Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-02-22
TUESDAY. February 1s.


In the Senate the House Railroad bill was
read first and second time and referred to
Committee of the Whole. The Senate then
considered the report of the Committee of
the Whole presented Friday, but not adopted.
The Kelley Railroad bill was placed on third
reading Wednesday. A bill was passed fixing
the terms of court in the Third Judicial Dis
trlct. Concurrent resolution asking Con-
greSSmen to urge the passage of a law pen
siOning military prisoners was adopted; also.
concurrent resolution requesting the Attor-
ney-General to bring suit to set aside the
charter of the Leavenworth, Lawrence L Gal
weston Railroad Company If it fails to COM
RIete sad road as required by its charter.
me following bills were passed: To regulate
the registration of votes in cities of the first
and second class; to establish time for
holding courts in the Seventeenth Judicial
District; to amend the law in regard to the
Fisheries Commissioners and the prop
agation of fish; for the protection of pas
AsylumfOr Feeble Minded Youths at Winfield;
concerning a Public Library in Fort scott; to
enable a township in Labette County to com
promise and fund its Indebtedness; to repeal
an act authorizing the sinking of coal shatt
at the Penltentlary; several DIS relaGlng 10
bridges in thecOuntieS of Franklin, Anderson,
CoHey and Marion.
In the House number of petitions for rail-
road legislation were received and Will go Tor
ward to the Senate with the Railroad bill
complaint making charges of corruption
against Judge H. Prescott, of the Fo lrteenth
District, were presented. Nearly the entire re-
nainder OF the session was spent in debate
on the proposition to submit u repeal OF the
prohibition law to the people.
WEDNESDAY, February "A.
In the Senate several petitions, asking for
specific railroad legislation, were presented.
A number of local bills were advanced to
third reading, subject to amendment and de-
bate. The special order was the Congress
sional ApportiOnment bill. The one known
az the Blue bill was summary disposed of in
Committee of the Whole by striking out the
enacting clause. The bill reported by the
minority of the committee was then taken
and COffey Counties were taken from the
Third and Fourth Districts and placed in the
Second District.
In the House, number of new bills were
introduced, after which discussion was re-
opened on the proposition to submit repeal
mittee of five was ordered to investigate the
charges against Judge Prescott, of the Four
teenth District, with power to take evidence.
Congressional appOri1Onment, as the special
order was postponed until Friday afternoon.
\ discussion on prohibition enSued. The
Committee of the Whole recommended the
rejection of the Joint reSolutiOn-60 to 50. Upon
the question of agreeing to the report in the
House the yeas andnays were demanded, and
call of the House ordered. vote being
reached, it stood 65 to 81. Fhe special COM
mittee of the House on surveying reported
concurrent resolution asking Congress to
provide for the survey OF townships that have
not been sectiOnized, to give relief for owners
skipped in the original survey. Four bills
were passed: To punish the killing of fish by
explosive substances placed in or the
water; amending the fee bill in Justices
Courts; concerning road district ordinances
in cities of the third class, and requbin ing
township officers to be elective, and providing
that their removal operate to Vacate their
offices.