Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-14

/ prlatIOn to the. W oman 8 Lei lrELl5ElG OF
/ the Worlds Exposition was indefinitely
/ postponed, was reconsidered, which
! leaves It in-its place-On- the calendar.
The bill to grant Z sections of salt
SPRINGS" lands to the Normal School at
Emporia, after much discussion was pass
/ ed over.
Senate bill No. 50, to amend code OF
! civil procedure relating to eiectments,
/ was passed to third reading.
Senate bill No. 135, to amend section
/ 5O4, article "A, chapter 80, General Stat
utes 1868, was ordered TO third reading
subject to amendment and debate.
In Senate the concurrent resolution OF
! the House to inquire into the expedl-
! ency of continuing the Live Stock SAM
/ tary Commission was passed.
! House concurrent resolution urging
/ Congress to pension reasonably all sol
diers in the war of the rebellion, to-
/ gether with Senator Loves amendment
/ to include all soldiers in any Of the wars
/ Of the country, including the Mexican
and Indian wars, was referred to the
( Committee on Military Affairs.
The House concurrent resolution IN
/ favor Of pension of S25 per month to all
soldiers incarCerated in rebel prisons
have the same reference.
An unusual number Of bills were rep
resented favOrably by Standing Commit
tees.
HOUSE, FEBRUARY 4. .
Among new bills, are to authorize
IregO county to pay its outstanding
bonds. To legalize assessments in Phil
lips county. Appropriation for McAdam
road from the Insane Asylum to the Os-
aWatomie railroad depot. Judiciary
Committee does not favor the bill to per
NIT Marion to levy special tax for its
library. Same Committee approve the
bill to authorize Lincoln county to
transfer certain funds in its
treasury. Committee on Municipal
Indebtedness favor bill to authorize
Lincoln county to make certain bridge
to prohibit townships and cities from
aiding in building railroads. The com
mittee on Insurance approve Senate Bill
to prohibit Fire Insurance companies
from establishing local board rates.
Judicial AppOrtiOnment Committee favor
creation of nineteenth judicial district
from the counties of Summer, Harper,
Barber and COmmanche; and of
twentieth district Of counties of Riley,
Wabaunsee and POttOWattOmie. They
recommend that Labette county
be given a chance to vote on proposition
for alternate terms of court in Parsons and
OsWegO. Bill to divide Reno county goes
direct to committee of the whole. Mr.
Vance has a bill in to pay Robert A.
Frederick Of Topeka 1915, balance due
him on contract with Governor st. John
to prosecute liquor cases.
Mr.. Bryant's House bill Is, legalizing
roads and the plots and surveys of the
same, in Lincoln county was passed.
In committee of the whole Mr.. Gillett's
House bill 90, relating to forfeited bail
was again considered and its passage re-
commended. Mr.. DrOught's House bill
%. which was intended, as its friends
said to enable WyandOtte county to get
taxes from live stock commission men,
was killed upon a showing by Mr.. Faulk-
ner that under it much Of the property
in cattle Of the State would escape taxa
ton.
Mr.. Moore's H.B. 80, authorizing Cloud
county to provide fund for public build
ings by special levy was approved.
Mr.. Butterheld's ii. b. ia, giving full
value to owners for property destroyed
by fire, caused by the operation of rail-
ways irrespective of the fact as to
whether such fire was caused by negli-
gence Of the railroad corporation, was dis
cussed at great length, and amended so as
to avoid the constitutional objections
raised, and then recommended for pass
age. The bill changes the burden of proof
from the plaintiff for damages to the rail
road company, which is compelled to
show that the fire causing the damage
was not caused by its negligence.
The evening session Of the House
proved to be a farce. The census bill
prepared with care and printed, proved
to be a copy of the existing law Of 1875;
which it would be a superhuity to reen-
act.
SENATE-FEBRUARY 3.
The bill to regulate banking SENATE
No. 1881 having been recommended for
indefinite postponement by the Commit
tee on Banks and Banking, elected con-
siderable discussion, but was allowed to
remain on the calendar.
The resolution instruCting the Judi
ciary Committee to report a bill author
iZing County Commissioners to direct
County Treasurers of counties having
more than 5000 inhabitants to deposit
funds in banks, was reported back by
the Judiciary Committee recommending
its indefinite pOstpOnement.
The question was discussed by Sena-
tors John Kelly, Blue, Kimball, Barker
and Jennings. Senator Kelly said that
the original intention was to refer it to
the Committee on Banks and Banking,
and he made that motion Which pre-
vailed.
Two bills were introduced: one to
abolish the office of County Auditor
and one to make an appropriation to
! the State Horticultural Society.
In Committee of the Whole, afternoon
| session, action was taken on the follow
| ing bills Of general utility; Senator Kel-
logg's bill to appropriate twelve sections
of "Salt Springs" land to the Normal
! School, was made the special order, with
two other bills of like character, for next
! TUESDAY at 8 O'CLOCK o. NJ: Senate bill