The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-15
IN THE LEGISLATURE
Doings of ldaho's Lawmak-
ing Body.
CLOSE OF 9TH SESSION.
Bills Passed During Closing Days
Others Defeated.

March 6-At a night session the
house disposed of the following senate
bills on final passage: Authorizing
omission of terminals in railway
articles of incorporatitn; amending
trust company law; for printing the
journal Of the 10th session; to raise
the salary of register of state land
board to $2500; to furnish list OF
university lands; to withdraw certain |
lands from sale; fixing fees of sale OF
stray stock; and relating to irrigation
matters.
March THE senate passed the
following house bills: for deaf, dumb
and blind school: regulating stringing
Of wires over railroad tracks: high
saloon license; uniform weights and
measures; concerning corporations
and annual license; revenue act and
assessors; Sunday rest measures; for
destruction of predatory animals:
submitting to the people a constltu-
tlonal amendment to abolish probate
courts; to give state and defense same
number challenges; concerning sale OF
timber and lands, fo: the Atlanta
road, to fix salary Of court stenograph-
ers at $4,000; for bridge at Bonners
Ferry; two bridges across Snake river;
for capitol building; FOR sale of capl-
tol debenture warrants; fixing salaries
of state officials and supreme and
district judges; to allow cities to
charge sprinkling streets to abuttlng
property; to complete the Paris
Franklin road; succession of property;
annual license for corporations; by
laws of corporations; prohibiting
members from holding Office they
helped to create; creating historical
society; requirieg railways to give
notice Of delay of trains; approving
attitude of Senator Hepburn on long
and short haul freight rates. Other
minor bills were passed.
The house passed the following
senate bills: $4,000 for Payette road:
allowing county superintendents to
employ assistants, making sherffs
agents for pardon board, fixing dis
trict court filing fees, for Snake river
bridge.
March 8-The following additional
house bills were put through the
senate on final passage: Bill to re-
organize the state militia; amending
water corporation law; to create his
torical society; filing live stock leases
to punish for damaging irrigation
works; approprlating water for min
ing; general appropriation bill
amending road laws; to make count.
commissioners ex-otficio road over
seers; raising pay of bank examiners
change of venue in justice courts
correcting town incorporation law; l.
pay coyote bounty; domain in irri
cation districts; TO punish improvid
ent husbands; tax to pay interest O.
bonds. Senate bills put through tn
house on final passage: for protectiv
measures by railroads; regardin
summons; relating to new trials
authorizing the location of minin
claims on state lands; sessions of tn
pardon board; raising state engineer
salary; duties of state engineer; legi
lative apportionment bill; amendin
the game law.
The anti-pass bill was called up
the senate and turned down 8 to
The legislature adjourned at 4;
On March 9Th, the house defeatt
among Others the following bills: Fl
constitutional amendment to p;
legislators $40 day; for initiati
and referendum; and to require asSe
sors to send out tax notices in Oct
ber.
On the 7th the house defeated Il
Kamiah county bill and the prima
election measure known as the He
burn bill. The senate defeated {
Clearwater county bill, the bill appl
priating $4,000 for the Seattle exp
Sition, and the bill to annex part
Owyhee county TO Canyon county.