlmepleces having
lust reached 81 clock about 1880
o clock tonight.
There was a lively time in the Senate
today over Senator Van Iron S anti pass
bill, and in the debate Bishops Hart
and Day parted company Day, whom
it seems had had a change of heart on
this subject, evidently that he might
stand in with the Governor, who had
recommended such a bill, moved that
the said bill be taken from the commit
tee of which Bishop Hart was chairman.
This brought out a battle of words and
bitter insinuatione- The Senate sus-
tained Hart and turned down Day, who
is said to be looking for an appointment
at the hands of the Governor. When
Hart had carried his point he pulled
the said bill from his pocket and tore
it to pieces before the Senate and threw
it to the floor. saying:
To Exhibit His Contempt.
"Gentiemcn. here is the bill. and
here is what think Of it. [ do this
to show my utter contempt for the
man in the State house who is trying
| to boss and control the Legislature.
| You can send a messenger down to him
| (meaning the Governor) and tell him
what has become Of the bill.
! Macbeth paid his compliments to the
| ,N,F tAr hs.f
he has been trying many days to get
this bill ont of the committee, but was
unable 10 do so, because the committee
was cndeavoring TO thus Kill it,
Following this came the House bill
to prohibit any member of the Legis-
latnre from accepting any position Gre
ated by the Legislature of which they
were members. Some one stated that
ii would not be using the Governor
right to not reconsider the vote taken
last night by which the bill was passed.
the Governor evidently desiring TO ap-
point some of his defenders in the
Legislature to Offices IN the new coun-
ties, and Hart took exception to this
view Of the matter, and paid the Gov
ernor this compliment;
Further Show Of Contempt,
f'To show my contempt further, I
move that this motion to reconsider
be tabled" and Hart won his point.
The Senate passed the following
House bills:
Providing an ad valorem tax to pay
interest on the bonds voted by this
session: creating an Insurance commits
sion; Furnishing husbands for failure
to support their wives and children,
The President of the Senate and all
the attaches were extended vote of
thanks.
Resolutions were passed thanking the
Commercial club. the Elks' lodge and
the citizens of Boise generally for the
many courtesies extended the mem-
bers during the session of the Legisla-
| ture.
f. 8. Sweet of Grangeville, Gertrude
p. Hays of Boise and M. e. Lewis of
Moscow, who had been appointed Re
gents of the State University, were con-
frmed by the Senate.
Senator Pence created some merri-
ment by asking unanimous consent TO
introduce a BILL and asked that il be
referred to committee of two. When
held up 1T proved to be n S5 bill. The
chair appointed McClear and Manz as
a committee and they proceeded to buy
cigars, fruits and nuts for the Sen,
ators, which were soon on hand
In the House a resolution was passed
thanking the clerks for faithful ser
vices and a communication was read
from the students Of the University
thanking the Legislature for the liberal
appropriations made for that institu-
tion.
Anti Trust Bill Dies.
The Conference Committee on the
antitrust bill reported their inability
TO agree. Wyman, for the committee,
said that the Senate refused TO recede
from its position, even though the
House committee offered TO make liberal
compromises, Mr.. Wyman spoke PLAIN
" of the attitude of the Senate. eX-
planning that the Senate committee
openly repudiated the party platform.
The report of the committee was ap,
proved by unanimous vote and the bill
was thus killed.
The House passed the following SEN
ate bills:
Increasing the salary Of the State
Engineer to $1,000: appropriating $1O,-
600 for bridge across Snake river be-
tween Lincoln and Cassia counties: n
reapportionment measure.
This cleared the calendar and soon
the mir was filed with papers. books.
waste baskets and every other thing
that could be found loose. Indeed. the
House was in a cheerful mood and
everybody seemed glad that il was
over. The Senate was more dignificd
and there WAS not much of a hilarious
nature observable in that body.
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