The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-31
FROM STATE CAPITAL s!
Some Of the Unwritten History IS il Ap-
pears to I SpethI Correspondent Of
The Idaho Recorder.
Special to the Idaho Recorder.

more pickering and sparling for DO
sition than it has for effective work.
So far in the session there has been
one or two bills passed by both houses
and will become law when the gov.
ernov attaches his signature, il he
ever does. The aDti-lobbying bill is
now up to the governor for his sigma
ture. The anti-pass bill is still III
the hands Of the committee, and the
chances are that this much talked OF
bill will either die bornin, or else
will be SO amended that it will be
less than worthless When McCrack-
en- presented his pass to the speaker s
desk, great moral wave swept over
the house. In fact it reminded the
old timers of the excitement at the
old-time Methodist camp meetings,
when the people were kneeling at the
mOurner's bench ard crying loudly
for mercy. However, the camp meet
ing convictions were more lasting
than the legislative wave of reform.
In forty-eight hours after the bill
was passed by the house the mem :
bers movedto reconsider the bill, and
the result was 1t was again referred
to the committee where it is liable
to remain until 1T confronts them on
the resurrection morn.
The local option bill was so effect
lively lambasted by the astute politi-
clans Of the house that it was laid
away 10 the same grave with the
anti-pass bill. 1t was not laid out
with loaded club, but a sandbag,
and there still remains little life in
the measure; and for party expedien-
cy may again be brought out of its
cold, cold grave. 1t is said this bill
will be supplanted by one drawn by
Senator Borah, which leaves tie
granting Of liquor licenses to the
board OF county commissioners. The
bouse has received large number of
petitions asking that the local option
bill be passed, but the machine has
quietly passed the word along that no
legislation must be enacted into law
which would have tendency to in
jure the political future OF the g. O.
p. On this question they realize
that the party is between two fires
the anti-saloon league and the saloon
element. 1Dasumch as they consider
that the antisaloon league is compos-
ed of fanatics, drastic legislation
along these lines need not be expect
ed.
McCracken, of Bingham county,
seems to be in bad odor with the
Gooding machine. He has introduc.
ed some splendid bills In this session,
but they are too good to suit the ma
chine. Both McCracken and Keith
can condole with each other in hav-
Ing their pet measures stilled in the
rooms Of the committee The former
introduced a meritorious measure,
the employers liability bill, and the
latter introduced an eight-hour bill.
Neither one of these bills suit Good.
ing's corporation friends so the COM
mittee has recommended that Fulton
should have the honor OF fathering
bills on both of these subjects. Both
OF Fulton's bills are hybreds and will
be just about as effective in being
any benefit to the country as the
wart on the end of mans nose.
They are making much ado about
carrying out the pledges Of their
party platform, but IL the Fulton
bills are going to be a sample of how
they are going to redeem those pledg-
es 1T would be much better for the
stateif the legislature would repeal
some OF the obnoxious state laws and
retire sine die.
Macbeth and Whitwell seem TO be
thorns In the side OF the administra-
tion senators. 1t was upon resolu-
tion OF the former. whom the ma
chine senators did not dare to antac-
~f "hAoh oiOueut Out Jilt fdCD
that there was a floating deficiency
warrant Indebtedness of over one
hundred thousand dollars. Macbeth
introduced another resolution calling
upon the auditor of state to give
more detailed statement, showing
what the warrants were issued for.
This was adding iasult to injury and
the machine senators were at once on
their feet demanding that the audi
tors report be referred to a commit
tee. After some sparring on both
sides the demands of the majority
were complied with. This has Great
ed the impression that there is some
thing In the inner workings OF the
great business administration
which they desire very much TO keep
covered up. To worry the admins
tratiou senators Macbeth. in place Of
taking his mornings morning.
hnds IL just as exhilarating to call
Tor a report on these deficiency war
rants. OF course he knows that
such report don't dare to be pre-.
sented. but.rhen 1t affords plenty OF