Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-04-03
THE LEGISLATURE.


The Senate on March 21st postponed con-
sideration ofthe resolution declaring against
other business than that for which it was
called together, until Monday.
KeHey's bill, providing for a Sanitary
Live Stock Commission of three Commits
sioners to be appointed by the Governor
was taken up. The bill is very similar TO
the one introduced few days ago, except
that the Secretary of the State Board of Ag-
| riCulture and the Veterinary Surgeon are
not to be members of the Commission un-
| der this one. An amendment, providing
! that only the value Of the animal at the
time it was killed should be paid, was re-
! jecGed. An amendment was accepted which
read as follows: But no stock shall be ap-
praised, or paid for, except that which has
been killed, to prevent the spread of the
! foot and mouth disease, or the disease
| known as pleuro- pneumonia" An amend
ment was adopted fixing the price to be
| paid for animals killed at tW I-thirds of their
actual appraised value.
! The section making common carriers re-
| spOnsible for spreading the disease was
stricken out, and substitute offered in
| structlng the. Governor to consent to meas
ures that may be taken by the Federal Gov
,ernment. The bill at length passed.
A bill passed, giving to unorganized coun-
| ties the same rights in counties to which
! they are attached tor judicial purposes, as
! tow IshipS in such counties have, in cleo
! lions, issuing bonds, ETC., except that unOr-
gained counties shall not be taxed to build
county buildings in organized counties, or
vote on the location of county seats or cleo
ton Of county officers, Representatives, ETC.,
but each unorganized county shall have
| deputy county superintendent and deputy
county surveyor, appointed by the Commits
sioners of the organized county.
The bills authorizing the sale of certain
railroad stock in Cloud county, owned by
the townships and the county, passed.
Everest offered a concurrent resolution,
| donating the salaries OF mem Oers Of the Leg
| islature tor the special session to the fund to
| eXtlrpate the foot and mouth disease.
The vote by which the Veterinary Surgeon
| bill was passed was recOnsldered, and 1t was
| amended SO as to make the term of office of
| the first appOintee last until April, 1887.
The Governor was also given power to re-
move the Veterinary Surgeon at will. The
bill as amended passed.
In the House on March 21st, the report of
Attorney General Johnston on the power OF
| the Legislature to transfer the military fund
and the railroad fund to the general revenue
fund was received. He held that the former
could and the latter could not be transferred.
In Committee of the Whole, the bill
to establish a commission, composed of the
| Secretary OF the State Board OF Agriculture,
| The Veterinary Surgeon and commission
er to re appointed by the Governor was
amended, by providing for the removal OF
| the commissioner for cause; also fixing the
basis Of appraisement of ANIMALS killed at
| actual value at time of appTaiSement; also
| providing that the section shall ap-
! ply only to Contagious, pleurO-
| pneumonia and foot and mouth disease.
| The prOVisO that animals affected before the
passage of this bill should not be paid for
was stricken out; also sections eleven and
| thirteen. The bill was finally reported for
| pass age, and in the House an effort was
made to allow appeals from the appraisers
| to the District Court, which JAILED. The bill
was ordered engrossed for third reading.
The concurrent resolution against any
legislation except that for which the Legis-
lature was convened was indefinitely post
pOned.
H G. R. No. 4, asking Congress to pro-
! vide a way for settling claims of settlers
who met with losses by Cheyenne Indians
in 1878, was adopted.
The resolution providing for Commit
tee 10 visit Russell county and investigate
the foot and mouth disease, was rejected.
Senate bill 2, providing penalty for driv-
| ing Texas cattle ON grUundo not included i'll
the present quarantine law, between March
Ist and November LIST, passed after an amend
!
southern cattle liable 10 communicate Span
ish fever.
A concurrent resolution was adopted, urg-
ing the delegation in Congress to work
against granting the right Of way to the
southern Kansas Railroad company
through the Indian Territory, until 1t, as
the successor OF the Il. l.. d u. road, shall
have complied with the contract and obi
cations OF the L. L. & q. road to the people
of the State.
S. B. 7, attaching Finney county to Ford
county, Tor judicial purposes, passed.
In the Senate, on March 22d, petition
was presented from Anderson county, ask
ing tor local herd law.
The House amendments to the Dead Line
bill were concurred in.
The House amendments to the concur
rent resolution relative to granting right OF
way to through the Indian Territory, by
+ Congress, We're non-cOncurred in.
I The House concurrent resolution, relating
a to the payment OF CLAIMS OF sufferers by the
! Indian raid Of 1878, was adopted.
The journal of the special session was or
S deTed bound in that of 1885, and the laws o
a the special session were ordered to be print
e ed as soon as possible; they are also u bC
e published with the laws OF 1885.
, Motz introduced u bill extending the
powers of the Live Stock Commission so Il:
4 TO include protection from splenic or Span
: ish fever, which passed.
Rector introduced bill providing for the
incorporation of towns located partly IL
8 one County and partly III another.
t A bill passed appropriating 81, 900 to pay
q the expenses of the extra session.
n The House bill for the prevention of con
tagiOus diseases among animals passed.
The Senate concurred in the Hous'
: amendment TO the bill relating to powers o
i unOrganized counties, and passed the EilI.
The Senate refused to recede from 1T
- amendment to the general quarantine bill
- and q conference committee was asked.