Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-07

senator cnltn ouer6d the following
resolution which was adopted.
Resolved, That the Attorney General be
requested to furnish the Senate with al
opinion in relation to section s, chapter
70, of the Statutes of 1881, in relation 10 /
the compensation of the Stale Agent in
said law, and whether or not, under said
statute il is not in the power of the Gov
ernOr and the officers therein named to
reduce the compensation Of said agent.
HOUSE, JAN. %.
Petitions this morning include one by
Alr. Bryant asking legislation relating 10
live stock and ire insurance.
Among new bills is one. by 8Ir. Lower
apprOpriatng money for WoInan5s depart
ment of the New Orleans exposition. BY
Mr.. Balm TO legalize acts Of treasurers Of
Ottawa county.
The conference committee on the Ok
IahOma resolutions reported a compr0-
mise which leaves the resolution simply
IN favor of opening up such parts of the
indian Territory TO settlement as are not
needed by Indians now located there.
This was opposed by Mr.. Gillett, Mr. Nc
Neal, Mr.. Finch, and Mr.. Burton. and
advocated by Mr.. Overmyer, Mr.. Greer.
Mr.. Collins, Mr.. Rash and Mr.. j.. 81
Cook. A motion by Mr.. Burton to in-
definitely postpone was lost by q vote of
SO 10 56. Adjourned till p. IN,
SENATE, JAN. %.
But two bills were considered, and
they In Committee Of the Whole, favor
ably. The balance of the session was
occupied IN an able, spirited and eX-
hausuVe debate on the proposition to
call Constitutional Convention, partici-
pated in, in the affirmative, by Senators
Redden, BuChan, Lowe, Rush and John
Kelly, and by Senators Kellogg, HiCk, Blue
ov a
when the motion of Senator Redden to
rise, report progress and ask leave to sit
again, prevailed, and the Senate adj
JOnrned.
HOUSE, JANUARY %.
In afternoon session, after Mr.. WeiIep
and Mr.. Hatfield had been in favor Of
the Oklahoma resolution, the previous
question was ordered on motion of Mr..
Faulkner, and upon roll call the resolu-
ton was adopted 70 to %.
The Judicial AppOrtiOnment Commit
tee asked instruction. and the House
voted down a resolution to direct them
to draft bill to redistrict the State, by
a vote Of 81 to SO.
Mr.. A. W. Smiths amendment to the
rules restricting speeches in Committee
IF the Whole to ten minutes, was
adopted.
In Committee of the Whole J. p.
Smiths III. B. % was approved. it pro-
vides that at State and Presidential cleo
tons, judges and clerks of elections shall
receive two dollars at precincts casting
less than 200 votes, three dollars where
the vote Is from 200 to 400, and four dol
lars where more than 400 votes are cast.
Mr.. Beates II. b. So, for formation of
telephone companies was approved. Mr..
LeWis's II. b. 63, raising bounty on sCaIps
of u rF=HNr.
also Mr.. COX's ii. b. so, to make lawyers
of graduates of the law department Of
the State University without examine
ton was approved. Mr.. Bakers III. il.
lO4, to legalize bridge contracts and war
rants issued under them, in Linn county,
was approved.
III. B. 142, legalizing impressions of
seals of clerks of District Courts where
the seal Of the Court is required by law,
was approved. Adjourned until 2 p. 10.
Friday.
SENATE JAN. 80.
In the forenoon session, the report Of
the Conference Committee on the Okla
hOma resolutions was adopted without
division. Substantially it is the resolu-
tons of Senator Lingenfelter, with the
preamble of reasons for action stricken
out.
Nearly the whole forenoon was occu-
pied in the discussion Of the COnstitu-
tiOnal Convention joint resolution, SEN
atOrs Kellogg, Buchan, Picker, BaWden,
Allen, Jennings and others participating.
The subject was made the special order
for o'clock next Tuesday night. The
Senate adjourned till Tuesday at lie a. m.
HoUsE-JAN. 80.
Petitions were offered: Mr.. Turner, for
scientific temperance instruction in pub-
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raid claims; one from Marshall county,
for maximum freight rates.
Among new bills this day are One
concerning assessment Of Winter-fed cat
tie: one by Mr.. McNeal, for survey of q
township in Barber county; two by mir.
AcNa1, providing for census of 1885;
one by Mr.. Pratt, to recreate Meade and
other Southwestern counties.
II. B. 279 was,on motion Of Mr.. Lower.
advanced on the calendar. It is an ap-
preparation for WOman's Department Of
the New Orleans Exposition. Commit
Tee on Judicial AppOrtiOnment reported
formally on III. B. so, to create the 18th
Judicial District. Committee on Insur-
ance favored the bill to prevent estab-
fishing Of board rates by Fire Insurance
Companies. The judiciary Committee
do not approve bill to refund certain
monies TO RaWlin county. The bin for
1u5A4- ki44CA5 III 4JA5b44lu CDe4A % WIS
ported on faYOrabiy by the judiciary
Committee. A subcommittee of three
from the Committee on Education was
directed to visit the educational institu-
tions of the State. Mr.. Anthony intro
duc5d a concurrent resolution providing
for enrolment Of soldiers In taking the
census Of 1885; Anthony offered a rsso-
luton which viii be considered next
week, instrueting judiciary Committee
to enquire into injustice and uncer-
tainty and disparity arising from discre-
ton given trial iusticesl ~ criminal ca.ea-