Show legislators february 12 1 SENATE it was wag a day of routine in the senate broken only by the recess taken at 1 3 30 to at tend the lincoln mcl mel inley femoral services int in the heball hall of the house of representatives and at their close the senate resumed its session bills passed during the day were senator lawrence s bill amending the law regarding the making ol 01 answer la in suits senator wll wil hams liams bill providing tor for the appointment ot of two cammi signers b the governor to take measures to secure aid from the federal agov in the construction of reservoirs and irritation irrigation works under the national irrigation Irrl gation law low it provides tor for the appropriation of NOW to carry into effect the object ot of the measure senator lawrence Lg wrence s bill no 8 b ased aged on what senator allison termed the most nonsensical decision ever tendered in the su preme court courto th the estate mate by tl Is decision the attorney in taking an appeal to the supreme court must transcribe the court reporter reporters notes in tull full instead of putting the notes in as evidence also bill no 8 by lawrence pro riding viding that in taking exceptions it will not be necessary to state the reasons for the excel house joint memorial no I 1 spry memorial izing congress tor for an atlon ol 01 76 75 for or irrigation investigation in the arid and west passed the senate by unanimous vote HOUSE hoube u bill no 6 the tree text book bill was passed after a vigorous discussion discua slon b a vote ot of 19 to 10 this already pro pre tails valls in salt lake city and the bill pr proposes 0 p was to extend it to every school district distria distri A in 1 the state A motion prevailed allowing the member members less their salaries for the last thirty days of the sess on A joint session of the house and senate was h he e d when demor al exercises in honor of mo me kinley and lincoln were held the house until monday february 13 there was barely a quorum present at the se slon ot of the senate the most of the senators being on the logan junket and but little business of importance was transacted it deeming ly bling the opinion ot of the members that it would not do to risk the fate of a bill before so email small a crowd of senators the entire session lasted but twenty five minutes and aad adjourn men meat was taken until monday february 10 16 SENATE the invitation of the idaho locilla tare bareto to visit boise wag was turned down by the senate bya by a vote of 14 to 4 11 ahe he chief ment against the trip mas as that the senator senators could not afford to place 1 themselves under obligations to the railroads for or such favors acors while important measures are ire pending in the railroads are deeply interested lulo rested the pure food bill no 17 that has been bo so thoroughly discussed passed the senate by unanimous vote an aa amendment was added to make butter contain 83 per cent of butteri it seven bills that h d been introduced by senator lawrence were passed unanimously they were for limiting the fee to 3 for the issuance ot of a tax deed prohibiting joses from p practicing law relating to proceedings against corporation corpo tor violations of city ordinances to make cities bear the expense of cases ap pealed from the city to the district Lt courts to extend the lime time tor for making answers to complaints relating to service by sheriffs ol 01 city court writs providing tor for a seal for or city courts HOUSE by a vote of 19 to 18 the house de do aided to accept the report ot of the committee oa on visit to idaho legislature and to go friday afternoon this action may be rescinded however in view of 0 the anta antagonism to the junket displayed in both the bouse house and senate cl Is passed were senate bill no 68 by lawrence provid ng ngul t at claims against towns and titles cities for or person injuries mu t be presented to the councils within ninety days and other claici within one year or become outlawed mr hull a bill providing lor for the annual publication of marks and brands by ta lawrence wrence pro viding that at ait t ons against coun les tea cities andr and towns on rejected claims must be commenced commence a within a year from the time the claim Is requested the anti docking bill was killed february 17 what Is known as the council bill was pa sed by the senate this Is the bill that provides for hold over councilmen in cilles of ell all sizes in cities of the first class it pro tides that five councilmen shall hold over a 1 each election that at each election two coun c almen shall be elected from each ward one for or four our years and one tor for two years senate bill no U was delegated delea ted by a vote of 12 to 6 it was intended to compel the rail roads to prove that they were not negligent in cases cabes of cattle kl ki hog flog it if they failed to prove this they were to be beld held liable for damages it was held to shift the b aden ot of proof from the plaintiff to the defendant senator Bam bamberger bergers bill to provide for ther th treatment of drun drunkards kams at public expense wag was killed HOUSE the action in accepting the inalta t on to visit boise was rescinded by a vote ot of 24 to 17 the vote on the anti docking bill was racoon eldered and the bill was as withdrawn by dr condon for amendment the bill to prevent the waste of artesian water by closing walls was as defeated new bit e introduced were by done ap tor for state historical society by peterson relating to tees fees of the clerk of the district court by aunts empowering county commissioners to allow bills of jury commissioners by McFarland allowing compensations to members of state boards by condon to recognize granted by medical ex sta iners of other states by author lz ing jug c anty clerks to issue marriage licenses oa on affidavits without the presence of the parties by b has am to prevent the hiring of employees under false pretenses |