The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-02-11

respective roads.
The following bills were introduced in
the House:
| By Sims on counties. II. B. No. 30S, to
repeal section of an act entitled "An act
to provide for the publication of statements
showing the condition of county treasur-
ers."
BY Mr.. Martin. II. B. No. 800, relating
to the organization of new counties.
BY Mr.. Fitzwilliams. H. B. No. 80, to
amend an act entitled "An act relating to
taxation in Leavenworth county," and pro-
viding for poor farm and for certain
county officers therein.
By Mr.. Johnston. II. B. No. 31I, to
authorize E. A. Graverock & Co. to make
the Marias des Cygne river navigable, and
to condemn the right of way and fowage,
and navigate the same with boats from the
eastern line of the State of Kansas to the.
town OF Reading, in Lyon county, Kansas
BY Mr.. Welles. H. B. No. 3l2, to amend
sections and of an act to amend an act,
entitled, "An act regulating the jurisdiction
and procedure before Justices OF the Peace,
in civil cases."
By Mr.. Welles. II. B. 323, to provide for
the better protection of game
The Chief Clerk announced that Mrs.
Rickerdyke had thirty carloads of provi-
sions in transit to Kansas, and requested
the members of the legislature to notify her
Immediately of the amount of destitution
in their respective districts to report TO her
at the Gordon house. The announcement
was received with cheers for Mrs Kicker
dyke.
| TOPEKA, Feb. SIN the Senate to-day,
Mr.. Simdhs presented the petition of 122 of
the legal voters of Ladore township, Neosho
county, Kansas, and the proceedings OF a
mass meeting, asking for authority to vote
bonds
Mr.. Cooper presented a petition praying
that, as the Legislature was great source
Of ANNOYANCE generally, and especially to
county officers, by interfering with their
| fees, that q convention he called to make a
new Constitution prescribing biennial ses-
| sions for the Legislature or disposing of it
altogether. Referred TO the committee on
| destitution.
Mr.. St. ulair presented petion OF J. H.
/, Hamilton and forty-two others, asking for
the taxation of mortgages
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate:
No. lSl, by Mr.. Robinson, relating to an
act authorizing counties, cities and town.
ships to issue bonds to aid in the construc-
tion OF railroad bridges, etc.
No. ia, by Mr. Simons, for the relief of
the citizens of Ladore township, Neosho
county, Kansas.
No. lS5, by Mr.. Simons, authorizing
Mission township, Neosho county, to issue
bonds for the purpose of compromising GER
tain claims.
BY consent, Mr.. Horton introduced S. B.
No. 1SS, authorizing the Commissioners of
the Permanent School Fund to sell State
bonds belonging to said funds, and invest
the proceeds, together with uninvested
monies in the Treasury, belonging to said
fund, in County Relief Bonds.
In committee of the whole, s. B. No.
-, by Mr.. Halderman, was taken up; the
object of the bill is to repeal the law by
which the Secretary of the Senate and
Chief Clerk of the House are authorized to
make three copies of the Journal at Is
cents per folio.
Mr.. Halderman showed from Auditor
Wiider's report that in 1864 the State had
paid no less than S2,6OS for this work that
the State had paid sum total of S1S, ,339
since its organization; that the expenditure
was worse than useless, the printed copies
answering every purpose.
Messrs. Parkinson and Daw had been
creditably informed that in several instan-
ces the manuscript copies had been tran
scribed from the printed copies.
The discussion was protracted and heat
ed. The bill was finally recommended for
passage.
Mr.. Hopkins relief bill, No. l26, was
next taken up, and passed on a third read
ing.
In the House Mr.. PETER presented pc
tition from the citizens of Anderson county,
asking that the laws granting corporate
rights to social clubs should be repealed, or
SO amended as to prevent their selling in
toxicating liquors.
Among the bills presented were the fol-
lowing:
By Mr.. Bradford. H. B. No. 31s, to pro-
vide for State house of police and appro-
priation therefor.
By Mr. Burgess. H. B. No. 800, to regu-
late the fees for county printing.
BY Mr.. Sutton H. B. No. 32l, in rela-
ton to Atchison county, and prescribing
the duties thereof.
In the committee of the whole; S. B.
No. lO4, authorizing counties to issue relief
bonds
H. No. lis, relating to the sale of
property without appsaisement.
H. b No. 80, relating to the issue of
bonds by Barbour county, for the purpose
of building bridges, and amendatory of
chapter "a of the laws of 1872.
H B. No. 50, relating to the liens of me
chanics and Others, and regulating the pro-
ceedings of the same, and amendatory of
seton l, chapter l4l, of the laws of 1872.
H. B. No. 96, an act to repeal an act en-
titled IAN act to establish Criminal Court
in Leavenworth county, and to provide for
the disposition of cases therin pending"
II. b. No. 5S an act to prevent the de-
strucfion OF fish was recommended for pas
sage.
= The .ctto abolish the Criminal Court of
Leavenworth county to take effect April j.
TOPEKA, Feb 6-In the Senate, to-day,
the following bills passed on third read
ing
5. B. No. 100, to authorize the Commis-
sioners Of Greenwood county TO issue and
sell the bonds OF said county to iquidate
the Liabilities created by the defalcation Of
the late county treasurer.
H. b No. 253, making appropriation for
State printing. ME-
In commifsee of the whole the following
bilh we're reoUn mepded for passage:
S. B. No. 9s, To pEovide for the appoint
meut Of a con,missi0n 10 examine and certify
the amount of loaes Of citizens of the State
OF Kansas BY the invasion OF bands OF
guerillas and aarauders during the years
lS6l-e-S and s.
g b No. 2 relating to persons entitled to
suffrage in cities of the first clasa.
Substitute fof s. b No 81, relating to the
maintenance OF INDECENT pupils in the blind
asylum.
S b. No-ll7, to repeal the law author
izing railroad companies to issue preferred
stock. 81
Substitute for g. B. No. 81, relating to the
powers and duties of State officers of the ex-
ecutive department ~
S. b No. 6s, to require plaintiffs in civil
actions 10 give security for costs. This
bill provides that . plaintiff in action,
shau give bond for costa that NAV accrue,
irrespective Of the decision of the case,
providing that in cases Of judgment against
defendants, the costs cannot be collected of
the defendants and provided that the
plaintiff having . Just cause of action, tes-
titles on cath that he i, BY reason Of power
~. unahle To siya hond for ersSa