The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-01-29

stricken out of bill allowing the COVER
nor to fill vacancies in county 0hces,
caused By death or other causes. Inc
committee reported in favor OF attaching
Linn county to the Sixth judicial dis
trict. The committee declined to tam
uer with the present property rights OF
married women. A bird bill lastly en-
oayed the attention of the House, and
Alter the display of q vast amount of
pathological knowledge, the committee
asked leave to sit on the birds again:
On Tuesday the Senate passed a e. Il.
instructing the Attorney General to col
lect moneys from delinquent County
Treasurers. A similar resolution was
passed to raise committee to investigate
the condition of the building tor the In
sane at Topeka. A s. G. resolution was
passed to have all laws in force in relation
TO assessment and taxation printed. S.
Bill No. l, prohibiting the sale ofliquors
within one mile ola campmeeting groung
was passed. A Bill to make the State
Treasurer give bonds in the sum of $500
600, was discussed and re-referred to the
committee for amendments. The bird
bill was again "sat" upon, and after some
debate the two bills upon the subject
were re.referred with directions to get
the good points in both bills and cOnsol-
idate them into one. A resolution was
adopted asking the opinion of the After,
ney General whether the State had any
legal rights to the 100000 acres of land
donated by the government for internal
Improvements.
In the House the bill changing the
time of holding courts in Sedgwick, But
Ter and countie. in that judicial district
passed. 1t passed the Senate the day
before, A resolution was passed request
ing county treasurers to report all funds
paid to Lappin late State Treasurer. The
vote by which the ladies of Topeka had
been granted the battle flags belonging
to the State was reconsidered and tabled.
Mr.. Wood from the committee on re-
trenchment and reform made a report
which would fill five columns of the
Commonwealth. We shall refer to it here
after. 1t was peculiarly-Sam Wood.
A resolution was passed thanking the
Republican members of Congress fol
defeating the BIZ which was to Cite jeff
Davis the right to hold Office. 1t was
passed by riua uoce vote, but the vote
to indefinitely postpone it was 67 against
Is for, which would have been about the
vote had the roll been called. s. c. r.,
to appoint joint committee Oft to visit
the insane asylum as Osowatomie was
adopted. There was some acrimOnicu:
debate over a motion by Mr.. Waters
instructing the committee to ascertain
by what authority the trustees of the
Insane Asylum used more money than
they ought to have done in constructing
a central building at O.awatomie. The
amendment was adopted. -..
In the Senate, on Wednesday, the spe,
cial committee to whom was referred
centennial matters, reported that it hac
consulted with like committee OF thu
Hou and the joint committee agreed
to report bill giving 81, 900 to thu
Board Of Centennial Managers to carry
out the object of their appointment ant
to erect building at Philadelphia mex
Spring for the use of the State.
a bill was passed requiring the Stat
Treasurer to give bonds in the sum
100000 and that the present treasurer
have sixty days in which to file new
bond.
A bill to repeal the act requiring
county commissioners to give bond wa
considered in committee of the who'll
and rejected. A bill to change the dea'
line for Texas cattle was discussed to
some time, and further consideration 0
it postponed till next Tuesday. A bill
to require plaintiffs in civil suits III dis
trict court to give security for cost or pu
M $500 was considered and rejected.
!. In the House, Mr.. Kirk from the com
mittee on Public Institutions, said tina
: if they were not misinformed the inmate
: of the deaf and dumb institution wer
not properly cared for, and asked that
committee be appointed to visit tina
institution. After some debate the Ser
ate Resolution, providing for committee
8 to visit all the institutions, was adopted
The Senate Resolution asking COngres
, to provide for taxing lands of X. T. L
. R., was referred to the Judiciary Con
mittee. The Senate Resolution provic
ing for "a copies of the bible was burie
in the committee on retrenchment an
t reform. Twenty eight bills were intrt
D duced. making 257 House bills in all.
e long time was then spent in committt
e of the whole on the "bird BILL" whic
: was perfected and recommended fl
: passage. The main provision of it
that it makes it trespass for any one
Z kill a bird of any kind on land 9TH
!. than his own. 1t does not change Il
{ law rs to the right of parties to kill gan