The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-22
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Proceedings of that Body-Passage of the
Kelley Bill in the Senate.
The Committee at Work ON the Case OF
Judge Prese0tt-BilIs IntFoeuc-
ed, Etc, Etc.
SENATE

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| SENATE.
| TOPEKA, Feb. 15.-In the senate sew.
eral local bills were introduced.
The Kelley railroad bill paased the
seuate as substitute FOR the house bill.
\ resolution iuslructing the ways and
means committee to draft a bill appro-
| 9riating $25, 900 or less TO the Missouri
| valley flood sufferers was postponed.
McCleverty was excused from further
services, on the committee to investigate
| the case of Judge Prescott of the SsIina
district, aud Glass, of Marshall county,
| appointed. That committee commenced
| its work as soon as appointed, and Judge
Prescott was in attendance.
Among the new bills are Fullinwider's
TO govern stock yards; Claypoofs two
/ bills, local. fer Reno COUNTY; HerZig's
| two local bills for Ellsworth county
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced to appropriate $1,000 for the re-
| lief of sufferers by the flood along the
| Ohio river.
Every senator present voted for the
Kelley railroad bill. Crane was absent
| , BroderIcks's joint resolution propos-
| ing an amendment to the constitution so
as 10 provide that three-fourths of jury
may return verdict in civil cases, was
killed and then Feconsidered and made
a special order for Tuesday at ? O'Clock.
Senate bill No. gil, an act to enable
Vernon township, Cowley county, to or
ganize grade or high school, and pro-
viding for holding high school therein.
Passed.
Senate bill No 120, an act changing
and defining the boundaries of the
counties oil Hamilton, Sequoyah and
Ford aud repeating sections 3, Il, So,
Al, 80, al, 81, 50 and 90 of chapter "a of
Disasters compiled laws of the state of
Kansas. Passed as amended
Senate bill No. l52, an act relating to
the addition of uuincorporated territory
to any city having such territory with
in its limits. Passed
Senate bill No 153--An act for the
better protection of the University and
Normal school funds of the state of
Kansas. Passed.
Senate bill No. 149-An act to regu-
late the Kansas school fund Passed.
Senate bill No 11J-An act to regulate
and fix the terms Of the district court of
the Fifteenth judicial district Passed.
Senate bill No. 14l-An act concern
lug crime and punishments Passed
Senate bill No. 164-An act supple
mental 10 chapter one of the session
laws of 1881, entitled "Au Act to Ap-
portion the Stale for Senators and Re
representatives., approved March ), 1881,
changing the boundaries OF the represen-
tative districts in Washington county
Passed
IN THE HOUSE,
in the afternoon session, a committee
| was ordered to select from the calendar
list of local bills and appoint time
for their consideration.
A concurrent resolution asking con-
gress to provide for the survey of lands
which have not been sectioniZed, but
have been taken by settlers, was adopted.
Anderson's township tax bill was re-
considered and passed.
+ A measure to engraft the township
high school was defeated.
Crichton's game law received the ar
| prevail of the committee of the whole. It
| permits the killing of prairie chickens
from September / 10 January 1, and
| quail from November l TO January 1,
and forbids killing game at any time on
| occupied OF enclosed premises without
the permission of the occupant or own
| err.
Rhea's 10Th Judicial district bill, fix
| ing the terms of court, was approx
ed after being amended by Hoover.
A concurrent resolution, introduced
| by Burton, instructs the ways and means
committee to report an appropriation
not exceeding $4,000 for the sufferers
by food in the Ohio valley.
| EVENING SESSION.
The senate TO night considered bill
| TO provide for the investment of the
permanent school fond, the Normal
/ school and University funds in bridge,
court house and refunding bonds
| of any county, and county bonds
| issued for the purchase of land and the
| erection of buildings thereon for the
poor, such Investment to earn not less
| than j per cent per annum, but they
j shall not pay for any OF such bonds any
/ greater sum than the actual market
| value of the same, nor shalt they in
/ vest in any county bonds where the
| county Indebtedness exceed 10 per cent.
of Its last assessed valuation, and they
| shall distribute the investment among
the counties.
| HOUSE EVENING SESSION.
After roll call, the house Immediately
| went into q committee OF the whole,
| with Mitchell in the chair.
/ Buttons bill to donate to Dickinson
county one set of supreme court reports
from volume to % inclusive, and ten
copies Of The compiled laws of Kansas
of 1879, 10 replace those burned with
the court house at Abilene about year
ago. was recommended for passage.
TimmJn bill for improvement Of
roads and highways providing that two
thirds of the land owners living along
the lines of the roads and owning more
than one half of The land within a half
mile of such road may petition the
county commissioners and have such
road improved ami the cost charged to
all land within oue-h half mile of the
road, was considered.
Several amendments were made and
recommended for passage. The CON-
mittee arose and reported. The report
was adopted aud the house adjourned.
| TOPEKA, Feb. 16.-Yesterday tae
weather was warm. 60 10 20 degrees
above zero. with considerable rainfall
During the night there was sudden
change, the thermometer running down
to 10 cgrees above. 1t has been to-day
from 10 To 20 above, but fr IN present
: appearances it will be below zero soon
MORNING SESSION SENATE.
In the senate morning session. Finch
introduced bill which proposed t0 add
to the text books of common schools ele
mentary physiology and hygiene. will
special reference TO the effect of alcohol
on the human system.
q In the committee OF the whole Il bill
was recommended for passage which
provides that such counties as desire
| shall be entitled IL hold land now sole