The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-22
Kansas LEGISLATURES.
senate.
JANUARY %

Senate
JANUARY 20.
Senators Case, Gre ne and others pre-
sented petitions for geological survey.
GRAIN FREIGHT RATES.
Senator Buchan moved the recall OF
senate Concurrent resolution No. I3, re-
lating TO grain freight rates. Motion
adopted.
The senate concurrent resolutions for
committees TO visit and examine the
state University and State Charitable
Institutions, respectively, were laid On
the table.
On Senator NJ G. Kelly's motion, his
resolution Introduced yesterday on the
| National cattle trail was laid on the ia
table, the same subject being accom-
plished in Senator Hewin's resolution.
Senator kellOgg's resolution relating
TO the death penalty being under consid
cratic ,. he said he Introduced 1t because
be thought there was necessity for &C
ton, and he wanted action. The sens.
tor from Douglas had suggested that it
might be better TO place the power with
the courts.
/ Senator Buchan's objection was that II
directed the committee to prepare GER
tain law. He was not satisfied with the
present law, hut Thought there was bet
| Ter mode of reaching the question.
@SenatOr Humphrey said it was only
necessary TO repeal the death penalty
He moved to refer to the judiciary con-
mIttee, He merely desired To let them
act as they thought best without insti 1c.
iiOns.
Ex-senator Smith moved - lay on me Ia
bic. Lost.
Senator White made some remarks IN
l-opposItion to the resolution.
The motion ct Sen4tor Humphrey
passed.
Bills of the preceding day were read a
second time and referred.
THE PROHIBIT RY LAW.
4 large number of bills were presented
| on various subjects, but the bill which
| will attract the most immediate attention
Is that of Senator Hick, repeating the
law and re-enacting a law materially
changing the penalties as well as the
modes of enforcing il. Il repeats the
requirement of the druggist to give
bonds, aud allows hun to sell on
sworn applications, stating the
purpose, which he must file month
| ly with the probate Judge, with
oath of correctness of return 1t pro-
vIdes tor Injunction To restrain the keep
ing OF silODn, reduces the fine for first
| Offense L, $50 aud allows the county at
| iorney $50 Tor first conviction when the
money eau be made out of the defend
ant. When the county attorney fails TO
enforce the law, il is the duly of the
attorney general to prosecute. with
power to appoint assistants. and makes
the renter equally guilty with the sa-
| loOnkeeper, when he rents with the
knowledge that the premises are 10 be
used for that purpose. The state is
made liable for costs instead Of the
county.
Senator Young Introduced a bill 10
change the name OF st. John county.
GRAIN FREIGHT RATE.
Senator ID. B. KeliY's resolution In
relation TO grain freight transportation
being called up, and under CONSIDERS
tioD, TO VIII;
Whereas, The grain industry is the
great source of wealth and prosperity TO
the state OF Kansas, anu as such should
not be burdened with excessive freight
rates; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the senate (Ihe house OF
represt natives concurring therein), that
the attention OF the commiJlee on rail
roads is called to the present grain
freight charges over the several roads of
this state with q view that they be re-
stTicted to fair and equitable maxi
mum by the legislature of the state of
Kansas.
Senator II. b. Kelly said he intro
duced the resolution and he thought il
Was absolutely necessary to give il care
full consideration The transportation
on grain to day was so large as To actual
ly prevent its transportation at ruling
prices.
Senator Lloyd represented a largely
grain growing region, and the expense OF
q car load of wheat was greatly in excess
of the charges for a car load of cattle.
Senator Pfckler added his testimony
to the truth of the statement just made,
that the rates upon gram were now
larger than when the railroad commits
sion vas appointed.
Senator Kellogg believed that the reso
luton could do no harm, aud might be
productive of good. l seemed 90 him
that il might be proper to call the seri-
iOus attention OF the committee to this
subj ct. He was in favor of it.
Senator John Kelly said ii seemed
strange that gentlemen seemed to forget
that at present prices the railroads got
more out of wheat than the farmers.
Senator H. B Kelly replied to the
senator from Linn, who differed from
the railroad operators themselves, that
charges must vary according TO the
prices of gram. The railroad managers
held that they must have fixed staple
prices. let the producers prices be what
they might. He trusted. that the senate
would adopt the resolution.
The vote being taken resulted as fol-
lows:
0Ayes-BaTker, B ne. BuchaD, Case,
Greene. Hewins, Kick, Humphrey, Mar
snail, Shean, Sheldon.
C1Noes-Allen, Btwden. Congdon Crane,
Donnell, Edmonds, Granger, HarwI,
Jennings, NJ G. Kelly, FL B. Kelly,
John Kelly, Kellogg, Rimball, KObler.
Lloyd, Lingenfel;er, Lowe, Picker, Rit-
ter, Rush, Smith, WATSON, White. Whit
ford. Young.
SAbsent or not vOting-Sen atOrs Hark-
ness, Miller and Redden
The bills Of the preceding day were
read and reported.