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Show 'iOaeaiMeaaaaBinMmHaBRaaMii THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE. Talk of rr Extra ".p.ition. but it is I'roba-bly I'roba-bly all Tiilk. A rjhtiuI from litiisi i, lilalio. 6ays: Nu Httle llltMilt $ manifested in this state over the proposition to call an extra session of the legislature, it was rumored on the ftreets that (ioveruor Willey has under advisement ad-visement fiieli an action, and your eorru-spoudent eorru-spoudent ealled at the eapitol bailding Ihis afternoon to interview him on he subject, GoTemot Willey was free to talk on Ihe snh-Ject snh-Ject and admilted liuit he had been nieditnt. lug calling an extra session. The re'.sous for men a slep were clear, and many tliiugs seemed to demand it. He said, in suh.-tanee, ipiite a number of important matters were provided for at the last session, besides recent derision de-rision of the slate board of equalization, as touching railroad nsses.nienN oy county aaeessors, left thi suhjeet in a groat Mate of Uncertainty Section 14s:i of the revisid atatutei of Idaho (Jve the board of equall station full power to aasesl any taxable property prop-erty that has escaped assessment, or increase in-crease the valuation or add to the amount, number or quantity of property when Iftlae or incomplete lists have been sendered. It w ao under this provision of the it&tutc that the state board of equalization took ne-lion ne-lion In readjusting railroad aaaes.ment in certain ( ounties. The tec cut decision of the ftate supreme eonrt looked to the abrogation of this power on the part of the hoard of eqy alization. The state is lift in a queer yosition, as some railroad corporation-, may hold that tne counts' aaaeiaorl b.ave n( power to make assessment., and others may claim that the slate board of e,imliza-tiou e,imliza-tiou has no power, and thus elude paying tftxea as one tiflh of the slate funds is derived de-rived from taxable property of railroads this will seriously cripple the state exchequer. ex-chequer. Then again the extra session of the legislature legis-lature seems to be necessary to readjust Ihe apportionment of senators and representative! representa-tive! The laal legislature created the counties of Alia and Linc oln and nave each its ouota of senators and representative s. The decision of the state, supreme court declared such action void and thi a makes a reappointment absolutely neces-sai neces-sai Then a-ain tin legislature might look Into the matter of prison manaL'ement slid set the public mind at rest, four correspond cut asked: "Do you think it advisable tu . all an extra session''' "I am not quite clear yet in my own mind,' said his excellency. "The present situation seems to demand it. I am advialng with prominent men ill various aeetlODJ of the state and will iivr matters careful ccin-sideration ccin-sideration before taking action." 'So far as you have consulted public men governor, what seems to be the consensus of opinion?" "Well, there is a difference of opinion, though many are not very favorable ." The governor will be disposed to look favorably to callinir mi extra session. If colled, it will be tl'jnc in u few weeks and tin- legislature win meet in February t" bold tor twenty dayt. It is propable the expense of an extra ses.-ion will tie made 11 IH)0 as estimated by Governor VVIIlev. Several counties will lie put to the expense of hold iug extra elections, notably Ada. that w ill have to till a vacancy caused by the death of Hon. John 8. Gray, ami Elmore by the death of Hon. IV B, Ethel, !t is an open question whether or not an extra session will be all"d. Latah ami Kootenai counties will not have to hold an extra election I" nil the place of Slate Senator Wells, at present i World's fair . omtnissionei . Opposition t.i calling an extra scsaion la very pronounced in official quarter., but the strong probabilities probabili-ties are that it will be done. |