The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-28
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
summary OF ProceedInE..

Summary OF Proceedings.
TOPEKA, Jan. 24-There was 40 SEES /
lion of the senate 10 day.
HousE-A number of petitions were |
presented, among them one tending TO the |
protection of quails and one in relation |
TO cattle diseases. Twenty-Seven bills !
were introduced, among them one to pro- |
vide for the redemption of real estate !
under certain conditions; one establish
ing a register of births and deaths; one 10
provide for the health and safety Of per-
sons employed in coal mines; one TO de-
fine what shall be deemed lawful barbed
wire fence; one to iegalize the acts Ofthe
commissioners Of Phillips county in pur-
chasing poor-farm; one IN relation to
drive wells, one for the government of
the state university; one To establish the
time for holding court in Osborne coun-
ty; and one making an appropriation
for the LeayenwOrIh Normal school.
The various standing committees made
reports on numerous bills The CON-
mittee on judicial apportiOnment were
granted more time for considering the
bill 10 create the 18th judicial district.
The committee on Judiciary recon-
mended the indefinite posiponement "
quite q number of bills, and their report
was adopted. A subcommittee of the
committee on claims and accounts
were authorized to visit Osawatomie 10
examine into the claims of Swift & Coop
er. The governor sent in a sup
Elementary report of the directors
of the penitentiary. and 300
copies of il were ordered
ed to the state horticultural society next
Thursday night, at which time Colonel
| Prouty will crate. The use of the hail
was also granted the Golden Belt edi-
torial association on the evening of Feb
ruary 10. The postmaster was directed
to keep his Office open from a. m. to
p. m, and on Sundays from 3 to 5 p. m.
| A Joint resolution was introduced pro-
viding for changing the constitution,
| giving members of the legislature IS.
per day. This is to be voted upon
at the general election, in November,
1881. The chairman was authorized
keeper as some thieving had
been going on in the cloak
room. The auditor was directed to Sc.
cure data from railroad companies as to
the cost OF building railroads. A reso-
/ luton was adopted directing the peni-
Tertiary committee to inquire into the
expediency of providing for doing away
| with convict labor. A resolution was
adopted to try and find out where the
taxes on telegraph companies and Pull
man car companies were paid. The res
olution relating to aScertaining whether
railroad companies complied with the
law IN relation to having their general
offices in the state, was taken up and Il
! substitute to direct the attorney
general to bring suit against the U. p
for using the franchise of the X. Z. wal
made the special order for next Friday
at 3 O'Clock D. NJ. There was consider
able discussion on various other topics
TOPEKA, Jan. 25.-SESATE- In the
senate petition was presented from the
farmers alliance, heretofore referred to;
a protest against any change in the
boundary of the tenth Judicial district
a petition from the board of trade ii
Fort Scott for a short term prison. The
auditor of state sent in partial response
to the call made upon him for infOrma
ton taxes paid by telegraph lines, etc
The Oklahoma resolution introduced by
Senator Greene was considered and dis
cussed, amended and tabled. Senate
concurrent resolution, No. z, providing
q Joint committee on Price Raid claim:
was adopted; also, No. 4 relating 10 dis
eases of cattle. Among bill:
introduced are: one To set apart
certain lands TO the state university
J one concerning law graduates of that in
stitution; one to avoid floating liens oil
real estate, also a joint resolution to sub
NIT an amendment to the constitution
concerning the judicial powers of TIT
state; one bill providing for the punish
ment of township, city and railroad as
SCISSORS in certain cases; one amending
fee bills; one authorizing holders O
mining lands TO improve and cultivat
them; one to establish the height of mill
dams; one TO destroy noxious weeds il
highways; one TO repeal flremen's priv
J leges; one relating to registration; on
. allowing townships to vote themselve
: out from the operation of the hero
law in herd law counties; on
authorizing two townships of Marion
i, county 10 sell railroad stock; one t,
create the Office of county assessor
The bill concerning the sinking fund o
Douglas county passed the senate OF
third reading. The committee on char
. liable institutions were instructed (,
make their visits under the charge O
the state board of charities, and prior t
February 9th. The governor communi
= Gated the report of the warden of tn
penitentiary, of which 300 copies wer
ordered printed. In committee of tn
!. whole, the senate bill providing for tn
E quarterly settlements with county treas
4 urers was decapitated. The bill to pa
taxes to holders imperfect tax titles wa
sent back tn the judiciary committee
The bill to repeal the law of 1877, r,
lating to record of transfer of real estat
also lost its enacting clause.
HoUsE-Mr. Gates presented pet
ton asking for a law to prevent person
from driving stock from one county {
another, for the purpose of evading tai
# alton. Mr. Lawhead presented pet
/ ton asking the location of q short teri
8 prison at Fl. Scott Mr. Turner presen
. ed petition asking that the boundar
II lines of the quarantine against Texa
r cattle be changed and also asking
e change of sths county line of Sherida
q county. Sixteen bills were introduced
y among them one for building a bride
o in johnson and Douglas counties owe
e Captain creek one authorizing the II
e peka Library Association To erect FIRE
, / library building in the capitol square
one authorizing the sinking of & cos
shaft at the Osawatomie Insane Asy
o lum and making TN appropriation IL
s the same, two to change the time
. holdi1gscourt in the Ninth judicial di
= trict, one to regulate the registration {
ri votes in cities of the first and secon
classes, one to foster and assist the deve
4 opment OF the manufacture of sorghum
= sugar and 10 make an appropriation fC
the same, one for the protection of bird
- one to authorize Pratt county to issu
= bonds to liquidate its county indebted
9 ness, one To authorize the commission
. ers of Labette county to fund the fioa
y ing debt of the county, one making a
appropriation for the reform school, on
= to make an appropriation to pa
the balance of the purchase money fC
:, the land of the state reform school. Oh
= to amend tie complied laws relatin
to the compensation of county attorney
: The bill for the organization and MAJ
: agcment of the reform school, was IT
. ported upon favorably.- Messrs. Poin
Leigh and Puderbaugh were appointe
Z committee to visit OsawatOmie and n
= poFt upon the claim of Swift s. Cooper
: Diving to the unfinished condition c
|. Representative Hail, the dedicatory cert
monies were indefinitely postponed. TIL
! contest case of PETER VS.. Rood was cor
\ sidered and the parties were sllowe
= to address the house in their own bt
: half. and declared Mr.. R0od entitled {
: his seat.
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e TOM eORWIN AND MRS, SHANNON,
}. Wheeling Intelligencer.
st. Clairsville people tell an amusin
, story of the late Mrs. Shannon, widow c
: Ex-Governor Wilson Shannon, who die
, recently at Leavenworth, Kansas. I
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