The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-22
|IFD COUNTIES
|I|HT FOR MORE
the Constitution Puts Up a
4 Bar in Legislative
/ Form.
|IuBERSHlP LIMITED,
/ md ADJUSTMENT HARD
|,,tiou of Some of the Plans
Likely to Be Heard
From.
ny G. E. ARNEY.

-, "a The Tribune.
|sMsE, Ida, Dec. s1.-county di.
s,ids who arc ambitious to induce
|. i,,omine legislature TO graz new
|-,;,s establish county seats and add
4, number of counties in the state.
4 f.,e 70 face with 4 constitutional
|Siou which is slightly embarrass-
1 q the the new counties sought, at
q by portions of the people of
q, Bingham, Fremont. Canyon
a gar pcrce. There may ba other
;,,nis for division honors but if so
I Gor;cf'' has not reached the ear
|lIr Idaho correspondent to Ihe salt
~ Tribune
Vas tue pleasure of the originstors
q, fundamental law of this com
|rrssI,b TO fix maximum number
|s-qtors and maximum number of
I-Axrs of the house. The session
q, !. 10 assemble in two weeks.
II, membership, is based rpon IN ap-
raumeni ,fadc by the last legisla-
& assembly,. is within one of the
|-ser fixed BY constitution, IN both
Erhts
|S.r, are now twentv-th-ee senators.
\ nom sscb county. The limit placed |
N, august body by the state con-
Fiioa is twentyfour.
|F:se ere now fiftv-nine house mem
hs,d on population. The con-
|siJrsl limit Of membership to this
he is sixty.
The Effect Of It.
81 he event Of the creation Of any
q county. some county In the state.
|s result # the new arportlonment
rusi share in senator, Jointly
a some adjoining county. This will
III necessity with the house Mem
ss-uEti tire number OF coautles
Ne STATE reaches the NsiXty-one point
Ers will be enough TO forego the
siIv OF joIu; members.
vas frequent in territorial davs,
/1por.icE sn as to maintain joint
Bon aud Joint members. The set
snls we're scarce then. and there
sc. serious objections TO the plar.
|fh the heavy migration TO the
INC The Jealousy among tie new
y over local legislation. the feeling
us 10 be more feryent than under
fsner esrly.day experience
y Pcrcc City (er Orofino). Ameri
klb IDAHO Falls and Rigby are all
u field for county seat honors,
Nampa rs understood TO be am
stc ae released from Canyon and
gsd 20 Ada. Therefore, should
F;hsn one of these ambitious citic5
rrl in the ln6diug of new county,
nn be obligatory on this winter s
s 10 create some senatorial dis
rot confined 10 county bound
br embracing all or parts of two
m counties.
p would create furorc more in.
ih.N 'lbe original county division
and they are about the toughest
na engagements in which men
alIy deal.
A Keen Rivalry.
ESQ and Nez Pcrce Ci'.y are smart
iR the seat of government of a
{ fcuniy 10 be formed out of the
- PORTION Of ''grand old Nez
aud southern Sh shone coun-
1ehno, Sis years as succeeded |
ssling this county, but legal |
tue organic act served, through |
lleae court decision, to restore
" their normal status.
e,lesn Falls aims TO become the |
~ new county to be bullded out |
s'aofy now belonging 10 Oneida.
and Bingham counties. Two
Go they attempted this, but |
ite last day in the senate, by |
S''9s margin Of one vote.
faIls has been out for a seat |
~, government for twenty-five |
y al ! know Of. They have taken
- sherman county and at !
county, Before this, how.
,Ne old Bingham county was
Z uss sa' OF Oneida territory, Idaho
4, r'sh sh taglo Rock). laid claim TO
"llrh Blackfoot took. In con
a this situation, Bingham
~" faces the danger of losing
s,lI. AZ. each end, the lower to Amer.
sno the upper TO Idaho Falls.
dso, 's some boys down about
i,ss'' nowever-if memory serves
VINO are better than "raw
sAs,si projecting Blackfoot. BE it
s;,; mat If either Of these am
sp s re; ou either side of the
Ss.dJ'y dIi'y aspire 10 more than
3 pu pal OF Blackfoot's domain.
q md uySVelhan e is present and will
niusd with some degree of knowl.
stSs 'a through experience, organ.
Lively Contests.
ts 1'ns sns to acquire a strip OFF the
,sonnss OF Fremont county and
seo, es'hf'y ~ seat Of that active. new
ea Is;'m'ng community.
y ssnyon county. ' I'LL
y ',r,a ,on. ago Nampa came forward
,Dua panty division bill but She
h4 FresAiul. Caldwell and PAY.
N defosSSesdi all couspircd against
q. sssiied sssipros the movement, one
Y Alg Ie Nv ny the Nampa people
h loines separate from Canyon
~ shilc ~ ~ Ada is that Ada is
p NUM-. IIanyon is "drv. -
fail 10 snt, that, should the Icgis-
ssaty ,hn annex the Nampa end to
eeonle Of this terri
Al n,,x M,