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Show WARM DEBATES IN BOTH IDAHO HOUSES BOISft , Ida.. Feb. 17. An annexation bill thai Its enemies claimed was a forerunner fore-runner of an attempt to divide Bingham county in the Interest of Idaho Falls, a county seat candidate, waa killed by the House by a vote of 28 to 17. It provided pro-vided for the annexation of a atrtp of Fremont county to Bingham and presented pre-sented an enabling act for the people of the territory to be annexed to vote on at the next general election. It etlred up the most earnest debate of the eslon. The Senate session was enlivened by an ecrnest debate of the bill giving ai sweeping sweep-ing franchise to the recently Incorporated 6an Francisco. Idaho A Montana Rail-wad Rail-wad company.' The Judiciary mmlttee reported with the recommendation that It be printed, which exhibits the extreme Ipck of appreciation under the rules. Mac-Btth. Mac-Btth. Democrat, entered a vehemenent protest against such treatment of the bill. He said the railroad project waa of the highest importance to Idaho and the Senate should not discriminate against It and leave the impression that It was unduly un-duly partial to any existing railroad. Chairman Nugent declared the bill was unconstitutional In many respects. The State's general laws were good enoufh for theif corporations and It should be for the one under discussion. Even If the bill were constitutional he would oppose op-pose granting epeolal privileges. Senator Smith of Washington, author of the measure, said the committee had not sriven due opportunity for any one to appear before In beW of the bill and" speaking for himself, said he had teen shown scant courtesy. The committee report was adopted by a vote of li to J. MacBeth changed bis vote In order to move recortslderatlon. |