Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-03-12

out section s, which provided for az.
pointment of a commission to exam. ne
applicants for the Office of State .Line
Inspector; also some other amendments
were made and the bill passed. The
Senate bill to create board 20 regulate
the practice of pharmacy was amended
slightly and passed. DIR. Sweezey's bill
bringing property of nor.-residents under
power Of township boards for tax levy
was passed.
Mr.. Carroll's H. ]. r. No. l, recommend
ny the calling Of constitutional con
vention, was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Antbony, Ashby, Benning, Bill
Kingsley, Bryant. Buck, Burton, Butter r
field, Carroll, Carter, Cloyes, Coggeshall
Cooper, Collins, Deckard, Drought, Finch
Gillett, Gray, Hardesty, Hatfield, Hol
man, Johnson Ness) Kelley (Doniphan)
Kelley (MitchelD, Lawrence, Lewis, Nc
Nall, McNeal, McTaggart, Martin, Moore
Ogden, Osborn, Overmyer, Scammon
Seitz, Slime, Swartz, Thomson pratt
Thompson (Harper), Turner, Vickers
Weilep, Wentworth, White, Wilhelm
A..
Nays-Barnes, Beates, Baker, Blain
Bolinger, Bond, Eurdick, Butln, Clogston
Corwin, Coulter, Cox, Cummings, Cur
rier, Davenport, Dewey. Dickson, Ed
wards, Ellis, Faulkner, Gillespie, Glasgow
Greer, Hostetter, Hukle, Hunter, John
son (Pottawattomie), Justus, Kelso, King
Kreger, Loot bourrow, Lower, Mcbride
Matlock, Maurer, Miller, Morgan (Os
borne }, Raymond, Reeves, Rhodes, Roach
Roberts, Roseberry, Slavens, Spiers
Smith (Neosho). Stewart, Sweezy, Talbot
Vance, Veatch, Wallace, Virgins, Wood
lief-55.
Not voting-Beattie, Bonebrake e, Rrews.
ter, Caldwell, Campbell, J. B. Cook, H. C
Cook, Hargrave, Hogue, Hollenshead
Hopkins, Johnston BROWN, McCammon
Mann, Morgan CLAY, Mosher, Patton
Pratt, Randall, Rash, Simpson, Smith
(McPherson), Mr.. Speaker-23.
Mr.. Moore's bill raising the salary Of
county superintendent was defeated.
Senator Young's school book bill, as il
had been amended by the House, passed
Mr.. Curriers' general law relating to
vote of bonds tor school houses. 1t linn
its the amount to six per cent of the tax
able property, and requires three-fifths
vote. 1t was defeated.
Mr.. Slaven's bill, making verba
agreement lease for one year, and not
from year to year, was passed.
Also, Mr. Slaven's bill vacating office
when sufficient bond is not given.
The evening session was taken up un'
til 10 O'Clock in further consideration OF
the bill to change the term of Office Of
Superintendent of Insurance from foul
to two years. Mr.. Carroll moved an
amendment which would make ,he first
appointment for two years term come
in February, 1887. The amendment was
lost, Al to So.
Mr.. Finch asked the privilege of with
drawing the bill from further considers
ton, which was granted.
Several general appropriation bills
we're then considered and approved II
Committee of the Whole, with Mr.. Nc
Nall presiding. Also an appropria
ton of $3.50 to school distrt
80 of Pawnee county, which had lost is
school house by cyclone. Also S. b
2S7, to refund to Sheridan, Trego, anC
Ford counties court expenses in state
cases arising in unorganized counties
after Mr.. McNeal had secured the ad
dition of Barber county to the bill. Also
a sum to Charles Rath, of Usage county
refunding to him moneys wrongfully
paid to the school fund. Also to repay
to Labette and Montgomery counties
money paid the state as state taxes or
lands that were not taxable. Also, t.
provide for services of the State Agen
for prosecuting claims against th'
United States.
Mr.. Finch's bib to change the term o
Office of the Superintendent of Insur
ance from four to two years came next
and was discu- sed until after six o'clock
The question was left pending.
The chief officers of the House, with
committee of seven members were di
rected to attend the funeral of James
Merritt.
SENATE-MARCH ).
Senator Buchan moved the appoint
ment of a committee Of five Senators
with the President, Secretary and Sci
geant- at-arms, to attend the funeral o
Hon. James S. Merritt at Wamego. Th
President appointed Senators Buchar
Hick, kellogg. H. B. Kelly and Smith.
Senator Miller called up the report q
the Committee of the Whole, made som
time ago, on the proposition for a consti
tutional convention. The record showe
that it had been laid over by consent 70
a full Senate, and that the report recon
mended it's indefinite postponemen1
and that the motion Of Senator Reddel
to disagree with the report was pending
the vote on that question being take1
resulted, ayes II, nays %.
In the afternoon the Senate passe,
bills on third reading as follows: tixin
terms of court in Sd judicial district, AM
authorizing the Judge to appoint steno
grapher; making appropriations for stat
printing; making appropriations for pa
OF agents, trustees and directors of stat
institutions; for a uniform system o
examination of school teachers; to pro
hibit selling or giving tobacco to person
under fifteen years old; authorizin
banks to be designated as repositories Q
county money in counties having owe
10000 inhabitants.
The report having reached the Senat
after the forenoon adjournment tina
Miss Florence Blue, daughter of the Sen
ator, had been suddenly stricken will
death, the afflicted father left the Senat
hall for his mourntul home.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented by Senator Barker and unani
mously adopted and the Senate ad
journed:
WHEREAS, Our esteemed fellow Sena
tor, Richard w. Blue, has been suddenl
overwhelmed with grief on account Q
the unexpected death of a believe,
daughter, Who was the joy and pride Q
his home;
Resolved, That the Senate now in ses
sion do express to him and his famil
our deep and earnest sympathy for then
in their severe affection.
Resolred, That the Senate do now ad