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

amended and sent back to Senate. Sea-
ate bill to provide for burial of INDECENT
soldiers, and for headstOnes at their
graves at the expense of the county, was
passed.
The Executive and Judicial Appro-
priatiOn bin was amended in the interest
Of the State Historical Society. Salary
Of second clerk in the insurance depart
ment was raised to u 900. The bill was
then passed. House bill making appro-
priatiOn for Boards of Health was defeat
ed. House bill for school districts In
Finney county having been amended Ia
the Senate the House refused to concur.
The House gave Mr.. Jones the COmpi-
ment of a unanimous vote on the refusal
to concur.
The House then omnibussed Senate
amendments to a number of House bills
and COncurred in them by one lOl call.
Another omnibus was formed embrac-
ing bills Of local and general character
including two private appropriations. IL
included bills; Fixing terms of court IN
the Eleventh district. To enable Win
field to purchase q site for the idlOt1c
asylum. To authorize the exclusion Of
minors from court rooms when vulgar or
obscene cases are on trial. Giving irri-
gators a lien upon crops Furnishing
damage done irrigating canals.
Defects in the House calendar have
been Vexatious throughout the session
and In the closing hours caused loss Of
valuable time.
Evening session was stormy indeed.
The first WhirlWind was over bill to APP
point an Inspector Of Coal Oil, but that
was soon quelled without action on the
bill. In the luli that followed the SEN
ate bill was passed to provide stenO-
graphers for District Courts. Then came
a Yentable storm over Mr.. Bucks at
tempt to get action on the Senate Grand
Jury bill The House refused by a two
thirds majority to suspend the rules and
place it on third reading. Friends of the
bill were frantic, and would not admit
| that they were beaten IN the vote.
However the Miscellaneous appropri-
alton bill was reached. In it the House
put back an item that the Senate had
stricken out for paying John Fosters eX-
| penses in defending preliminary I'M
/ parchment proceedings before the House
! of Representatives OF 1888. There was
an unsuccessful effort to strike out items
] to refund illegal taxes paid by certain
railroads towards support Of the Railroad
! Commission. There were numerous other
changes in items of the bill. During it's
| consideration messages were passing be-
tween the Senate and House OF Repre-
/ sentatives, nearly all of them requiring
appointment of committees OF conference.
/ appropriations to private institutions,
which have been added to by previous
! Legislatures, were increased in this bill
/ by the addition of Christ Hospital at
/ Topeka and the Atchison City Hospital.
The bill was passed as amended.
! After this roll call Mr.. Charles S. Mar
tin, chief clerk, was arrested by order Of
the House, on a charge of losing a bill,
and reprimanded by the Speaker, who
closed by presenting Mr.. Martin, as
coming from every mem berO of the House,
a most elegant gold watch.
Mr.. Buck made another effort TO get
up the Senate Grand Jury bill. 1t was
attacked by Mr.. Burton and others. The
most disgraceful scene followed. A per-
feet handemonium during which no one
could hear many words spoken. During
this babel the Speaker announced three
successive votes as carried, one of them
involving a suspension Of the rules. No
one could hear a question put, and no
one could distinguish a vote given, get
in this manner the bill reached third
reading. 1t was defeated, 80 to 81.
Several other bills were passed; not
many more than a quorum remaining az
ter about o'clock. The time to quit
business had been extended until 4 a. IA.