Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07

The bill went over one day to be per
fected.
BIZ to change township elections from
February TO November passed. Also bill
authorizing issue Of bridge bonds by
Cherokee township of Montgomery cOun-
ty. Also Mr.. Bonds bill TO punish mis-
representation of breeding stock. Also
Mr.. Beattie's bill to create the twenty
second judicial district of the counties of
POttaWattOmie, Riley, Wabaunsee and
Usage. Also bill giving Republic county
another term Of court IN each year. This
was amended so as to change terms of
court in Washington county. Also Sen
ate bill creating the twentieth judicial
district from the COunties OFFICE, Barton,
Stafford and Pratt.
The Judiciary Committee reported on
the proposition of the Union Pacific rail-
road company for settlement of quo s0ar-
| Tdnt0 proceedings advising acceptance
/ of the proposition. The report was or
dered printed.
The Senate bill to create a new Judi
| cial District from parts Of the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Districts was defeated
/ In the House by a fight inaugurated
and led by Mr.. Barnes. 1t lacked seven
| Of the necessary two thirds majority.
The Quantrell raid claims bill was con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole a
! good part of the afternoon and then
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment by a vote of So to So.
The Price raid bill was made a special
/ order for Thursday evening.
The evening session was spent in con-
| sideratiOn Of bills relating to cities Ofthe
/ first class; which were completed to the
satisfaction Of Representatives from these
cities.
sENATE-FEBRUARY 20.
The Senate was occupied the whole
/ forenoon discussing the reference of the
$4,000 appropriation bill to Soldiers
/ Home, finally referring 1t to Committee
on Claims, and discussing the bill to re-
duce fees Of county officers, pending
! which the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate, nearly the whole after
| noon was taken up with the Temperance
! bill blouse No. 367). A great many
! amendments were proposed, and several
| carried.
A long discussion resulted on an
amendment Of Senator Jennings, to pre-
! vent railroad companies from violating
/ the law by supplying liquor to be sold or
| distributed contrary to law.
! Senator Blue got in an amendment to
! compel persons and companies transport
! ing and selling liquor to label their kegs,
! casks, bottles, etc.
| The following amendment, by Senator
| Allen, was adopted:
| Any officer, agent or employe of any
railroad company, express company or
| other common carrier who shall know
! ingly carry or deliver any Intoxicating
| liquor to or for any person, to be sold IN
violation of this act, or the act to which
! this act is amendatOry and supplemental,
| shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanOr,
/ and on conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than 500 nor more than 500,
| and be imprisoned in the county jail not
! less than thirty nor more than sixty days.
House bill No. 5, concerning teachers
and studies in common schools, passed
on third reading.
HOUsE-FEBRUARY rs.
/ The Senates amendments to the House
bill to create Board of Pardons were
COnCurred in.
The forenoon was taken up in discus
sion OF a choice between two bills re-
/ ported by the Special Railroad Com
mittee. The majority report makes
it the duty of the Railroad Com
missiOners to fix schedules of rates when
complaints are made and found true.
| The minority report makes it their duty
to fix such schedules of rates anyway,
and for each railroad in the State. 1t
also legislates the present Commission
/ ers out Of Office and provides for appoint
ment Of a new board. Both reports
! change the experimentation
| from the Executive Council to the Cover
nor and Senate. The majority bill was ad-
vOcated by bGessrs. ClOgston, Hatfield and
Buck. The minority bill was advocated
| by Messrs. MCNall, Sim psOn, Butter6eld,
| Collins, Kelley and Greer. Mr. Mccain
mon and Mr.. Stewart could only be suit
/ ed by taking some features from each
! bill. Neither Of these favored irOn-Clad
rates. The committee rose while Mr..
| Gillett held the right to the floor.
At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
/ sion Mr.. Benning was excused from SER
vice on the Committee to visit Olathe,
and Mr.. HOgue appointed In his place.
! The Committee started on the morning
train.
Discussion was resumed on the reports
from the special Railroad Committee.
] Mr.. GiIlett defended the Special Com
mittee and the present Railroad commits
sioners. Mr.. Overmyer while not agree
ing with Mr.. Gillett was opposed to fix
ing arbitrary freight rates. Mr.. MatlOck
4 and Mr.. A. w. Smith followed favOring
the Minority bill. A vote was reached
on consideration of the Majority bill now;
and it stood SO to 81.
The minority bill was then considered
4 and the feature of legislating the present
/ board out of Office was changed by sub
stituting the section on the same subject
of the other bill. A further long dis
cussion was had upon motions to futher
amend the minority bill so as to en-
power the commissioners to fix
rates instead Of making it their
duty to do so; and the bill
was so amended. A proyiso was Of
fered which would prevent making a
schedule for any one road until such
road is notified and given an opportunity
to be heard. This was adopted after t
! was changed so as also to require notice
by publication Of the intention to make
such schedule. An amendment was
adopted which empowers railroads to