The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-11
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
surnmary OF Proeeedlngs.


TOPEKA, March 2.-SENATE The re-
port of the Price raid auditing commits
sion communicated by the governor 10
the senate and read. Resolution sympa-
thizing with the Irish defeated. A dOz-
en- or more bills were passed. Among
them the house bill relating to
St. JOHN and other counties; house
and ansendmentS TO the bill governing
cities of the first class concurred in !;
n bill making states asking for requisi-
tiOns for extradition of criminals pay
costs of the same; for condemning land
to state uses. The afternoon session
was spent in committee of the whole on
appropriations for the three Leaven-
worth private charities. Amendments
were made to each bill, which cndanger
their final passage by the house, even
though the amendments were harmless
in themselves.
HoUsE-The first session of the house
was taken up in continuation of the
wrangle over the penitentiary appropria-
tions. That bill WAS finished in commit
Tee IN the afternoon-the result reached
being reduction from the appropria-
tons recommended by the ways and
means committee, of something over
twenty thousand dollars for each year.
The bill was attacked at every
possible point. Some of the items
changed are: Deputy warden to
81 600; physician to $500; recording
clerk TO $500; turkeys to $500; matron
to $500; night watchmen to $500; for
operating coal mine nearly one half off I;
and minor items, or many of them, in
proportion; for instance: the general
expense item was cut from $4,000 to
$500; the item for additional cooking
apparatus was stricken out, also the
item for heating apparatus, also for wa
ter pipes, and also the foremen of black
smith and carpenters shops was strick-
en- out. Convict labor was put at 60
cents per day.
TOPEKA, March S-SRNATR-The SEN
ate concurred in some of the house
| amendments, which were in the nature
of corrections, and refused to concur in
the principal amendments to the legisla-
tive apportIonment bill. Passed the ap.
propriations for The three private CHART
able institutions of Leavenworth; and
in the afternoon the Texas cattle disease
bill was passed, also a number of local
bills. Senator EVerests joint resolution
providing for a constitutional amend
ment securing minority representation
failed of a two-thirds vote.
HoUsE-In the forenoon the state
penitentiary, and tile executive and ju-
| diciaI appropriation bills were consider
ed and passed. Also an appropriation
of $75, 900 for another building and 3d..
| 600 for more land at the Topeka insane
asylum. Also $25.000 to pay expenses
OF counties in caring for insane persons
Also for manufacture of gas at the
| Olaike and Osawatomie asylums Also
| 50 900 for fisheries 1t defeated the ap
] preparation for the Leavenworth and
| Emporia Normal schools. Both houses
were in session as this summary was
made up, at l2 O'Clock, with prob.
ability that they would remain
! together till 2 or 5 o'clock. In
| the senate, the miscellaneous appro.
priation bill was presented and passed
and the appropriation to pay parties fol
| printing the proposed constitutional
amendments, which gives the printeI
800 per square for the first insertion
and so cents for each subsequent inser
ton. The house was grinding through
bills. The appearance at this writing Is
that most ofthe most important bills will
be passed sometime to-day, but that flnal
| adjournment cannot be had till some
time tomorrow. In the old senate
chamber some twenty ladies were en-
rolling bills and were booked for an all
night IS job.
TOPEKA, March 5.-SENArE.-The ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was RECONSTRUCTED and the proviso thai
the expense Of re-arranging the senate
chamber and furnishing the capitol be
taken from the special half mill tax fol
the erection of the state house, was
stricken out, because il was unconstitu.
tional. A motion to strike out the item
providing for repairing and altering the
east wing, was lost. Also a motion to
strike out the item providing for q
burglar proof safe for the treasurer. The
bill passed as amended. The senate con
Cured in the house amendments TO 8
number of bills and also in the adjourn
ment resolution fixing the time at 10 m
to-day. The bill relating to charters Of
cities Of the first-class was reconsidereo
and the house proviso making fines pay
able into the city treasury was stricken
out. The penitentiary appropriation
| bill was passed as it came from
the house. At the afternoon ses
sion the bill allowing the free libra
ry building to be placed in The
northeast corner of Capitol Square, pass
ed. The house appropriation bill Il
purchase machinery for the OsawatomiI
asylum, that making appropriations fol
additional buildings for the Topeka asy
lum, that for the payment to ceuntiei
luC maintenance vi AL5dliC pCESOQS
that for per diem and mileage of trus
tees of charitable institutions, and Il
pay the agent OF the state for prosecui
ing claims against the United States
passed. A large number of local bill
also passed
HousE-In the house, senate concur
rent resolution No. Is. under which tn
legislature was to adjourn at 12 o'clocl
yesterday, was amended so that the I'd
iournment will not take place until L
O'Clock to-day. It was also amended s
that no business except the receiving O
messages from the governor could b
! transacted after O'Clock last nigh
) A large number of bills were pas
ed in the omnibus" manner
that is, on one roll call. Tn
house refused to consider the cor
J gressional apportionment bill. Tn
house receded from its amendments I
the fish commissioners bill. The BIZ
to pay newspapers for publishing tn
constitutional amendments, passed as
came from the senate. At the afternoo
, session the house passed the bill relatin
; to cities Of the firstclass. The idiot as,
T lum bill was killed. The legislative Al
portionment bill passed; also. the mi
celianeous appropriation bill. Til
2 house changed the hour Tor closing bu
4 inoss from 10 10 O'Clock last atESt.