The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
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Proceedings OF the Kansas Legislator.
Yesterday

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TOPEKA, March Tine 5 nate indefi-
niteIy postponed the senate and house
uniform system of school text book BILL
House bill No. 460-To dIsorganIze
the Joint school district number ., in
Edwards and Pawnee counties, and al
tach that portion in Pawnee county 10
school district No. 8. Pawnee county.
Passed
House amendments to senate bill No.
S2-RelaIing to interest on Normal
school lands, were eOncurred in.
The senate cOncurred in house amend-
| menfs to house bill No 32S-AuthrizinR
cities to construct water works
House bill No. 3S9-ProViding for the
destruction of noxious weeds in high
ways. Passed.
The morning session of the house was
exhausted in the third reading of bills.
Toe house bills passed are: SCOTS
water works bill, intended TO cure diff
culties at Emporia.
Schilling's bill against noxious weeds
and securing plows in highways.
The senate bills passed by the house
are: Legislative appropriations saving
judgments in Dickinson county court,
of which the records were burned, max
ing the maximum capital stock of CO.
operative association $f00, 600. To re-
duOC lHtcICot Ou SCnOOI Id0u
sales. A funding bill for Elk couaty,
making votes void and Illegal which are
cast for any judicial officer as q caudi-
date for any other Office. Executive and
judicial appropriations for the pay of
regents, trustees and directors of state
institutions.
The senate refused to concur in the
house amendments 10 the executive and
Judiciary appropriation bill, and Sena-
tors Thacber, Riddle and Sldss were APP
pointed on conference committee. II
conquered in the amendments to the re-
gents mileage hill.
The senate non cancQrred in the house
amendments to the legislative appropri.
aliop bill.
House bill No 421-ProyIdIng for
the sale OF certain state lands in Clay
county. Indefinitely postponed.
the house in the afternoon passed the
senate bill on mIscell aneous appropria-
tinns, amended the senate bill raising
the salary Of state officers and judges OF
the supreme court, giving the governor,
treasurer add supreme judges $4,000,
and passed 1t; also the senate bill for
the relief Of the CITY of L4wrence
Committees of conference were ap-
pointed on the executive aad judicial,
and the misce llaneouS Appropriation
bills
A good deal of time was wasted by
futile Efforts to advance bills.
HOUSEKEEPING SESSION.
The house in evening session passed
senate bills making appropriation for
conveying prisoners TO the penitentiary;
supplemental act to the railroad bill;
fixing date for that act TO come ia force
June revenue hill. leVying an annual
state tax of $40 mills
The conference committees having re-
ported on the executive, Judicial and
miscellaneous appropriation bills, their
reports were agreed to. These reports
leave in So, 300 tor the Historical society,
IS, 900 for repairs on the east wing OF
the state house, and $100 month for
che Samaritan Mission at Kansas City,
Kansas.
About two hours of the session was
devoted 10 the discussion of the reports
of the majority and minority of the
committee to Investigate Judge Pres
| colt of the Salina district. This mere
~ emphasized the fact already appar-
ent, that three of that committee, Bur-
ton, Butterfied and Sturges, agree en-
tirely in eXhonerating the accused judge,
and that Green, of Leavenworth county.
commended for the truth of all the
charges made, and Glass rather rahidly
held epaft, an the least Important of
| the charges 1t was ordered that the
members feeling incompetent to vote
iptelllgently. should be excused from
roll call.
On adoption Of the majority report
| 80 members yoted aye, poes Z.
Time was set to quit business at 10
O'Clock and for sine die adjournment
at II O'Clock q. M Thursday. but the
first hour was extended drst 70 12 IN +,
and then TO O'Clock