Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-21
GOOD PLACES WON ON IMPORT
ANT COMMITTEES BY IDAHO
COUNTY's REPRESENTATIVES,
SANE OLD TACTICS AT BOISE
Eight Attempts for New Counties
No Champion for Selway-Appropria-
tion for Lewiston Stock Show.
Same old Tactics.

Nora Marks special correspond
ent to the Tribune sums up generally
the activities in the legislative halls as
follows in Sunday Tribune as follows:
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 15.--There is no
millennium in sight for Idaho as re-
suit of the change of administration.
/ find that while there is loud talk for
economy, efficiency and higher
standard of public life, there 10 the
same old scramble for jobs, the same
smell of buncombe, the same sickeninR
exhibition Of peanut politics, the same I
confidence game among legislators, the
same total neglect Of things that are
really worth while.
~ was in the house Of representa-
tives Wednesday morning. The session
lasted for less than an hour and most
Of that time was taken up in debating
whether or not the sergeant alarms
should be authorized to spend $25 for
postage to send copies of the journal
sired them.
Anderson, the democratic floor
leader, arose in his place in the center
of the hall, secured recognition from
Speaker Conner in the chair and moved
that this $25 of the peoples money be
spent in this way. Johnston, the re-
publican floor leader, opposed. He
though the members should pay the
| nj ont Of THAR oil Tban
the debate became general. One men,
ber suggested that each member turn
over 81 worth of stamps to the SER
geant alarms for this purpose. This
was opposed. Then it was discovered
that part of the 81 worth should be in
stamps and part in paper wrappers.
Then it was charged that this horizon
tai levy on the members would be un-
fair as some would mail out more stuff
than others. After the debate had run
for the best part of an hour and when
serious parliamentary entanglements
were threatened, Speaker Conner sug-
gested than when member wished the
sergeant alarms to send out mail mat
ter he hand him the necessary postage,
and so the problem was solved.
"There are no special evidences Of
economy noted in and around the leg
islature. There is the full quota of
house and senate employees standing
around in each other s way, There
is the same flood of bills rolling in and
being printed at as high price per
page as ever, ard maybe trifle high.
er than heretofore. There are the same
dilatory tactics bound to crowd the inn
portant work Of the session into the
closing hours with tho hands Of the
clock turned back. There is the same
cheap by-play of party politics in every
move that is made.
Committee Assignments.
In correspondence to the Lewiston
: Tribune the writer has the follow.
( ing to say with reference to committee
: appointments and the places secured by
: Representative Meyer and Harchel-
: rode and Senator Sweet:
Q "The north has some good assign
: ments on committees in the s,nate and
Q house. Senator Sweet. president of the
s Northwest Livestock association, 10
i chairman Of the livestock committee Of
t the upper body; Senator Elliott Of Bon.
d ner county heads the educational com
mittee, and Senator Grant of Elk River
It is chairman of corporations. Sweet has
" positions on corporations and on mines,
4 Grant is ON finance one of the most i'm
"a portant committees Of the senate and
If the one which handles appropriations.
Is Day of Latah county, democrat, also
It is on finance.
a Harchelrode of idaho county has
n. places on committees of especial i'm
"A lportance to that county-mines, ware
a houses and county lines and boundaries
--of the first of which he is chairman,
a. Meyer, of the same county, also seems
4. to be in position to look after his
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