Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-19
KANSAS LEsilSlAATUkE.
Twenty-Fjrst Session.

principal question under consideration
were the resolutions of senator Smith,
instructing the ATTORNEY General to In
stitute inquiry into the time of the dura-
ton and existence of railroad corpora
tions acting under charters granted by
the Territorial Legislature, and to report
to the Governor if any such corporations
were operating roads unlawfu,ly, and 1t
he found such corporations acting with
ont law, requiring the Governor to in
struct the Attorney General to institute
measures to take possession of all such
corporate franchises in the name of the
State, and to employ assistant counsel to
carry out these instructions.
These resolutions brought out an able
debate, perti apated in by Senators
Buchan. it'll, Barker White, Blue, EN-
nings, Allen and others.
Senator Barker. as Chairman of the
Committee on Temperance. made a
majority report recommrDdingth the indeh-
mite D, 81 pOnement of Senate int reso-
lu,ions Nos. and 3. known as the re-
submission resolutions.
Senators Lowe and Sheldon made q
minority report in favor of re-submls-
sion.
senator Redden presented a large
number of petitions in favor OF in-truc-
ton in physiology and hygiene in the
common schools.
The evening session was occupied dls-
cussing the two d ff-rent Joint resolutions
in favor of q constitutional convention.
The committee of the whole rec" mmend-
ed that it be not passed, and a motion to
di-agree stood ayes IL noes %, when the
Rena:e postponed further action for full
Senate.
line House resolutions denouncing
Frank Bacon for hOnOring Jefferson
Davis parsed unanimously, and copies
were ordered sent to Frank Bacon and
Jefferson Davis.
HOUsE-FEBRUARY y.
Mr.. Weilep presented another petition
for the temporary removal of the county
seat from Columbus to Baxter Springs
Among new bills is one by the Judi
ciary Committee authorizing Judges
of the District Courts to exchange
and hold court for each other.
The rest of the morning session was
spent in committee of the whole in local
bills. The following were recommend
ed for passage. To authorize Wyandotte
county to Issue seven per cent bonds to re-
deem its bonds maturing October |, 1856.
Authorizing Larned and Pleasant Valley
townships of Pawnee county to apprOpri-
ate moneys for public highways Chang
ing the terms of court in the Fourteenth
Judicial District. Authorizing issue OF
bonds in city of Topeka for school houses.
Correcting boundary between Harper and
Sumner counties. Relating to purchase
of school land by r. H. Zimmerman in
Smith county. To authorize Lincoln
county to create a bridge fund, and to
assume bonded debt of Indiana and
EIkhorn townships To legalize the ap-
praisement and sale of certain school
certain plats of the city of Hanover. To
legalize certain levies and taxes for 1888
: and 1884 in Lyon county. To authorize
school districts in unorganized counties
to levy taxes for support of schools
Authorizing Washington county to fund
its Judgment debt to Austin Corbin. To
authorize Lyon county to bridge Elm
creek.
In afternoon session, consideration O
local bills in committee of the whole was
resumed, and the following recommend
ed for passage: To vacate State roar
from Reading to Burlington. Declaring
section lines in Edwards and Finney
counties TO be public highways. Author
izing Lincoln county to transfer its sur
plus funds collected to pay judgment
and to pay its court house bonds
TO its general revenue fund. A Fund
ing Bill for school district No. 6 of An
derson county. Fixing salaries of county
clerk and Treasurer of Jewell county
Authorizing cities of the first class t.
provide public parks. A Funding Bill
for Sheridan county. Refunding money
paid school fund G. ]. u. Foster. Chang
ing the name of Knowles to Haddan
City.
House bill l23 permitting mutua
fire insurance companies to create
guarantee fund, was considered and ad
vanced to third reading subject t.
amendment and debate Mr. Bonds bill
authorizing Justices of the Peace of TIN
township to act as P.llce Judge in cite
of the third class, in certain cases wa
also approved Also bill to cede jurisdic
ton to the United States to and over tn
land to be occupied by the Leavenworrl
Soldiers Home. Two bills AMENDING
the civil code were approved. S-vera
rubbish bills were finally disguised Of
During the session of the COMMITTEE
of the whole, MIR Burton asked that
rise ong enough to consider concur
rent res ,lution. This was done, and MI
Burton made q sp+erh in INTRODUCING
the resolution. The resolution con
demns Frank BAG N, commissioner from
Kansas at the New Orleans Exposition
for taking q leading part in the invi
tation which was extended to Jeff-r
son Davis to take part in tn
excursion for the reception of the Lib
erty Bell, and asserting that such actor
was q misrepresentation of the people Q
Kansas. The roll was called on tn
adoption of the resolutions, and only NJ,
Billingsley, Mr.. Hardesty and Mr.. Martin
voted no.
Speaker johnson offered concurren
resolution thanking Msj'r w. B. shock
ley for his patriotic Efforts to secure tn
location of the soldiers Home in Kan
eas.
sENATE-FEBRUARY 10.
A large number of petitions were pre-
scented in favor of State EntomolOgist
Also petitions for Nineteenth Judic'a
District comprising Sumner, Harper ant
Comanche counties.
Senator Hewins, from Committee OF
Counties and County Lines, reported
back, recommending indefinite postpone
ment, the bill to create the counties o
Clarke, Mead, Seward, Stevens ant
Kansas, which was adopted. Also re
commencing the passage OF the bill it
restore or create the counties of Mead
Clark and Kiowa. and defining the boun
daries of Seward, Ford, Tinney, Hodge
man, Edwards and Comanche," which
was adopted.
Senator Barker from majority of TIT
Committee on Temperance, reported