The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-22
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURES.

Proceedings of that Body Yesterday.
TOPEKA, Feb. Ex-senator Blue in
trOduced two bills relating to insurance
companies.
The congressional apportionment bill,
| as reported by the minority of the CON-
mittee. was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Allen, Anderson, Blue, Bolings,
Bradbury, Broderick, Brown, Buchan,
Clark, Cogswell, Collins, Finch, Glass,
Greene, Hogg, Hutchinson, Jones, Long,
Metzker, Motz, Riddle, Sexton, Struss,
Watcher, Ware, Wilkie, Williams-27.
Noes-Benson, Case, Funston, Hack
ney Johntz, Kelley, McLouth, Patchin,
Rector-9.
The resolution proposing a resubmis-
sion of the prohibltOry amendment
was made special order for 10 O'Clock
on Thursday.
/ Also senate joint resolution No. 2
| providing for a constitutional conven-
ton, and senate bills 1876, 81 and 100.
| House bill No. "a, fixing the terms OF
court in the Sixteenth judicial district,
was amended so as to provide for hold
ing court in Pawnee county IN January,
| and passed.
Senate bill No. ia, regulating delin-
/ quent taxes to the state, and regulating
the duties of the state treasurer and au-
ditor in certain cases, and being the bill
to remit the taxes due from Leaven-
worth county which were used IN the
erection of court house, and old ac-
counts due from other counties. Passed.
In the house petitions are still fash
ionable on railroad Legislation.
| Others were presented for appropria-
tions for Kansas orphan asylums.
Bills introduced.
Joint resolution submitting 10 the
| people change of word "intoxicating''
| to distilled" in the prohibitory amend
ment.
The temperance committee made a
double report, the majority reporting
the bill intended to strengthen the law
| and the minority the other with oppo-
site intent
The senate spent the afternoon on a
third reading of bills and the following
| action was taken:
Senate bill No. 1OS-Amendatory of
and supplemental TO chapter 60 of the
general statutes and the several acts
amendatory thereof, concerning lunatIcs
| and drunkards. Passed.
Senate bill No. 1O4-Providing for
the protection of mechanics in the fore
closure of liens. Passed
Senate bill No. 92-To provide for
SAAS OABoulLolAOng kONCIuulCAb dlu GULL
pensatiOn of the militia of the state of
Kansas and for the public defense.
Passed.
Senate bill No.135-To provide for
the punishment of mortgagors of per-
sonal property not being the owners
thereof, and of persons having the pos
session of personal property TO whom
the title has not passed, for selling, dis
posing of or concealing the same. Pass
ed.
Senate bill No. 112-An act TO amend
section of chapter 10, of the laws of
1877, entitled IAN act authorizing
bounty upon wolf and coyote scalDs."
Passed.
Senate bill No. 126-Relating to gifts,
grants, devises and legacies to corpora
tons or religious associations or bodies.
Passed,
Senate bill No. 1870 enroll the late
soldiers, their widows and orphans of
the late armies OF the United States re-
siding in the state of Kansas Passed.
Senate bill No. 22S-To locate and es
tablish state road from Topeka, by the
way of Tecumseh, Glendale, Lecompton
and Lake View, TO the city of Lawrence.
Passed.
Senate bill No. 2s3-Ceding jurisdic-
ton to the United States, over any lands
5C1CCtC0 d5 q 6lI( 1C1cEdl DElQ2eS IN
LeavenWOFth City, Kansas. Passed,
Senate bill No. 73-To establish q
criminal court in Wyandotte county.
Passed.
Senate bill No. 75-An act TO make
boards of education of cities of the sec
ond class to condemn q site for the pur.
pose Of erecting school buildings there
on. Passed.
Senate bill No. 1S2-An act relating
to the issue of stock by corporations
Passed.
Senate bill No. i61-An act relating To
banks and banking, and banking opera
tions, and requiring published state
meDts thereof. Passed
Senate bill No. 70-An act creating
the Office of county assessor was killed,
THE HOUSE
filled its afternoon session In consider
ing and passing local bills as they came
in rotation of the calendar. Among
the bills passed were:
Atchis0n city school bond bill,
Appropriation of $1,000 to refund
certain expenses OF Stafford county to
set aside the action of the legislature of
1915 TO wipe out that county.
Bill to remove eastern boundary of
quarantine ground for Texas cattle far.
Their west beyond Sheridan and RayIins
and parts of Hodgeman and Grove.
Bill fixing three terms of court each
year in each county of the ninth Judi |
cial district
A bill for Woodson county 70 acquire |
TO and build court house on the public |
square of Yates Center
Authorizing Lyndon school district.
Usage county to issue 9S5,O00 Of school
bonds.