The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-01

A resolution offered to Quit work at
G p. m. Tuesday, and adjourn sine die
was laid over.
Another veto came in that the bin to
fix the salaries of the county officers of
Jewell county, was returned with the
objection that 1t changes the general laws
and is therefore unconstitutional This
message reads the Legislature long lee
ture for wasting so much time on spec
ial legislation.
The school book bill came up on I'M
finished business. The bill providing
for the publishing of school books by
the state printer gained the preference
of the house. Adjournment came, peud-
ing the consideration of the tariff bill.
SENATE AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the senate the temperance bills
came up as a special order at two
O'Clock and Broderick and Allen ad-
dressed the senate.
Senate bill No. 192-An act TO amend
section 121 of chapter 81 of the general
statutes of 1868, providing that in cases
of appeals from justices courts the party
may deposit money as security instead
of giving bond. Passed.
Senate bill No. 123-TO prohibit stock
from running at large IN any county of
this state other than the one in which
such stock is usually wintered. Lost.
A substitute for house bills No 1871,
90 and 79-To enable the counties OF
Chase, Butler and Lyon TO erect bridges
and to make appropriations TO pay there
for. Passed.
House bill No. 3SG-An act to enable
the township of Marysville, in the
county of Marshall, state of Kansas to
refund a certain bonded Indebtedness
falling due June l, 1898. Passed.
A resolution declaring it the sense oil
the senate that it would not adjourn IN
ill a commissioner railroad law had
been passed with power TO fix maximum
rates, and granting the power of tho
state to any complaint in the collection
of the awards of commissioners, was
tabled.
Senate bill No, 9G-An act making ap.
preparation for the erection of the stale
house, and to provide for special levy
of taxes therefor. Passed.
HOUSE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house in the afternoon session re-
fused to agree to the report of the con
ference committee on railroad legisla-
ton. The gentlemen voting aye were
Anderson Arnold, Bissell, BoIton, Bry-
ant, Buck, Calhoun, Carter of Chase
Claypool, Clogstan, Crlchton, Drought
Foster, Gabriel, Gillett, Green of Leav.
enworth, Grover, Hargrave, Hoover,
Kenyon. Mayhem, McAfee, BTcTaggart
Merritt, Myers, Norton, Orner, Petit.
john, Rash, Rhea, Robertson, Russell
Schnebly, Scott, Seaton. Shaver, Stewar,
of Allen, Stone, Street, Sutton of Lyon
Titus, Turner, Veale, Venard, Warner
Wharton, Wimer-47.
Those voting no were: Allen, Arma.
COST, Arnott, BAN of Barton, Basseit
Bayne of Jefferson, Bishop, Beeson
Bohrer, Borton, Butterfield, Carr, Car
roll, Charlesworth, Cloyce, Collins, Cory
Craney, Davenport, Davis, Dixon, Duns
more, Elder, Ellis, Faulkner, FulIinwi-
der, Gamble, Glass, Green of Riley
Greever, Herzig, Hicks, Hoffman, lib
bard, johnson. Knappenberger, Kyle
LIngenfelter, Lowe, Martin of Davis
Martin of Miami, Mcpherson, Mitchell
McCleverty, Montgomery, Mosher, Nea-
ly, Pauly, Porter, Randolph, Reeves Of
Harvey. Reeves of Republic, Ryan
Schedule, Schilling, Simpson, Stewarl
of Montgomery, Smith, Snoddy, Speer
Stewart of Cherokee, Sturges, Sutton OF
Anderson, Sweeney, Veale, Timmons
Walton, Waters, Wells, White, Wilson
WoodIn, Willhoit-72.
Absent: Barnett, Carter of Colrey,
Crawford, Isely, James and Stearns.
The vote was taken under call OF the
house and under the previous question
The school books bills were consider
ed Somebody's house bill No. 48 was
adopted with some changes. 1t pro
vides for the state printer to publish {
set of school books, which district,
must adopt or lose their part of the
state school fund.
The speaker announced as a confer
ence committee on the congressional ap
| portionment: Clogston, Waters, Creney
| Walton and Rhea.
The house, in committee OF the whole
approved the appropriation for the Law
renee idiot asylum.
sENATE-EYENING SESSION.
AT the evening session The senate
passed a bill providing that a Statement
showing the amount OF property LISTED
| by railroad companies in each county
shall be forwarded by the secretary o.
the board of railway assessors to the var
| ious county clerks.
A bill passed making books on physi
ology and hygiene with special references
to the effect of alcohol on the human
system text books in the public schools
Several local bills also passed.
Senate bill No. gil, authorizing the
organization and regulation of mutua
LTe lASufdUCc companies UJ ttiHuSlt ID,
adjoining each other, passed.
Senate bill No. 253, to prevent the sale
of pamphlets, books, papers or pictures
of lewd, lascivious or Immoral charac
| ter, passed.
House bill No. 1872, to correct the spell
ing of the name of the county of Bar
bour, passed.
Senate bill No. a4s-To detach tho
counties of Rush and Ness from the Six
teenth judicial district, and to attacl
them to the Sex enteenth judicial district
and TO provide for the. terms Of cour
therein. Passed.
House bill M. 459 To Oh tngc ia,
name of the c.iy al Gould 10 Seyery
Passed.
HOUSE EVENING S SESSION.
The evening session was expended in
a committee of the whole, Mitchell in
the chair, in the consideration of appro-
priation bills. The following were
agreed TO and recommended for passage
Bill appropriatiDg to the insane asy
ium at Topeka, 1928, 600 for the fiscal
years ending June 80, 1884 and 1885,
and .$19,500 to cover the deficiency
owing to an increase of patents for 1888
A bill appTopriating So, 600 for 1884
and 1885 to the deaf and dumb institu-
ton at Wyandotte.
A bill appropriating 5000, 900 for 1884
and 1885, and $1S, 745 to cover the de
flclencY owing to an increase OF patients
in 1888, to the insane asylum at Osawa.
tonne.
A bill approprlating $4,000 for 1884
and 1885 as g donation to the Home for
Friendless Women at Leavenworth.
Mr.. Snoddy made vigorous effort to
kill this bill, but failed.
Bills appropriatin 400 each to the
Kansas and the st. Vincent orphan asy.
lums at Leavenworth.
The committee rose, the bills were
ordered engrossed and placed upon a
third reading, and the house adjourned.
TOPEKA, Feb. 27.-In the senate a con-
current resolution, instructing the COM
mitlee on ways and means TO place in
The miscellaneous appropriation bill an
item of 81, 900 for the Marias DIES Cyeues
erecting 8 monument to the memory OF
the victims of the Hamilton massacre,
was adopted
House bill No 1885, Conferring the
right OF majority on Miss Anna Z. Piper,
q minor. wes passed.
House bill No. 179-An act to provi de
for increased tax leYies for the support
OF common schools in the school dis
trict In which the city of Newton, Kan
sas, is situated. was killed
House bill No. 411-An act confirm
ing the right of majority on Niles Carl
son. minor, was passed.
House bill No. 3O0-An act TO legalize
an election held in the township of Null
berry, in Clay county. on the Sd Of Sep
tember, 1881, and 10 legalize the acts Of
the township officers in issuing bonds in
pursuance OF said election. PISSED.