Show POLITICAL gossipy mcgrath McGrat li cf of the kansas alliance in a fix AT it THE lYm washington blaston topics of or interest thi fat Liscus discussion sion cots goes oa anthe tho free coinage Ime amendment adment will ivill probably pasi pass THE legislature I 1 bear star lale lake monster hints of oi torman trouble and Is hooted down special despatch to TUB STANDARD BOISE city jan 8 in the senate today to day tho the time was mostly taken up with the consideration of b bills ills three were introduced one regulating th the a pay for the board of county prisoners one important one re requiring g all railroad companies to keep a record at each station of animals being shipped giving the probable age color and brand also a bill assenting to the provisions of congress for dona donations t ions of public lands for agricultural and me mechanical eb anical colleges in the bouse house the committee on public 1 0 buildings reported they visited d the insane a asylum at blackfoot and recommend immediate appropriations they also visited the university univ erdity of moscow and speak in high praise of the work up to the present the morning hours were put in on a discussion of 0 f additional clerk hire and the time consumed would pay m re than double the clerk hire these legislators are preaching economy while instead of doing that are putting the state fo in a great expense and it is doubted if idaho can stand u up p under the heavy strain the republican wise men will put upon uon her A strong republican legislator gi slator told your representative today to day that he anticipated the life next house to be bel as strongly etron tr onely gly democratic as the present la is Ili Ri publican he ile paid said his big county con could id not stand such steals as are being ru hed through with the general appropriations A bill was introduced providing fur for a commission commisa a to recife the general laws law s 0 of I 1 the state another to prevent the e employment of children under 15 and making it unlawful forone between 15 and 18 to work over eight b hours ours a day also one preventing state county or city laborers labar ers from working ovir eight hours a day but when it Is necessary that they be paid at the rate of one and a half for such extra time the I 1 int ant rules referred to toi 3 esterday pst erday pissed passed the house at of er some heated discussion the bouse house bill N 7 by monroe Sl onroe was taken up and discussed it providing for the punishment of crime and for the appointment of peace of officer ficere lyons of bear lake county argued that needed in his county badly as they expected at the next election to have trouble with the tile mormons cormons and would need help the allegations were hooted at by quite a number of the leg legislators isla torB and it is doubtful if it passes the senate even if it does pass the house the first section of the bill embodies what be argued argue J on and it may bo be of interest that the governor the sheriff of any county any united states marshal or deputy mayor of city or person at authorized zed by law to appoint special deputy sheriffs special constables marshals policemen and other peace offic officers ersin in the to preserve the public peace and prevent or quell public disturbance shall not hereafter appoint as such any person who is not a citizen of the state and must have authority in writing IDAHO clagett CI astUto to bo nominated to contest duwa claims calms to he scat seat boiss orry CITY idaho jan 8 an attempt will be mide made to elect another benator legally within the next week to fill the vacancy ending march 4 1891 who will contest the election of dubois aa as they claim he was elected before there was a known vacancy judge clagett will be thes the probable choice thus four senators will have been chosen by one legislative nesem bly something never befito known in the history of the union already three senators have presented credentials in washington U lie a the idler letter to him a forgery or turner tin the ailace of fools foo I 1 3 i kan xan jan 8 steps have b been een taken looking loo kini to the impeachment of frank mcgrath president of the kansas farmers alliance accused of being a party to an alleged scheme to elect E J turner republican congressman from the sixth district to the united slates states senate the matter will be brought before a special cession session of the executive board of the alliance mcgrath and codding who isalio is alfo alleged to be in in the supposed deal are members of the board mcgrath Alc Grath fent a copy of a bettor to the public and to a cetres of the associated press this morning in i he be denied know ing anything of the authorship of the letter alluded to in yeater yesterdays dAys dispatches in it he lie says it the letter was written by turner he is the prince of tools fools and had no authority right or encouragement for his action mcgrath adds that be bellewes beli bel leyes eyes the letter signed with turners name to bo be a forgery MIENS the tho atif rawa called out to keep tho the react peace lit at the ciphon LINCOLN neb jan 8 the alliance members me rafters took po session of the hobe hou 0 at five this bornio g they placed tha the speaker in iho the chair and put a cordon of nAsI blatant stant per gentit at arina arms wound a aund him when lieutta nant governor Alick cjohn lejohn ap feared he waa was not allowed to take his A 1 st 1 I lit e th AJ I 1 beat seat but stood in front of the me a speaker I 1 reddy ready to call calt a joint cession to 10 order at 0 the ian issued aed an 0 order r for the a rest of the lieutenant lieutenan t I 1 f zo governor vernor on the charge of misconduct n office and a breach of the peace tho the lieutenant governor defied the officer and was not taken into cosio jy both sides had bad a arce f ace of sergeant at armb arms within call and any attempt of either side to proceed with a canvass of the vote would have precipitated a row to avoid this a committee from each party was sent with a statement of the care cafe to the supreme court to ascertain which officer baa has theaon 1 right to preside governor thayer hag has ordered ont out a corn r any of nat Na guards and at 11 they had bad stacked their arms in the con adors of the capital capitol crowds are arriving on every train to attend the inauguration of governor elect boyd and considerable impatience e ia is bbown over t the h 6 delay in ill counti counting og the v votes otes the militia ais 19 called out only as a precautionary me measure aure there is no danger of an outbreak the proceedings at tho the afternoon session of the legislature were lees less stormy I 1 the alliance men had cooled I 1 down considerably and th the lieutenant governor took the cb chair ir 1 in al joint assembly no DO opposition was offered I 1 the returns of 0 the election I 1 were canvassed and demor rivio governor governor B noyd yd and the remainder of I 1 the eta etao e ticket all rt pub laicans were lec le lared elected elect pd A pollution si aution was then passed receiving the full alliance vote declaring the canvass conducted under deroest and that the legislature in no wise recognized the election of the officers who had been returned they were however promptly sworn in by the chief justice matters were further complicated this evening governor elect boyd called on governor thayer and tho the latter informed him he thayer would not give up the office on the ground that blvd was rot not a citizen odthe of the united states gov thayer has barricaded barricades barrica ded himself in the executive office with the police and a company any of 0 militia on gu gurd rd it is understood der be he will remain governor if until all questions q leot ions afflicting his successor are settled boyda bayda father it will be remembered carre to this country from ireland while boyd was a minor he lie took out hia his first pipers papers but never perfected z nhip nhi and bis his son was as never naturalized a it is claimed therefore he lie is eligible to office IDE SMITE jan jana after a discussion it was vias agreed on the motion ct A ingalls that the general debate of the financial nn ancial bill shall close next tuesday on day the debate will be resumed under ten minute lule Is a final vote on the presage pies age to lu be taken before adjournment that day gorman sherman and others par in the debate burpee add essed the senate in support of stewarts amendment for tree free coinage of silver and in the cauree of his rei arks declared it waa was im postil ble his that the S sanator from anio sherman could take a fair and impartial judicial view of that amendment amend meat call next addressed the senate and the bill was iben then laid aside the general public buildings bill vill passed mcconnell introduced bills for the tile erection of public buildings at lewiston and boise city idaho Ref reformed oried executive session adjourned tilt THE house washington jan 8 A bill passed authorizing the issue issue of certificates ot of service to telegraph operators who with the union army daring during the war A motion by Cut cutcheon choon that the house RO go into committee of the whole on the army appropriation bill was defeated farquhar moved to ato into committee of the whole on the shipping bill and suggested that the general debate cl close ata al 5 today to day blount and wheeler both made motions extending the time after several votes and considerable discussion all the motions were rejected a eted so no limit was placed on tha discussion in the committee of the whole fithian of illinois opposed eed the measure ure and wheeler of michigan favored it grosvenor of ohio also made an extended in in behalf of the bill which wag was frequently I 1 interrupted by comments from the democratic side pending the conclusion of Grosve Groa venora nors remarks the committee roae and the house adjourned jour ned ton topics washington TOX jan 8 cummings resolution with ith reference to the treatment of the jews in russia WB wre under consideration Lon in in the alouse committee on foreign affairs today to day it was finally referred to a subcommittee sub committee with authority to draft a resolution that will be in conformity with facts reported by the american diplomatic representatives senta tives in russia and which will at the same time be so wi w crded as not to constitute an interference with rus rug sias internal affairs it was the sen gen oral sentiment of the committee that the resolution should do no more than to express the sympathy of the united states with the jews A communication sent to the senate today to io day by the secretary of war shows there are now three colonels colont ls one brigadier general and admiral admira porter drawing pensions ot 8 per month under the act of congress of 1897 there are also 32 noncom non con com corn od officers drawing the earner amount in recognition of the service sen ica rendered by the caplain and crew of the united states ship baltimore which convel convened ad the remains of the late captain ericsson to swee len tea last year the gitig ft of sweden desires to present to them medals to bo be distributed ail ss follows oneff one of gold for the corn commanding tiffi vili cers 31 of silver one tor for each subordinate billier oil lier ser aud and of bronze one for each of the yew rew As the coptain and add crew are not permitted to accept thee these medals except by authority of Co Con gresse a resolution was today to day reported by representative Rw kwell the flays there seema little doub that free coinage will piss pass the senate when a vote tote Is reached and it is eaimec friends ii in the house it therefore appears possible blo that president mar may be piled called upon to pass judgment upon the free coinage bill the post hilll ft ill tomorrow to morrow cab that the shape la ia which lich the financial bill will pass the senate satiate can be predicted the tile proposition to buy twelve million ounces of silver will ha be stricken out and d in ftp its place will be senator stewarts 4 free coinage amendment ru ar texas two severe earthquake shocks ere fet there bere last ni no it enous erious damage was done but th the people were badly scared I 1 k i |