The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-11

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TOPEKA. Feb SIN the morning sea
sioa Of the house Caeoys Of Atc6ison.
offered concurrent resolution aakIne /
tbs executive ecommIttee 70 insestigafeJ
the lighting Of the state house with elee.
EicitY with special attention TO the In
candescent system
There Wss no business completed.
The bill raising the Jay of county 4
school euperintendents IVES dismiEaed
ToPRKA, Feb. S.-The house n ~
afternoon approved in COMMITTEES cf - |
whole the bid which raises the coRn1E.
saflon Of county school gupeT7ntsadsale
after FIXING the maximum limit 81 ~
A long and complicated bin tor drs.n.
ing swampo and low lands was anproVea.
81 Also q bill raising the Inns q 81
tax levy for school purposes u cielee of
the second class 70 fifteen mlils.
Much time was spent on the aensseI
bill restoring capital pnniahnank. con-
tsidered with the house bill azinR the
. penalty Of murder in the ftSf deereA nj
j imprisonment for life. The house bin
2 was killed. Further consideration of
the house bill goes over 70 be considered
with the house bill m6ndasorv On tho
q governor TO issue the death warrant.
Is The bull 70 require the payment Of the
d full face Of the IRE insurance policies
was killed.
In the senate to-day two bills were
passed, one fog Legislative expenses
and the other for the further endowment
q. OF the State Normal school by the pro
q lceeds OF the sale OF twelve sections Of
!, Salt Springs land.
VI TOPEKA. Feb. County lines In thu
IT, southwest seem 70 be the ruling question
he from that quarter, and petitions and pro
an tests pro and CON about re-establishin,
- old county lines, continue 70 come In
Speaker johnson offered concurren
10 resolution which was laid on the tabl
d lasking congress 10 provide for accom-
At modations At Lsavenworth home tor Q
= least 800 veterans.
= a Consideration Of the leglsiasive ap
:, preparation bill was commenced ant
= viii be continued to-morToW morning.
In the senate this morning the hous
- bill providing for the consideration O
"a cities passed on the third reading. Cite
sSr Of the first clAss were excluded from il
:. PROVISIONS The senate bill providIn
- for procedure for the removal Of count
nj and city officers who refuse 20 perforE
- their duties was also passed.
- TOPEKA, Feb 9.-The senate Wrestle
- with the superintendent bill sll the ate
coon. Z
In the house In the afternoon q breez
,.s was raised over the discovery that q
- docket shows that the state resolution I
- employ attorneys to assist in prosecutin
cases against John WalruH and othei
"a had passed the senate and had been SCI
- back 10 the senate. No member wouI
TIs say that he knew when it was Acte
ho on, while many asserted that IT nevS
.he had been. The house voted unanimOu
- lV 10 recall It from the senate.
The senate amendment to the coneOl
dstion OF cities bill, was cOncurred il
This provides that the bill shall not a
ply to any city Of the first-class.
ge- The hedge trimming bill was recoI
sidered and then passed.
Carroll's bill to punish railroad CON
enI panies for non-fulfiiIment of contrac
MS made IN consideration of local aid, Wi
tbs passed.
,as Also the senate bill donsting "a 81
more to the st. Vincent's orphan asyluI
ere Also the senate bill authorizing Il
i'm, levy of 3 mill bridge tax IN Label
vas county.
Senate bill to give the salt lands
the Normal school was amended BY
70 proviso giving to settlers on the LAM
in the right of appeal from the sppraise
she to the district court. The minimum
by $40 an acre was stricken out and the bi
ing then passed.
his The bill which became known as Il
IS Rock Island railroad bill was passed,
Dr. to 20. -gE ~
nd A special committee was appointed
,u- draft suitable resolutions concerning u
sh- death OF Gen. Hancock.
,sd On motion of Mr.. Carroll. house bi
his authorizing cities of the hrst-class
len issue bonds to prospect tor coal VI
lin passed.
en- TOPEKA, Feb 10.-The house spe
lie the morning session in discussing az
at voting down changes in the the senate
sen lal districts reported by the apportIoI
ats. ment committee.
ex- Nothing done In the senate this NOR
es- ing, but the consideration of local bills
the calendar.