Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-26
KANSAS LEGlSLATURE.
Twenty-First Session.


tbony, relative to public Libraries. One
by MIR. Slime to prevent cock fighting.
There is such law in Missouri, and this
bill is intended to prevent people from
that State from coming into Kansas.
The Committee on Claims and Accounts
made regret on Guerilla Raid claims re-
commenting their payment. The bill
has been 30 drawn as to cut down the
total amount to be assumed about $3.50,
600: or from what the committee believe
to be a lust and equitable claim, to sum
which it believes the state can pay
easily and without increasing the present
levies of taxation. The petition has l5,-
GOO sipners asking the passage of this bill.
The Committee on Price Raid Claims
also made report favorable to their as
sumption and payment by the State to
the amount of 100000.
The bill to establish State Board OF
Pardens was passed upon its third read
ing. This bill provides that State
Board of three, one of whom shall be
lawyer, be appointed by the Governor,
and that all applications for pardon be
laid before said board, when the Cover
nor shall act on their decision as to
whether it be granted or not. The board
to meet in Topeka and not less than four
times year.
The afternoon session was spent, with
scarce a quorum present, in committee
of the whole "on local bills and such
bills to which there shall be no objection
made"
Mr.. McBride's bill to authorize issue of
township bonds to bridge the Solomon
river south of the town of Marvin, IN
Philips county, was approved. Also, MIR.
Weilep's bill to perIait stock to run at
large in that part of Cherokee county
east of Spring river. Also Mr.. Ogdens
bill to vacate State road through Coffey
county.
Mr.. Johnson's bill to limit the pay of
the County Clerk and Treasurer of Ness
county to the maximum of 5000 year,
was, in the absence of the author, cham
pioned by Mr.. Hargrave. He was assist
ed by Mcbride, Hopkins, Cooper and
McNall, and opposed by Osborn, Nc
Neil, Bryant and Edwards. Final action
was not reached, and it must come up
again.
Mr.. Cooper's bill to fix up surveys Of
the town site of Caldwell was approved.
The Nineteenth Judicial District Bill for
Sumer, Harper, Barber, and Com
manche counties, was approved. Also,
bill for Superior Court for Shawnee
county. Also Mr.. Lowers bill to vacate
part of certain streets in Council Grove
Mr.. Greer's bill, to enable cities of the
second class to extend their corporate
limits, goes on third reading subject to
amendment.
Mr.. Morgan's bill authorizing Cloud
county to build certain bridges and to
purchase certain other bridges, was ap-
proved.
Mr.. Burton got in new bill for supply
of uniform school books, and got it made
Especial order for p. m. next Thursday,
in connection with all other bills on the
same subject.
HoUsE-FEB. 16.
Mr.. Greer was called to preside in
committee of the whole.
The following bills were considered
and recommended for passage: Mr..
Slaven's bill to legalize q certain ordi-
Bonebrake's bill for a State road from
Lawrence to Topeka, after it was amend
ed so as to limit expense to $1,000 in
Mr.. Jones' bill to detach Finney and
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ana to attach Scott, Wichita, Greeley,
Hamilton and Seward counties to Finney
county for judicial purposes, and to fix
terms of court in Finney county; MIR.
Campbell's funding bill for Barton coun-
ty; Mr.. Cox's bill for bridging the Waka-
rus river in Douglas county; Mr.. Blain's
bill to legalize certain sales of school
lands in Ottawa county.
Mr.. McBride's bill to legalize levy of
taxes in Phillips county since 1877, caused
much discussion. Mr.. Mcbride asked
for the passage of the bill to cure tax
title troubles there. Mr.. McNall opposed
the bill because asked to do so by parties
in Phillips county. Mr.. Osborn and
others could not see propriety in legislat-
ing for the benefit of parties who have
invested in illegal tax titles knowing
their character. The bill was killed.
The following received approval: Mr.
Burton's bill giving Dickinson county an
additional week of session of District
Court.
Mr.. Osborn's bill enabling Trego coun.
ty to get rid of the surplus money by
taking up its bonds, not due, held by
the permanent school fund. A bill re.
ported by the Judiciary Committee, to
enable Woodson county to issue bridge
bonds. Mr.. Vance's bill providing for
transfer of certain actions fiom the Dis.
trict Court of Shawnee county to its
Superior Court, when organized. Senator
Rush's bill authorizing Larned and
Pleasant Valley townships of Pawnee
county to appropriate money for high.
way purposes. Mr.. Drought's bill rela.
tive to jury fees in cases brought by non.
residents.
The usual and inevitable petition has
at last appeared. Protesting against con.
victs being made to earn anything fol
the State. Mr.. Turner put in new bill
and got it advanced to third reading, to
authorize Chautauqua county to create a
bridge fund. Mr.. Coggeshall one to en-
power Dick;ns county to build Jail
Mr.. Weilep joint resolution to submit
proposition to strike from the consti-
tuition the clause denying suffrage to
persons who have borne arms against
the United States. The memorial of the
Regents of the Normal school, which
complained of treatment received at the
hands of committee appointed to investi-
gate sale of Normal school lands in
Mitchell county, was on motion of Mr..
Clogston expunged from the journal;
and Mr.. CAROLS concurrent resolution
on the same subject was indefinitely post
poned.
The rest of the session was spent most
ly upon considering the bill reported by
the Committee on Temperance. Amend
ments which had been prepared in the
Temperance Committee, with the aid of
others in the city, who take interest in
the subject, were offered one by one by
Mr.. Vance and invariably adopted. There
was fight upon the sections authorizing