The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-26
Legislative Summary.
from the Topeka Commonwealth. ]

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The Senate, on the 10Th was informed
that Col. f. w. Dennis, A. J. North anC
ID. G. Evans had resigned their position:
on the Centennial Board of Managers.
S. B. No. So relating to salary of late
treasurer was reconsidered and all amend
meDt to make the salary 5000 q yeal
was voted down. The Senate refu ed tc
adopt S. G. K. No. 81, and thereby SC
amend the constitution as to allow only
$50 personal property to exempt from
taxation instead Of 5000 as at present.
The Senate passed "grist" of bills
which were noticed when they were
discussed in committee of the whole.
The Senate in the afternoon passed a
bill to prevent nuisances around the
capitol building and then went into
committee of the whole and struggled
with the question of printing additional
copies of the report OF the State Board Of
Agriculture. Various numbers were
proposed, then the committee decided
not to print any, and then the report
was disagreed to, so everything stands as
it was at the beginning. s. 3. No. III,
making the Secretary of State the
State weigher and measurer, was recon-
mended for passage, subject to amend
ment and debate. S. b. No. 70, pro-
viding for the removal of public officers
who get drunk, was recommended for
passage. s. B. No. 1l9, providing that
stray hogs shall become the property of
the taker.up after two months possession
was recommended for passage.
Senator Maltby's measure, s. B. No.
10, requiring railroad companies to fence
their roads was recommended for pas.
sage.
The House got interested in the tenn
perance question as presented in H. b.
q, which Furnishes the furnishing of
liquor for electiOneeripg purposes, and
there was food of talk on the matter,
and, efter all, the bill was passed over
II. B. No. GO, raising the fees Of jurors
in justices and coroner's courts, from so
cents to $1.00 a day, was recommended
for passage. A long debate took place
on H. B. No. 134, compelling people who
owned hedges on highways to trim them,
and the enacting clause was finally.
trimmed off the bill. H. J. r. No.
l, to submit the question of constitu-
tional convention, was rejected. H. J.
X. No. 6, amending the constitution in
regard to the terms of county commits
sioners was rejected, but. H. J. r. No. q
amending the constitution so as to pro-
vide for the assessment of all property
except public school, State and county
property were recommended for passage.
H. B. No. %, providing that State,
school and university funds shall be
invested only in United States and Kan
sas State bonds was recommended for
passage. Among other bills recommend
ed was H. B. No. 104, providing that no
school district shall be organized without
at least ten school children shall reside
within its limits. H. b. No. PIG, regu.
lating the issue of liz nor licenses in cities
of the first and second class, was amend
ed 50 that any person selling anything
in this State should be fined
500, and unanimously recommended
for passage.
The idea of q State Reform School was
voted down. An elaborate discussion
took place on II. Il. No. e6, in regard to
tolls tor public mills, and ons-fourth toll
was fixed upon as the fair thing. H. B.
No. "a, providing for the construction of
ishways in dams was recommended. A
discussion in which botany vas largely
introduced took place over H. B. No.
1853. to prevent the spread Of noxious
weeds, more especially the Spanish burr,
which overran the State last summer.
The bill was recommended for passage
B. B. No. 165, providing that the county
commissioners may order q herd, law on
he petition of 1 majority of the voters
# q county, was amended 50 that voters
n cities Of the first. second and third |
.lasses shall not be allowed to petition.
On Monday the Senate adopted al