The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-12
Legislative Summary.
[rrom the topeka Commonwe,l,h !

solidated bird bill, which is supposed Il
combine all the strong points of foul
House bills and one Senate bill. Til;
bi,i passed by vote of % to l. The
State printing bill was again postponed
though, retaining its place ON the
calendar. S. B. No. CA, limiting the
amount Of attorneys fees to he allowed
by courts in case of foreclosure, etc, wa.
discussed in committee of the whole
without any definite conclusion.
The House adopted H. 6. r. No. 30
memorializing Congress to provide for
the payment of claims of citizens oil
Kansas from 1860 to 1870.
S. C. X. instructing the librarian t.
procure copies of the Bible for the use OF
the legislature, gave the House an oppor.
tunity to air its religious sentiments. Mr.
Hallowell doubted the ability of the
average legislator to repeat the Lords
Prayer, and moved that the Senators be
supplied with fifty copies Of the Lords
PRAYER printed on cards. In the course
al the debate Mr. Dixoii of Russell, said
the Lords prayer had never beeh cor.
rectly repeated by any chaplain in the
House. After good deal of chatting the
Bible resolution and the Lords Prayer
substitute were both lost. A movement
to admit Messrs. Flick Of Edward, and
Adamson of Rocks, as delegates" in the
Legislature failed. The House adopted
a resolution making 400 basis of ap-
poruonment for Representatives..
On Monday the Senate cOncurred in
the House resolution requiring the ways
and means committee to report appro-
priations by February 10th. The great
er part of the session was spent in COM
mittee of the whole discussing the State
printing bill. The bill reported by the
printing committee was advocated by
members of the committee. The bill was
opposed by several Senators on the ground
that it proposed too great an increase in
the State Printers fees. Senator erich
toms motion finally prevailed. which was
to send the bill back to the committee
on printing with instructions to send for
persons and papers, outside Of Topeka, if
necessary.
In the house Mr.. Dixon acknowledged
that Rev. Mr.. Blakesley had properly
the Lords prayer. The House
refused to concur in the bird bill as fixed
by the Senate. A petition was presented
asking for State bounty on children,
the production and rearing of ten child
rem emitting the mother to 81 900 and
all to stimulate matrimony." There
was large number of bills introduced,
the titles of which must be read to be
A vigorous discussion took
place over bill to allow credit for good
in the shape of diminuiion of
term of imprisonment. The speakers
were about evenly divided for and against
the bill, and in the midst of the talk the
rose and reported progress.
Mr.. HallOwell presented the thanks of
the reporters to the House for it human
ty as exhibited in the construction of
new table.
On Tuesday the H. G. R. No. 10, re-
ating to the opening of the Indian Ter.
-itory was discussed, and Senators were
ound to oppose taking from the Indian
| country which had been guaranteed to
lin by treaty, and the Senate refused to
Senator Martindale introduced
. bill which prohibits the shipment of
game from the State. In the afternoon
Il. b. No. SO. to abolish capital punish
nent, was discussed. The committee
expressed its belief in the utility of
hanging by recommending the rejection
# the bill.
In the House little was done in the
except to agree to meet and
liscuss the Centennial appropriation bill
It night. Mr.. Click announced that he
lad been elected chairman of the rail- |
Dad committee. The House in the af.
ernoon discussed in committee of the |
Whole, H. B. No. 296, to enable counties
tiles and townships to vote aid to rail.
Dads. The bill was amended so as to
equire one-fourth of all the tax payers
n the county to petition for an election;
lso so as to limit the giving of aid to
ounties having less than $3.50, 900 in.
and to townships having less
han $25, 900 Indebtedness. Other amend
rents we're offered, to understand which
will be necessary for the reader to
,llow the reported debate. The bill was
nally recommended for passage. At
light there was q debate in committee of
he whole over the Centennial appropri-
ton bill, which debate finally degen-
rated into something like q row, and
he House adjourned without having
ade much progress. l.
On Wednesday, in the Senate resolu.
on was adopted asking our delegation
! Congress to oppose any change in the
riff on castor beans, which goes to show
rat when mems pockets are touched
ley change their opinions on the tariff
stem.
1t adopted the sensible resolution of
acing all appropriation bills at the head I
the calendar.
1t then took up three proposed amend
ents to the constitution and spent the
st of the day discussing them.
Senator Robinson was right when he
id that the property of religious socie-
es should not be exempt from taxation.
c should have added that no property
hatever should be exempt, but that all
ould bare its share Of the burden of
pporting the government.
In the house, both the railroad bills ,
at of Mr.. Stiliings, the narrow gauge
II, and Mr.. Eskridge, the standard
uge bill, were passed. A resolution
As adopted that members in committe
the whole should be limited to one S
teen minutes speech on each motion.
lis resolution will cause some suffering
several members. but we think the
thor Of the resolution had the real good
the State at heart, and that future
nerations will rise up and call him '