Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.



y Twentyfour bills were introduced. In
the House the 18th. The Joint Reso-
luton providing for a resubmission OF ma
Constitutional Prohibitory Amendment vas
reported upon favorably, and will take sra
place upon the calendar and be printed The
JOINT resolution recommending a Constitu-
tlonal convention was reported favorably with
tne same recommendation; also, House y .0n-
current Resolution instr,Icting the Kansas deE
egation IN Congress to aid in securing the pass
De located on the Fort Riley Military Reserve
tion, was taken up and amended so as to leave
the place of location open, and then adopted.
80. In the Senate, the Committee on Puhlic
sAandssreporfed1thesbi bill providing for the an
pointment of Land Commissioner with q
recommendation that It pass The resolution
providing for q Constitutional Convention
and also one providing for a resubmission of
the Prohibitory Amendment, were made the
special order for Friday, the 18th.
In the Hoqsefhd 10th, Mr.. Knappenberger.
Chairman Of the Kailroad Committee, reported
recommending the passage of Green's resou-
ton instructing the Attorney General to COM
mence proceedings in quo warranto apainst
the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific Railroads
concerning consolidation The Committee on
luton allowing s. Il. Lloyd elected from Raw
Inns county, the privileges Of the House TO in
troduce and advocate local bills without the
right to vote. The proceedings of the Sem
ate were brief and unimportant
Among other bills introduced in the Hou.e
on the I'D were two more Congressional Ap-
Portionment bills, and one to create a State
educational Board, with power to prescribe
uniform series of school books and to con-
tract for their. publication. The House voted
o. 10 ~ on the proposition to admit Mr.. LlOyd
OF hawllns county to a seat in the House with
pay, but as suspension of the, rules was in
vowed, 1t was negative vote, not being two
snort session. A Congressional Apportionment
oil oil was introduced which puts Anderson and
Merrill together, Peters ndHanback together,
Ryan and Haskell together and gives Perkins
tne southeastern corner of the State the
western part ofthe State being divided in two
districts and thesother lies between Douglas
county on the north and Bourbon on the south
including Lyon and Usage on the west. House
Dill emitting the graduates of the Law Depart
ment OF the State University to practice in
all State courts wds passed. The Senate con-
CURED in the HouseresOlution ordering an i'm
yards. 81, 81. :. 49, -
In the House the 23d Mr.. Bassett introduced
bill to punish any Judge who should accept
or hold any other position or Office during the
term for which he was elected Judge. After
transacting business of minor importance the
House proceeded to vote for United States
senator, Mr. Plumb receiving majority of the
votes The proceedings in the Senate were
OF little general interest except the vote for
Senator. Mr.. Plumb received the unanimous
vote OF the Senate except two.
Among the bills introduced into the House
the Gath was one providing for a State Veter-
mary Surgeon, also a bill making an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 to the Parsons Library Associa-
ton; also appropriation bills for the State
Agricultural Society and State Normal School
one TO regulate examinations of teachers and
classifying certificates. and a bill to protect the
identity OF married women. Mr.. Lloyd, of
Rawlins County, was admitted to the floor of
the House, with the pay of q member from
January Is, but without the right to introduce
or advocate any bill. Another lengthy discus
sion was indulged in on the matter of instruct
ing the Warden of the Penitentiary to permit
ministers of all denominations equal rights
and privileges in holding services in the chapel
OF the Penitentiary. The matter was finally
referred to the Penftentiary COMMITTEES for in
'vestigatiOn aud report.... The Senate in
lsC0mmittee. of the Whole, recommended for
passage the bill for the relief ofsthe city OF
Lawrence; also, the bill to create a State Land
Office AT noon both houses met in Joint
Convention to formally declare the result OF
the election of United States Senator, and
Lleutenant Governor Finney declared the cleo.
ton of p. b. Plumb
Thirteen bills were introduced in the House
NE 18th. Among them one making It unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to issue
drafts, orders or checks in payment for labor
unless such orders shall be negotiable and
redeemabe without discount in lawful money;
also one to pEOhibitt hepublicatio of obscene
literature, pictures, advertisements, ETC., and
to prohibit the sale or advertisement of drugs
or appliances for certain unlawful purposes
The House went into Committee of the Whole
70 pom the blu relating to liabilities ofrailroals
Tor damages by fire. Without agreeing upon
anything the committee rose and the House
adjourned By the report of the proceedings
the 24th it was made to appear that Mr.. Lloyd
OF Rawhns, had been permitted seat from
| the 18th. 1t should have been to the 18th OF
January.] The Senate, by a vote of "a to l6
rejected Mr.. Thacher's bill to abolish Jury
trials in misdemeanor cases before Justices OF
the Peace.