The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Summary Of Proceedings.

KANSAS LEH1SLATCkE.
Summary Of Proceedings.
TOPEKA, Wednesday, March g
In the Senate the bill providing for char
tiers of cities of the first class were taken up
and the House amendments were concurred
in A number of unimportant bills passed.
The Price Raid Claims committee reported
that the audited claims amounted to $a2,6eS. A
resolution Of sympathy for Ireland was lost
the Railroad Commissioner bill.
The House continued in Committee on the
Peni.entiary Appropriation bill, speeches be-
ing limited to three minutes. The bill was
finally completed, the result reached being q
reduction from the appropriations recon-
Of something over 1000 for each year.
THURSDAY, Marchs.
THE Senate this morning refused to con-
cur in the House amendments to the Legisla-
tive Apportionment bill. This action was
caused by the amendment adding a district
made in Neosho. The bills making appro-
priations for the Kansas Orphan Asylum, the
Home for Fiendless Women. and st. Vincent's
by small majorities. The Cattle Disease bill,
also the bill regulating sidewalks in cities OF
the first class, and several local bfllss were
passed; also bill to define and punish en-
bezzlement and q bill relating to insane per-
sons.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Public Printing bill, the appro-
priation of $4,000 being cut down 500 and
then adopted. Mr.. Lemon, of Cowley. made o
most energetic protest against the amount OF
the Executive and Judiciary Departments
was also put upon its passage, that part OF
the bill referring to the "Adjutant- General"
being stricken out, on the ground that the
In, lint
priation, after being cut down to 81 600, was
placed to the credit of the I" Executive Clerk"
The Ways and Means Committee presented q
and recommended that the claims be rejected.
The Topeka Insane Asylum appropriation
bill for $50 900 passed also bills appropriating
insane making appropriations for conveying
prisoners to the Penitentiary for the purchase
OF machinery for the manufacture of coal gas
at the Insane Asylum at Ossawatomie; for the
Fish Commissioner; for the Trustees of the
State Charitable Institutions for per diem and
mileage The Senate Apportionment bill was
then taken up and the House receded from
CURED in by the Senate. The appropriations
for the Leavenworth State Normal School and
for the State Normal School at EmpOria failed
to pass. The act providing for the Board Of
and making an appropriation for the ex.
penses of the same, passed. Joint resolu-
ton fixing the per diem of Senators and Rep
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viding for Constitutional Convention was also
lost. A bill appropriating SIS, 600 for the deS
titute on the western frontier was passed. as
was also an act providing for schools and for
passed; also, a bill providing for compelling
prisoners in county jails to labor.
FRIDAY, March 1.
The Senate passed the bill establishing the
Seventeenth Judicial District and authorizing
the appointment of q Judge therefor; also q
bill to provide a State Reform School and its
management The House Appropriation bills
to purchase machinery for the Osawatomie
peka Asylum; for the payment to counties
for the maintenance of insane persons; for
per diem and mileage of Trustees of Charita-
pie Institutions and to pay the agent IT. OF the
ed States, passed. large number OF local
bills also passed. The Senate concurred in the
House adjournment resolution. fixing the
hour for dissolution at noon on the 9Th.
The House passed the Senate bill to pay
newspapers for publishing the Constitutional
Amendments. The concurrent resolution
providing for a Constitutional amendment
relating to the Judiciary was defeated. The
House bill ceding the military reservation of
Fort Dodge to the United States, which had
passed both Senate and House, was returned
by the Governor without his signature. An
attempt to pass it over the Governors veto
failed. The bill for the protection of birds
passed, also a number of local bills. The ad-
journment resolution was so amended as to
fix the time at noon on the 5th, and providing
that no business be transacted after p. IN. Of
the 4th, except to receive and act upon mes
sages from the Governor, and messages and
documents from the senate.
SATURDAY, March 5.
The Senate passed the Game law as it came
from the House. Several minor bills were
passed, and the various Conference Commit
tees reported, the reports being, usually,
agreed to. In Executive session Senator
Ware was unanimously confirmed as Major
General of Militia, and Senator Benedict as
Regent of the State University. The only
business done in the afternoon was to receive
messages from the House and Governor.
The House passed the usual complimentary
resolutions; disposed Of number of confer
ence reports; and instructed the Chief Clerk
and Journal Clerk to remain at their posts ten
days to verify and complete their work. The
hour of adjournment, in accordance with a
Senate amendment, was postponed till 10
O'Clock p. M, at which hour both Houses ad-
jOurned sine die.