The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas LeSislature.


Kansas Legislature.
" the Senate on the eth the bill author
king the employment of stenographers for
D strict Courts was passed. After transact
ing other un;mpOrtant business the Senate
Gdjourrned..... the House petitions were
presented and the vote OF the day before DJ
which the bill relat ns TO mills and nliiierS
was defeated. was recons:dered. and the Dill
restored 10 the calendar. Bills were intro
ouccd removing political disabilities trom
number OF persons. 4 number Of bii.s were
introduced. none of general Importance
when the bill providing for 2 redistricting OF
the state judiciaily. was called up and dis
cusSe1 At length. The House then adjourned
until Monday.
THE Senate met at four O'Clock on the
9Th. and the Committee on Temperance made
report recommending the indefinite post
pOncmcnt OF the joint resolution proposirS
an amendment 10 the constitution There
was d niiiCr.ty report recommending its pas
sage Senator Smith offered a resolution
calling upon the Attorney General 10 invest
gate the special act relating TO railroad cor
pOratiOnS chartered by the Legislature of
tie Territory OF Kansas. when was ordered
printed. BY resolution the Railroad Commits
SoncrS were requested TO report all com
plan made aga n>t the railroads OF the
State. ana action taken. There was night
session for the discussion of the rcSClu-
tons providing for constitutional
cOnventlon..-.ln the House the Judi
recommendations, the bill 10 provide for the
redemption OF real estate sold under eXccu-
ton, or order of sale. or other finai pro
ccSSeS, ana referred IL 20 the Committee of
the Whole: also, Il substitute for the bill to
crectc ire department for the prevention
OF the spread OF prairie EIeS. The Commit
tee CT Ways ana Means favorahly reported
the bill making appropriation for the par
chase of camp ana garrison equipa@e for the
State militia ana for other purposes. other
committees reported. In Committee of the
!. rl hal =
rcSCiut on offered by Nr. Burton. was adopt
ed. disappearing OF the action of the state
Commissioner at the New Orleans Exposition
in Joining IN an invitation TO Jefferson Davis
to be present ut the reception OF the old Lib
erty bell from Philadelphia. The House
again went into Committee OF the Whole,
after which ii adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 10th the Committee
on Temperance presented a majority and
minority report on the Metropolitan Police
bill. The former recommended its passage,
while the latter asked thatit be referred 70 the
Committee on Cities of the First Class. After
a tit between Senators the bill was advanced
on the calendar, which will give it speedy
consideration. At the afternoon session the
bill providing for the better protection of
University and Normal School lands; the bill
providing for the condemnation of sizes iOI
county buildings, and an act to provide FOR
the disposition of surplus taxes in the nand>
OF County Treasures were passed. The bill
providing for further endowment OF the
State Normal School was discussed at great
length and finally k.lied....Iu the House re-
ports of committees were heard and petit
lions received. Bills were introduced. y
resolution OF thanks TO w. B. ShOcklcy. of
Fort Scott. for his efforts i'll securing the
location of soldiers Home in Kansas was
adopted. At the afternoon session number
of bills passed, mostly of a local character.
The railroad bills were made u special order
for Tuesday afternoon, when the Simpson or
maximum rate bill will he considered, and
the Gillette bill. which amends the present
law. Adjourned.
Soon after assembling on the 18th the
Senate wcat into Committee ofthe Whole on
the Railroad Maximum Rate bill, and after
that executive session. The principal work
during the afternoon was the consideration
OF bills in Committee Of the Whole. Several
appropriation bills and the Pharmaceutical
bill were amended and recommended. y
concurrent resolution was adopted urging
our delegation in Congress- TO try and secure
an appropriation for opening national road
from Caldwell to the Government forts in the
indian Territory. The bill to secure the Ia
bOrc-s engaged in and about coal mines and
manufactures the payment OF their wages 1T
regular intervals in lawful money was recon-
mendcd for passage. In the House several
bills were introduced and number of bills,
mostly local. passed upon ti!ri reading.
Among the bills passed was an act amending
an act regulating the jurisdiction and pro
ccdlIrc before Justices of the Peace in civil
actions. The afternoon session was mainly
devoted to discussing the two lis providing
for the redemption of real estate sold under
execution or mortgage. The motion to
strike out prevailed and the bill was lost
The bill passed donating S2,UJl to the WO-
mans exhibition ut the New Orleans EXposi-
ton.
IN the Senate on the 18th the Com
mittec on Public Health recommended the
passage of .Whitford's bill, which prohibits
the sale of tobacco to any person under
twenty-one years OF age Several bills were
introduced. The bills making appropra-
tons to pay the current expenses during
another two years of the State University.
Agricultural College and Insane ASYLUM al
Topeka were placed on final reading and
passed. The bill to further enduw the Nor
NAL School was defeated. The bill prOpOSin"
to set apart certain public lands 10 the use
of the State University was also defeated
| The bill to transfer Ger. al sum of moTcy
and certain lands TO the state permanent
fund passed. The OSawatOme Insane ASy-
lum appropriation bill was fav0rably re-
ported from the Committee of the Whole.
| In the House the Senate resolution in regard
! TO the road from Caldwell to Wichita Falls,
! Texas was conc.rred in. The House concur
! rcut resolution asking Congress TO pension
aFsolGierS of the Mexican War passed. The
| bill authorizing geological survey of the
| State was then considered in Committee Of
| the Whole. and the debate was continued
| into the afternoon session. An evening
session was held to consider the two joint
| resolutions providing for re-SubmiSSiOn of
the Prohibitory amendments mo rot 70
| indefinitely postpone resulted. ayes, 81; nays,
! g.. Pending motion to adopt the report
| the House adjourned.
| IL the Senate on the 18th the bill max
ing an appropriation for the OSawatOmie In
! sane Asylum passed. The Senate then went
/ into Committee of the whole for the cOnsid-
| Grafton OF an act creating a Bureau of LatO!
and Industrial Statistics, which was cOnSid-
| cred for some time when the bill relating to
private corporations was taken up. The
afternoon session was spent III Committee of
! the Whole and seventeen bills recommended
! for passage. ali unimpOrtant or local meas
| ureS. Adjourned until TueSday.....ln the
! House eleven petitions were presented ask
| ing for the appointment of State EntomO-
| log;st; also two petitions for municipal suf-
! frage for women. The resolution to reSubmit
| TO the people the Prohibition Amendment
was killed by vote of Il to % there being
| p abSentccS. The House spent the after
| noon in Committee of the Whole, i'll the con
| sider;itiOn OF the bill au.endatory of the Pro
| hi5it0ry Law. The bill was reported back
with the recommendation that it pass and
| that it bc placed on the calendar for third
| reading, subject to amendment and debate.
| miscellaneous.
THE Governor recently received tele-
gram from Emporia notifying him that a
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