Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-21
KANSAS EEe1sLArURE.
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sENATE-FEBRUARY z.
In Senate the motion of Senator Blue
TO sustain the recommendation of the
Judiciary Committee by indefinitely
pOstponing House bill to make certificate
Of graduation IN law department Of the
State University qualification to practice
law IN the courts of this State, was dis
cussed at considerable length by Sena-
tors Blue, Hardness and BaWden, for the
motion, and Senators Barker, Jennings,
White and Smith against it. The motion
was lost.
The bill to authorize the appointment
Of stenOgraphers IN District Courts
passed.
Adjourned till O'Clock p. m, Mon
day.
HOUsE-FEB. I.
Petitions were presented: From Ed
wards county protesting against change
of county lines. From Cherokee county
for temporary removal Of the county
seat from Columbus to Baxter Springs.
From ladies Of ParkerVille asking for
municipal suffrage. On motion of Mr..
Faulkner, the vote by which Mr.. Bry-
ants maximum mill tolls BILL was lost
was reconsidered.
Among the new bills were several re-
lating to insurance. One, by Mr.. Nc
Bride, to authorize Solomon township of
Phillips county to issue bonds to bridge
Solomon river. One by Mr.. Caldwell,
making appropriation for the higher ed
ucatiOn Of the blind.
Committee on Judicial ApportiOnment
favor a Superior Court for Sedgwick coun-
ty. Also, favor a Twentieth district in
the northwest.
That on Roads and Highways favor
bill for levy of tax for bridges in Frank
lin county.
That on State Affairs favor passage of
the artesian well concurrent resolution.
That on Agricultural oppose a law re-
curing strays to be advertised in the
county papers.
Judiciary Committee oppose the bill
to create a court of appeals. Mr.. Mo-
sher offered a concurrent resolution ask
ing the general Government to make
surveys of several townships of Edwards
county, and it was adopted unanimously.
Representative Hall was granted to Lin
coin Post of Topeka, for Friday evening,
February 18th for a camp fire. A resO-
luton was adopted directing the Com
mittee on Judicial appointment to draft
a bill to redistrict the State.
Mr.. McNeals bill to change the name
of Geo. Poland, passed upon the third
reading Adjourned until Monday
morning.
sENATE-FEBRUARY 9.
In the Senate, afternoon session, the
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 unlaWfully, and if
he found such corporations acting with
out 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, participated in by Senators
Buchan, Smith, Barker, White, Blue,
Jennings, Allen and others.
Senator Barker, as Chairman of the
Committee on Temperament made major
ity report recommending the indefinite
pOstponement of Senate Joint resolutions
Nos. 1 and ), known as the re-submis-
sion resolutions.
Senators Lowe and Sheldon made a
minority report in favor of re-submis-
sion.
Senator Redden presented a large
number of petitions in favor Of instruc-
ton IN physiology and hygiene in the
common schools.
The evening session was occupied dis
GUSHING the two different joint resolutions
IN favor of a constitutional convention.
The committee of the whole recommend
ed that 1t be not passed, and motion to
disagree stood ayes II, noes %, when the
Senate postponed further action for full
Senate.
The House resolutions denouncing
Frank Bacon for honoring Jefferson
Davis passed unanimously, and copies
were ordered sent to Frank Bacon and
Jefferson Davis.
HOUSE-FEBRUARY 9.
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 Judiciary
Committee authorizing Judges of the
District Courts to exchange and hold
courts 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 tho terms of court In the Fourteenth
Judicial District. Authorizing issue of
bonds in city of Topeka for school houses.
Correcting boundary between Harper and
Summer 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
Elkhorn townships. To legalize the ap-
praisement and sale Of certain school
lands in Greenwood county. To legalize
plats Of the city of Hanover. To legal
ize certain levies and taxes for 1888 and
1884, in Lyon county. To authorize
school districts in unOrganized counties
TO lew taxes for SUPPORT of schools.