Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-11
CLOSING SESSION OF
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Lawmakers Get Busy on Last Day
and Pass Number Of Important
Measures.

Idaho, as on that date both houses
of the legislature adjourned so far as
the records will show, although the
lawmakers were still hard at work
on Sunday. An agreement was
reached for final adjournment OF the
legislature at noon Sunday. A session
was held in each house Saturday
night, and the calendar cleared.
The minutes will show continuation
Of Saturdays session in order that
there be no record proof of Sabbath
day Dissertation.
The real adjournment of the house
took place at about o'clock, although
a recess was taken till 10 o'clock to
accept the journal report,
|. The closing hours of the Tenth leg
islature Witnessed a peculiar condi-
ton of affairs, in that a number of the
lawmakers who assisted in placing
on the statute books the Sunday rest
| law. were working on the Sabbath,
and that without remuneration, too,
as the legislature had been In session
longer than the regulation sixty days
for which the legislators are supposed
to be paid.
The closing scenes of the Tenth ses-
sion very nearly approached the
rough house"
The elimination OF the session
brought with it a scene which will
long be remembered by those who wit
messed it. Mckinley had been called
to the chair by Speaker Clagstone,
who turned over the gavel in order
that he might sign senate measures.
AT this juncture. Mckinney arose and
moved a reconsideration OF the vote
by which McDevitt's senate enact
ment, providing for fifty-year fran
chises, had been tabled. Immediately
he was made the target Of missiles in
he form OF books and bill files. Shaw
had the temerity to suggest an In
definite postponement OF his motion,
and the representatives directed their
attention to him with accelerated
vigor.
The chamber was soon in an up
roar, the air being filled with wads OF
paper bills. files, blotter pads, books,
reports, and, In fact, everything thai
the members could lay their hands
upon. Then some one rushed up be
hind J. o. Webster and jammed a
waste paper basket over his head. The
noise of conflict increased and hither
to dignifed lawmakers began pun
melting and wrestling with one an
other.
A photographer was seen in the
gallery, and he became the object TO-
paste pots. ink wells and waste papei
baskets. At first he shrank from The
onslaught but later realizing thu
=. unique character Of the picture before
: nlm exploded his fatshlight
o The senator's were more dignifie,
!. and declined to depart from thei
9 usual dignihed conduct of the affair
8 of the senate.
II At the afternoon session of tn
n house on Saturday March 6, Speake
Glagstone was presented with fin
u gold-headed walking can and lgolt
9 headed umbrella by the members @
= that body. and in few well chose
y words the grateful speaker espresso
his appreciation of the tokens or II
gard.
Republicans and Democrats alike e,
= pressed their appreciation of the fat
ness and impartiality of the speake
= during the session, and commende
!, him for the good work he had don
the past sixty days.
!, The conference agreement of tn
:. fish and game bill amendments mad
by the senate was agreed to and tn
- bill passed as amended 1t permit
fishing through the ice on Lake Pen
W dOreille, except for CHAIR.
- bill was passed forbidding tn
storing of explosives in cities an
II. villages; also measure providing Il
a. irrigation districts.
ia The house also passed house m
a. mortal asking congress to build
Az wagon road through the forest r
m serve In Idaho county and appropria
$4,000 therefor, and the general a
~ preparation bill, carrying items aggr
SO eating 81 100000.
20 The state board OF health bill al
~ the bill relating to irrigation distric
re- we're killed. An effort was made
he revive the board OF arbitration bi
81 Out us lIlehuS were oulSeHeIdleu, II
he effort failed and the bill was indie
ns nitely postponed.
s The senate, at the closing sessio
- passed the bill providing for She ca
nd of homeless children; also the folio
lp- ing measures: Providing for a Car
rn act land commission: appropriate
1T. $4,000 for a wagon bridge over t
I'd, St Joe river al st. Mary's; requ
al ing the state land board to conn
IN land owners under government pI
jects to apply water within one we
Negroes Remember Foraker.
~ washington-In appreciation Of