The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-26
LEGISLATIVE.
Items rom the State Capital.

The following brief extracts from the pro.
ceedings Of the House may be of interest t.
our readers:
Mr.. Fenlon moved that Hou.e bills No.
ISL, 500. 40l, i02, 403 and A04, be read BY
the clerk and parsed at one calling of the
roll. This being objected to, No. 40l Wa
| dropped from the number, and the follow
| ing were passed at one roll call.
ii. 3. No. ISL, an act to repeal on act en-
titled San act comforting power therein
| specified on county commissioners IN certain
! counties having over thirty thousand inhabi-
tauts."
II. B. 800, an act authorizing the Board
Of County Commissions Of Lesvenworth
county 10 appropriate certain moneys.
III. 3. No. 402, an act to amend section
OF an act entitled san act to provide for q
aocmmissioner Of the poor in counties having
more than thirty thousand inhabitants" ap.
proved February "a, 1872.
II. B. 403, an act to authorize the County
Board of Commissioners to require officers to
furnish additional bonds.
III. B. 40i. act to authorize counties having
over thirty thousand inhabitants to provide
for funding OF their accrued ard accruing
Indebtedness.
Ii. L. 40I, an act to locate a State road
from Leavenworth city 10 the Penitentiary
and providing for the grading ard acadam.
izing If the same, was read and elected some
discussion, but it was finally passed.
Bills on third reading were taken up and
the following passed:
House bill No. 203. an act to incorporate
and regulate cities of the first class. II. B.
Rocks county, State of Kansas, public high
ways. House bill No. pa, an act to repeal
chapter 1l6 of the session laws relating to
road taxes, how applied in certain counties,
approved February %, 1872. House joint
resolution No. ), relating TO the appointment
of an agent 10 collect certain moneys due the
State, WAS read and the discussion opened on
it again occupying about an hour. A substi-
tute was offered making it the duty of the
Attorney General to collect the money look
ed Tor in the resolution. which was voted
down. The roll was then called and the res
olution adopted. Yeas SO; Nays q.
Mr.. Anthony offered II X No. 81. that
the House heartily endorse the resolution pre-
scented by the State Grange, in regard to the
State Board of Agriculture, and instruct the
of Ways and Means to make no
TO saId Board.
Mr.. Hackney moved q suspension Of the
rules to pass the resolution now.
Mr.. Funston opposed this. He thought
il matter that should be we'll considered
before being passed on.
Mr.. Lawrence moved 10 amend by adding,
except to pay the present Indebtedness Of
said Board.
Mr.. frey was opposed to this. He thought
il originated lii a misconception, and he hop
ed it would not pass.
Mr.. Lawrence said the patrons OF hus. |
bandry had fully considered this matter, the |
State Grange represents q, 900 people and |
they demand the passage of this resolution |
and the abrogat;on of the State board.
Mr.. Hackney said this WAS asked by the |
farmers themselves, and he believed they |
knew what they were about; it is this con- !
iinued steal of small sums that il running |
the State.
Mr.. Funston again insisted that this reso- |
luton should not be passed: he said il was /
striking blow at the agricultural interests |
Of the State, and he thought the State Grange |
mad net well considered the subject.
Mr.. Stout favored this resolution a. the |
irst step in the direction of reform, and he |
nope! the State Board of Agriculture would
1e wiped cut a. being utterly useless. He /
:laimed this was taxing the many for the
,eneiit OF few, and this was radically
wrong.
Mr.. Potter thought i, quite time the State
I'D was withdrawn from this board, and he
avored the passage Of the resolution.
Mr.. Weaver moved that the consideration
u the resolution he postponed till o'clock
IN Wednesday evening next; which was
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