Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07

the session laws Of 1870, OF an act entI-
tied "An act to provide for the assess
ment and collection Of taxes, approved
March 4, 1876, as amended by section
Of an act entitled An act to amend sec
lions Z and of article 3, chapter "a, of
the session laws Of 1876, OF an act enti-
tied An act to prOVidefOr the assessment
and collection Of taxes" approved
March 6, 1877.
Senate bill No. 254, an act relating TO
the assessment and collection of taxes,
and supplemental to sections 10 and 65
Of chapter "a of the session laws Of 1876.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 186. an
act relating to the levy and collection OF
taxes, and amendatOry Of section lO2 Oh
chapter "a of the session laws of 1876.
Senate bill No. 259, an act relating to
assessment and taxation, and amenda-
tory of sections %. p, 80, 80, IS, 49, So
90, 65, "A, 81. 81, so, 81 and 159 Of chap
ter "a Of the session laws Of 1871.
Senate Till No. 225, an act to repeal
chapter 145 Ofthe session laws of 1877
being entitled can act in relation to the
transfer of real estate in the name of the
owner"
These several bills were gone through
with with great deiberation. They
were all advanced to a third reading
and have merely the formal vote to be
taken to pass the Senate. The House
bill was slightly amended, so that it mas
to 90 back to the Senate, and Senate
bills Nos I86 and 225 are subject to
amendment and debate, but the prob
ability is that but few, perhaps no,
amendments will be made.
The bills make some very radical
changes in the system Of taxation, among
them a stringent provision for 8 full val
of q a TTTNnTJ
Assessors, County Commissioners and
other officers connected with these valu-
atoms for fine and imprisonment for
false valuations or any violations Of law.
The Board for the assessment and val
uatiOn Of railroad property Is changed
from five to seven, the superintendent
Of Public instruction and Secretary OF
the State Board of Agriculture being
added.
The nights work was a good
one, businesslike in all its Oper-
alton, the whole Senate giving
marked attention. Every section
Chairman of Assessment and Taxation
Senator Redden, and was intelligently
and fOrcibly explained, showing that he
had given great thought and attention to
a subject involving the whole property
interest of the State, and requiring in the
formulation into law rare business quail
ties.
HOUsE-FEBRUARY a.
All Senate bills were ordersd to be
hereafter referred to COmmittse of the
Whole.
Postmaster BedeI, Of the House, was
censured by resolution for requiring the
lady Assistant Postmaster to carry mails
to and from the city pOstofhce.
Mr.. HargraVe's concurrent resolution
asking Congress to cause thorough exper
mental bOrings for artesian water IN
Western Kansas, was adopted.
The $4,000 appropriation bill for the
LeavenwOrth Soldiers Home was passed
81 to so. Special order for this a. m.
the Price and Quantrell raid claims, was
continued until Wednesday o. m.
Appropriation bill OF $4,000 for eXpen
ses of State Militia for reunion purposes
passed. Also appropriation of $500 tC
| VIM. Edgar, for damages by being burn
ed while IN the employ of the State.
Committee on Judicial AppOrtiOnment
were relieved, at their request, from
further consideration Of the subject O.
redistriCting the State. A discussion
arose over reference of certain bills, IL
which the Chief Clerk, Mr.. Charles S
Martin, received emphatic compliments
I
Clapping of hands. Senate bill
directing State Treasurer to Credi
PaWnee county So, 351 81 on account o.
State taxes of 1873, which that county
had been restrained by the courts from
collecting; was passed. Mr.. Faulkner
| bill for appointment of a commission tC
study the question Of the establishment
of a State RefOrmatOry was defeated Oh
third reading 81 to 81. Mr.. Beate'!
II. B. 299, for the establishment of E
State refOrmatOry was then con
sidered on third reading. It wa:
much amended and passed. i
provides for the immediate appointment
of a commission to locate the institution
! some place west of the sixth principa
meridian" and to secure the site, anC
erect a building, with q capacity Of two
| hundred pensioners; TO be com
pleted and occupied as soon al
may be. The bill appToPriates thirty
thousand dollars a year for two years fOl
the purpose,
Appro priation of 50. 600 to c. L. de Ran
damie for damages received by an accl
dent at the State House was passed.
Mr.. Hatheld's bill fixing terms of COur
in the Eighteenth judicial district, which
is now cut down to the three counties o
Butler, Sedgwick and Kingman, wa
passed.
Senator Wasson's bill to regulate the
practice Of dentistry was passed.
The evening session in committee 0
the whole passed favorably upon Bry
ants bill for organization of live stOcE
insurance companies, and Collins bill
for mutual fire Insurance com panies, anC
COrWin's township mutual fire companies
The mutual life insurance bill 8 were rec
commended by the committee to be re
ferred to a special committee, but the
House refused to agree with the repor
upon these bills.
SENATE-FUBRUARY 20.
In the Senate this forenoon, Senat,
Joint Resolution No. 5, to amend conEti
tuition in relation TO the judiciary, passed
a third reading-yeas "a, nays 3.
The House Temperance bill NO. 367