The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-11

cape. In days time the legisla
,turs would adjourn, and the plans
of obstructing and flliBusterinl
were deeply laid. The time now
left was SO short that by the car,
rying out of their plans of a series
OF amendments and substitutes iol
amendments, as well as time to bt
consumed in debating on the ques.
tons, the anti division forces were
confident that they saw the ad
journment of the session before the
bill could be passed
President Clough of the Council
was sn ar1ent worker on the side
of the anti.divisionists, and be had
announced that it now being the
last day OF the session, it would
last only to midnight.
Victory for the anti forces being
now apparent, and seeming to
be a sure thing, great rejoicing was
manifest among them. Judge Sui
livan of HALEY, who was at work
in behalf of his town, telegraphed
to his law partner to the effect that
nothing could save the bill and it
must fall through.
d. P. B. Pride, ex.attorney gen.
eral of the Territory, one of the
most skillful political wire. rullers
in Idaho, as we'll as man OF re.
markable genius, had arrayed him
self on the side of the anti-division.
lists from the beginning, anticipat-
ing certainty of success in the bill
going down by the final adjourn
ment of the Council, telegraphed
from Boise to mine host Art Smith
at the Alturas hotel in HALEY,
theae words: "Clink, clink, yolr
glasses be a6lling."
1t was now the evening of the
last day, and the House had ad-
journed, the Council being still in
session--the division bill still be
ing debated on Murmurs of dis.
content were heard oil over the
Council chamber at the rulings of
the president, and threats of throw.
ing him out of the chamber were
used. Anticipating trouble of some
kind growing out of the proceed.
ings before the Council, force OF
deputy United States marshals
were on hand to assist the sergeant
at arms in preserving order. An
alarm clock was on the presidents
desk with the alarm set 80 as to
ring at II o'clock, midnight 1t is
now only few minutes from that
time, and Perkins holds the floor,
speaking against the bill, interrupt.
eddy shouts of "Question, ques-
tion," to the chair-Dut the chair
needs not, and Perkins goes on un
til interrupted by the ringing of
the alarm, announcing that it lie
now midnight announcing that the
last day of the session has passed.
Deafeping cheers are heard all over
the capitol building, in the gallery,
hallway and yard. The cheers are
from the anti divisionists. Old
Alturas lie safe, 80 they said.
the president, without putting
the question, declares the Fifteenth
session of the Council adjourned
sine die, and walks out of the room,
followed by Brigham of Latah,
Campbell of Boise and Perkins of |
Alturas. The rest OF the Council |
remain in their seats. mindful that
40 motion had been made to ad-
journ. A quorum being still left,
Wheeler Of Bingham county was
elected to the chair as president
pro tenn. President Clongh havingj
taken the gavel away with him,
President Pro Tenn Wheeler pound.
ed The presidents desk with the
butt end Of his sfx-shooter and
called the meeting to order, when
committee was appointed and sent
to Attorney General johnson for
his opinion as to whether the
Council had adjourned or not, and
could that body proceed to pass