The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-01
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The following bills were introduced:
By Senator Paichin. TO protect the
health of female employees
By Senator Case, regulating and fix
ing terms of court in the 18th judicial
district.
BY Senator Paich;n, establishing
times for holding courts N the nth
judicial district.
BY Senator Greene, to provide for
board of three railroad commissioners
10 hear complaints and make seTni-an
nual reports, each commissioner tore
ceiYe 5000 per year, and the clerk
50 000- They shall visit each ceuaty
at least once in three months.
BY Senator Greene, in relation to the
punishment of those making aduIterated
butter or oleomargarine.
By Senator Greene, in relation to kid
mapping; fixing The minimum punish
ment at ten instead of five years, and the
maximum at twenty-five instead of ten
years.
by Senator Greene. making an appro-
priation of $40, 600 for the establishment
of hospital for the treatment of maim-
cd or deformed children No charge IS
to be made for treatment, but those who
are able viii pay for board.
By Senator Greene. to establish a uni
form system of text book
By Senator Aller for geological sur
vey of the state.
By Senator Aller, relating TO the issue
ofstock by corporations.
HOUSE.
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 1888
The house convened at 10 O'Clock q M
Prayer by Dean Ellerby, OF Grace Ca
thedral.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following entitled bills were in
troduced and read first time:
Mr. Clogston. providing for the pay
ment of the expenses of the Topeka con.
stitutionai convention and the state gov
eminent hereunder
Mr. Timmons. to prohibit public off,
GERS from accepting railroad passes, and
TO prohibit railroad companies from is
suih passes to such officers.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
The concurrent resolution introduced
by Mr.. Allen (by request in relation to
opening the Oklahoma land To settle
ment, was called up and rejected.
Nr. Hooyer's concurrent resOi alton in
favor of a national cattle trail from Tex
as through the Indian Territory, and
across Western Kansas and Nebraska,
was adopted.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
On motion of Mr. Elder the house Ie-
solved itself into committee ofthe whole
for the consideration OF bills on the cal
ender.
The committee next took up H. b
No. 80, to prevent selling, trading or
giving deadly weapons to minors, and
to provide punishment therefor, and
agreed 10 recommend it for passage
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The hOuSR TecOnVRnen AT 9 O'clock
and al once resolved itself into commit
tee OF the whole.
Mr. Walton was called to the chair.
1t. 3. No. A, requiring actions before
Justices of the peace TO be brought in the
township or city where the defendant
shall reside was first considered.
The motion 10 report recommending
the enacting clause be stricken out was
agreed TO on a division, 90 to %.
TAXES FOR EDUCATION.
The committee next considered II. 3
No. 81, amending the charter of cities of
the second class so as to allow levy OF
ten mills On the dollar for educational
purposes, instead of eight mills, as now
provided by law.
Mr. Anderson opposed the amend
ment recommended by the committee on
judiciary, making the law subject to ap-
proval by the city council. He argued
that the board of education should have
control of the matter.
The amendment was agreed TO, and
the bill as amended recommended for
passage.
NOW FOR REsUBMIssIoN.
The house next considered II. j. II.
No. l, providing for submitting to the
people "a proposition to repeal the pro-
hibitory amendment to the constitution.
Mr.. McCleyerty said the subject was
one in relation to which he entertained
very profound convictions. In the first
place he believed if very unwisc TO in
corporate mere police regulation in
the constitution. He averred that when
the question was first submitted to the
people it was carried by default. Its
opponents laughed it 10 scorn, suppos-
ing that the people had too much sense
to incorporate the proposed section in
the constitution. A similar provision
had existence in the statutes of Maine
since the year 1851. The figures, as re-
ported by the commissioner of internal
revenue show that in 1877 there were ALP
retail liquor dealers licenses issued in
Maine under the federal law, and in
1881 there was $50 In Vermont under
a prohibitory law there were 433 liquor
dealers in 1877, and 400 in 1881. In
Michigan, the speaker asserted, the |
number of drinking places under a |
probibitory law greatly exceeded the |
under license, when the prohib-
itory law had been repealed. Mr.. Nc |
CleveIty rehearsed the erroneous figures /!
IN relation to Kansas, and drew the us
ual inference which has been refuted |
time and again.
Mr.. Dunsmore briefly responded to |
the gentleman from Bourbon, declaring |
that there were Republicans in the |
house who were just as earnestly Nm |
favor of prohibition as Others were OPP |
posed to it. The friends of prohibition |
are conservative, but they will have no |
hesitation in taking up the gauntlet |
thrown down. In order 10 give time for |
full consideration of the matter, he NOV |
ed to postpone until O'Clock Saturday
February 3. aud that it be |
made special order for that time.
The committee rose and reported pro-
gress.
The house then adjourned till Wed
nesday morning.