The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
san,nary OF PreeeeaIne..

| stocks or bonds was reported by the
/ committee on corporations. The ways
and means made favorable report on the
state house appropriation bill. The
committee on agriculture colld not see
fit for townships in herd law counties tn
vote themselves out from under. The
committee on Judicial apportioninent re-
| ported favorably on the bills creating
the Sixteenth and Seventeenth judicial
districts. Among the new bills intro
duced are one amending the school law;
one authorizing Crawford county 10 Gre
! ate fund for the erection of county
| buildings; Senator Wares bill about
! gifts, grants, devices and legacies to re-
| ligious OF superstitious associations or
bodies; another dog and sheep bill; one
to repeal everything relating 10 county
auditors; one to establish the weight
| of a bushel of rice corn; and one
concerning the transportation of nitro
glycerine and other combusiibie and ex-
/ plosive substances. On third reading,
the bill curing the illegal acts of certain
notories, passed 4 resolution was in
| PRODUCED by Senator Finch, seeking to
commit the senate to Representative
| Rastell's scheme for "a state constabu-
larry" to execute the laws concerning
prohibition, which raised considerable
discussion, and with a substitute by Sen
for the senate to take action in advance
of the Passage of bills by the house,
| was referred la the committee ON tenn
! perance. One thousand copies OF the
| governors message were ordered for the
| executive department, by concurrence
ia house resolution. In committee of
the whole senate, the bill fixing terms of
court in Anderson county, was approved.
| The committee commenced TO slaughter
/ hon hut
were checked IN full career by an appeal
rom Senator Benson, who secured
continued place on the calender for his.
The bill No l, taking off the proviso
that Doniphan county must refund at
| mot less than 80 cents on the dollar"
WAS approved. A big colored Individual
| was suppositiously discovered in the
fact that two temperance bills had OBJ
tanned position on the calendar when
they had no right there; but it did not
turn out much of a breeze after all.
The bill for an asylum for feble-minded
children at Winfield went to the com
mittee on ways and means. Metsker's
bill about mixed tickets, and furnishing
the peddlers of them at the polls was
not approved. The bird law was rec
commended to be amended so as to al
low killing of prairie chickens between
August LIST and October LIST, and the
killing of quails at no time.
HoUsE-Messrs. Potter, Heller and
Kirkpatrick, were added to the sick list.
Fifteen hundred citizens used Mr..
Schott as their vehicle for petition on
the subject of Price raid claims.
Among bills introduced were, two pro-
Yiding tor winding up insurance COM
panieS; the changing compensation of
county superintendent of public in
struction; one for the relief of western
sufferers; one charging the powers and
duties of township trustees; one extend
ing jurisdiction of justices of the peace
another temperance bill; one to amend
marriage laws. The two resolutions re-
lating to railroads which are special
/ order for next Tuesday were ordered
printed. A concurrent resolution was
introduced looking towards taxing rail
road lands in unorganiZed counties. MIR.
Click offered resolution, which was
) adopted, urging the supreme court to
advance the case on the docket under
which the status of the members in eX.
: cess shall be decided. The proper com.
) mi;tee was ordered by resolution to look
after the means to secure taxes from
owners of cattle which, it is alleged, are
: moved about to escape assessment. In
Y committee of the whole bill was con
: sidered which propoies to raise the
bounty on wolf scaips from one tC
five dollars. 1t was referred Several
bridge bills were passed upon favor
e ably.
? Topeka, Jan. 27-SENATE-Jewe
county petitions for reduction of salaries
I of its treasurer, clerk and superintend
: ent of public instruction. A message
from the governor was received with the
, request that it be considered in execu
|, tive session. A resolution was adopted
instructing the secretary of the STATE
board of agriculture to compile certain
8 census returns. A concurrent resolu
: ton was adopted asking congress t.
, bring suit in the L. S. circuit court, dis
trict of Kansas, TO quiet title to land il
: Allen county claimed by railroads ant
e by settlers. The senate told the hOust
= it did not want 1900 copies of Warden:
supplemental report. Among the bill
introduced are, one to create thu
county of Reeder; one to es
i tablish a board of railroad commits
: sioners, and to prevent and punish dis
. examination in railroad rates of fare anC
Z freight; one about street railways in tht
a country one to enable the district fail
# association at Valley Falls to purchas
e grounds; one to regulate the interest o
money. Four bills passed on third read
ing; one fixing the term o; court in An
l. derson county; the Doniphan county
c funding bill one to punish disturbance
a of the peace, and the quail bill. Tw,
3 concurrent resolutions were introduced
"a The first to instruct the committee OF
u Price raid claims to inquire into losse
= at the Quantrell raid; and the other
r. which was adopted, memorializing con
gress to grant Jimmy Christian a pen
sion. In committee of the whole til,
J. bill granting power to condemn land I,
e the uses of charitable institutions wa
+; | recommended for massage
II HOUsE-Messrs. Clapp, Cochran, Boil
niger and Hazen, were added to the sicl
o list and allowed to go home. Ten othe
o members were granted leave of absenc
n until Monday afternoon. Among new
bills introduced were, another tinkerinj
the boundaries of Davis and Dickinson
II counties; another on registration il
l. cities of the first and second classes; on
= creating county courts in ali counties
- one relating to defaulting purchasers q
~ school lands; another bird bill. TIL
&c state house appropriation bill was up a
Is special order at 2 O'Clock and it was cor
"a sidered in committee of the whole. l
provides a one half mill tax during thu
Il coming two years which, it is estimated
will realize SAC, 900 and be sufficient +
IS build the foundations and the first o.
ar basement story of the centre building
during that time. A lengthy discussion
s unanimous vote to recommend the bill
,e for passage. The use of the hall wa
- rendered to the pupils of the state in
stitute for the blind for the purpose c
~ giving an entertainment to the legisla
!" ture ON the evening of Monday, Januar
e. 31st. Mr.. Barton attempted to chok
10 off resolutions, fixing the dose at tw
per day; but failed. The hall wa
Al granted to the use of the kansas Legs
q
n day evening. Mr.. Pierce got up
a breeze with the committee on countie
{" and county lines, which T. j. Anderso
IN turned into laughter.
e, A resolution was considered relatin
10 to taking lands of the Kansas Pacific
of which the title is still held by th
United States, which elected discussion
and will probably result in action. TIL
resolution vas sent to the attorney gel
of eral for an opinion.
nj TOPEKA, Jan. 2S.-SENATE-Leavc {
I'd absence was granted TO Senators BuchaI
il. Clark and Brown. Mr.. Thacher's Qua.
ell trell raid claims resolution was adoptet
Il Among new bills are, one to prohib
ct idling about railroad trains and tracks
m one in relation TO stenographers for di
it trict courts; a bulky bill relative to CT
IN les of the first-class. On third readin
X the bill empowering state institutions
An condemn lands for thir use, was defea
n ed: Tally one for Senator Benedic
Ii The bill-No. 33-regulating conveyal
le- ces of real estate, passed. III
senate adopted resolution "a
ed forwards concurred in by IL
y. housel to print 1000 copies of IL
as big bill about big cities. A messae
sc from the governor was received, whicl
together with previous message, W.
" considered in executive session. II