Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-03-12
paper, and be spread upon the House
Journal. L. E. FINCH, Chairman,
GEO. T. ANTHONY,
r. HATFIELD,
JAS BILLINGsLEY,
PHIL KELLEY,

r. HATFIELD,
JAS. B1LLINGsLEY,
PHIL KELLEY,
Committee.
II. B. 45l, was read third time. 1t
was amended so as to strike out of it the
residue of the 100000 acre grant, leaving
only the twelve sections of Salt Springs
lands belonging to the State, to be sold
to pay for the work to be done by the
State Board of Survey, in making deep
behring's, and then passed.
S. B. to transfer balance of fund known
as the Railroad fund in the State Treas
ury; and the residue of the 100000 acre
grant, both to the permanent school
fund, was amended so as to provide for
| the sale of the lands as other school
lands, and then passed.
II. j. K. to submit proposition to
amend the constitution go as to increase
the number of judges for the Supreme
Court received two-thirds majority and
was passed.
Senate bill, being bridge bill for Bour-
bon county, passed.
Senate bill passed, legalizing bonds is
sued by School District AZ of Linn county.
Another authorizing levy of taxes at
Marion to support its city library.
Also Mr.. Roberts bill to establish a
chair of pharmacy in the State Univer-
si#y.
Mr.. Bonds new bill for organization of
mutual life associations was discussed at
length but not concluded.
| Special Committee to investigate sale of
Normal gchoOl lands was made which
suggests forgery, charges collision and
fraud. and concludes that such sale
should be set aside. It fixes responsible
ty upon the President of the Normal
School Loard, Isaac Sharpe. Committee
| to investigate value of sanitary live
stock commission and of state veterinary
surgeon, made report which condemns
the latter and finds the value of the
former sufficient to warrant its cOntinu-
ance. Committee to investigate build
ing of the west wing of deaf and dumb
asylum at Olathe, condeming the work,
with particulars given. It blames the
board OF charities, the architect and the
superintendent.
Senate bills were considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Mcbride in the
chair.
The following were acted upon as
noted:
Bill to prevent formation of board
rates by boards of insurance agents was
defeated.
Senator Hicks bill, providing steno-
graphers for District Courts; approved.
Senator Hicks bill authorizing deposit
tons in support of claims against estates;
approved.
nishee proceedings in District Court; ap-
proved.
Senator Green's bill to prevent carry
ing concealed deadly weapons; approved.
Senator Bankers bill relating to the
crime of rape; approved. Senator Whites
bill amending tax laws, so as to require
statements of arrears of taxes due, on all
tax receipts; approved. Senator Cranes
bill for protection of University and Nor
NAL school funds; approved. Senator
Sheldon's bill making appropriation for
new buildings, and the purchase of more
grounds for the Topeka Insane Asylum;
approved.
Senator Jennings bill providing for
payment of Sheriffs' fees for conveying
persons to the reformatory and chart
table institutions; approved.
Senator Hewins' bill, providing for
graded school in Elk county, was
amended radically on motion of Mr..
Dewey, and then approved.
A large number of other Senate bills
were approved, most of them local.
Among others approved was bill to
make up deficiency in the permanent
school fund from moneys to be received
from the Federal Government.
When the report of the Com
mittee came to be agreed to there was
separate vote and roll call on S. B. As
which prohibits the formation of board
rates by insurance agents, and it was or
dered upon third reading.
: sENATE-MARCH 5.
In Senate this forenoon the grand jury
bill was read third time and passed. =
The Senate refused to place upon third
reading the railroad bill recommended
by the minority of the Railroad Commit
tee.
The following bills were recommended
for passage in committee of the whole:
Senate bill relating to fish; House bill re-
lating to recognizances; House bill relat-
ing to injunctions; House bill for salts
faction of mortgages cancelled by iudg-
ment of courts; and some local and per-
sonal bills.
In the afternoon the time was occupied
on House bills, and the following were
advanced to third reading:
Relating to fees in Justices Courts,
ETC.; for the formation of telephone COM
panies; Joint resolution for amendment
of the constitution increasing the Su-
preme Judges to five, with provision to
increase the number to seven by law;
relating to schools in unorganized coun-
ties; to regulate sale and weights of
certain oils; relating to liability of rail-
roads for fires.
House bills relating to the following
subjects were read third time and
passed:
Appropriations to reformschool; appro-
priation for the blind institutions; ap-
preparations for the imbecile and idiotic
school; and several local bills.
HoUsE-MARCH 5.
Mr.. Finch presented petition from fifty
women asking for State Reform School
for girls.
Mr.. Kelso secured his bill for dual
court in Labette county, place for third
reading again, under a ruling that former
action upon it had been out of order.
The resolution to spread Frank Bacon's
open letter on the journal was voted
down. S. C. R. directing dismissal of
quo warranto suits against the Union Pa
cifc and Kansas Pacific Railroad Com
panies, was adopted. The House con-
Cured in the Senate amendments to the
Railroad Fence bill, being substitution
of the Senate bill for the House bill.
Resolution for 1000 additional copies
of the report of the State Superintendent
was adopted.
Mr.. Bonds new bill for mutual life in