Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-31

change the name q the county OF D.
John.
SENATE, JANUARY 20.
The most important bill presented is q
bill bv Senator Hick to repeal the pro
hibitOry law, and the enactment Of a new
law to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors except for medi-
cal. scientific and mechanical purposes,
to regulate the manufacture and sale
thereof for such excepted purposes, to
provide for the recovery. and
compensation of damages on &C
count of intoxication, and to re-
peal chapter 128 Of the laws of 1881. Tt
makes very material changes from the
present law, repeats the requirement Of
druggists to give bond and allows him
70 sell on sworn applications stating the
purpose, which he must file monthly
with a Probate Judge, with oath Of
correctness of return. 1t provides for
Injunction to restrain the keeping Of
saloon, reduces fine for first Offense to
500, and allows County Attorney $50 for
each conviction, when the defendant is
able to pay. When County Attorney
fails to enforce the law, it is the duty Of
Attorney General to prosecute, with
power to appoint assistants, and makes
the renter equally guilty with the saloon
keeper, when he rents with the knOWI-
edge of such purpose. The State is made
liable for the costs instead of the county.
Senator Kellogg's bill instructing the
Judiciary Committee to Introduce a bill
making 1t mandatory on the Governor
to issue a death warrant in case Of muir
der in the first degree was modified by
merely referring the question to that
committee without instructions. Senator
Young presented a bill to change the
name Of st. John county to COlfax. A
large number of bills presented on Varl-
GUS subjects.
In the Senate the resolution of Senator
HtB. Kelly, after being previously passed
by the Senate and recalled from the
House, on motion of Senator Greene to
a lively debate resulted, oc-
cupying nearly all the afternoon.
The vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-SenatOrs Barker, Blue, BUChan,
Case, Greene, HeWins, Hick, Humphrey,
Shean, Sheldon.
Nays-SenatOrs Allen, BaWden, Cong
don, Crane, Donnell, EdmOnds, Granger,
Harwi, Jennings, M. G. Kelley, H. B.
Kelly, John Kelly, Kellogg, Kimbal,
Ter, Ritter, Rush, Smith, WapOn, White,
WhitfOrd, Young.
The motion to reconsider having fail
ed, the resolution was returned to the
House and Immediately passed.
The following is the full text Of the
resolution:
WHEREAS, The grain industry is the
great source of wealth and prosperity to
the State of Kansas, and as such should
not be burdened with excessive freight
rates: therefore be it
ResOlUed, BY the Senate, (the House
Of Representatives cOncurring there
in,) that the attention of the Com
mittee on Railroads is called to the pres
ent grain freight charges over the sew
eral roads of this State, with view that
they be restricted to a fair and equita-
BILE maximum by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas.
HOUSE, JAN. 20.
Mr.. Speaker announced as standing
committee on Emigration: BillingsleY,
Smith Of NeOshO, J. B. Cook, Smith of
Faulkner, LOofbourrOW,
Brewster.
Petitions were presented for Legisla-
ton for protection of stock from wolves;
for geological surveys of Harper, Davis
and Saline counties; for the formation of
a new county in Southwest Kansas; for a
bridge on Rock Creek in Douglas county.
Bills were introduced to No. 95 and Joint
resolutions to No. 4. Among bills now
in are two for two new Judicial Districts;
one each for Superior Courts for Sedg-
wick and Shawnee counties; two or
three relating to fences Of railroads; to
amend registration laws; two relating to
mutual fire and life insurance companies;
one to secure to coal miners pay for their
labor in money at regular periods; one
to create a State publishing house for
school books. Two of the joint resOlu-
tons are for striking prohibition from
the constitution, and one for a COnstitu-
5iOnal Convention.
In afternoon session clerks were per-
mitted to q larger number of committees,
more in number than has been usual in
former Legislatures. The House passed
a resolution favoring placing Gen. U. s.
Grant upon the retired list. Zen more
bills were introduced reaching No. los
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. II,
was considered which protests against
the establishment Of a Texas cattle trail
SIX miles wide through Western Kansas,
as now proposed in Congress at Wash
ingtOn. Merss. Finch, Faulkner, McNeal,
Pratt, Osborne, Anthony, OVermyer,
Jones and Hatfield, spoke at length on
the subject all offering the scheme, de-
as one made by foreign syndi-
Gates, who are determined to gain con-
troll Of the cattle interests of this CONT
nent, as against the interests of smaller
and local cattle holders, ESPECIALLY in
Kansas. After full discussion the reso-
luton was concurred in.
The matter of administering the mod
fled oath to Jones, of Finney; and Bliss,
Of RaWlins, was settled and those gentle
men were sworn in.
The House concurred in Senate concur
rent resolution instructing the Commit
tee on railroads to enquire into the
freight rates On grain, and report an
equitable maXium rate, was cOncurred
in.
At 4 p. m. the House received the Sen
ate in
JOINT SESSION,
for the election of a State Printer for
two years from July LIST, 1885. The
Senate joined the House in the hall of