The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-12
KANSAS STATE MEMS.
Kansas Legislature.

Kansas Legislature.
In the Senate on the 18th the Committee
on Claims reported adversely the bill appro-
, priating money to the Leavenworth Soldiers
Home. The concurrent resolution directing
the Attorney General to investigate and give
his opinion upon the liability of parties in
the Penitentiary matter was indefinitely post
poned- At the afternoon session in Commit
tee of the Whole appropriation bills were
considered In the House among the bills
passed were: Requiring railroads to fence
their roads; to provide for the formation and
regulation of mutual insurance companies;
authorizing the organization and regulation
of mutual fire insurance companies by town.
ships adjoining each other. Adjourned.
In the Senate on March , Mr.. Barker in
troduced bill establishing chair of Phar-
macy in the State University. The resolution
regarding the Usage Diminished Reserve and
Ceded Lands east of range H. was taken up
and adopted. The Senate adjourned to meet
the body of Hon. J. s. Merritt, who lately
died in Washington and which was to arrive
on the Kansas Pacific train at noon. In the
afternoon the Grand Jury bill was favorably
recommended, and the bill passed creating
II Judicial District Of the Counties of Potta-
watomie. Riley and Wabaunsee and another
of ShawSlee. The half-mill levy for the State
House extension was taken up and passed.
The bill establishing the Office of State En-
tomologist also passed; also the Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill. In the
House Mr.. Mcbride stated that he had voted
for the resolution instructing the Attorney
General to withdraw the quo warranto pro-
ceedings against the Kansas Pacific Railroad
under q misunderstanding and desiring TO
change his vote on that proposition. moved
to recall il from the Senate. The motion was
agreed TO. Mr.. Martin called up the resolu-
ton which provides for spreading on the
journal the answer of Commissioner Frank
Bacon to the resolutions of cenSure passed
by this Legislature. but the matter not
disposed of when. at the request of Mr. J. B.
Cook. the bill fixing the time of holding the
District Court at Parsons and Oswego
alternately read, and after de-
hate the enacting clause was stricken out.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole and Il number of bills recommended
for passage. The House adjourned to meet
the remains of Hon. j. s. Merritt at the de-
pot and n committee was appointed to at
tend the funeral. At the afternoon session
among the bills passed were; Requiring
railroads TO fence their roads; authorizing
the Board of Regents of the Kansas State
| Agricultural College to purchase land for an
| experimental farm; to prevent incompetent
| persons from engaging in the practice OF
/ pharmacy and regulating the sale of poison
and proprietary medicine, besides n number
! of other bills. mostly local. An hour of the
| afternoon session and three hours of the
| night session were given to a bill relating to
the State Department and State Department
officers, being the bill to lessen the term of
office of the Insurance Commissioner and to
| Vacate the Office. The bill was finally with
| drawn. The resolution recommending the
! calling OF a constitutional convention was
killed by vote of A. to 50. and the bill in
| creasing the salary of County Superintend
! ents was also defeated on third reading. Ad-
| iourned.
IN the Senate on the Sd committee of five
lSyas appointed to attend the funeral of Hon.
J. S. Merritt. The report of the Committee
on the Constitutional Convention bill was
| called up and disagreed to- At the afternoon
! session the SeEate passed a number of local
| bills and appropriation bills. During the
! afternoon Senator r. w. Blue, of Linn Coun-
| ty. received telegram while on the floor of
! the Senate, announcing the sudden death of
| his daughter Florence from heart disease
| whereupon tho Senate adopted resolutions
of sympathy and adjourned -. In the House
! the Judiciary Committee, to which was re-
| ferred Governor Clicks report of pardOnS
made report. The report condemns the
action of Ex-Governor Click in granting par
| dOnS to certain viOators of the prohibitory
! law and criticZeS the reasons given by him
for granting the pardons. The bill passed to
create Il Board of Survey to conduct expert
ments to determine the existence of coal and
| other minerals; also the bill to provide for
! the payment of the agent of the State of
| Kansas for prosecuting claims against the
| United States The appropriation bills to the
| Agricultural College, State Reform School.
! Blind Institute, State Asylum for IdiOtic and
! 1mbccile Children and several local bills
| passed. The House concurred in the Senate
! amendments to the Temperance bill.
THE Senate on the 4th passed the resolu-
| ton providing for the dismissal of the quo
| warrantO suit against the Kansas Pacific
railroad Company and the directors of the
Union Pacific Railway Company. and passed
| the bill for the organization, government
| and compensation of the militia of the State.
| The Railway Committee recommended that
| all 1OllOWlnS Il6 enactment Clause OF l0c
! House bill to regulate railways be stricken
! out and that the Senate bill be inserted.
! In the House bills passed to create Il Bureau
| of Labor and Industrial Statistics: to provide
! for the sale of certain lands, and to appro-
pirate the proceeds thereof: to establish q
! class of Pharmacy in the State University;
! also several other bills PASSED. The com
mittee to investigate the sale of school lands
| in Mitchell and Lincoln Counties made q
! report in which it concluded that the sale
| was fraudulent and should be set aside. The
/ night session waS devoted TO Senate bills in
! Committee of the Whole.
| In the Senate on the 9Th an emergency
was declared and bill passed ceding juris-
dictiOn to the United States over GER
other bills passed were: Relating to
Grand JurieS, by which there will
be Grand JuricS twice each year. and Oftener,
if majority of taxpayers so petition; relat-
ing to mutual life insurance companies; to
provide for the health of persons employed
at coal mines: to create the counties of
Mead. Clark and KiOwa. etc: for the Submis-
sion of proposition to amend the Constitu-
ton of the State so as to increase the AsSO-
ciate Justices to Ave. and to increase the pay
of all Judges; providing for the satisfaction
of real estate mortgages Cancelled by judg-
ment of District Courts. The House, in
committee. favorably considered a number
of bills, and among others passed the follow
ing: Making an appropriation and providing
for the erection of a suitable building for
the Kansas Asylum for Idiotic aud Imbecie
Youth, at Winfield; to provide for the cur
cent expenses of the University of Kansas;
making an appropriation for the Topeka lr-
sane Asylum: also for the ASYLUM at Osa-
watomie: also for the Normal School; max
ing an appropriation of SjG.0jO for Natural
history building at the State University.
Nineteen Senate bills passed at one roll Gail. |
The Soldiers Orphans Asylum bill also |
passed. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9th Senator Redden |
in behalf of the committee to investigate /
the Topeka Asylum had read protest !
against the action of the Senate in giving !
publicity to the evidence taken. A bill was |
passed providing for purchasing lands at |
Winfield for the lmbeclc Asylum. The Texas |
Fever bill, after 4 long debate, passed A |
beautiful floral tribute was placed on the |
desk of Senator Blue, who had Just returned |
from the funeral of his daughter. At the |
afternoon SeSS on the House concurrent |
resolution relating TO the Price Raid Claims /
was concurred in. The House resolution TO |
dismiss the criminal proceedings against |
Samuel Lappin was not agreed to. The Mis- /
celaneOus Appropriation bill PASSED. amend |
ments to pay Mrs. Wilson, Lady Commits |
S:OneT. and Frank Bacon. State Commissioner, |
to the New Orleans Worlds Exposition
being voted down. The Political Disability bill |
passed and Il conference was appointed on 1
the Railroad bill. 1.-The morning session of /
the House was mainly devoted to apprOpria- /
ton bills. 4 number being passed. The |
House concurred in Senate amendments to |
the bill relating to the liabilities of railroads |
in case of firc. At the evening session a
warm debate took place on the Grand Jury |
bill. and the House became very boistrous. |
The bill finally defeated. The bill to |
provide n revenue for the State militia and /
the bill to pay the expenses of the Live Stock |
Commission passed. The Senate concur /
rent resolution to increase the membership |
of Justices of the Supreme Court was !
adopted. The hour of adjournment !
Committees of Conference were considering
the Railroad and other bills upon which there
was disagreement