Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-19

ers engaged in and about coal mines anC
manufactures. the payment of theil
wages at regular intervals, in Lawful
money of the United States, was passed
to third reading, subject to amendment
and debate.
HOUsE-FEBRUARY IL.
Petitions we're presented: From Mar
shall and Nemeha counties for q maxi
mum freight rate law.
Among new bills are: One by Mr.
Hardtsty, providing punishment fol
damage done to irrigating canals; one by
Mr.. Veatch, changing time for terms o.
court in Washington county; one by
Committee on Assessment and Taxation
overhauling the Assessment law in most
of it's features.
Mr.. Miller, of Miami, introduceda con
current resolution favoling the passage
bv Congress of the Mexican War Pension
Bill.
The following bills were put upon thei,
third reading and passed:
Burt ms House bill 123, guarantee
fund for mutual fire insurance companies
Wallace's House bill SO. fixing salaries
of County Clerk and Treasurer OF Jewell
county.
Ogden's House bill 81. vacating State
road from Reading to Burlington.
Carrolls H. b. 81, authorizing cities oil
the first class to provide parks.
Mosher's H. b. Is, declaring section
lines in Edwards and Finney counties
public hi hways.
Whnf,rd's 5 B. TO-. funding bill fol
School district No. 6 OF Anderson county
Green's S. B. 81, relating to continu.
ances and appeals of cases in Justices
court.
Lloyd's S. B. %, fixing terms of cour,
in the Fourteenth Judicial District.
Mr.. Bucks H. pa, relating tn relevy
of certain taxes in cities of the second
class.
Mr.. Matlock, of Harvey, insisted that
his H. J. R. 5. providing for an amend
ment to the constitution had been re
ported favorablv by the judiciary Com
mittee and wanted to know why it had
been dropped from the calendar. The
records showed that it had been indefi
nitelv postponed by the House by adop.
ton of the report of the Judiciary Com
mittee recOmm. nding that action.
H. B. 367, reported by the Temperance
Committee, was made a special order fol
Friday at 2 p m.
Mr.. Hostetter introduced bill to ex.
empt pension money from execution.
Mr.. Hatfield presided in committee of
the whole. Mr.. McNalls and Mr.
GiIlette's bills providing a years re.
demption of real estate sold under mort.
debate was long and interesting. The
authors of the bills were supported in
favoring the measure by Mr. Overmyer
Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Mcbride, Mr.. Matlock
Mr.. Gillespie. 1t was combatted by Mr.
Slavene, Mr.. Faulkner, Mr. McNeal, MIR
F. J. Kelley. Mr.. Butterfeld, MIR. ]. b
Cook, \ T. Brewster, Mr.. McCammon
Mr.. Gill spie and Mr. Anthony. The
committee killed the bill by vote of "a
to 80.
Consideration of Mr.. F. J. Kelly's H
B. 16, for the sale for the benefit of the
school fund the residue of lands granted
to Kansas for internal Improvements by
act of Sept 1S4l, was commenced, when
Mr.. Anthony requested that it be post.
pcned. He said that grave questions
were connected with its consideration
that it once was the subject matter of q
special message by himself to the Legis
lature. The request was granted.
Before adjournment the Railroad Com
mittee made majority and minority re-
port upon H. B. 1872, the Glllett railroad
bill. Majority recommend passage with
amendments. Minority report that the
bill be not passed. This shows that 6
majority of that committee is opposed t.
a maximum rate law.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported an appropriation for the wo
mans department Of the New Orleanl
exposition. Itappropriates s., 600 to pay
the expenses of an exhibit by the womer
of Kansas at New Orleans. The bill wa,
passed.
The evening session discussed the bill
to give q bounty on the manufacture o
sugar of one and half cents per pound
Mr.. Bond opened the discussion for hi
bill supported by Mr.. Buck, Mr.. J. B
johnson, Mr.. Anthony, MIR. Burton, Mr.
Hatfield and Mr.. Gillette; and opposed
by Mr.. Mcbride, Mr.. Kreger, Mr.. Mccain
mon and Mr.. F. J. Kelley.
Before vote was reached, Mr.. Bono
moved that the committee rise and re
port progress; but the committee refused
The bill was then killed by vote of 81
to 81.
sENATE,-FEB. IL.
In Senate, the forenoon was largel,
t,ken up discussing resolutions for pen
sioning soldiers of the Rebellion OF
account of an amendment offered b,
Senator Lowe to include all soldiers VIII
had never been in rebellion. Senate
loves amendment was adopted, an,
the resolutions passed. but subsequent,
were reccnsidered, and re-refelred t,
the Commit e on Military Affairs.
The appropriation bills for State Uni
veristy, Agricultural College and Topek,
Insane Asylum, passed third reading
Also the bill to protect coal miners in tn
payment of their wages in lawful none,
at stated periods.
At the afternoon session of the Senat
Senator Kellogg's bill to endow the Stat
Normal School with twelve sections o
Salt Springs land took large portion O
the time. The bill was de Gated on
third reading-yeas IL, nays 20. Senate
kellogg changed his vote before the an
nouncement of the result.
The bill to appropriate the surplus o
the GO,UUO acres known as the "Interna
improvement Lands" being 1888 acre
Ito the State University, was defeated
Tbs bill to appropriate the proceeds o
said Internal Improvement Lands" an,
the Surplus Railroad Fund" of IS lO1
to the permanent school fund, passed.
third reading Is, nays 10.
| The House amendment to Senate
Smiths resolution in regard to the for
fixture of charters of railroads in Kan
sas, by striking out Senator Buchan'
proviso, was taken up, and the Senat'
refused to concur; yeas Is, nays 20.