The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
THE EXTRA SESSION..

THE EXTRA SESSION.
RrOcossllpgs % the LeEIsIatare Yeatsf-
dAy-The BslI cfeatiug the once
Ofstata yxserfnarsaa Passes
10th HeuseA.
4 HftcEsoa the Question OF val1ation Of
Diseased Cattle and = Warm
Discussion on the
Subject.
TOPEKA, March 20.
SENATE THURkDzY MORNING.
The committee on agriculture report
ed on senate bill No. 4. relating to the
appointment of veterinary surgeon
Senator Everest offered resolution
that the state au titpr furnish q state
meDt for the Information of the senate
of the amount OF the valuation, for the
purpose OF taxation, of the 1--we stock
In the state for the year 1888, and the
amount of taxes levied or assessed
thereon
The discussion of senator Wares Teso-
luton censurlng Mr.. TouzaIin and in
str1ctng the railroad commissioners 10
prepare bill fixing q maximum rates
for frelghts occupied most of the fore
noon session OF the senate, and it was
finally laid upon the table
A request from the Bartholdi statute
committee tor the use of the senate
chamber Saturday night, for Judge
Thachsr to speak 10 was granted.
Senator Thaeher introduced the fol-
lowing bills:
Senate bill No. An act attaching
Finuey county to Ford county for judi
cisl purposes.
Senate bill No. San act relating to
unorganiZed counties.
Senate bill No. 9-By Brown, an act
authorizing the sale of certain railroad
stock in Cloud county.
All referred to the judiciary commit:
Senate bill No. was read a second
time and referred to the committee ON
fees and salaries.
Senate bill No. 1. an act authorizing
and empowering the water companies 10
condemn lands AMI water, anu To divert
and take water from any rivers and
streams in this state for the purpose of
supplying the Inhabitants of cities with
water for domestic use. sanitary pur-
pOoCc, CAtluS utelltuSut Vi uTCSy d1Q aOE
maoutac' uring aud other purposes, was
read toe thlrd time, amended and
passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill No. 2 introduced by Ssnat-
or MoOdy ON Wednesday, establishing
dead line, was called up, placed on its
third reading and passed.
House bill No. /, providing for the
appointment of u veterinary surgeon
was taken up and passed without amend
ment.
HoUsE-THURsDAY MORNING
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
BY Veale, OF ShaWnee-House bill
No Z; an act to establish a superior
court in Shawnee county.
BY Speer. of Douglas-House bill No.
s.; an act to attach Finney county 10
Ford county for Judicial purposes.
BY McAtee, Oh Shawnee-HOuse hill
No. .; an act To remove the political
disabilities of Thos ID. Strong.
By Neatly, of Gove.-House bill No.
10, An act providing for the formation
OF dead line across the central portion
of the. state for tOe prevention of the
spread OF contagious and infectious dis
eases among Cattle.
BY FullInwider, of Bdtler.-An act
| entitled an act 10 amend chapter 40 OF
| the complied laws of 1868, being an ACT
concerning guardians and wards.
Three resolutions were offered CON-
mending the action of the railroad CON-
missiontTs.
After considerable discussion they
| were referred TO the railroad committee
| for consideration.
Mr. McCleverty, OF Bourbon, chair
| man of the special committee, reported
house bill No l. There being so many
amendments to the bill, it was post
| poned until il could be printed.
Mr.. McCleverIy, of Bourbon, chair
| man OF the special committee of fifteen
reported back bill, with sevei al amend
| ments, entitled An act TO provide fol
| the appointment of state veterinary
surgeon, and to prescribe his duties"
The motion To amend this bill by
making The term IF Office fo1r years III.
stead Of two was lost. Another motion
| was made to strike out the word "traYei
| ing'' IN line eleven, which was also lost
| On motion, sectIOns l, ,, 3, 4 and 5, a;
amended, were adopted.
On mott of Krappenberger, o.
Jewell, the bill WAS read third time
aud passed
Mr. Walton, of Clay. offered a resolu
ton that committee of three member:
from the house and two from the seuat
| be selected and sent t. Russell county Il
| investigate the iolt and mouth disease
in that locality. Laid ovlr.
The house adjoUrned until , o'clock
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
Immediately ON reassembiing tn
house went into committee of the whole
for the consideration OF the bill reportet
from the special committee of fifteen il
the morning, IAN act 10 protect domes,i'
animals from contagious and infectious
diseases" This was dIscusssd the en-
tire afternoon. There was great divers
lily of opinion as To the proper mode O
valueing the cattle which are to be killet
under this law. The lawyer!
value for them at the time they wer
killed. The farmers and stock mel
were Centrally in favor of paying 70
them at deprecated value, such as the
circumstance which surrounded then
at the tiCle of the killing valued then
at. The bill makes the state veIerinsr.
surgeon, the ST eretsry of the state bOart
OF agriculture and commissioner TO b
appointed by the governor and con
tirmed bv the senate stare s4nitar,
board. Tie sppIaisement of al
cattle to be killed is to be made by tire
dIsiutt rested householders The rate q
valuation of diseased cattle is The grea
point at contest, ana though this poin
has been discussed all the afternoon. n
system OF valuation has yet been fixed
This bill will probably take up the bal
ance of this week When il is passed
as It will be in some form, there will b
Il rush to adjourn. We think adjourn
ment may be looked for about rex
VI edDt stay. The discussion and tn
prospects are not at all satisfactory t
the large cattle owners. The result vii
not be entirely satisfactory to them.
sENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.