The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas legislature.

Judicial and Railroad Committees iat
Joint Ways and Means Committee reported
nil making appropriat ons to pay the several
counties of the State the expenses incurred
in the maintenance of destitute insane per
sons for deficiencies for the years from ISIS
to 1851 inclusive In Committee OF the Whole
a number OF bills were faVoraoiy recon
mended. Bills passed: TO create the Twen
tieth Judicial District aud provide for
Judge thereof; to create the Nineteenth
Judicial District and to provide Judge
thereof; making an appropriation TO rom
burSe the permanent school fund; to eStab-
lish Soldiers Orphan Home: regulating
the removing. transportation and delivery OF
grain 10y railroads But little business WAS
transacted in the House. it being in Commit
tee of the Whole most CT the afternoon on
bills on the calendar Adjourned
II the Senate Oh the 23d the various
standing committees made their reports, and
after them the special Penitcntiary Investi-
CATION Committee. AT its afternoon session
the bill Great ng State Board OF ParCon>
was discussed somewhat and passed, also
three other bills. viz: To authorize the con-
demnation Of lands for school house sites;
to provide for paving the state Agent al
Washington: regulating the state library;
The railroad bill WAS tncn discussed until
AL adiournment.- The morning session OF the
House was OF routine character. The
special committee appointed TO investigate
the state fenitentiary made report. At
the afternoon SeSS on many bills were favor
ably considered i'll Committee of the Whole,
among them the bili to secure 10 !3bOrerS en-
cagcd iu and about coal mines the pavment
OF their wages 1T regular Intervals in lawful
money OF the tinted States. An eVenlu.
session was he'd III which the bill introduced
b; the Committee on Roads and Highways,
VIII ch constitutes the Township Board
board of Highway Commissioners was con
SidcrCd and recommended for passage. A
bill relating TO township officers was also
recommended.
TIE Seuase on the 24th refused 70 concur
n the House amendments to the bill on
mines and mining. Several bills were intro
iaccd and Il nuInner advanced 10 third read
ing, ard the spec al order. the temperance
bl! being reached the Senate went into
Committee of the Whole for its consider;i-
I on. At the afternoon session DillS were
considered in Committee of the Whole Inc
hill aIithCriz ng school distr cts to adopt
un form system of text books and 70 cor
tract FOR Their purchase and the bill relating
20 common schools were faVOrahlY recon-
mcndcd At the evening session the bill in
crcaSng the State Beard of Assessors from
I'VE to seven, adding the Super, Htendcnt OF
Public Instruction and Secretary or inc
Board of Agriculture, was passed III tht
House the bill apprOpratiHg S5uSO III ala of
the Soldiers Home at Lcaycnworth WIS
paSscd by 4 vote of o. to 90. At the opening
of the afternoon session the Judiciary Com
mittcc reported upon the matter OF re:ippOr
tioniug the judicial districts. stating that the
committee found it Impossible to agree upon
an; satisfactory plan of rcdisIrctiEg the
State. Special committees to visit the edu-
catiOnal institutions reported. commune
cation was received from tac GOVeritcr III
warrauto proceed, ,ngs against the Kansas
Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pan.cS y COmmurdcat. on was also received
from Hon. Frank Bacon, New Orleans Com
missioner explaining MS action IN the JEFF
rcrSon Davis Liberty Bell affair. Insurance
bills were considered at the evening session
Adjourned.
THE Senate on the 18th adopted con-
current resolution for final adjournment al
noon on March T. \ Joint resolution was
~ l'nnSt
crease the runhrr Of supreme Judges from
three to five. and also increase their salaries
t provides that tie amendment snail be sun
,niTted to the people at the next general elcc-
ron. The Temperance bill then came up ana
thc day consumed in its consideration. ~
jac evening >cSS Oh the bill TO enable o'tlcs
IF the second class 70 extend the corporate
limits and several local bills were faVOrabIy
recommended. In the House the Judic AIRY
| Comm ttcc reported recommending that the
Attorney General bC instructed 10 accept llIe
! terms Ui the cOnpvOmise proposed by the
| Union Pacific Ea;lroad in relation to the
| Stutc cases pending against si!d road: Inc
! bill creating the Twentieth judicial District
! also the bill creating the Twcnty-SccOnd ju-
| dicial piSt:iCt were passed ana tue Nihc-
tccush Judicial District bill defeated. The kalE
| road Special Committee madc TWO reports
! winch were. referred 10 Committee of the
! Whole The HouSc in Committee OF the W Nhoic,
| recommended tlsut the Cuantrcli Rad claim
! bill bC indefinite ni;eiypostponed ard hud tue fflce
! Raid bill under cons. >.dcration at the Tune OF
! adjournment.
IN the Senate on the Goth Mr.. Lowe
! presented a memorial from the directors OF
! the State Pcnitentiary which rccitcs that the
! board has 40 hearing before tbs investigate
ing committee appointed W inc l-eSlslatutc;
pAccpI that they were ScVcrallY lntcfrOGitcd
| hv Ihc board as witnesses. Tncy were not
| aware that the charges made IN SAID report
| would he preferred, nor had they any 0ppor-
! tunitv to refUtc such charges. The bill ap-
| ,.ronriatjug SmGD TO the LeaVenworth
| soldiers Home was referred to the Commit
! tee on Claims. At the afternoon session the
! Temperance bill passed: also tie Dill re-
duiring teachers TO perfect themselves in tho
! study of hygiene. 4 communication was re-
| cctVcd from the Attorney General on the
| legal status Of railroads. in response TO Il
| rcsolut on Of inquiry previously adopted. =.
| In the House the Senate amendment 10 the
/ bill creating the State Board OF ParGons was
| rOncurrpd in The House then went into
| Committee Of the Whole upon the Ra lrOad
/ bills. After the two bills reported ny lhe
! ma iOrity Snd minority OF the Speclal Ooul-
| In.ttcc had been read. Mr.. Simpson moved TO
consider the report or the minority, ana VI.
! ClOgStOnc moved to amend by adopting the
! claj jOr ty report. The debate was continued
until the afternoon, when by vote the House
| cOok up the minority report which was
! dnallv recommended for passage The Price
J Raid bill WAS considered and rejected by the
! Conn. ':tee of the Whole. but the House
| I'D not adopt the report, and ii goes back 10
| :he calendar. Adjourned
| II the Senate on the 9th, after prelim-
! mary business, the Temperance bill was read
! hard tine and passed. Ayes 81, Noes =,
! with an amendment making the treating OK
! CiVinr Of any intoxicating liquors to any
| minor by any person other than the father'
| mother or Guardian of such minor UNLAWFUL.
| Among tine biS passed i'll the afternoon
wcre: An act 10 establish Il Soldiers Orphans
| Home ard for the government ana mamie
| nance thereof, and making an appropriation
| therefor: relating to the support OF common
schools and fXiT.r the duties Of County super
! intenIcnts: several bills amending the law II
| rt..r;Ir,! to assessment and taxation; to pro
! vide for the fling of certified lists OF coGHty
| oi state: 10 make up a certain de,
| ficiency in the State permanent sch0o.
! fund; making appropriations TO the
! state Hort cultural Society; declaring May
| 30 pUhl'r holiday \ large NUMBER OF locd-
! bills passed. -. In the House the report OF the
| .,t.u car, committee mat the House lnstrl.:'
! the Attorney General and associate counse
! 30 compromise the quo warranto proceed l2s
against the Kansas Pacific Ralroad COMPANY
| WIS taken un ard unanimously aGOptcd
! Bills pusScd Great in.s II Board of Commission
| erS of Highways. pTCscr .ng Their dGtles afG
fixing their compensation: concerning r;It
! roads being the hill offered the day pre-
! yfouSl At the afternoon session the House
| passed Il schooI-hGOk law providing for the
/ uniformity of text books in counties If the
/ voters 20 elect. Cites of tic first or second
! class may or may not adopt the provisions oi
| the act. The evening session was deNotCC tc
| the cons Iteration of appropriation ana gen
c-aI bills for the various State institutions
and State ard Judicial Offices. Adjourned.
Miscellaneous.
THE latest snow storm was genera
throughout the State.
ATCHIsoN has burglars.
TIE Attorney General has written an
opinion in which he holds that whenever