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Show eiG FIGHT IN IDAHO 1 UPBS BILL Some Representatives Changing Their Minds and Opposing Pending Measure. Special to The Tribune BOISE, Ida.. Jan. 2.1. Another interesting inter-esting and animated battle look place in the House today over the anti-pass bill when an effort was made bj the enemies of the measure to recommit it to tho committee of the whole to consider con-sider further amendments. Abbott of Lincoln county, who had voted in the committee of the whole Friday to recommend the passago of the bill as therein amended, said he had changed his mind in the matter and that he was of, the opinion, that the bill shquld be further ameride'd to be applicable onb to State officials. Ho said he thought county officials' should be permitted per-mitted to use railroad posses, as it would save the counties quite a. sum of mone3' and the companies had no opportunity op-portunity to secure favors from said officials, as they had none to grant. A motion to recommit the bill was lost b3' only two votes, showing the sentiment against the measure in its present form to be much stronger than its friends anticipated. The author made a motion to refer the amendments adopted Friday to the Engrossment committee without further consideration considera-tion of tho House, and that failed. McCracken. who introduced the bill, and many others took part in the debate. de-bate. Some Sarcastic Dobate. One Republican said he thought the members were to'ing lo "railroad" hills through the House and another retorted to the effect that, he was of the opinion that his. colleague was mistaken mis-taken and that it was-a "slow poke" House and had not thus far accomplished accom-plished ns much t?ork in the same period per-iod as the session ten vears ago As the bill now stands before the House, it covers all classes of people except employees and contains an emergenev clause. Thre is anything but harmony in the Honse and there is little disposition dispo-sition among Republicans to get, together to-gether on anv proposition, while tho Democrats are united for all the reform re-form measnres. However, the anti-pass bill may yet have a hard road to travel, tra-vel, it having 3gain been sent to the committee of the whole, there considered consid-ered and weakly recommended for passage. pass-age. Work of tho House. Bills were introduced in the House as follows: B3- Taylor Creating the couut3' f Bonner from part -of . Kootenai -count3-. By While Amending the tax laws. By Anderson (Nez Perce) Creating the county of Clearwater -from part of Noz Perce county. By Cavanah Amending law relating to publication of notices of County Commissioners' meetings. By Fiustad Requiring County 'Assessors 'As-sessors to collect certain statistic for the State Immigration commissioner. B3' Fallon Requiring filing of ndrti-' tional bills of sale. By West Creating Twin Falls county coun-ty from part of f'nssia country. B3 Fallon Providing for amendments amend-ments of assessments. By West Amending school laws, requiring publication of financial state-, meats by school boards. The anti trust bill was postponed upon tho request, of the Attorncy-Gen-ornlj and Sewc.ll s anti-Japanoso memorial me-morial to Congress was reported on adversely ad-versely 1)3' the committee of the whole. |
