The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-08
IN THE LEGISLATURE
Doings Of ldaho's Lawmak-
ing Body.
PASSING MANY BILLS
Last Week Sees Much Work Done.
Session Ends Today.

Feb. 27-The senate passed bills:
100. concerning granting of right of
way for railroads, telephones, etc; 93,
concerning trust companies; "a, re-
garding annexation of territory to
incorporated towns, ETC., simplifying
proceedings in probate court. The
senate concurrent resolution for ad-
iournment Thursday, Mar. I, was
adopted.
The house passed bills as follows:
house bills-13O. prohibiting destruc-
ton of dams, headgates, etc.; l49,
horticultural bill by Finstad; l3l,
making Atlanta road toll roa1; l52,
authorizing payment Of old coyote
bounty claims; 203, appropriating
$4,000 for destruction Of predatory
animals. Senate bills, 33, to give 70
per cent of forest reserve income to
roads and balance to schools; 63, re-
duciny from So to SO notarial fees in
certain cases; 80, authorizing NeZ
Perce county to pay smallpox quaren-
tine expenses of 1908.
The child labor bill was recon-
mended for passage.
Feb. 2S-The senate committee
appointed to visit northern instltu-
tions submitted its report. recon-
mending IA bond issue Of $l65, 900 for
the university, and $4,000 for i'm
provements, ETC., an appropriation
of $4,000 for the Oroano asylum; and
sum to erect girls dormitory at
the Lewiston normal.
The house passed senate bills: I,
rules of court procedure; 81, punish
ing fraud in wearing insignia of secret
societies; S5, providing that commits
sioners may let contracts for gradin4
and working roads at any regular
meeting. House bills passed: 1913
for road districts; 1919, $4,000 bond
for state capitol; 207, for issue o
debenture warrants against notes TO
capitol building fund; 10, payinI
court stenographers $1,000 year; 20l
allowing school districts to levy
special tax of 20 mills; 2l1, legalizin
holding district court in one count
when necessary after the date set fo
the court In another county: SO, re
curing fling of leases for live scocF
1856, legalizing toll road for tractio
engines; III, to index corporatio
records; 122, by Taylor, $4,000 ft
bridge across the Kootenai at Bonner
Ferry: 1913, refunding taxes on prt
perty enormously assessed; 202,
issue teachers certificates to cullek
and normal graduates outside of II
state; 23l, appropriating $4,000 ft
prosecution of the Steunenberg cas-
The senate passed the forest rcser'
resolution l5 to 6. and the bill crea
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senate bills passed: 80, regulatir
diversion of public waters; SO, sin
plifylng technical law procedure:
concerning trial of civil cases; 8
creating text cook commission
seven; house bills, SO, regulati
practice of ostcopathy; II, creati
herd districts; 80, defining lawi
fence
March l. The house defeat
Johnston's substitute Sunday rest /
by vote of q to 1S, and then to
up his origiLal rest bill, house bill \
9S, and passed it by vote of 33 to
Other house bills passed were: II
creating state historical society a
appropriating $500 therefore; 2
concerning change of venue in Grill
nal cases; 2I9, allowing sale of st;
timber and lands on installment pl;
134, the child labor bill; l64, for G
dicatlon of Russian thistles; 20S
Gleason, to give the duty of inspe
ing weights and measures to
dairy, food and oil commits sioner; ]
requiring tram dispatchers and RI
road authorities to notify Stat
agents and telephone exchanges a:
the hour Of arrival Of delayed trai
The bill to do away with the emblt
en- election ballots was defeated IA
g.; also. the bill requiring all pu
printing to be let by contract.
The senate passed house bills: