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

were connected with it's consideration;
that II once Y-as the subject matter Of a
spec1al Hessak- by himself to the Legs
1aIlIS' Inc request was granted. j
Before adjournment the Railroad Come
m1ttee made a majority and minority re-
port upon II. B. 1872, the GjleEt railroad
Dill. 1aJority recommend passage with
amendments. Minority report that the
Dill be not passed. This shows that
majority OF that committee is opposed to
amaXlmum rate law.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported an appropriation for the WO-
mems. department of the New Orleans
exposition. ItapprOpriates 81, 600 to pay
the expenses of an exhibit by the women
Of Kansas at New Orleans. The bill was
passed.
The evening session discussed the bill
70 give bounty on the manufacture of
sugar OF one and a half cents per pound.
MIR. Bond opened the discussion for his
bill, supported by Mr.. Buck, Mr.. J. B.
johnson, Alr. Anthony, MIR. Burton, Mr..
Hatfield and Mr.. Gillette; and opposed
by Mr.. Mcbride, Mr.. Kreger, MIR. Mccain
mon, and Mr.. f. j. Kelley.
Before vote was reached, Mr.. Bond
moved that the committee rise and re-
port progress; but the committee refused.
The bill was then killed by a vote of 90
to 81.
EENATE-FEB Y.
In Senate the forenoon was largely
taken up discussing resolutions for pen
siOning soldiers of the Rebellion on
account of an amendment offered by
Senator Lowe to include all soldiers who
had never been in rebellion. Senator
loves amendment was adopted, and
the resolutions passed, but subsequently,
We're recOnsidered, and re-referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
The appropriation bills for State Uni
versity, Agricultural College and Topeka
Insane Asylum, passed q third reading.
Also the bill to protect coal miners in
the payment of their wages in lawful
money at stated periods.
AT the afternoon session of the Senate
| Senator KellOgg's bill to endoW the State
| Normal School with twelve sections of
Salt Springs land took a large portion of
| the time. The bill was defeated on third
/ reading-yeas II, nays 20. Senator Kel-
logg changed his vote before the an
nOuncement of the result.
| The bill to appropriate the surplus of
the 100000 acres known as the internal
Improvement Lands"-being 3, 1913 acres
to the State University was defeated.
The bill to appropriate the proceeds Of
said internal improvement Lands" and
/ the Surplus Railroad Fund" of S., 1Ol,
to the permanent school fund passed a
third readlng-yeas %, nays 10.
The House amendment to Senator
Smiths resolution in regard to the for
fixture Of charters of railroads in Kan
sas, by striking out Senator Buchan's
PrOViso, was taken up, and the Senate
refused to concur, yeas is, nays 20.
Senator Congdon's motion to recon
slider failed to pass, yeas II, nays %.
Senator Ritter moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of taking up the
House bill to appropriate $1,000 to the
WOman's department of the Worlds Ex-
/ pOsitiOn-Was defeated-yeas 10, nays q.
Senator Buchan moved to suspend the
rules and 60 into committee of the
whole, on the appropriation to the Ossa-
watOmie Insane Asylum, which prevailed,
and the bill passed.
HOUsE-FEBRUARY u.
Petitions were presented: From Brown
county, for an appropriation to develop
/ the mineral resources of Northern Kan
| sas. From teachers of Riley county, rel
/ alive to uniform text books. From Mar
shall county, for maximum freight rates.
| The Judiciary committee approve of bill
/ for stenOgraphers for the District Courts
| but recommend a change in their fees
/ from SIS to So per day. The House con-
/ CURED in Senate resolutions asking the
! Federal Government to improve the
military road South and West Of Cald-
well. And asking increase of widows
! pensions to $12 a month. And adopted
/ resolution asking Congress to pass the
/ Mexican Pension bill.
! Mr.. Mcbride presided in committee Of
/ the whole for the consideration of the
/ Geological Survey bill. Smith, of Nc
! PhersOn, Mr.. OVermyer, Mr.. j. B. ohm
son, Mr.. AIcNall, Mr.. Bond, favored the
/ bill, and MI. Anthony opposed. Governor
Anthony stated that the biologists
! laughed at the idea Of there being coal
under LeavenWOrth, and when anthra-
/ cite deposits were found in New Mexico
/ the scientific biologists would not believe
/ it. The bill provided that the Governor,
/ the Superintendent of Public instruction
and the President Of the State Agricultur-
\ al College should constitute a board of
/ geological and meteorological survey. The
| committee changed the superintendent
| of Public instruction and substituted the
| Chancellor Of the State University. The
/ committee rose before q test vote had
| been reached.
/ The bill to create a State Board Of Par
| dons was advanced on the calendar to
| third reading subject TO amendment and
/ debate.
Committee of the whole House con-
BIu6reQ 1uFIu6E the Dill pFOVlQ1uS LOT q
! geological survey and settled the matter
/ for the present by recommending that It
! be referred to a special committee Of
| five with instructions to draft a bill for
/ the sale of the twelve sections of Salt
! Springs lands belonging to the State, and
/ the remainder of the grant to the State
/ for internal improvements, and that
| their proceeds be expended in deep Dor
/ ings IN prospecting for minerals and for
artesian water. Mr.. Faulkner brought
out this plan, and it received pretty gen
! eral support.
Further consideration of the Texas