Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-03-01
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!, The house has passed the bill appro
/, priatiDg $4,000 to build wagon roads
: in Idaho county.
The bill of Weaver to license gamb-
ling was indefinitely postponed by the
house. which kills the measure.
The house passed a resolution con-
demning the attack made on Chief
Justice Ailshie, who is candidate to
succeed Judge Beatty on the federal
bench.
Wyman's bill appropriating $4,000
for statute of Senator Shoup, to be
placed in hall OF the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes at Washington, and Whites
Osteopath bill, have been passed by
the house.
II. b. No. 1862, by Seawell, is to re-
peal section 2702 OF the revised stat
utes OF Idaho. The olu statute called
for penalty OF 100 times the dam
age done, for any malicious damage
to telegraph or telephone lines.
Huddlesons bill changing the date
of the annual school election to the
first Saturday In April and the bill
increasing the salary of the warden
and deputy warden OF the penitentiary,
have beeal approved by the house.
BY vote OF 80 to the house passed
the resolution by Gleason, Of Koote-
mai county, condemning the forest re-
serve policy of the government. Dur
ing the debate there we're several
fervent outbursts OF oratory. for and
against the resolution.
A protest against the creation OF
Clearwater county from citizens OF
Nez Perez county was read in both I
houses, on the 18th, and new bill |
was introduced in the house by Fogg. |
providing for bridge across the |
Snake river at st. Anthony
Surely there was lively time in the
house on the 18th. The optional Ii
cense bill, the measure proposing 70
leave the granting of liquor licenses
to the county commissioners. was READ
for final passage. 1t PASSED by vote
of 29 to 81, and the debate was anil
mated throughout.
H. B. No. 165, by the committee on
labor, is a substitute for the employ
ers' liability bills now before the
house. 1t makes defective machinery,
defective works or ways in mines,
mills, hosting or ore treating works. a
subject for action in case of injury to
the employe.
H. b. No. III, by the judiciary com.
mittee, fixes the number of >peremp-
tory challenges allowed both prosecu-
ton and defense in a capital case
where the penalty would be death or
life Imprisonment, at 10 challenges
for each side; six challenges each are
allowed for other than capital cases.
H. B. No. 1874, by Jones OF Latah,
prescribes penalties for allowing GER
tain specified noxious weeds to grow.
The Canadian and. Russian thistles.
and the tumbling mustard, are speci-
fed, though others may be added IL
necessary for general protection. the
state botanist to determine the nox-
Gus weeds.
!. H. B. No 100. by the fish and game
committee. is complete revision OF
he fish and game laws 1t changes
he time for the open season on sew
raj OF the birds and animals; but the y
principal change Is in the provision V
blowing the. sale OF eastern brook
rout from private ponds, and in the S
egalizing of SEEMING in Bear Lake. a
The employers liability bill, intro d
uced in the senate, S. b. No. 113, G.
5 the result OF a series OF conferences e
cid by the committees on immigra-
ion, labor and statistics OF the two
ouses during the previous week. 1t
Tas found that none of the bills that L
ad been under consideration was sat 3
'factory. j
II. b. No. 172 by Johnston, is a U
ubstitute for his H. b. No. 9S, the
unday rest bill 1t is much less gen.
raj in its provisions, combining the
rohibited list to saloons, all places m
here intoxicating liquors are sold, W
orse racing. public or noisy sports. "'
nd all advertising of such sports that SC
i'll disturb the peace.
The first victim of the anti-lobby law
as Dr. G.. II. Tufts, connected with =,
e Northwestern Reform bureau, in ~
Disc in the interest OF the reform ~.
easures. He was arrested and taken ~
Judge Dunbar's court by the ser
of the house. Mr.. Tufts
as charged with having lobbyed
lille the Sunday Rest bill was un gr
II discussion. Fri
The session OF the senate on the ~
nd was of a routine character, many
lis of minor character being acted
In committee of the whole. A
Iegram from Chief Justice Ailshie he
Is read. thanking the house for its 20.
solution denouncing the charges
iged against him in connection With
) candidacy for appointment as fed
al judge. 4