Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-16

The Kansas Lesfslature.


In the House the ID bills were read a second
time and referred. number Of Senate
amendments to House bills were then con.
sidered and agreed to. A resolution xr.s
adopted limiting all speeches TO five minutes
A Concurrent Resolution memoralizing Con-
gress 10 appfOprrate $4,000 for the purpose
ages suffered by the troubles of 1855 and IS56
was adopted. Bills passed: An act legalfzinr
paroed wire fences and prescribing the man.
ner OF the CONSTRUCTION; an act in relation to
manner OF procedure on adoption of ordi-
nances in cities of the third-class: an act max
ing ing appropriation Tor the erection of the State
House, ana 10 provide for q special levy of
taxes therefor. In Committee ofthe whole the
Appropriation 70 the State Horticultural So
clety was Irecommended for passage. The
senate refused 10 recede from amendments
to the University Appropriation bill
Bills passed making appropriations for the
Blind Asylum, Osawatomie Insane Asylum,
Orphan Asylum, Kansas Orphan Asylum
Home of Friendless Women, Topeka Insane
Asylum. The bill to provide for the payment
against the United States, passed. also the bill
to regulate voluntary assignment for the bene-
and local bills.
In the House the Sd much talk and little
business consumed the forenoon session. In
the afternoon the Conference Committee on
Congressional Apportionment made a report
which makes but one change from the original
House bill. IL takes Morris County from the
tlith District and places it in the Fourth. The
report was adopted. In Committee of the
Whole appropriations were approved for a
nre department at Osawatomie Asylum, SIP
sSz; Tor state Fish Commissioner $500 for
each year; for Samaritan Mission at Kansas
City, Kan, II 200 for each year. The Parsons
library appropriation, which had passed the
Senate, was defeated in the House. The even
ing session was devoted to the report of the
Conference Committee on the Railroad bill
and the oil passed by IS ayes TO IA nays.
In the Senate the House bill changing the Gus
tody or the funds arising from the sale of
AGRICULTURAL College lands from the custody of
the Treasurer of the Board of Regents TO the
state Treasurer passed The Senate Revenue
bill, Price Raid bill, and the Senate bill in
creasing the salaries of the Governor, Secre-
tary, Auditor, SUPREME Judges and Attorney
General, passed. The Congressional Confer
ebce committee reported, recommending the
passage of the House bill, except that Morris
County is added to the Topeka District, and
the Dill passed.
The attendance of members in the House
the 5th was very slim. many having left for
their homes. A supplemental majority report
was made by the Special Committee appointed
70 investigate the CHI; rges against Judge j. II.
Prescott. The report was adopted and will be
presented with the former report. The House
considered several appropriation bills in Com
mlttee OF the Whole. The House in ther after
noon passed Senate bills making appropria-
tons for the State horticultural Society, for
the nre department of Osawatomie Asylum
and for the State Fish Commissioner. The
Senate joint resolution for a Constitutional
Convention was discussed and passed. -. b. In
the Senate the bill to purchase camp equipage
for the militia passed. The bill in relation to
State House Commissioners and fixing the
compensation of the architect at 81 800, passed !:
also House bill providing for the appointment
OF sheep inspector. bill providing that the
new Railroad Law shall not go into effect until
June j, was also passed. Appropriation bills
were considered in Committee of the Whole.
In the House the 9th standing committees
/ m Ia hair
several members to have their favorite meas
ures and private bills advanced on the caIen-
dar, when motion prevailed that all Senate
bills reported from the Senate be placed upon
a third reading, subject to amendment and de-
bate. Bills passed: To repeal certain acts of
lS6S, to encourage the planting and growing of
hedges; to fix liability of township or county
bonds after county boundary lines have been
several counties of the State the expenses in
CURED in the maintenance of destitute insane
persons; making appropr alton for the cree
ton of additional buildings, and the purchase
OF furniture for the same, at the State Insane
Asylum at Topeka: relating to the descent of
property, also the new Senate Cattle Trail bill
80. In the Senate the report of the Judiciary
committee on the concurrent resolution d.
recting the Attorney General to institute in
quiries as to the term aud duration of certain
corporations under the Territorial laws was
adopted. Bills passed: For the protection of
birds and providing at what seasons game may
De shot: relative to the building of school
houses; providing that bonds shall be a claim
against personal and real property: concern
ing wills and relating to descents of property,
providing that married person having no
children may will away half his property, be-
sides number of local bills.
The morning session of the House the 9TH
was devoted to bills upon third reading.
Among others the following passed: Provid-
Ing for the disposition of dead animals in and
about the stock yards in Wyandotte County;
the Legislative Appropriation bill; authorizing
cities TO construct water worts; relating to
private corporations; relating to highways;
declaring drunkenness misdemeanor, and
prescribing punishment for the same: to amend
an act entitled an act to establish the salaries
of state officers Judges and officers of the Legs-
lature; to preserve the purity of the Judiciary.
This bill declares illegal all votes cast for a
District Judge or Judge of the Supreme Court
ior any otner once during the term for which
he has been elected Judged Several apprO-
| priation bills passed. The Senate bill raising
the salary of State Offices and Judges of the
| Supreme Court was amended so as to give the
Governor, Treasurer and Supreme Judges
| 81, ZOO, and passed. The Senate supplemental
act to the Railroad bill, fixing the date for that
majority report in the Prescott case was
! adopted after long discussion The Sen.
/ ate killed the Uniform System of School Books
struction of noxious weeds in HIGHWAYS. The
Senate refused to concur in the House amend.
ments to the Executive and Judiciary Appro
| priation bill, and Senators Thacher, Riddle
and Sluss were appointed on conference
committee. 1t concurred in amendments &c
| the Regents Mileage bill and honoured in
| the House amendments to the Legislative APP
preparation bill.
The proceedings in the Legislature the Stt
were of little interest. Both Houses were in
/ session merely to finish up business before
| final adjournment. The House by unanimous
consent took up and passed the bill authorizing
/ four townships I'm Marion County to divide w
/ certain railroad stock and sell the same. The
Kansas City, Kansas, Samaritan Mission APP
preparation was inserted in the Miscellaneous
| Appropriation bill by the Conference Commit.
\ tee, and the report adopted by both House and
\ Senate. The usual complimentary resolutions
/ and vote of thanks were passed and just be
/ fore noon both Houses were declared ad
/ 5ourned without day.
| A. p Bloomfield, farmer, who resides neal
Blue Mound in Douglas County, committed
suicide recently by hanging himself with q
halter strap in the attic of his house. Do
nestle trouble was the reason assigned fol
the rash act. He leaves a wife and three
/ children.
Leavenworth win celebrate St. Patrick:
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