The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-25

the enacting clause was finally trim
med OF the bill.
II. j. K. No. /, to submit the ques-
ton OF constitutional convention.
was rejected.
ii. j. R. No. 6, amending the consti-
tuition IN regard to the terms of county
commissioners was rejected, but 81. j.
4. No. 2, amending the constitution so
as to provide for the assessment of all
property except public scho d, State
and county property was recommend
ed for passage.
Fl. B. No. %, providing that State
school and university funds shall be
invested only in United States and
Kansas State bonds was recommended
for passage.
Ameng other bills recommended
was III. B. No. 104. providing that no
school district shall be organized with
out at least ten school children shall
reside within its limits.
Fl. B. No. ZIG, regulating the issue
of liquor licenses in cities of the first
and second classes.and amended SO that
any person selling anything intoxicat-
ing in this State should be fined 500,
and unanimously recommended for
passage.
The idea of State reform school
was voted down.
An elaborate discussion took place
on II. B. No. C., in regard to tolls for
public uills, and One-fOurth toll was
fixed upon as the fair thing.
81. 3. No. "A, providing for the con-
structiOn OF fish-Ways in dams was re-
commended. A discussion in which
bOtan y was largely introduced took
place over III. B. No. 16S, to prevent
| the spread of noxiDus weeds. more es-
pecially the Spanish burr, which over
ran the State last summer. The bill
was recommended for passage.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 81.
SENATE.-The Senate adopted
concurrent resolution, that
all legislation except messages
from the Governor, shall cease on
Saturday, February 26th, and that
an adjournment be had March LIST.
II was recommended for passage,
that about 81 600 be refunded to Y.
X. Stout, of Troy, it being principal
and interest of money he paid for
school lands for which he got no
title.
The bill to print extra copies Of
the agricultural report, was referred
to q special committee, with direc-
tons to make arrangements to have
it published at the expense of the
publisher aud be plac I'd on sale. In
other words, to sell the copyright.
The bill appropriatiDg $1,000 to
cover the expenses of ferreting out
the school bond fraud and the arrest
Of Lsppin passed. During the de-
bate it was stated that the detectives
were withdrawn from tracking
Scrafford.
A bill to codiiy the laws was
killed.
A bill slightly increasing the fees
of county attorneys, was agreed
upon.
The counties of Elk and Chautau-
qua were allowed to issue bonds to
take up their floating Indebtedness.
What is known as "Eskridge's
railroad BILL" was discussed long
time, slightly amended and recon-
mended for passage, subject to
amendment, by ono majority. Its
fate on third reading is said to be
doubtful.
Mr.. Stillings' railroad bill was
passed by two majority just as it
came from the House.
HOUsE.-SeVen bills that were re-
ported Saturday were passed on
third reading.
The House took up bills changing
the law in regard to assessment and
taxation, and spent the time until
adjournment, and the evening ses-
sion, without finishing them.
During the afternoon tho Joint
committees on ways and means sub
mltted report on expenses of the
State government and institutions,
as follows.