The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-01-26
Capital Correspondence

nothing has been done in the way
of practical legislation yet the decks
have been cleared and aggressive
action will doubtless mark the be-
ginning of the third week. That
the influence of the Governor is
widely felt no one familiar with
conditions will deny. From outside
observations it seems to be a sett-
led fact that the Governor and the
majority party are closely connect
ed. That does not mean that all
the Governors hobbies will be en-
acted into law but it does mean
that he will have a patient and re-
spectful hearing.
The County division bills will
doubtless put life into all legisla-
tive action. Here party lines will
be wholly ignored and some lively
scraps are fondIy anticipated. 1t is
too early to get line on the vari-
Gus combinations that will develop
when the strife of ambitious towns
for county seats begins.
We have met number of men,
bers of both houses and the impress
sion gained is that they are clever
set of fellows with minds fully
made up to try to do the right
thing in the right way. MCGOWAN
of Latah is making his mark and
we predict for him a decided meas
ure of success. We're he a member
of the majority party he would
clearly become the leader of the
house, but to be a leader of the
minority is not without honor.
There is more confidence shown
by the members in the speaker of
the house than we expected to find.
But confidential talk with a prom
inent member of the house confirms
the opinions formerly expressed in
the Gazette but the one thing that
seems to dominate both branches of
the legislature is a sincere desire to
render the best possible service to
the state in the shortest possible
time.
The two bills that have already
received the Governors signature
provided for paying the soldiers
and the members of the legislature.
There was quite bit of anxiety as
to the former, by Boiseites. By
paying the soldiers early most of
the money they received would re-
main in Boise and it was promptly
done.
But the legislature was not the
chief attraction during the past
week. The mining men of Idaho
and the State Federation of labor
were prominent features. The city
was filled to capacity with visitors
and much interest prevailed. In
all these congresses and federations
the Boise Commercial Club played
an important part. There is prob
ably no finer organization in the
northwest than this Club and visit
ors, in whatever capacity, feel it:
influence on every hand.
But the great social event of tht
year-that which overshadoweC
everything else, either political o.
commercial-was the Charity Ball
=. "For sweet Charity's sake" Fol
. weeks it was the talk of the town
each one of the fair sex vieing will
others in the acquisition of tn
handscmest gown, and the event in
deed was veritable display Of fem
mime frivolities. 1t was a charm
ing sight and record event fo
Boise. Women fair, fat and fort,
were centers of attraction-not fo
any special display of feminin
charms but from the most vivl
display of the dressmaker's art
The morning paper devoted thre
columns to more or less grahpic dc
scriptions of these wonderful cres
tions and even then the half wa
not told.
AS we turn from this scene c
revelrv and note the smiles on tn
faces of the lazy, the shiftless, tn
dcwn-and- -outers as thew cOnten