The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-11
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Summary Of its Proceedings.

Summary Of Its Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, February 2, 1876.
We take up our report where We
left it last week.
SENATE.-Petitions on herd law, for
and against, are introduced daily, the
larger number being opposed.
After reports from standing COM
mittees, Senator GriffiR offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, There appears to be a gen. |
eral demand on the part OF tax payers OF
this State 20 reduce the expenses OF stand |
ing public business; therefore,
r eSOlUed, BY the Senate that the COM |
mittee on judiciary be respectfully Ie-
quested to report a bill to this SenSte in
which bill there shall be provision tax
ing the costs Of maintaining jurors in civ
IL cases, the parties litigant rs the court
may order. Providing, IL shall be DEEM
ed advisable by the committee u report
such bill.
In the senate, the grasshopper bill
was passed Is to 6. 1t allows a county
bounty of % bushel for locust eggs
with q propOrtionate allowance for
fractional parts of buehel.
S. B. 57,a bill extending the scope of
the exemption law, was recommended
for rejection in committee of the
whole. 1t was objected that under the
present exemption law it was almost
impossible to collect any judgment.
S. B. No. 10, having the same OBJ
ject az b. B. No. 8, viz, to test the til
tie to the 500, 900 acres of land given
to the railroads In 1865, was recon-
mended for passage.
After a good deal of talk S. B. No.
SO, which provides for the sale of
mortgaged real estate without fore
closure and within sixty days, was re-
ferred to a special committee to be per-
fected.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion, and confirmed n. A. Adams,
Esq, of Manhattan, and James Law
renee of Mitchell county, as regents of
the Agricultural College, and H. D.
MacKay, of Lawrence as director OF
the penitentiary.
S. B. No. IS, an act to recover to the
State the title of certain lands granted
to the State of Kansas by an act OF
Congress in 1S41, was taken up, and
several amendments were offered.
This bill as amended, provides that the
attorney general is hereby required, as
soon as practicable, to commence and
prosecute such action or acJions as
may be necessary to recover for the
State the title and possession of all, Of
any part, of the five hundred thou.
sand acres OF land donated and grant.
, ed to the State of Kansas by act o.
Congress, entitled Gan act to appropri.
ate the proceeds of the sale of the pub.
lie lands, and to grant pre-emptiOr
rights, approved September 4th, 1s41, >
which was located by Commissioner!
II. 3. Denman, S. E. Hoffman and E
p. Bancroft, and said selections or 10.
cations afterwards approved by thu
secretary of the interior of the United
States.
s. 3. No. 80, an act to facilitate col
lectiOns and to reduce the expenses
, thereof was taken up. This bill pro
Vides in substance, that real property
taken on a mortgage may be solo
within sixty days, by the mortgages
or his attorney, without going through
the process of a foreclosure. This bill
met with considerable favor, anG
after considerable discussion wa!
referred to a special committee
Parkinson, Horton and PETER.
HoUsE.-After disposing OF various
: petitions and committee reports, (
communication from the Governor wa
read, the substance of which is, tina
the legislature has some authority, ant
has some duties to perform as well a
the Governor, and that if the legisla
ture desires to have criminals prosecut
ed it should clOthe the Governor witt
} authority to act. MIR. Snead revivet
the papers-for-members resolution
which was laid over, and will b,
. properly and judiciously killed wheI
it comes up.
The House, in committee of TIN
whole, recommended Mr.. Hackney
substitute for II. B. No. 10, which
takes the power of providing tor tn,
pay ment of attorneys fees out of thu
hands of the courts. The passage o
a substitute for H. B. No. 81, which
"reforms altogether; the matter of or
3 sanizing new counties was recon-
= mended.
, II. B. No. 106, which regulates cOun
| ties, cities and townships in giving ali
I to the construction of railroads was de
q bated at great length, and the debat
, developed all shades of opinions on tn
railroad question. The bill was vari
!. Ously amended, and finally re-cOmmit
ted to the committee of the whole.
The House rescinded the order pro
ViGing for but one session per day.