Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

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Thompson Of Harper, Turner, Welep, /
Vhite-tOtal So.
Gentlemen absent or not voting were
Aessrs. BOlinger, Buck, 81. Q. Cook, Gil /
| lett, Faulkner, HaTdesty, Holman, john |
son Of Brown, Johnston OF Ness, Lewis, !
Manu. ROseberry-total1 y.
A concurrent resolution introduced by
Mr.. Bryant was adopted. 1t recItes
facts and charges concerning the new
building at the O1athe Deaf and Dumb /
school, and creates a committee to inves /
tigate the subject.
Special order for the afternoon session /
being railroad bills, they were cOnsid- (
cred IN Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
Carroll presiding. A vote was taken as
to whether the Simpson bill, or the Gil
lett bill should be first considered. The
Simpson bill, the maximum rate bill, /
carried this, 56 to 80. However both /
bills were read before action was taken
upon either. Discussion of the genera! /
features Of both bills followed. Mr.. |
MCNau and Mr.. Simpson defending No. !
AS and Mr.. Blain and Mr.. Gillett doing
warfare for No. 392. Mr.. Slavens de- /
Tended the Commissioners, and believed
the present law has proven profitable.
A decisive choice between the two bills
was not reached before adjournment.
sENATE-FEBRUARY IS.
In the Senate the motion to advance
to the head of the calendar apprO priatiOn
/ bills for Kansas Orphan Asylum, Home
! for Friendless Women, st. Vincent's Or
/ phan Asylum, and Samaritan Mission,
| was lost.
The concurrent resolution in favor of
| pensiOnlng soldiers, as amended by the
! House, was passed:
/ The following bills were passed:
! Senate bill No. go, an act supplemental
! to an act entitled Gan act regulating con-
| veyances Of real estate, being chapter .,
| compiled laws of 1879.
! Senate bill No. 159, an act to amend an
/ act entitled can act relating to counties
/ and county officers" being chapter 25 of
! General Statutes of 1868, and to repeal
section 181 thereof.
/ Senate bill No. 81, an act making ap-
! prOpriatiOns for the state normal school.
! Senate bill No. 81, an act making ap-
/ preparation for cottages, raising the east
and west wing of central part one story,
for fencing, drainage, perfecting and COM
! pletlng the present system Of heating
and ventilation Ofthe state insane asylum
| at OsaWatOmie.
Senate bill No. 50, an act making ap-
/ preparations for the erection of addition
al buildings, the purchase of furniture
for the same, and the purchase of Rddi-
/ tiOnal grounds, at the State Insane
Asylum at Topeka, for the fiscal years
ending June 80, 1886, and June 80, 1887,
and for lighting the Asylum buildings,
and completing air passage and fan for
the same.
Senate bill No. 81, an act creating a
bureau of Labor and Industrial statistics,
and defining the powers and duties
| thereof
The Senate, in committee Of the whole,
devoted the larger part of the afternoon
to discussing Senators Kelly and LlOyd's
maximum freight rates upon wheat, SEN
atOrs ii. B. Kelly, M. @. Kelly, Buchan,
Blue, Barker, Jennings, Hick, Crane,
Lloyd and others participating. After
being amended by a prOVisO offered by
Senator Buchan, to empower the Rail
road Commissioners, on satisfactory evil
dence showing that the bill operated IN
Justly, to alter and change rates, pend
ing a motion of II. B. Kelly to amend
the schedule of rates, the committee rose
and recommend that it be continued as
the special order at 2 o'clock p N. to-
morrow. The report was adopted.
The bill to regulate pharmacy was
passed to third reading.
HoUsE-FEB. IS.
Among new bills are: To perfect title
to public square in Ell Dorado. Mr. Tur-
ner introduced q bill to provide for the
Secretary of State. Mr.. Cox, q bill to
empower Wakarusa township of Doug
las county to erect town hall.
House cOnCurred in amendments by
the Senate to Mr.. Lewis bill relating to
bounty upon wolf and other scalps. Also,
u Senate amendments to House apprOpria-
ton bill for WOman's department of the
New Orleans Exposition.
Authors of several bills on the subject
Of Tr7cg ID
and a compromise bill drafted later was
made special order for next Tuesday
evening.
The calendar was rid of rubbish by
series of motions started by Mr.. Faulk-
, ner.
Members of the special committee on
the part of the House, to investigate
building at the Olathe institution were
announced: Bryant, Bennlng and
Morgan, of Osborne.
/ The following bills were read a third
time and passed: Mr.. Wellep's bill to
permit stock to run at large in that part
of Cherokee county east Of Spring river.
f Mr.. McBride's bill authorizing a bridge
3 across the Solomon river south Of the
5 town Of Marvin, in Phillips county. Mr..
? MOrgan's bill authorizing Clay county to
. build certain bridges and purchase 9TH
ers. Mr.. ScammOn's bill WhiteWashing
the police judge Of Weir City and legaliz-
f ing his acts prior to removal Of political
j disabilities. Mr.. Justus' bill to legalize
highways in Graham county.
I An effort was made at the opening Of
the afternoon session to further consider
| the railroad bills; but it was defeated,
t and the regular order proceeded with.
The following bills were then read a
4 third time and passed: Mr.. Bliss bill to
adjust contracts for fractional subdivis-
J.. ions of school lands in RaWlins county;
! Mr.. Roberts bill to authorize Doug
las county to build a bridge
2 across the Wakarusa river; Senator