Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-03-05

back to the Senate, and Senate bills Nos.
1876 and 225 are subject to amendment
and debate, but the probability is that
but few, perhaps no, amendments will
be made.
The bills make some very radical
changes in the system of taxation, among
them stringent provision for full
valuation of property, and a penalty
upon Assessors, County Commissioners
and other officers connected with these
valuations Of fine and Imprisonment for
false valuations or any violations of law
The Board for the assessment and val
uation of railroad property is changed
from five to seven, the Superintendent
of Public Instruction and Secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture being
added.
The nights work was a good
one, businesslike in all its oper-
alton, the whole Senate giving
marked attention. Every section of it
was closely scrutinized by the chairman
of Assessment and Taxation, Senator
Redden, and was intelligently and forci-
bly, explained, showing that he had given
great thought and attention to subject
involving the whole property interest of
the State, and requiring in the formulation
into law rare business qualities.
At the evening session six different
bills were passed to third reading, relat-
ing to assessment and taxation, provid-
ing for full valuation, with penalties for
violations of law by officers having in
charge valuations and collections.
The Board of Railroad Assessors was
increased from five to seven by adding
the Superintendent of Public instruction
and the Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture.
HOUsE-FEB. "a.
All Senate bills were ordered to be
hereafter referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Postmaster Bedel, of the House, was
censured by resolution for requiring the
lady Assistant Postmaster to carry mails
to and from the city postoffice.
Mr.. Hargrave's concurrent resolution
asking Congress to cause thorough exper-
mental bOrings for artesian water in
Western Kansas, was adopted.
The $4,000 appropriation bill for the
Leavenworth soldiers Home was passed
81 to so. Special order for this a. NJ, the
Price and Quantrell raid claims, was con.
tinued until Wednesday D. m.
Appropriation bill of $4,000 for expen-
COT Of tote Militia for
passed. Also appropriations of $500 to
VIM. Edgar, for damages by being burn
ed while in the employ of the State.
Committee on Judicial pportionment
were relieved, at their request, from fur
ther consideration of the subject of
redistricting the State. A discus
sion arose over reference of certain
bills, in which the Chief Clerk, Mr..
Charles S. Martin, received emphatic
compliments. which were received
by general clapping of hands. Senate
bill directing State Treasurer to credit
Pawnee county So ,351 81 on account of
State taxes of 1873, which that county
had been restrained by the courts from
collecting; was passed. Mr.. Faulkner's
bill for appointment of a commission to
study the question of the establish
ment Of State Reformatory was de-
feated on third reading 81 to 50. Mr..
Beate's II. B. 269, for the establishment
of a State Reformatory was then
considered on third reading. 1t was
much amended and passed. 1t
provides for the immediate appoint
ment of commission to locate the in
stitutior "some place west of the sixth
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site, and erect building, with a capaci-
ty of two hundred pensioners; to be
completed and occupied as soon as
may be. The bill appropriates thirty
thousand dollars a year for two years for
the purpose.
Appropriation of $4,000 to C. L. de Ran.
damle for damages received 10y All pcCi-
dent at the State House was passed.
Mr.. Hatfeld's bill fixing terms of court
in the Eighteenth judicial district, which
is now cut down to the three counties OF
Butler, Sedgwick and Kingman, was
passed.
Senator Wasson's bill to regulate the
practice of dentistry was passed.
The evening session in committee of
the whole passed favorably upon Bry-
f1uO Olll VI lltO bUOCh
insurance companies, and Collins bill
for mutual fire insurance companies, and
Corwin's township mutual fire companies.
The mutual life insurance bills were
recommended by the committee to be
referred to special committe, but the
House refused to agree with the report
upon these bills.
sENATE-FEBRUARY %.
In the Senate this forenoon Senate
Joint Resolution No. 5, to amend consti-
tuition in relation to the judiciary, passed
third reading-yeas "a, nays 3.
The House Temperance bill (No. 367)
occupied the whole forenoon without re-
suit.
The whole afternoon session of the
Senate was taken up in discussion of the
House Temperance bill, pending the dis
cussion of which the Senate continued it
as the special order for eleven o'clock to-
morrow, and then adjourned.
At the evening session House bill 24O,
to enable cities Of the second class to ex-
tend their corporate limits, was passed to
a third reading, and about twenty local
bills were advanced to third reading.
HotsE-FEBRUARY 25.
All Committee Clerks but five were or
dered discharged ty resolution.
The concurrent resolution instructing
the Attorney General to enquire into the
liability of other parties for Pusey's steals
at the Penitentiary was adopted.
The bill to constitute township officers
Boards of Highway Commissioners came
up for trial reading when an amendment
was offered which would permit town.
ship boards to lie y taxes upon all prop
erty whether tn of citizens or non res
idents.
The bin went over one day to be per-
fected.
Bill to change township elections from