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Boise Correspondence. Fe b. 26.-AS the legislative ses ,g to a close th both branches _ _ Boise, F el1 ^ close the republican sion isdr»w ,n 8 ^ branches have shown tubers in . to a clear realization t the) arL wjtuation. They are com the genera S ^ magn itude of the jto apprecn tQ overrun the tsz »*-. totax tiie pe ° pic CtaI ^iii Its palmiest days. It was T r::èdh.l that republicans should ° y n lv understand all this to put them their guard and spur them to patriotic They have, unfortunately» lent aCU Hrt to "one or two questionable meas 8UP but when it is considered that they re more or less inexperienced, and * e t he influence of the strongly backed up by the [that all ijgmioant part> Liuistration, was brought to bear upon fâZ in favor of those measures, they ' he severely blamed for a few mis annot oc æ j ... ^es Upon the whole the republi cs have done excellent work and prob ably as well as could be reasonably ex i* [cl. As intimated before in these correspondence, there .are no political experts among them, trained in the school of Dubois and Steunenberg. They . plain, honest men, more apt to be im posed ( than those possessed of much less integrity. But they are the kind of men capable of development—men, who knowing the right, are disposed to do it, and having had the benefit of experience will profit by it. The methods which have been employed by the administra tion to hoodwink and coerce republican members will appear more in detail and 1 clearer light in the progress of these correspondence. It would scarcely be generous to omit at this time some tribute to the populist members who have figured prominently in the business of the ses sion. On most of the questions they have shown themselves clear-headed, con servative ami loyal to the welfare of the state. This is in marked contrast to the character and conduct of their predeces sors of two years ago. Of course, they have stood up manfully for every propo sition involving general principles per taining to their political doctrines, but upon every question disconnected from strictly political considerations they have generally been right. The administration members are still wrestling desperately with the general appropriation bill. The committee bill has been denounced and smothered in caucus and the Governor's scheme of exhausting his economic reforms on sil ver Republicans promises to mis-carry. Even the''phonograph'' begins to talk in a tremulous voice. It is understood that prominent members of the ad ministration stripe have served notice on his excellency that they wont stand his work; that they are getting tired of his posing as a great reformer at the expense of his allies and entirely to the advant age of old line Democrats. A short time ago they tried to settle differences in caucus but failed lamentably, succeeding only in having a hot time generally. One silver republican filled with emotion declared that it made him tired to think that the fruits of all the sacrifices his party had made for 10 tc 1 were being gathered in by the governor of Idaho. The harmony of the "union" sounds like a Wagner opera performed by a Cliitiese company. The river improvement bill has passed both houses and gone to the governor. It is claimed by the friends of the measure that the passage of the hill will cause a veritable railroad boom between Nampa and Horse Shoe Bend. The bill to create a bureau of labor sta tistics, immigration and provide an in spector of immigrants passed the senate with few dissenting votes. It is reported that no less than nine of the faithful have been promised the job of running the bureau at f 1200 per annum and #4500 for printing. Jack Ham of Caldwell, and U J- Bassett ol Idaho expect to get the job but it is very likely that Senator James G. Watts will be tlie man. The salary hill seems to be as trouble some as the appropriation bill and it is hard to even approximately guess at this hme the character of the measure that will eventually pass. Notice of the revolt of Republicans "gainst administration schemes was served almost simultaniously by Senator ogham at one end of the capital and epresentative French at the other. In e Senate the administration state ex miner graft was under discussion when nator Brigham intimated that he smpected the legislature had gone * ut far euough in the matter of sup amGn *°^ sna P s for political carbuncles, at there was no more real demand m,niller of accounts than for j. e M catcher. The irreverence of «• .* ° r /'ff' 1 ' 11 " s remarks filled Senator >■ 0 0*yhee with profound in Sr- Kvery time of the ad ®»>*traUo n '. grafts ., u attacked Watts T with Swy indignation and gT™ fo erupt. Upon this occasion, nstiim f e ? pressio " o{ painftd conster wistfullobby Th?'" 1 ° Ver lhe faCL ' ° f thE al ' ' senator from Owyhee WiDinLT ° Vcrcomc «'th emotion, hlebrn 1 le P rts piralion from his mar curl ai ! 1 smoothin K out the scornful « a fljT. i' P ' he aiwed hU >*>dex finger ÏÏf «««y Day's left mn.n ... **"* lh ' s ' or something very Wuc h like it: -Mr. President: I do not Wondf. * * value from j-.V' 10 °PP os ition of the senator A jtai, t0 l *''* excellent measure, the corn?"" lner would brin t 5 to light Permeate-.?i,"" arj . <l ' l,sbo »esty which Politic of I social fa,jr 'c and body n °* default? ' ' i: " uu ty- That county is if dollars r i° tHe Statt mal, y thousands, tb* floor shrink rtpreS * ntat ' ve upon this bin ... s from the calcium light *** i *"i to turn on " More ,Bch elegam" rr pUrl,ose if not ir Wi *° i* na:ur. 11 j e ' he» a tor Brigham the ' a tXK> i headed man en taency w :,, Ulta casl upon his consti •ben he m,,. aJraira M* patience, but hkrng h 15 u ' re Ply tliere was no tnis *t Senator u? ' ' US ' looked straight ^»"tor Watts ami in calm, ,liberate tones proceeded to defend his people and excoriate the administration schemes and the tools employed to consummate them. He said that in proportion toits wealth, area and population, Latah j oount y had paid more money into the state treasury than any other county in | ldaho; ll 'at the only excuse for the cowardly attack made upon the people of r o,e to pay tor them thelr '»ability and the of that county was the fact that some peo who had purchased state lands had been unable to pay for them: that the cause of cause of all their financial misfortunes was the bungling and perfidious statesmanship of a Dem ocratic national administration ; that the people when they purchased those lands had paid 10 per cent of the appraised valu ation; that but for the blighting effects of Democracy they could have paid every cent; that now after paying what they had and after, in many instances, hav ing put valuable improvements upon the land, they were willing to give it hack; they were willing to confess their in ability to pay through misfortune, but they resent in every fiber of their being j the groundless and contemptible imputa tions of dishonesty flaunted in their j faces by those who helped to bring ; about their misfortunes. Senator Brig ham then paid his respects to the bill ! under discussion. He explained that it was another job for the benefit of some political indigent one of those faithful but reform creatures whose hungry eyes beseeclied from the gallery and pleaded in cloak rooms and lobbies, j He said the administration pleaded | of lack of money, and urged a miserly | economy where decent appropriations j were asked for worthy public institutions which the state is as morally obliged to support; but when it comes to creating new and utterly needless offices for ad ministration henchman, there was money to burn, and there were no crocodile tears for the overburdened taxpayers and horny-handed sons of toil. "Why," said the senator, "it has been intimated to me and insinuated to other members of this legislature—it is being constantly ding-donged in our ears—that if we refuse our support to these bills creating an army of inspectors, examiners, instruct ors and commissioners, we shall have no university appropriation or one so small that that splendid institution will be compelled to lock up its doors and nail up its windows. I want to say here that while 1 am most anxious for the welfare of our state university, yet I will not violate my oath, I will not trade off the interests of the whole state in its be half. It is not a I.atah county institution —it is not a local concern. It belongs to the whole state, gentlemen; as much to your constituency as to my constituency. It rests as much with you as with me what shall become of it. It is your priv ilege to close it as much as my desire and hope to build it up and see it grow and prosper until it shall become a truly great and complete educational institution— wherein the youth of Idaho may be fully and grandly developed," Senator Brig ham closed by giving it to be emphati cally understood that the administration club could no longer be weilded with any effect over his head. His talk brought the senate to a very clear realization of its duty, and the state examiner bill was promptly consigned to an early but well merited hole in the ground. A somewhat similar scene was enacted in the house by Representative French, republican from Latah county. The ob jection raised to his election by French's political enemies war, his youth. If they have any more youths of his quality in North-Idalio, they could do no better than continue sending them to the legis lature or filling other important positions with them. On Tuesday, February 21st, an effort was made to pass a resolution to the effect that no bill, except appropria tion and revenue bills, should be intro duced after the 24th without unanimous consent. It amounted to a declaration that all administration measures must be disposed of, and the vote of every repub lican recorded before tlie appropriation should be presented. At that time Rep resentative French took occasion to place himseif and the other representatives of his county, as well as the republican and populist members of the house, upon a broad and dignified plane. In opposing the resolution he called attention to the trade anil barter system of legislation, and particularly to the shame of attempt ing to drag purely educational institu tions into the quagmire of party politics. He pointed out that men, who, if they do not speak for the administration au thoritatively, are at least in its confidence and full sympathy, had repeatedly indicat ed that unless the Latah county delega tion voted "right" on certain administra tion measures they would see to it that the appropriation asked for the mainte nance of the state university would not be granted, or would lie reduced to the minimum. After paying a tribute to the integrity of the members in general, he said in conclusion, "I now desire to give notice that no club can be held over my head, no matter what appropriation is made for the university, or if none lie made. Let the administration take the responsibity. My constituents may have made a mistake in electing me; but they voted for me believing, at least, that I possess principle, and 1 do not wish to disappoint them." The "phonograph wanted names. Mr. French said he would excuse the "phonograph" if it would make that gentleman feel any bet ter, but would not retract one word he had said about the attempts of the ad ministration to coerce himself and oth ers. On this day the river bill passed the house and went to the governor. In this connection it may be well to remember the minority report presented by Repre :ntative Moody. It says: "After con sidering this measure from every i>ossible standpoint, we have concluded that it is calculated to foist upon the people of the state of Idaho a monopoly that will be blasting in its effects; that it is the duty of every citizen of this state to resent any attempt on the part of Michigan lumber interests, aided and abetted by Real Estate andjîines ... Houses Lots ami Lauds for sale, located in the cities of Lewiston and Vineland, harms, Rauches, Fruit and Pine Lands located in the states of Washington and Idaho. Choice gold propositions, located in the Pierce City, Musselshell, EÎk City Dixie and Moreucc Mining Districts, to bond or sell. Investments made for capitalists and investors ou approved properties of real merit. * *L e locating of Nez Perce Reservation lands for settlers promptly attended to. Official and notarial business transacted. Conveyances, deeds and mortgages made and acknowledgments taken. Insurance on city and tarm property written. Correspondence solicited. Address— J. N. STACY & CO., Lewiston National Bank Building. LEWISTON, IDAHO. •'S ■tpi V-j-vy ■S Fresh Groceries.. Our new stock of Groceries has arrived. Everything new and fresh. Everything attractive, i he best bargains in quantity and quality in tlie city. THE C. 0. D. GROCERY, W. W. Fairburn, Proprietor. $0 " 4 * v ? t *"v 4* Nr 4* y y y y y * Best Seeds that Grow! 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Hulse, of Blaine county, made a strong fight against the river bill, and said lie could have had money for voting for the bill, but would not sell out the people who had elected him. Jones, of Boise county, and Kingsley, of Ada, as did other republicans and populists, made a gallant fight to defeat the bill, but the administration forces carried the day. Following the sound and patriotic ex ample of Senator Price of Cassia county, Senator Budge recently withdrew his bill fora state wagon road in Bear Lake and Bannock counties. It will he re membered that Senator Price recently withdrew his bill for a bridge across Snake river for the reason, as he after wards explained, that it would relieve him from any obligation to support numerous extravagant appropriation bills. Senator Budge pursued the same course, and in his withdrawal speech exploded a bomb in the enemy's camp. He said: "This is one of the first meas ures introduced in the senate. When I introduced it I had no idea there would be so many demands made upon the state treasury as there have been, anil 1 want my friends who have supported this bill to be free as ! want to be myself in acting upon other measures which come before the senate." The Senator's meaning could not lie misunderstood and ■ the friends of the administration felt that another club had slipped from their grasp. It is possible that the legislature will have completed, or rather end ed, its labors before these facts can be published, as the time for which members can receive pay expires March 2, but they may con tinue without pay indefinitely- The ir rigation bill has now become a law, save for the governor's signature, which no doubt will be attached to the bill. The attempt to nullify the anti-gambliug law by providing a high license, has failed. The bill passed the senate, but was promptly put to sleep in the house. The salary bill is still in an uncertain condi tion, owing to a serious doubt of its con stitutionality. The question now raised is as to the power of the county commis sioners to detenni ne salaries within the limitations prescribed by law. The at torney general says that the authorities are evenly divided on the question. The weight of local legal opinion seems to favor the >dea that the legislature ought in to £ ■ to definitely fix salaries. It is probable though, that the bill, as it is, giving com missioners discretion, will pass. The ap propriation bill now lias the right of way in the house. It was reported from the committee last Friday and not materially different from what has already been in dicated in these correspondence. The bill appropriates only $ 12,000 for the state university, while the normal schools have been liberally provided for. Church of Bannock, has a bill for ' the removal of the Albion normal to Pocatello, but it doesn't stand a ghost of a show, so mem bers of both houses say. Tlie horticulturists were here in force last week, giving the horticultural ap propriation the lienefit of their moral support. It would seem but fair, while thousands of dollars of public money is being expended for tlie benefit of fruit growers, that something should be done to ameliorate the condition of wheat grow ers, sheepmen, horse breeders and hog and poultry raisers. There i9 no use of making a pet of the fruit industry. Club • Room 6igar Store. £ i £ Ed. L. Wiggin, Prop'r. J * ( ************************* 1 1 ! ! I Nothing like it! ! That is what everybody a says about the W WEISGERBER BEER Strictly a first class article ^ anif absolutely pore. Can be had In keg or bottle. ^The California Brewery DU. <'. W. SHAKE'. Surgeon. OlHce Rooms, Vollmer liuilding. 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