The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Insurauce-On township mutual fi'e
insurance Companies tavorably.
Judicial Apportionment-On bill re-
latIDg to certain actions pending III the
district court OF Shawnee County, favor
ably. Also, favorsblY on change in
terms of court in the Eighth district.
Also, favorable report on superior
court tor SedgWIck county. Also, ia
vorably on bill for I've nt!eth district, in
the nOrthwesI, with amendments.
Public Buildings and Grounds-On
bill TO vacate part of the public square
In Uniontown, tavorably.
Roads and ighways-To designate
member of the county board as road
viewer, favorably. Also, on bill to au-
thorIze a levy and appropriation OF
money for bridges in Franklin county.
fav Orably.
State Aff.irs : Ga the srtesian well
concurrent resolution, favorablY with
amendment
Agriculture and Horticulture On the
bill requiring strays to be advertised in
county papers, uutavorably. Also, on
the change of the law regarding sheep
inspectors, reporting q substitute.
Judiciary-On the DILL to legalize as
sessments 10 Phillipps counts, favorably.
Onthe bill to create a court of appeals,
unfavorably. On the bill repeating law
passed by the special session of 1884,
unfaVOrably.
Ways and Means-On the appropria-
ton for the IdiotIc asylum, and for ad-
ditional buildings. reported a substitute.
Also, on the bill for a boiler at the Blind
asylum. tsvorably.
REPORT ON RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The report of the railroad commits
sioneTs in response to resolution of the
house concerning a conference between
the board and tratfi; managers OF the
railroads Ofthe state, came up in regular
order It was not read, but ordered
printed
VISITING COMMITTEES.
The committee on public grounds ask
ed 10 send sub committee to visit the
public buildings of the state. This was
not granted.
BUTTER AGAIN.
The committee to investigate the man.
ufacture OF butterine and oleomargarIne
asked for stenogrspher. Mr.. Butter
field raised the question of cost. He had
been on like committee, the report Of
which cost the state three hundred dol
lars. Mr.. A. w. Smith asked, also, an
expert chemist. This vestigation Will
prove very expensive joke. Mr.. Nc
Neal opposed the chemist on the general
principle That he was opposed TO this
whole business 1t will result 10 an en-
tirely useless expense to the state. He
would prefer to vote upon a motion to
reconsider the vote creating this COM
mittee Mr. Benton wanted the stenog-
| rapher to save time Mr. Smith changed
his request so as that the COMMITTEES may
take along one of the state chemists
The amendment in this shape prevailed,
but the original resolution was lost,
| amendment and all.
JUDICIAL APPORTIoNMENT.
Mr.. Slaven's resolution InstTucting the
Committee on Judicial AppOrtionment
TO draft bill TO redistrict the State. was
considered. He gave facts which con
WINGED him of the pTopriety of this &C
lion, Mp. Benning favored the resolu
ton Mr.. Mcbride opposed. and so did
Mr. Butterfeld. They were not ready to
reverse the policy of the House as de-
ciared IN voting down a similar resolu
tion few days ago 1t is too late now
to do the work ofredistricting. Mr.. Os
born took like views. Mr.. Kelso had
letters from ali over the state pressing
such action Mr.. Roberts knew his dis
trict wanted new superintendent. Mr..
WeIlep mentioned Judge Cbandler's and
Judge French's districts as being now
too small The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Buck gained consent 10 withdraw
about bushel of petitions on the sub
| ject of instruction in the public schools
on the effects of wbiskey.