Show IDAHO LEGISLATURE A Lively Discussion Over Jfeills Tax Exemption Bill BOISE Ida Feb 1OSpeciaLIn the house today Neills senate tax exemption ex-emption bill was considered in committee A com-mittee of the whole A lively discussion followed an amendment by Mil of Bingham t tax all mines on a basis of the value of onehalf yearly gross production pro-duction The present law exempts mines Members from the mining section arrayed ar-rayed themselves against the measure and those from the agricultural districts were in favor of i The amendment was finally adopted by a close vote In the senate Stewart of Ada introduced intro-duced a bill providing a heavy penalty t persons who obstructed railroad tracks causing accidents Brown of Bingham county introduced a memorial t Congress praying for the appointment of a commissioner commis-sioner to allot in severally lands t Indians Indi-ans for that reservation Michems bill providing that cities may issue bonds for public improvement not to exceed 15 percent per-cent of the assessed valuation of the property passed The Republicans of the house had a meeting tonight and resolved to put the caucus rule on all party measures An offensive amendment t house measures offered by the Democrats and Populists combination in the c note will be killed in The Bingham county division bills are the list the senate having amended them to take the appointment of officers of the new counties formed out of the hands of the governor I |