Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-19

honestly believe that any member
Of this legislature will file charges
against any official or board?" asked
Senator Kerns, and added: This res
olution limits the filing charges to
members of the legislature and bars
the citizen"
I'm reply to the query l would like
to ask if the senator from the minor
ity cannot file the charges made by
him or the party he represents?"
asked Senator Williams. pointedly
Those charges were made by the
minority party and the minority mem
bers should not be afraid to hack them
up in the senate
Macbeth again gained the floor
asserting that ex-Secretary of state
Lansdon had made charges against
Ex-Governor Brady and other state
officials had made charges against
each other.
1T seems to me that an attempt is
being made here by the majority to
make it appear that it was the demo-
cras who made the charges and not
the republicans" said Senator Poole
of Fremont. Most of these charges
were made by the republicans against
republicans.
You promised to switch on the
light into every nook and corner
cried Senator Freehafer, addressing
the republican side of the house, in
reply to the brief statement of SEN
ator Preston who upheld the state
affairs committees report. This
resolution curbs the power of this
investigation when we had reason
to believe that it would not be limit
ed"
Senator Mitchell of Nez Perce sup
ported the motion for reconsidera-
tion, declaring that in all fairness
other citizens than members of the
Legislature should be allowed to pre-
fer charges.
Il am opposed to these grand
stand plays said Senator Haight
when discussing the alleged unfair
attitude of the minority. IF / have
any charges to make, assure you
! will make them. Every other SEN
ator should assume the same atti-
tude. We might go back in this in
Nes, cation to the last democratic
administration.
Senator Williams declared that
some of the former Investigations
demanded by the minority or demo-
Gratis "ended in a squirrel track that
ran up a tree" or similar to a story
he had just told Il believe that this
investigation should be limited"
Macbeth replied that the little in
vestigation conducted two years ago
brought out the fact the 100000
capitol building being erected here
was to cost, instead of that amount
$3,OOO,OOO.
You won't take a chance" cried
Senator Macbeth, and added. after
he referred to the trials met by the
settlers on the Big Lost River project
that he proposed to tell little story
Pugmire created a laugh by inquir
ing if the senator from Custer coun-
ty had trc permission of the sena-
toI from Bannock county.
Senator George T. Coates created
mild senastion by contradictms
Senator Macbeth's statement about
the trials met by the settlers on the
Big Lost River project and read d
letter from one of his constituents
stating the settlers are satisfied and
hopeful of a bright future
"I think the senator from Custer
county should confne his charges
to direct ones instead of insinua-
tlons and trifing matters" declared
Senator Coates. THE state affair.
committee, l believe. acted in all fair
ness in drawing this resolution. l fol
one De satisfied with nothing bui
a full and compete investigation.
President Sweetser here discontin
ued further debate by calling fol
the vote on reconsideration. The mo
tion was lost on strictly party vote
the majority voting it down