| Show REDHOT SHOT I I FIRED BY WATT Bierbowers Statements Are Smashed to Smithereens Smith-ereens I HURLED BACK IN HIS TEETH Lone Democrat in the Senate Crc l ates a Sensation Foul Aspersions and Unjust and Uncalled Un-called For CalxmvnTT Shown UPI Xo Sense of Justice or Even of Common Decency BierJioTrer Receives Re-ceives the Blast Severe Castigation Ever Applied to an Idalio State Senator Tho Gentleman From Losnn County JTnlica a Denial Special to The Herala l Boise Ida Feb 16 There was hotshot hot-shot fired in the senate today when Watt took the floor to reply to Bier bowers speech on the bill to consolidate consoli-date Alturas and Logan His speech became somewhat personal per-sonal and aroused no little interest The stalwart gentlemen from Altu ras who has the distinction of being the only Democrat in the senate waxed eloquent as he sailed into the opponents of consolidation generally and Bierbower in particular Biorhovrop Ba stod I regret exceedingly that the distinguished distin-guished senator and attorney representing repre-senting Logan county has seen fit in his endeavor to bolster up his arguments argument-s llnst one of the most just and im portPt measures that has come be cr hic nCf 1 hto h + n L v V J v u deavor to cast foul aspersions and heap unjust and uncalledforcalumny upon myself and the citizens of Alturas county whom I have the honor to represent rep-resent in this chamber I was aware he would have no sense of justice in this matter but I had hoped he would have the sense of common com-mon dec ncy I am now convinced that he Is devoid of either In answer to the statements of the distinguished senator from Logan I desire de-sire to state a fsw facts During the years that he asserts this was a community com-munity of freebooters looters and thieves this same senator from Logan county a the deputy district attorney of Alturas county and the legal adviser ad-viser of the county board upon all public pub-lic questions Base and ContentptlMe I My remarks may in a measure be I personal but after the outrageous cowardly attack upon the people of my county I claim it as a question of privilege to reply to the base contemptible con-temptible slander uttered by the senator sena-tor from Logan He has openly de elar d the administration in the days when Alturas contracted the larger portion of the debt that he referred to in his argument was the reign of th Si ix The distinguished senator as P nave stated during those days advised the board of county commissioners commis-sioners and slept in the court house until he was ordered out and whether at this late day de desires to turn states evidence or else be revenged upon the people of Alturas for depriing him of free lodging I leave you to determine Blerbower denied that he had ever been legal adviser of Alturas commis aoners having served only as special courtsel in some criminal cases After further debate the subject was continued until Monday Ko Change Bill repealing boiler inspection laws was passed by the senate In the house a motion to make Blaine county bill Alturas und Logan consolidation special order for Monday Mon-day was lost The house passed the bill authorizing bond issue of 75000 for Lewiston and Albion normal schools It was the same old thing in joint I ballot today Cozier and Thomas were paired and the vote stood Shoup 19 Sweet 18 Clagett 15 Everything is quiet tonight and no Indication of change |
