The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-05
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Consideration Of Tempe-ance BilIs-The
Prizes Raid CIalms.-The Extension Of
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AD0 8peclA OEQef N the senate YeASeI-
Day having arrived. house bill No. 367,
an act amendatoEy OF and supplemental
70 chapter 128 of she session laws of
1881, being an act entitled As An act TO
prohibit the manufacture and sale Of in
toxicating liquors except for medicinal,
scientific and mechanical purposes, and
TO regulate the manufacture and sale
thereof for such exceptional purposes,
WSs taken up and discussed, Senator
Smith IN che chair a. speaker.
Senator Lloyd moved 70 strike out
"and'; and insert "or'' In the clause tor
fine and imprisonment, where the words
"and by such fne and Imprisonment"
occur, and make it read "or by such fine
and imprisonment.
Senator Blue was surprised at the re-
marks of the senators from Mcpherson
ADD Rush. The people had decided in
favor of these measures time after time.
and he believed the people would sus-
tain the law. He was ia favor OF making
the la2 50 that il can be enforced. and
nothing would make it 90 sure of en-
fornement rs to make 1t certain that the
man who Wilfully violates the law shall
"pisy checkers with his nose" He was
willing TO reduce the time on the fine,
but he wanted the violation of L made
certain and no s'oES" In the bill.
Senator Kellogg was opposed to the
amendment. The rich under such 8 law
could $50 NJ to the Captains office" and
pay up and escape. Ten days in jail in
his county would effect more with this
grade of criminals than ali the money
penalties ever written. If the legislature
lets the Jail penalty remain. the law will
be efficient. He was not tenacious foE
long imprisonment, but for sure Imprls-
onment.
Senator Jennings sustained the amend
ment of Senator Lloyd. The difficulty
of conviction WAS in the severity of the
law. Every man who kept saloon in
his county had been convicted and those
who persisted had absolutely been
broken up. What he particularly OBJ
jected TO was that the first Ofense should
be so severe. When persistence Was
kept up in cTimInalIty the punishment
ought to be severe. He was opposed to
lowering the 1ue, and be thought the
senator's were disposed to give away the
strong points for the weaker. He had
no sympathy for the man who should
violate the law the second time when he
knew the Consequences.
Senator Smith was called to the speak
er's chair for consideration of house bill
| No. 1857. Some amendments were Offer
| ed and discussed. 1t was a running de-
bate in the nature of colloquY and inQui-
ries rather than q discussion.
Senator Hick made q distinction be-
tween a vendor and a drinkeT, that the
| liquor seller did not violate the law from
any appetite. but because of his love OF
gain.
| Senator Jennings said if we are g0ing
to have both fine and Imprisonment, we
ought to put tine fine for the first offense
as low as 500, but as to subseqent pen,
alties he thought they ought to he Sc
| we're. His amendment has ten days foI
the first offense and fine of 500; sub.
seQuent otfenses not less than $500 nor
mere than $500, and Imprisonment moi
less than thirty nor more than ninety
days. Carried.
Senator Hick offered quite a numbeI
of amendments. changing words only
without altering the effect of the section
They simply made the section as amend
ed dramatically CORE ct.
Section 3, as amended, was adopted
without division
The whole Of the afternoon was takeI
up in discussion of this Dill, and severa
amendments were made, and the yea:
and nays demanded several times, bu
before completion of its confederation, {
motion was made TO continue it IS 4
special order for IL O'Clock to-day
which prevailed.
Senator Lowe moved to continue tht
special order, except house bill No. 246
till this evening, at 7:30 O'Clock
which was adopted. and the house re
solved itself into committee of tn
whole on house bill 246. an act to enabl
cities of the second class to extend thei
corporate limits, and to repeal forme
} acts.
) EXTENDING CITY LIMITS.
, This bill was recommended for pass
sage. II provides that any city of tn
second class may take in adjacent terri
tory by order of the judge of the distriC
: court, upon a petition by the cOuncI
When the territory sought TO be attache
these proceedings are not necessary il
is subdivided into lots and blocks, br
may be added by ordinance.
\ The senate went into committee of th
, whole on local bills, and passed twent
bills, few of them subject to amen'
{ ment and debate,
: RAID CLAIMS.
t The special order IN the house We
taken up in committee of the whol
with MIR. Hatfield in the chair. H.
j 100, the QusntrelI raid bill, first col
q sIdered. SIR. ClogslOn said that tn
/. debt represented by these claims is
Just and valid debt. The claimants haN
waited all these years for the state to
able to paw this debt before pressin
payment, having heretofore only aske
a such action as would keep the
d. claims IN proper shape IL
ultimate payment. All these clam
u have been duly audited by authority
+ the state. The amount 80 audited, f
l. all losses. by all raids during the fiy
d wears of the war throughout the state
q less than the actual loss by our town
e one rad. This is sufficient evidence
;, the careful manner in which the audi
a ing commission have done their wOr
n Today these claims are almost entire
!. in the hands of the original ciaiman
q or those representing such as have sim
- died.
o Mr.. McNeal represented q people
the western part of the state, and wou
correct q wrong impression that has o
tanned that the people of tha west OppO
the payment of these guerilla ra
claims. It Is not so. The pioneer
l. proverbially liberal. He also knoV
le that should the villages of the 'front.'
p be devastated by savages or maraudel
- that his more favored CO citizens wou
20 extend a helping hand. 1t we err, =
y had better err On the side of thai chart
as which Is lovelIest of the ChrIstii
graces.
Mr.. McNall had beard thes arg
3 ments two years ago. and at every pI
IS ceding session of the Legislature T.
l. state never paid the losses suffered
IN the Cheyenne Indian raid on the PraiI
= Dog and the Sappa m 1898. Those dsl
- ages amounted 20 $4,000. In prevIo
IS legislatures, when all members car
Is from the eastern part Of the state, whe
| hn 81 hold nj ct
unpaid. Can there be hope for betl
success now that the state has a we
ID and has members representing a peoI
is who are not interested locally?
ID Mr.. Drought disputed the ststeme
.. that these Lawrence claims had 10
been pressed. They were never befC
80 the legislature until 1888. None of the
lie claims were held by spectators. Trl
,e the Price raid claims have had CO
mercial value given them by action
the state. and have in part passed han
r. His position Is IN defense of the wido
On now in aged years.
" Mr. Swartz opposed the bill. Our p
=. decessors have not allowed these clai
'St as valid. and we should not. They 1
OF not confined to the eastern COUNT,
'e- yet they are not Just claims upon I
of stste.
ha Mr.. Reeves made a talk against I
bill.
Mr.. GIllett m ade an eloquent spec
iy faVorlng the appropriation.
o. MIR. Mcbride would ask why tn
en- bIlls are made a special order togeth
If there is not II condition of thing
W istlng which would not enable either {
Is TO stand before this house alone ..
to Mr.Cl1gston indignsnilY protested L
there should be limit to the inDueaC
"a thrown out against the motives of
- supporters OF these measures, declar
them JOBS and steals. One gentleu
had compared the claimants with
on guerrIllHe. that they were both al
re. plLnder. Such q comparison ought
to be tolerated here. These
just claims, capable of demons
lion as sucn, and it would requ
Dg but little careful study TO convu
ire any man VI il; and 10 be convinc
that the bills are carefully gusI ded