The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-03-14
KANSAS NEWS.
Legislatufe.

Legislature.
In the Senate, on the Sd, great number
of bills went through without debate, to-
morrow being the limit Of 80 days allowed by
the Constitution for the sitting OF the Legs
lature. In the House, the bill Tor NAM
tanning the Insane and Blind Asylums was
passed; also bill to enable municipal cor
porations to refund their indebtedness.
In the Senate, on the 4th, bills making
changes in the civil code were passed, and
resolution adopted to hold three daily ses-
sions till final adjournment...... LIN the House,
bills were considered in Committee of the
Whole and the bill for rebuilding the
Normal School ut Emporia was passed.
In the Senate, on the 9TH, the bill for the
erection of extensions to the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum passed, also number of local bills.
TIE bill to apportion the State for Senators
ard Representatives was passed by ComSit-
tee of the Whole. The House bill fixing the
salaries of County Clerks and County Treas
urers was Indefinitely postponed. THE
House passed the joint re so!utiOn submitting
a Constitutional amendment to the voters
of the state, forever prohibiting the manu-
facture ard sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
State. The Senate bill making an apprOpri-
alton for the State Fish Commission for the
wears lSSO and 81, the House bill making APP
propria;ions for the Home for Frie.,dless
Women, and the University Appropriation
bill passed; also bill to provide for the al
lowance of the claims growing out OF the
Of the STATE against Indians during
said year, and appropria'ins Sl3o,Ho0 for the
payment Of the same. BY the provisions OF
The bill Commission is created. consisting
Of the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and
TreasuTercf : ate,and the Acknowledgement,
to be known Il, the "Price Raid Auditing
Commi~ sion," of which the Governor is Pres
ident, and the Secretary of State Secretary.
All claims must he presented on or before
the first day of next November. under such
rules rs to proof. etc, as may be prescribed
by the Commission.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, concurrent
resolution was adopted, fixing the time of
final adjournment at noon Tuesday (the
llth), and providing that all legislative bust
ness he concluded at O'Clock Saturday night.
The WAYS and Means Committee introduced
three appropl iatiOn blS. Among the other
bills passed WAS the Senate bill to redistr.ct
the State into judicial districts; the House
bill to provide ter the payment of the agent
for the State for the prosecution of
claims against the General Government;
the Senate bill making an appropriation to
railroad strike in 1875. and the State Printing
Appropriation bill. The bill to rcipportion
the State for Senators and Representatives
was lost The vote by which the Agricultural
College Appropriation bill was lost was le-
consideret, and the bill passed. 1t was so
amended that tie appropriation Is but S6,5 D.
S25,t 90 to assist in the rebuilding OF the Nor
NAL school at Emporia; appropriating
SOTO for the current expenses OF
the State Insane Asylum mt Topeka Tor
the two fiscal years ending June S. ISL; ap-
propriatins ECO for the compilation Of the
west wing of the state house; arpropriatins
$500 TO the Kansas state Horticultural SO.
ciety for each fiscal year ending June co. lSSt
and ISL; arpropriating $1,000 for the cXtea'
sion to the building Of the Institution tor the
Deaf and Dumb, for the fiscal year ending
O. a the
furnishing OF the same during the same
| period.
In the Senate, on the eth, the Committee
| On WAYS and Means introduced the miscel
Ianeous Appropriation bill, and one to ap'
propriate lands for sewerage for the Topeka
| insane ASYLUM. The House Appropriation
| bill for the State University, that for the
Home for Friendless Women, that for the
Kansas Orphan Asylum, the Senate bill fol
Executive anu Judiciary Departments, tha
| for the Pcnitentiary, the House bill tor tho
| Topeka Insane Asylum, and that for thu
Penitentiary deficiency, were passed, and
| that for the State Reform School was
| amended, so that the building shall be To-
| Gated within five miles OF Topeka, if the cit y
| donates go acres of land for that purpose
and passed. In Committee of the Whole, the
age: the bill making appropriation to pay
| the several counties of the state, the eN-
penses incurred in the maintenance ofinsane
| persons, the Price Raid BIN, ard the substi-
| tute for House Bills Sc and lsS. amending the
! Statutes of 1858, to regulate the sale of liq-
| uors. An attempt was made to place the last
ramed bill on its final passage, but it failed.
| The Hnus, Appropriation bill for the OSa-
| watomie Insane Asylum, the House bill! to
| erect additional buildings to the Insane Asy-
lum at Osawatomie, the House Appropria-
| ton bill for the State Horticultural society,
| the Senate bill to pay the expenses incurred
| by counties in the maintenance of insane
persons, the House bill authorizing the sink
| ing of Il shaft and mining coal at the Pcni.
| Tertiary, the Senate bill to pay Trustees and
Regents mileage and per diem, for defcien-
! cies, and for the year lsS0 and 1881, the
! and Dumb Asylum, the House bill making
! appropriations to erect additions to the Blind
| Asylum, the House bill providing for a mill
tary contingent fund and patrol guard on
| Senate bill authorizing the appropriation Of
certain lands for sewerage for the Topeka
Insane Asylum. and the House bill anthoriz.
ing Leavenworth County to raise money to
| purchase its bonds issued on account of it,
| subscription to the capital stock OF
any railroad company: were passed
| The Senate cOncurrcd in the House amend
| ment to s. Il. 16i, relative to the creation oi
| an executive council, ETC., and concurred in
! the House amendments to $. H. l53. The fol.
lowing local House bills were passed on the
"omnibus PLAN" viz: Nos $40. 1893, 2lO, 2S2, l76
800 49, 49, 3G2 97, IS, 303 All, 49, 10, l24. 10
29S, se7. l9i, e4t, substitute for 21l, substitute
for H. Il, 30, substitute for les. In the House
| n large number of locat bills were passed
| The remainder of the time was consumed in
| consideration Of the report Ofthe 1nvcstigat
! ing Committee. The Senate bill to redistrict
the State for judicial proposes, was lost.
In the Senate, on the Sth, the General Ap.
preparation and Revenue bills were passed
In the House, the Senatorial investiga
| ton case was taken up, when Mr.. Legate
| moved that the majority report OF the com
mittee cxculpating ingalls, and other Sena'
| toriai candidates and the members of the
Legislature be adopted and the committee
| discharged, and the motion prevailed by .
| vote OF 60 to A.