Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-14


WamegO.
In afternoon the bill reported by the
House Committee on railroads relating
to fencing railroads, was passed. Also
Senator's Green's bill authorizing the
purchase of more farm lands for the
State Agricultural College. Also the
Committee bill making many amend
ments to charters Of cities Of the first
class; and Senator HarWIs bill relating
to public courts in such cities. Mr..
Scammon's bill to provide for the health
and salty Of coal miners, was amended
by striking out section 3, which provided
for appointment of a commission to ex-
anime applicants for the Office Of State
Mine Inspector; also some other amend
ments were made and the bill passed.
The Senate bill to create a board to reg
ulate the practice Of pharmacy was
amended slightly and passed. DR.. SWee-
zey's bill bringing property OF non-resl-
dents under power OF township boards
for tax levy; was passed.
Mr.. CarrolPs ii. J. R. No. !, recOmmeng
the calling Of a constitutional convention,
was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Anthony Ashby, Benning, Bill
/ Kingsley, Bryant, Buck, Burton, Butter
field, Carroll, Carter, ClOyes, COggeshall,
/ Cooper Collins, Deckard, Drought, Finch,
/ Gillett, Gray, Hardesty, Hatfield, Hol-
man, Johnson, (Ness) Kelley, (DOEiphan)
Kelley, (Mitchell) Lawrence, Lewis, Nc
Nall, McNeal, McTaggart, Martin, Moore,
/ Ogden, Osborn, OVermyer, ScammOn,
Seitz, Slime, Swartz, Thompson, (Pratt)
! Thompson, (Harper) Turner, YIckers,
/ Weilep, Wentworth, White, Wilhelm
T47.
Nays-Barnes, Bates, Baker, Blain,
/ Bolinger, Bond, Burdick, Butin, ClOgstOn
Corwin, Coulter Cox, Cummings, Cur
rier, Davenport, Dewey, Dickson, Ed
wards, Ellis, Faulkner, Gillespi, Glasgow,
Greer, HOstetter, Hukle, Hunter, John
son, (POttaWatOmie) Justus, KelsO, King,
MatlOCk, Maurer, Miller, Morgan, (Os-
borne) Raymond, Reeves, Rhodes,
Roach, Roberts Roseberry, Slavens,
/ Spiers, Smith, (Neosho) Stewart, Sweeney,
Talbot, Vance, Veatch, Wallace, Virgins,
| WOodief-55.
Not voting - Beattie, Bonebrake,
Brewster, Caldwell, Campbell, Cook, J.
| b, Cook, II. c., Hargrave, HOgue, HOl-
lenshead, Hopkins, Johnson, Brown
/ Mosher, Patton, Pratt, Randall, Rash,
Simpson, Smith, iNcPherson) Mr.. Speak
/ er-22.
Mr.. Moore's bill raising the salary of
| county superintendents was defeated.
| Senator Young's school book bill, as it
had been amended by the House, passed.
| Mr.. Curriers' general law relating to
/ vote Of bonds for school houses. 1t linn
| its the amount to six per cent of the tax
able property, and requires a three-hfths
| vote. 1t was defeated.
! Mr.. Slaven's bill, making a verbal
agreement a lease for enc year, and not
from year to year, was passed.
Also, Mr.. Slaven's bill vacating Office
v han 1f4i Giant hOuH il mt giUnn
| The evening session was taken up IN
| til 10 O'Clock in further consideration of
the bill to change the term Of Office of
Superintendent of Insurance from four
to two years. Mr.. Carroll moved an
amendment which would make the first
appointment for a two years term come
in February, 1887. The amendmsnt was
lost, IL to So.
Mr.. Finch asked the privilege of with
drawing the bill from further cOnsidera-
ton, which was granted.
Several general appropriation bills
were then considered and approved in
Committee of the Whole, with Mr.. Nc
Nall presiding. Also an apprO-
80 of PaWnee county, which had lost its
school house by a cyclone. Also S. B.
2o7 to refund to Sheridan, TregO, and
Ford counties court expenses in state
cases arising in unOrganiZed counties;
after Mr.. McNeal had secured the ad-
ditiOn of Barber county to the bill. Also
sum to Charles Rath, of Usage county,
refunding to him moneys WrOngfully
paid to the school fund. Also to repay
to Labette and Montgomery counties
money paid the state as state taxes on
lands that were not taxable. Also to
provide for services of the State Agent
for prosecuting claims against the United
States.
Mr.. Finch's bill to change the term of
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
from four to two years came next, and
was discussed until after six o'clock.
The chief question was left pending.
The chief officers Of the House, with
a committee of seven members were di-
rected to attend the funeral of James S.
Merritt.
SENATE-ALARCH 3.
Senator Buchan moved the appoint
ment of a committee Of five Senators,
with the President, Secretary and Ser
geant-at-arms, to attend the funeral Of
Hon. James S. Merritt at WamegO. The
President appointed Senators Buchan,
Hicl, Kellogg, H. B. Kelly and Smith.
Senator Miller called up the report of
the Committee of the Whole, made some
time ago, on the proposition Tor cOnst1-
tutiOnaI convention. The record showed
that it had been laid over by consent for
! a full Senate, and that the report recon-
mended its indefnate pOstpOnement,
and that the motion Of Senator Redden
TO disagree with the report was pending;
the vote on that question being taken re-
suited, ayes II, nays p.
In the afternoon the Senate passed
! bills on third reading as follows: fixing
terms of court in Sd Judicial district, and
authorizing the judge to appoint a steno-
/ graphic; making appropriations for pay
/ of agents, trustees and directors of state
institutions; for a uniform system of
] examination of school teachers; to pro-