Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-06

ed to come in for municipal suffrage TO
women. Mr.. Jones presented protest
against the re-establishment of Gray county
and another against changing the lines o
Finney county. Among new bills were on
by Mr. Gillett making fines for violation o
city ordinances in cities of the third elias
payable direct to city treasurers instead o
police judges. One by Mr.. Drought, b.
request, appropriating one thousand dol
| lars to pay expenses of delegates to conven
! tions in the interest of cheap transportation
Mr.. McNall's resolution declaring it tn,
sense of the house that the new apportion
ment for representatives in the legislator,
should be restricted to 12O representative
districts was adopted, on roll call, giving i
cussed nearly two hours. Those favoring i
in their speeches were Messrs. McNall, Jones
of Finney, Osborn, Price, of Clarke; McNeal
Gillette, Overmyer, and Painter, of Meade
| 1t was offered by Messrs. Bryant. Butter
! field, Clogston. Greer, Buck and Anthony
the last two named on constitutional ground:
only. Upon roll called the following gentle
men voted for the resolutions: Barnes. Beates
| Bell, Bond. Brewster, Bryant, Collins, Daven
Faulkner, Gillette, Gray, Hargrave, Hogne
Hollenshead, Hopkins, johnson, Ness; Jus,
| tus, Lower, McNall, McNeal, Martin, Mat.
lock, Mosher, Osborn, Overmyer, Patten
Pratt, Randall, Scammon, Spiers, Sampson
Smith, of Mcpherson, Swartz, Talbot
Thompson, of Pratt, Thompson. of Harper
Vance, Veatch, Virgins and Mr.. Speaker
vinger. Billingsley, Buck, Birth. Cook, j b.
Cook, III. c.; Cooper, Corwin, Cummins,
Currier, Dewey, Drought, Gillespie, Glas-
Cow. Greer. Holman, Hostetler. Hukle,
Hunter, Kelso, King, Lewis, McCammon,
McTaggat, Maurer, Miller, Ogden, Reeves,
Rhodes, Roberts, Rosebury, Smith, of Neo-
sho, Stewart, Turner, White and Wilhelm.
Bills were read third time and passed, viz
5. b. forthe relief of the Denver, Memphis
& Atlantic railway in the matter of its
change of guage. S. B. 3, to authorize
counties of not less than 5000 inhabitants to
maintain county high schools. H. B. 36 to
authorize the city of Mcpherson to main
tain high school. H. B. G2, relating to
cities of the third class. S. B. 95, to author
ize Washington county to levy half mill
tax to build a court house.
At the evening session, a call of the house
was had, which lasted until S45, before
a quorum was secured. Then the
the special order government of the Hutch
insOn refermatory. The committee of the
whole decided to kill the bill; upon the ar
guments that it was premature, and should
be left to the next legislature. The system
proposed by the bill seemed to meet with
from the statutes of New York.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
Petitions were presented: For the payment
of Price raid claims. For authority to build
town-house in Cherry township, of Cloud
county. Against changing the lines of Ham
ilton and Finney counties. For municipal
suffrage for women. For better protection
of fish and game Bills were introduced :
To give all school districts in counties a
share OF school taxes paid by railroads, in
stead OF combining such benefit to districts
in which railroad property is located. To
change the date of school examinations so as
to avoid offense to Seventh Day religionists.
To authorize Cherry township, of Cloud coun-
ty, to build the township house it asks for.
All railroad bills were made special order
for Thursday p. IN. Substitute for FL. B. "a,
to create a board of survey to prospect for
coal. minerals and artesian water, was ap-
proved by the committee of the whole. Ten
thousand dollars is appropriated to carry OUt
its provisions; which are to buy 81, 500 worth
of machinery and to employ an engineer by
and obtain the use of the outfit at county
expenses. Consideration of the reports of
the special committee on the workings of
he live stock sanitary commission was taken
up but not concluded before adjournment.
and the following measures were passed: An
act to remove the political disabilities of GER
tain persons: an act to authorize proceedings
in the district court against garnishees: an
act authorizing and directing the county,
commissioners of Shawnee county to levy
an assessment to build county Jail and
jailor's residence. Adjourned.
In the afternoon session Speaker johnson
announced the reception of an invitation
from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad to accept the use of a train to visit
the Leavenworth soldiers home and the
Lansing penitentiary; together with an in
vitation from the city of Leavenworth for
the Legislature to visit that city on Saturday,
Februry 6. The invitations were accepted
by vote of the house. The two reports of
the special committee on the workings of
the live stock sanitary commission were con-
sidered at great length, and the subject dis
posed of by reference to Especial committee
of five to report by bill or otherwise. Bills
were then passed on third reading, viz:
House bills authorizing Decatur county to
build bridges. The same for Lola township
of Cherokee county. To authorize school
district No. 81, of Smith county to issue its
bonds. For the relief of G. B. Grail, of
of school lands. To open highways on
section lines in Barber, Thomas, Hodgeman,
Edwards and Trego counties. The bill to
raise maximum salaries to be allowed Off
cers1 of Smith county by the county COM
misioners was changed into bill to repeal
all special laws relating to pay of county
officers, and then defeated, q to 81. Bill
passed to legalize highways in Mitchell
county. To detach Thomas and Sherman
county from Sheridan, and to attach Sher-
man to Thomas for judicial purposes. To
authorize Montgomery county to levy bridge
taxes. To authorize Edwards county to
bridge the Arkansas river. The resolution
declaring it the sense of the house that only
120 representative districts should be formed
in the new apportiohment, was reconsidered.
Then motion to lay the resolution ON the
table was lost-51 to 81. Pending the ques-
ton of adopting the resolution the honse
adjourned.
SENATE.