The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-09
LEGISLATIVE.
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

| TOPEKA, March IA large number ol
bills have been passed to-day. Most Of the
appropriation bills have passed, and the
assessment and taxation law also the bill
putting the three charita bic institutions oi
the State into the charge OF one board OF
five members and appropriates $1,000 for
their expenses.
All the Normal Schools are past redemp-
tion, but il is thought that an amount will
be tackled on TO the miscellaneous appro-
priation bill sufficient to pay all expenses
TO March lst.
The work of the Legislature is nearly
done, and all bills OF any importance will
be passed. There are about 500 bills on
the calendars that will not be reached.
The Ossawatomie Asylum gets but S21,-
600 to complete the building going up, and
nothing tor new ones. The Topeka Asylum
gets but the SS 600, re-appropriated, which
was on hand from last year.
Both Houses will be in session most of
the night. but the final adjournment will
not take place till Friday or Saturday.
TOPEKA, Kan, March both houses
of the legislature have extended the time
10 stop the legislature till IL NJ. to-mor-
| row.
The appropriation bill passed.
| The House concurred in the Senate
amendments 10 the tax bill.
The bill appropriatIns $4,000 to the En-
poria school, to pay the arrearages Of
teachers wages, and to run it to June next,
was defeated by one majority.
The committee on the Leaven worth bill
that was tampered with, have not yet re-
| ported.
Topeka, Kansas, March 2.-The new
school bill, which is . complete compila-
tion of all laws on the subject and viii ch
| allows colored children to attend the white
| schools, passed the House as it came from
| the Senate.
All the appropr alton bills except the
misce laneous, have passed both houses.
The revenue bill is not yet introduced.
The time for the consideration OF bills
has been extended till II tonight, and the
final adjournment till a. m. next Mon
day.
The committee appointed to investigate
the tampered Leavenworth auditor bill,
reported that Senator johnson, of Leaven-
worth, did the act. the bill being given to
him by ID. NJ. Adams, of Topeka, who got
il from the chief clerk. All the other par
ties are entirely exoneraied. Mr.. johnson
Immediately rendered his resignation, and
1t WIS accepted.
The Senate to-day confirmed NJ. W. Rey-
nolds, OF Parsons, and r. F. Ingalls,, of
Atchison, as Regents of the State Universe
", and A. II. Horton, of Atchison, and u.
l. kinSsbury, of Burlington, as Regents Of
the Agricultural College.
The Governor has appointed a the new
Centennial Managers L. H. Bancroft, Of
Emporis; c. F. Koester, of Marysville T. |
c. Henry, of Abilene, and w. E. Barnes, Of |
Douglas county. He also appointed r. w. |
Wright, OF Oewego, in the place Of one who |
resigned. There are two vacancies yet to |
be filled.
ArTENPTED SUICIDE.
Ex-senator johnson has been crazy all |
the evening, and attempted to kill himself
twice. At present writing Q2o'clock) he
is quiet. DR.. Viewer, of Leavenworth, is
with him.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 3-The Legisla-
ture has virtually closed. 1t will remain
in session till the bills are en-
rolled. which will take about iwenty-four
hours.
The day has been spent in agreei-g to
the disagreements between the ex Ho uaes
on the appropriation bills. They came to-
gether on the last bill about five O'Clock
this evening. |,
As near as can approximate, the total
amount Of appropriations are about $780, Z
600. ,
The tax levy for general purposes is 81 {
mills, and mill for interest and sinking ,
und.
G. W. Click and W. l. Parkinson ,
Eee appointed to-day Is members of the