Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-28

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small subdivisions. l impressed
these ideas to the best of my abil-
ity, but received very little sup
port.
The greatest mistake was the
general tax law. Instead OF re-
vising the present law, the bill
adopted makes complete revolu-
ton in our entire revenue system.
it passed the House, it provided
for payment of taxes all in one
amount: we succeeded in amend
ing It so as to retain the two-pay-
ment feature. But it is my opin-
ion that the law will be found to
favor the large interests, perhaps
especially the great mining pro-
perties. l hope may be wrong,
but believe the law will be cam
paign issue in Idaho two years
hence, and will be generally con-
demned by small home-owners
everywhere.
Mr.. Elliott was, as l predicted
in the campaign, leader i'll the
House from first to last. 1t was
unfortunate that he was not able to
work tremendously with the mem
bers from this county, but the
break came over Mr.. Conner s
ambition to be Speaker and the
difference of attitude on general
public questions made it impossible
for them to work together. "
Mr.. Defenbach then went into
the question of the election OF U.
S. Senator. He stated that he
voted twenty-nine out of the 81
ballots for a northern man, then
voted for Morrison, and on the
last ballot cast one of the two votes
which elected Brady. He said
that the election of a North Idaho
man had become impossible, and
tof southern men he believed Brady
was Bonner's best friend.
Taking up the question of Bonn
Diary county, the speaker said;
To you up here, the county
| division proposition seemed the
| greatest thing before the legisla
ture, but to us it was only an in
cident. have very little to ado
| to what have so often said on this
subject. None of us looked at i
very seriously until quite a while
after the legislature convened, al
though / had discussed the matte
some with Mr.. Jones and Mr.
Mahoney just before ! went t.
Boise. Mr.. Farmin charges that
told him early in the session that
would oppose the division If
came up. l cannot believe that h
understood me correctly; hav
known him intimately for lon
while and have always found hin
honest; he would not INTENTIONAL
, state what was not true. But non
of these things, such as statement
of mine, the fact that it had nc
. been discussed, that it was sprun
. on an unsuspecting people, that
was designing to make some ad
6 vantage out of it by locating i
Boomers Ferry; none of thes
things, say, had anything to d
with the merits of the case. TIL
i, question was bigger than Mr.. Fal
min and Mr.. Taylor and myself a
= put together; it was question {
:, the welfare of the people at lare
in Bonner county. Looking at
in a broad way, believed divisio
: was the proper thing; l still thin
!. so. I believe it would have II
4 suited in great saving and convei
!. fence to the people of the mort
l. end, and that the taxpayers of o.
4 Bonner county would not ha'
= suffered a cent of loss. am vel
p sorry, indeed, that the questiC
, ever came up, but / am not sorl
,s for the stand l took. 1t was Il
II right position for a man who ow,
W his election not to one town but
. the people of the county. II
in opposition to the bill and al
70 INV stand comes from tUo-b