Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-21


township to act as Police Judge in cities
of the third class in certain cases was
also approved. Also bill to cede iuris-
dictiOn to the United States to and over
the land to be occupied by the Leaven-
worth Soldiers Home. Two bills
amending the civil code were approved.
Several rubbish bills were finally dis
posed of.
During the session of the committee of
the whole, Mr.. Burton asked that it rise
long enough to consider a concurrent
resolution. This was done, and Mr.. Bur
ton made a speech in introducing the
resolution. The resolution condemns
Frank Bacon, commissioner from Kansas
at the New Orleans Exposition, for
taking leading part in the in
vitatiOn which was extended to Jetfer-
son Davis to take part in the
excursion for the reception Of the Lib
erty Bell, and asserting that such action
was misrepresentation of the people of
Kansas. The roll was called on the
adoption Of the resolutions. and only
Mr.. Billingsley, Mr.. Hardesty and Mr..
Martin voted no.
Speaker Johnson offered a concurrent
resolution thanking Major W. B. Shock
ley for his patriotic efforts to secure the
location of the Soldiers Home in Kan
sas.
SENATE FEBRUARY H.
A large number of petitions were pre-
sented in favor of State EntOmOlOgist.
Also petitions for Nineteenth Judicial
COmanChe counties.
Senator Hewins, from Committee on
Counties and County Lines, reported
back, recommending indefinite postpone
ment, the bill creating the counties of
Clarke, Mead, Seward, Stevens and Kan
sas, which was adopted. Also recon-
mending the passage Of the bill ito re-
store or create the counties Of Mead,
Clarke and KiOWa, and defining the
boundaries of Seward, Finney, Ford,
HOdgeman, Edwards and COmanche,"
which was adopted.
Senator Barker from majority of the
Committee on Temperance, reported
back Senator Aliens bill to establish a
metropolitan police for cities of the first
class, recommending that it be placed at
the head of the calendar and pass
which, after various attempts to make it
a special order, and a good deal of dis
cussiOn, was agreed to. Senator Lowe
and Sheldon made a minority report re-
commencing its indefinite pOstpOnement.
A long discussion ensued upon the res
Olution Of Senator Smith, instructing the
Attorney General to institute inquiries
as to whether any Kansas railroad com
panies had forfeited their charters, and
if so, instructing the Governor and AttOr-
ney General to institute measures to take
possession of such roads in the name Of
the State, which was amended by the
following provisO, and then adopted:
provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall relate to any railroad COM
pany concerning which any of the above
matters are now In litigation between
the State and any railroad company in
any court"
In Senate, afternoon, S. B. No. an act
for the better protection Of the Univer-
sIty and Normal School funds of the State
Of Kansas, passed.
S. B. No. 15, an act providing for the
condemnation of sites for county build
ings, passed.
Senate bill No. 118, an act to authorize
Larned township and Pleasant Valley
township, in Pawnee county, Kansas, to
appropriate townships money for public
highway purposes. Passed.
Senate bill No. 81, an act providing for
the disposition Of surplus taxes in the
hands of county treasurers. Passed.
The question of donating twelve sec
tions Of salt Springs" lands to the Nor
nal School occupied the whole of the
balance Of the afternoon, and, reaching
vote on third reading, the enacting
clause was stricken Out-yeas, 19; nays,
Is.
HOUSE-FEBRUARY 10.
Among new bills are one relating to a
bridge IN Morris county. Mr.. Benning,
of AtchisOn, introduced bill to change
the boundaries of the Second, Twelfth
and Fifteenth Judicial Districts. One
by Mr.. McTaggart relating to bridges in
Cherokee township, of Montgomery
county.
The Committee on Charitable Institu-
tions made report of their visit to these
institutions. The report compliments
the management of the OsaWatOmie and
Topeka insane asylums in emphatic
terms. They found at the former bad
ventilation in the old building, and some
sickness caused by that and bad drainage.
They report the management Of the
IdiOtic Asylum at Lawrence as worthy
Of all confidence; and recommend the
continuance of thatinstituti IN there, and
that the new buildings asked for be pro-
vided. The main objection to the pres
ent location has been a faulty water sup
ply but this has been remedied by action
of the City Council of Lawrence.
The committee concur in the pro-
position for a higher education for the
blind. They say that the WyandOtte
Blind Asylumis open to criticism. Of the
State Reform School at Topeka they say
that it manifests the best Of manage
ment. The report closes with a recon-
mendatiOn that the Board of Trustees of
the charitable institutions be required to
visit each Of them at least once each
month.
Special committee to investigate the
work of the State Board Of Equalization
made report. They think that the chief
cause of complaint is the statute prohib-
iting the Board to change aggregate as
sessments.
The House refused to concur in Senate
resolution asking Congress to dispose of
the residue of the Usage ceded and di-
minished reserve lands at public sale, at
a minimum of fifty cents per acre.
The House adopted Mr.. Anthony s con-