The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-14
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
FEIDAY. MARCH 4.

FEIDAY, MARCH T.
In the senate. the Normal school ap-
preparation bill, appropriating $2j.00u
10 rebuild the building, was passed The
bill giving the enrolling and engrUssing
departments in charge of the secretary OF
state. was passed. An effort Was made
to pass the bill providing for the erection
of AN observatory at the state university,
after reconsideration OF the vote by
which it was lost on Monday, but it fail
ed. In committe of the whole, the bill
providing for ii redistricting of the state
into judicial districts, was recommended
for passage. The agricultural college
bill, 10 appropriate $40 500,which amount
had been taken from their maintenance
fund and used for completing the east
wing, was recommended for rejection,
after amendment making the amount
$4,000.
In the house. twenty bills were passed
at one roll-call. A number of other bills
were passed, among them one providing
for the creation of the sixteenth and sew
enteenth judicial districts. A concur
rent resolution requesting our represent
aiives in congress TO use all honorable
means To secure an appropriation of 49,
600 for thorough survey Of the KANSAS
river from Junction City to the mouth of
the river, was adopted. The bill making
an appropriation for building purposes,
for the Osawatomie insane asylum, pass
ed. The university bill, the Kansas or
phan asylum bill, the bill to provide for
the sinking of coal shaft and mining
coal at the penitentiary, the bill for the
support of the deaf and dumb asylum for
the years ending June 30, 1880 and 1881,
the penitentiary bill, and the bill appro-
priating $4,000 to the neutral land de
Tense committee, were recommended for
passage.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH >.
The bill foI the erection of extensions
TO the Deaf and Dumb asylum passed.
In the committee of the whole, number
of bills were recommended for passage,
among them the bill to appOrtiOn the
State for senators and representatives.
The bill providing that in LeavenwOrth
county one half of one mill shall be
levied 10 pay general judgments, and
that no tax shall be levied for Outstand-
ing bonded Indebtedness, was recommend
ed for passage. The object of the bill is
10 force the funding of all of the indebt-
edness of the county, at Il lower rate OF
interest. In the house, Smith, of Mar
shall, offered resolution directing the
committee on investigation to report at
no later date than IL m. Friday. \ mo-
llAnl W lay tuC tllt ldDlG
was lost my a vote of 23 yeas and ~
nays. The resolution was adopted by
reclamation. The University appropria-
ton Bbill passed, as was also the JOINT
resolution submitting a constitutional
amendment to the voters of the State
forever prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors in the State.
The bill will undoubtedly be signed by
the Governor, and the question will be
submitted in November 1880.
THURSDAY, MARCH q.
In the senate, bill was introduced to
provide for the creation of u provisional
| judicial district, for the purpose OF as
sisting the transaction of business in the
ninth district. 4 concurrent resolution
was adopted. fixing the time of final adj
journment, at IL M, Tuesday, and pro
vides that all legislative business be con
Guided at ) O'Clock Saturday night. The
ways and means committee introduced
three appropriation bills. Among 9th
er bills passed was the bill to redistrict
the state into judicial districts, the bill
to provide for the payment of the agent
of the state, for the prosecution of claims
against the general government, the bill
making an appropriation to pay the serv
ices, transportation and subsistence oi
state militia, and other expenses incur
red in suppressing the railroad strike il
April, 1878, and the state printing appro
preparation bill. The bill to reappOrtioI
the state for senators and representatives
was lost. The vote by which the agricul
tural college appropriation bill was lost
was reconsidered, and the bill passed.
was so amended that the appropriation
is but $4,000. The executive and judi
cary appropriation bill was recommend
ed for passage.
In the house, three bills were introdu
ced. Eighteen bills were passed, tin
most important of which were s. B. Al
making an appropriation of $4,000 Il
rebuild the state Normal school at En-
poria. Substitute for III. B. 800 chang
ing the time of the election of TOWNSHIP
officers from November to April. S.
1874, in relation to the state department
powers of duties of state officers, the OF
fetal state paper, and great seal of tn
state. Substitute for Fl. B. 1856, an &C
authorizing the secretary of the state l.
purchase 5000 copies of compilation
of the statutes by c. w. Dassler, at tn
price of $3.50 per volume. Substitut
for II. B. 235, making appropriations 70
the current expenses of the state insan
asylum, at Topeka, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1880 and June 80, 1881 ,Ih
sum of $50, 010 for the first and $34, IL
for the second year. Substitute for S. T
20, making an appropriation for the ereC
and completion of the west wing of tn
state house. The sum of $780, 900 is d
rectly appropriated out OF moneys i
the treasury, and levy of one-half mi
on the dollar of the taxable property {
the state for the years 1879 and 1880,
authorized. II. B. POI, making an al
, preparation of $4,000 to the Kansas Stat
Horticultural society for each fiscal year
t ending June 30, 1880 and 1881. s. b. g.
f making an appropriation of $4,000 fc
the extension to the building of their
: stitution for the deaf and dumb for til
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, and til
sum OF $1,000 for the furnishing of tn
, same during the same period.