The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-03-21
KANSAS NEWS.
Lsegislature.

Legislature.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the House bill
to create the Sixteenth and Seventeenth ju-
dicial districts was passed, together with q
large number of local bills. The Legislative
Appropriation bill also passed and was sent
to the House. In the House, the greater
part of the session was consumed In discus.
sion of the Investigation business.
On the 18th. the Legislature ceased all
business at four O'Clock p. m, except to re-
ceive messages from the Governor, and
agreed to adjourn sine die at II o'clock to NOR.
row. AL the bills to create new judicial dis
tricts or to change old ones, died between
the two houses.
In the Senate, on the 18th, number of
resolutions were adopted unanimously,
among them the following:
Resofred, That the Hon. L. U. Humphrey,
Lieutenant Governor, for his efficient use OF
the gavel-now In hand-be and is hereby
presented to him as evidence of that fact.
WHEREAS. E. r. Smith, Sergeant at Arms
OF the Senate, has faithfully and efficiently
performed the duties pertaining to his Office,
therefore,
Resolved, That E. r. Smith be allowed pay
for ten days extra services as Sergeant at
Arms, and
Resolved, further, That we extend to him
our thanks for the courteous, faithful and
efficient manner in which he has performed
his duties.
The remainder of the day was spent in re-
ctirfng messages from the Governor, and
from tie House. and at five O'Clock the Sen.
ate adjourned sine die.
In the House, the Speaker announced as
the committee to confer with the City Coun-
Gil of Kansas City, Mo-, under the resolution
adopted by the House relative to the annexa-
ton of said city to the State of Kansas. Mes
and II of Nrs.y-tT iona tn
the time liked for the final adjournment of
the Legislature, Speaker Clarke appointed as
committee to wait upon the Governor and
inquire II he had any further communications
to transmit to the House, Me5srs Riggs,
Hartshorne and Alexander, of Shawnee. The
committee reported to the House that the
Governor informed them that he had no fur
Their communication than to return to the
House, through the committee, his sincere
thanks for the uniform kindness and courtesy
shown him by the officers and members OF
the House during the session. Promptly at
the hour fixed for the adjournment zine die
OF the Legislature, Speaker Clarke. in the
1ourned and with the last echo of the raps of
the gavcl, the 18th session of the Legislature
OF Kansas was numbered among the things of
the past.
CHAs. G. SCRAFFORD, who was found
guilty at the January term OF the Shawnee
County Court Of completely in the Lappin
trial by Judge Morton, and was released on
5000 bail. 1t was given, the sureties quail
flying in the sum Of $4,000.
THE following changes were made in Kan
sas post Offices during the week ending
March 8: Observation-Disclosures Ness Coun-
ty, Albert F. Smith, Postmaster; Anderson.
Pratt, Mabel E. Taylor; Lookout, McPher-
son, George W. Reese; Newly, Ness, Reuben
w. Keller; Pride, Barton, James Welty;
Spring Greek, Chautauqua, Lafayette
Campbell. Postmasters Appropriateness
City, Lyon County, Mrs. Sarah Bowersox;
Irving, Marshall, Theodore Gaylord; La
zette, Cowley, Arthur. Pickering; Lenexa,
johnson, Jas. Rush; Peotone, Sedgwick,
Philip d. Howe.
THE total number of bills passed at the
late session of the Legislature was 1913. OF
these the Governor vetoed one, relating to
the creation of bridge fund, SO that the
number Of new laws is 1872. In 1877 there
were passed PIT, of which three were vetoed
and four retained and not signed, so that the
number of laws enacted at the session of
1877 was 210.
L.
the Humboldt Union, while at Larned, a
few days ago, met with very painful injury,
from the accidental discharge Of revolver,
which she was examining. The ball entered
her face about an inch below her eye, inflict.
ing what was thought to be fatal wound.
At last accounts, however, she was i'm
proving, and the injury may not prove Sc
rious.
THE Jury in the District Court at Leaven-
worth, on the 18th, in the case of the State
against Joseph d. Lewis, charged with the
murder of billiard Green year ago, return
ed verdict of not guilty. There was no di-
rect testimony given connecting Lewis with
the crime further than that there had been
bad feeling between the two previous to
Green's assassination, and the murder there
fore remains mystery.
near Abilene, on the night
of the 18th, came nearly destroying the town.
The high wind which prevailed drove the
flames directly into the town, destroying a
large amount of fencing and a couple of
houses in the suburbs. One man by the
name of LeSOld and a prominent banker lost
about 1000 bushels of corn and 10000 bush.
els Of wheat, which was stored just outside
the city. The total loss Of property was
more than 100000.
AT Atchison, on the Nth, Gustave Holt
haus, wao settled there in 1858, fell dead
from heart disease while kindling fire early
in the morning. He was a baker in good
circumstances, and generally respected
Kansas City Markets.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, March IS.
Beeves-Native Steers, sales at $3.ODGl60; |
Native Cows, S,.S0d 400.
HOgS-SaleS at S2.15a325.