The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-28
THE sew s.
Legislative Summary.

TOPEKA, Jan. 10 SENATE-PetitlonS
| were presented from citizens of Kinman.
Sumner and Cowley county, asking pro-
lection of sheep from dogs. The ma
chinery of legislation started off by the
reception of reports from several COM
mittces, but most of these reports
were made out of regular order, which
exercises the patience of clerks and re-
Dorters. a special committee was pro-
vided for, consisting of one from each
| Judicial district, to whom shall be refer.
| red ali bills relating To Judicial appor-
tionment The senate ordered u tel
ephoae. Senate bill numbers were
extended to Al among those introduced
! were S. B. SO, to create a state land de-
partment; S. B. 81, to authorize shaw
nee county 10 sell its Missouri Pacific
stock; S. B. 80, general provision
granting the right to sell railroad stocks
TO any county, city or township; ). B.
40, to protect birds; s. B. Al, creating
the 18th judicial district; joint rules
were adopted, and the printing of rules
provided for. The Texas cattle com
mItiee was rechristened Interstate CON-
meFce" 4 request by tie young folks
of Topeka for the use of the senate
chamber for their annual MASQUERADE
was discussed at length, and then in
definitely postponed. The judiciary
committee sat down on all bills concern
, ing vacation of streets, etc, by referring
in special report, parties interested, to
the general statutes on that subject.
HoUsE.-Mr. Taylor, of Clay county,
offered a petition asking for the enact
sEnent of law regulating freights and
/ fares on railroads in the stgte. Mr..
Balm Offered petition asking "A reduc-
ton of interest on the purchase money
of school lands where the parties are
paying ten per cent. to seven per cent;
Mr.. Hill for the assessment and cOllec-
ton of Il tax on dogs; Mr.. Allen for Il
law prohibiting the passing of cattle
through Cove county. This petition ex-
cited considerable debate Bills were
introduced from No. 12S to 161 inclusive.
Among them was one to provide a
bounty FOR the killing of rattlesnakes,
one to amend the law relating to the fees
ofcOunty treasurers, one to provide for an
extension of time for the payment of in
terest on state school land lying west of
the 9th principal meridian, one to at
| tach certain unorganiZed counties to
Ness county for judicial and school pur-
! poses, one making an appropriation for
| the Home of the FriendlesS for the
years 1872, one to detach certain cOun-
| ties now attached to Norton county and
| attach them to Decatur county, one con-
|
| lie instruction, one in relation to the
| growing of hedges along the lines of
| public highways; one to amend the act
authorizing certain persons to perform
| the marriage ceremony; one te fix the
time for electing township officers; one
| to increase the fees for witnesses before
| justices of the peace in certain cases;
one for the protection of stock; two to
| protect wool growers; one making an
/ appropriation tor the Ossawatomie in
sane asylum for the years 1882 6; one to
define the duties of auditor of state one
to protect owners of stock from extOr-
tionate rates of stock yards; one to Gre
ate and define the boundaries of st. John
county and other counties; and to in
crease the products O. fisheries and for
| protection of fish; one to amend the act
| prescribing the punishment for illegal
| voting; one to amend the act under
| which the state insurance department
was established one to provide for non-
| forfelting life insurance policies; one
| making appropriations for the state uni
| yers1ty, and others of private nature.
| Acommittee on deSti,ution on the from
tier was appointed. The committee on
| printing reported favorably on the
resolution 20 have printed 1900 copies
| of the maps of Kansas, showing sena-
toral and judicial districts. The joint
| rules were adopted, and with the list of
| standing committees were ordered print
ed. A resolution requesting early action
| by the apportionment committee, was
| introduced Permission was given J. c.
| Wolfe to place life size portrait of
John Brown in representative hall.
| 4 resolution was introduced instructing
the committee on penilentiary to inquire
into the feasibility of disseminating the
| 81 1x,Rsi IL,
| manufacturers, and to report at once. 4
| resolution asking the railroads to fur
! nish the house with sworn statements
as to The cost of building and equipping
| their roads, and the cost of operating,
| the net earnings per year since they
were built, and the cost of moving
| freight per ton and passengers pr mile
| 4 resolution ordering all bills relat-
4 ing to the amendment printed at once
vas adopted. A resolution request,
/ ing the committee on railroads tn find
/ out Whether the provisions of the law
! under which railroads have been aided
by counties, townships or other NUM-
] eipal corporations, have been carried out,
was introduced; also, one ordering that
4 all bills and resolutions relating to tenn
! Rerance be printed. The rules were so
amended that the COMMITTEES ON legisla-
I Ave shall consist ofeleven
members instead of seyen. A bill max.
/ ing appropriation for the legislative de-
| partment was introduced and passed
Mr.. Seaton arose 70 question of privi-
| lege. and offered resolution criticising
the language used in an editorial in the
/ COMMONWEALTH, which reeolution the
| house Indefinitely postponed by a nearly
| Unanimous vote. A concurrent resolution
was introduced, voting ten copies of
some daily paper reporting the proceed
ings Of the LEGISLATURE to each member
| also. one voting six dollars worth of
postage stamps. The first was referred,
/ and the last adopted.
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