Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-03-12

for Sheridan township of Cherokee
county. Ceding Jurisdiction to site of
Federal building at Fort Scott. Fixing
terms of court in Thirteenth and Third
districts. Some House bills were added,
among them highway bill tor Wabaun-
see county. One general law was put in
the bus: To provide for filing with the
Secretary of State lists of county officers
with their signature and seals.
The Board of Health bill was then
read a third time, but vote was not
reached.
H. B. 1877 to create board of health
and to regulate the practice of medicine,
was first amended 80 as to take out the
latter feature and then passed IS to Al.
Senator Donnell's Militia bill next read a
third time and passed. House then con-
sidered in committee of the whole and
approved Senate bill making appropria-
tien for additional buildings at the Olathe
deaf and dumb asylum. For the Fish
commissioner. For paying counties for
the support of destitute insane persons.
Senate bill making half mill levy for
continuing work on the State House was
approved. Also for expenses of State
entymologist, naming Prof Snow of the
State University as that officer. Also for
payments to the public printer Also for
payment of expenses of trustees and di-
rectors of the various State institutions.
Senate bill to establish soldiers orphans
home was approved. Also the Legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
The House then passed on third read
ing substitute for S. B. 1i3 relating to
cities of the second class. Also Senate
bill changing certain township lines in
Cowley county.
Another omnibus was then made up of
bills on third reading, which were passed
by one roll CALL They were, a Senate
bill, bridge bill for Labette county, and
House bill which places Brown county
in the list of counties to which certain
bridge statute applies. They were
passed.
Substitute for S. B. 1856 relating to set
Elements by counties with the State
Treasury, was passed.
In evening session some thirty bills
were passed, the session lasting till q.
m.
SENATE-MARCH b.
The forenoon in the Senate was taken
up in discussion of the House bill in rela-
ton to Texas and splenetic fever, prohib-
ting Texas and other Southern cattle
from being brought into Kansas, was
passed-yeas 20, nays 8, as follows:
Yeas, Senators Allen, Bawden, Cong
don, Crane, Donnell, Edmond's, Granger,
Green, Harwi, Hewins, Humphrey,
Jennings, NJ. G. Kelly, H. B. Kelley,
John Kelly, Kellogg, Kimball. Kohl Ter,
Lloyd, Lingenfelter, Lowe. Marshall,
Miller, Redden, Ritter, Rush, Shean,
WATSON, White.
Nays-Senators Barker, Blue, Buchan,
Case, Hick, Picker, Smith, Whitford.
The House resolutions appointing COM
missions on the Price raid claims, and the
claims for damages by guerrillas and ma
RAIDERS in lS6l-2-3-4-5 (raids of Quantrell
on Lawrence, Humboldt, Shawnee snd
the border), passed the Senate.
In the Senate, this afternoon, the
House concurrent resolution asking Con-
gress to pay losses of VIM. G. O'Brien,
for mules taken by United States author
ity, and destroyed by the enemy while
being used, passed.
The concurrent resolution to dismiss
suits against Samuel Lappin, former State
Treasurer, was defeated.
Miscellaneous and penitentiary appro-
priation bills passed.
HOUsE-MARCH 6.
The House concurred in Senate
amendments to II. B. PA, relating to
cities of the second class.
Friends of railroad legislation forced
consideration of Senator Kelly's bill. 1t
was amended by substituting for all after
the enacting clause the House bill here
tofore passed, and sent back to the Sen
ate in that form:
Time permitted to do business was ex-
tended until p. M.
Appropriation bills were then passed:
For State Horticultural Society, to pay
counties for maintenance of INDECENT in
sane persons; for additional buildings
at Olathe; for payment of Regents, Trus-
tees and Directors of State institutions;
for expenses of the Fish Commissioner;
for conveying prisoners; for half mill
levy for continuing the erection of the
State House; for Soldiers Orphan Home;
for State Printer.
In afternoon, appropriations were con-
tinued. The Senate bill to establish the
Office of State Entymologist was defeated.
Legislative appropriation bill was
amended and sent back to Senate. Sem
ate bill to provide for burial of INDECENT
soldiers, and for headstones at their
graves, at the expense of the county, was
passed.
The Executive and Judicial Appropri-
alton bill was amended in the interest of
the State Historical Society. Salary of
second clerk in the insurance depart
ment was raised to $1,000. The bill was
then passed. House bill making appro-
priation for Boards of Health was de-
feated. House bill for school districts
in Finney county having been amended
in the Senate the House refused to con-
cur. The House gave Mr.. Jones the
compliment of unanimous vote on the
refusal to concur.
The House then omnibussed Senate
amendments to number of House bills
and concurred in them by one roll call.
Another omnibus was formed embrac-
ing bills Of local and general character,
including two private ap ropriations. 1t
included bills: Fixing terms of court in
the Eleventh district. To enable Win
field to purchase site for the idiotic
asylum. To authorize the exclusion of
minors from court rooms when vulgar
or obscene cases are on trial. Giving
irrigators lien upon crops. Furnishing
damage done irrigating canals.
Defects in the House calendar have
been vexatious throughout the session
and in the closing hours caused loss of
valuable time.
Evening session was stormy indeed.
The first whirlwind was over bill to ap-
point an Inspector of Coal Oil, but that
bill. In the lull that followed the Sem