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

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. ga bull passed
the senate providing that township of
ficers shall make reports before the an
nual elections.
A bill authorizing Ottawa, Republic
county, to build county bridges. Passed.
The prQAihitory auestion WaG gener-
ally discussed. lluchan made speech
in the house.
. The senate bill amending the law gov
crning cities of the first class was amend
ed as had been agreed upon by delega-
lions from Topeka, LeavenwoIth and
AtchIsOn. Passed.
Further consideration of appropria.
tons for the state university, was had,
but nothing accomplished.
Buchan introduced bill to make a
donation of $500 TO the Samaritan
Mission, Of Kansas City, Kansas, i0r the
years 1884 and 1888.
Hackney replied To Buchan's speech.
The appropriation bills were placed
at head of bills t. be reported by COM
miltees.
The capital appropriation bill was
placed ON a third reading, subject 10
amendment and debate.
Senate bill No. 155-To authorize
county commissioners TO contract roads
on the petition of a majority of the land
owners along and adjacent 10 the line of
such rOad-was passed.
House bill No. $40 regulate The sa-
laries of certain officers of Rush county
herein named. Passed.
House bill No. 2S0-To authorize the
county commissioners of Edwards coun-
ty. Kansas, to issue bonds t. fund the
county Indebtedness and TO refund the
bonded Indebtedness of said county.
Passed.
Senate bill No. OTTO amen1 section
2 OF article !, of chapter 80, of the gen.
eral statutes of 1868, being an act en-
titled, an act to regulate elections, and
to repeal said section 2. Passed.
House bill No. 34-To authorize the
county commissioners of the county of
Lincoln, In the state of Kansas, to is
sue bonds to redeem the bonds of said
country maturing April I, A. D. 1884,
and to redeem outstanding orders and
warrants. Passed.
House bill No. 1870 authorize the
county commissioners of Ness county,
Kansas. to issue bonds 10 fund the
county Indebtedness. Passed.
Senate bill No. 24T-To au horiZc and
empower The board of county commits
sioners of Pawnee county, Kansas, to as
SulllS the ID lbANbNtSAiCco OA Val
field township in said county, and TO is
sue bonds therefor, and TO provide for
the payment thereof. Passed.
A substitute for house bill No. 1jS-
An act t. authorize the county commits
sioners of Smith county to issue bonds
to fund the outstanding bonds of said
county at iwer rate of interest. Pass
ed
IL. use bill No. 453, an act TO legalize
an election held in the township of Ne
odesha, in Wilson county, and tn author
iZe the issue of bonds voted at said cleo.
ton, passed.
House bill No. $50. an act TO legalize
certain roads and highways of Osborne
county, and making the record nf such
roads and highways and of the plats and
surveys thereof evidence of the validity
of the same, passed.
House bill No. 50-An act to provide
for the health and safety of persons en-
ployed in the coal mines of Kansas, and
providing for the inspection of the same.
Passed.
THE HOUSE,
in afternoon session, in committee OF
the whole. approved appropriations for
the state university for the year ending
ing June 80. 1884, $37, 52j, and for the
state normal school. for both years TO.
gether, $7.7a5.
TOPEKA, Feb. 23.-In the senate, d
bill to prevent and punish gambling
being copy of the Missouri law. Pass
ed.
Also, one providing that deliBqucDi
personal property taxes shall become 8
lien on the real property of the delin.
quent taxi payer. Passed. II is COPY
of the Illinois Law.
In the committee of the whole a bill
appropTiating $50, 1000 for the erection o
additional buildings and 5000 for wa
ter supply and sewerage was faxofabIy
recommended, and also senate bill No
| 263, 10 enable the board of trustees O
charitable institutions of the state to dis
pose of certain lands belonging TO til,
Estate and locaig d in Johnson county, b.
ing part of the land dOnated-by th,
city ~ Oiaiie lo The institution for tn
ttlur-ation tf the deaf ard dumb, and [.
purchase oIIlei lands for the use of sail
asy lam, and prov iding for the 4lisrosi
lien oil he funds necessary for said sal
and purchase.
4 Passage WIS recommended f senat
bill No. Psi making MI appIopriasiu
for lila. t-tecIIanG.f add ItionAl building
and tie purchase of furniture f. th
same At the Stale insane asylum at Tt
peka, for the fiscal years ending June 81