Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28


Mr.. Scammon presented petition ask
ing for reduction of salaries of the COun-
ty officers Of Cherokee county; Mr..
SWartZ, 8. petition for a division of the
Sixteenth Judicial District.
Mr.. Hopkins introduced q funding bill
for Ellis county, and secured its advance
ment to place on the calendar for third
reading.
The special order for the forenoon ses-
sion, being the railroad bills, was post
poned until 2 p N. A large number OF
bills were advanced on the calendar.
The following bills were read a third
time and passed; The compromise sub
stltute bill recreating the counties Of
Meade and Clarke. Ar. GilasgOW's
bill 70 legalize q bridge bond
election IN Norway toWnshipO OF Republic
county. Mr.. Edwards bill detaChjng
western counties from Ford, and attach
ing them to Finny county for judicial
purposes, and fixing terms of court ii
klnney county. Mr.. Edwards bill au-
thOrlZing sale of u. S. bonds held by
sinking fund of school districts of Paw
nee county, and investment Of
the proceeds in the funding bonds
Of the county. Mr.. DrOught's bill
relating to change of venue in District
Courts. Appropriation of two thousand
dollars to Anna Richie, the child that
fell from the west pOrticO Of the State
House III 1888 and was crippled thereby
for life.
The afternoon session renewed talk
about the railroad bills. Mr.. Davenport
opened favOring the Simpson bill, fol-
/ lowed by Mr.. Collins. They both dis
/ puted the proposition that outgoing
/ treights do not effect the producer. Mr..
/ Baker showed up the Inconsistencies in
! the Simpson bill. The difference under
/ 1t In rates in small cars and in large cars
| is so fixed by the bill that in the smaller
/ car the charge Will be nearly double the
rate for the large car. He showed vari-
/ GUS like features in the bill. Mr.. Clogs
/ ton moved to refer both bills to a special
! committee; but there appearing a pros
/ pect to get a vote he withdrew the mo.
/ ton. Mr.. Greer did not oppose
] either bill, but wanted to take W
/ one Of them and amend it into ap-
| prOXimately satisfactory shape. A vote
/ was reached and the Simpson bill
was ahead: 90 to 81. Mr.. Clogston re-
neWed his motion to refer as to him il
! was evident that a majority Of the House
i can not be obtained for either of these
/ bills. Mr.. Burton supported this, and
! said that IN 1888 he supported maximum
rate law against his own convictions be-
/ cause it was formulated by the caucas he
/
work with during the session. The mo-
! ton to refer prevailed. The subject was
continued as special order on next Tues
/ day a. N.
! A concurrent resolution WasintrOdUced
| looking to the dismissal Of suits pend
/ ing in the court of Shawnee county
! against Lappin. @
/ The Speaker announced as the special
! committee to which is referred the rail.
road bIls-Finch, ClOgston, Gillett, But
terfeld and Simpson.
An evening session was held to aC
upon the appropriation bill for the Leav
enWorth Soldiers Home. Mr.. Carroll anC
Mr.. Anthony related the history Of the
location and Of the pledge made for the
money.
Mr.. Mcbride and Mr.. Benning Offered
the bill while a dozen of the speaking
members favored it. Among them wer,
iSlavens, Coggshall, J. B. Cook, Gillett
Buck, Burton, j. B. Johnson, Edwards
Kelso. Butterfeld and Mr.. Hatfield op
posed the bill becauseit is not giving thu
old soldier what he would not otherwise
have, but giving it to a local city. Nh
McNall opposed the bill, Mr.. Bryant ant
Mr.. Caldwell favored the appropriation
Mr.. Osborn opposed. The Committee Fl
nally recommended the bill for passag
90 to 50.