Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-26
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In the Senate the motion to advane to
the head of the calendar appropriation
bills for Kansas Orphan Asylum, Home
for Friendless Women, st. Vincent's Or.
phan Asylum, and Samaritan Mission
was lost.
The concurrent resolution in favor oil
pensioning soldiers, as amended by the
House, was passed.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. 60, an act supplemental
to an act entitled IAN act regulating con-
veyances of real estate" being chapter
90, compiled laws of 1879.
Senate bill No. 159, an act to amend an
act entitled IAN act relating to counties
and county officers" being chapter % of
General Statutes of 1868, and to repeal
section ISL thereof
Senate bill No. 81, an act making ap-
preparations for the state normal school.
Senate bill No. 81, an act making ap-
preparations for cottages, raising the
east and west wing Of central part one
story, for fencing, drainage, perfecting
and completing the present system of
heating and ventilation of the state in
sane asylum at Osawatomie.
Senate bill No. 95, an act making ap-
preparations for the erection of additional
buildings, the purchase Of furniture for
the same, and the purchase of addition
al grounds at the State Insane Asylum at
Topeka, for the fiscal years ending June
80, 1856, and June 80, 1887, and for light
ing the Asylum buildings, and complet-
ing air passage and fan for the same.
Senate bill No. "a, an act creating a
bureau of Labor and Industrial statistics,
and defining the powers and duties
thereof
The Senate, in committee of the whole,
devoted the larger part of the afternoon
to discussing Senators Kelly and Lloyd's
maximum freight rates upon wheat, Sem
ators H. B. Kelly, M. c. Kelly, Buchan,
Blue, Barker, Jennings, Hick, Crane,
Lloyd and others participating. After
being amended by a proviso offered by
Senator Buchan, to empower the Rail-
road Commissioners, on satisfactory evil
dence showing that the bill operated I'M
Justly, to alter and change rates, pending
a motion of II. B. Kelly to amend the
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and recommended that it be continued
as the special order at o'clock to-
morrow. The report was adopted.
The bill to regulate pharmacy was
passed to third reading.
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Among new bills are: To perfect title
to public square in FL Dorado. MIR. Tur-
ner introduced a bill to provide for the
filing of lists of county officers with the
Secretary of State. Mr.. Cox, bill to
empower Wakarusa township of Doug
las county to erect town hall.
House concurred in amendments by
the Senate to Mr.. Lewis bill relating to
bounty upon wolf and other scalps. Also,
Senate amendments to House appropri-
alton bill for Women's department Of the
New Orleans exposition.
Authors of several bills on the subject
of Mutual Life Insurance withdrew them,
and compromise bill drafted later was
made special order for next Tuesday
evening.
The calendar was rid of rubbish by a
series of motions started by Mr.. Faulk-
ner.
Members of the special committee ON
the part of the House, to investigate
building at the Olathe institution were
announced: Bryant, Benning and
Morgan, of Osborne.
The following bills were read a third
time and passed: Mr.. Weilep's bill to
permit stock to run at large in that part
of Cherokee county east of Spring river.
Mr.. McBride's bill authorizing bridge
across the Solomon river south of the
town OF Marvin, in Phillips county. Mr..
Morgan's bill authorizing Clay county to
build certain bridges and purchase 9TH
ers. Mr.. Scammon's bill whitewashing
the police Judge of Weir City and legal
izing his acts prior to removal of politi-
cal disabilities. Mr.. Justus' bill to legal
ize highways in Graham county.
An effort was made at the opening OF
the afternoon session to further consider
the railroad bills; but it was defeated,
and the regular order proceeded with.
The following bills were then read a
third time and passed: Mr.. Bliss bill to
adjust contracts for fractional subdivis-
ions of school lands in Rawlins county;
Mr.. Roberts bill to authorize Doug
las county to build bridge
across the Wakarusa river; Senator
Rush's bill, to authorize Larned and
Pleasant Valley townships of Pawnee
county to appropriate money for high
way purposes; Mr.. Pratt's Texas cattle
bill; Mr.. Turner's bill to authorize Chau-
tauqda county to create bridge fund;
Mr.. Slaven's bill, to legalize an ordinance
of the city of Yates Center; Mr.. Bone
brakes bill, to locate State road from Law
renee to Topeka; Mr.. Campbell's funding
bill for Barton county; Mr.. Cox's bill, re-
lating to bridge in Douglas county; Mr..
Blain's bill, to legalize the sale of certain
land by the Treasurer of Ottawa county;
Mr.. Vance's bill for transfer of certain
county; Mr.. Burton's bill giving Dickin-
son one more week of court each year;
Mr.. Osborn's bill to authorize Trego
county to take up its bonds held by the
permanent school fund; bill to authorize
Woodson county to bridge the Verdigris
river; Mr.. Overmyer's bill to vacate the
town site of Indianola.
The special order for the evening was
dispensed with upon the assurance given
that the existing differences have been
adjusted. The special order was to con-
slider bills relating to county lines in the
southwestern portion of the State.
The compromise bill was then consid-
cred. 1t recreates Meade and Clarke
counties. The compromise bill was then
ordered engrossed for third reading.
Bills relating to cities of the third class
were made special order for next
Wednesday evening.
Consideration of Railroad bills was re-
sumed, when Mr.. Butterfeld spoke in
favor of maximum rates; and Mr.. Osborn
and Mr.. McNeal againstsuch legislation.
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The motion to concur in the House