The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-11
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
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TOPEKA, Feb. 3.-The house in the AZ.
ternoon continued the discussion of the
superintendent resolution until 4 O'Clock
| and IL was then defeated. Al 20 SO.
Hardesty's resolution was adopted,
which asks congress TO sell the ForE
Dodge reservation
The house voted to order 10000 copies
OF the report of the board of agncuiture.
A grist Of local bills were passed, all
house bills.
Dwight tried to advance his cOnsolid-
atIon Of cItiee on the calendar, but failed.
A resolution was offered and laid over
which will reopen the discussion on the
apportIOnment bill. This one declares
tor one hundred and fifty representative
districts.
TOPEKA. Kas., Feb. Ain the morn
ing session of the house new bills vert
introduced to transfer the remnant of
improvement lands 70 the permanent
school fund.
TodiVert the i've cent whisky fee from
the probate courts to q common school
fund
To authorize municipalities to Issue
bonds for the right of ways tor railroads
A resolution restricting the apportiOn
ment to 165 representative di5trIcIs was
laid on the table 81 to 4e
The Normal school endowment bill
was made q spec ial order for Friday
morning.
Butterfeld's bill extending the power
of cities of the third cl Sc TO levy occu.
patton taxes was put on Its passage the
second time and passed. Il was beaten
yesterday because OF q thin house.
Gillette bill making hnes In cities of
the third class payable to the city treas
urer passed.
Edwards irrigation bill passed.
HOUSE.
TOPEKA, Feb. 4-Ihe afternoon ses-
sion of the house Was DEVOTED to rail
road Dills. The first was BeaSes' bill to
permit foreign corporations of any state
TO lease, buy or build railroads In Kansas
under their Original Incorporation.
Lengthy amendments offered by Mr..
Anthony TO compel such corporations e.
become domSciled IN Kansas under the
jurisdiction Of the state, we're ordered
printed ana the bill continued q special
order tor Friday afternoon.
The Simpson bill of last session was
considered AZ length and then Indedaite~
ly postponed By vote Of 81 70 Al An
alter vote TO agree to this report was 66
10 a.
Carroll's bill to enforce compliance
with contracts made by railroad com
panies in consideration of municipal
aid, was approved in committee of the
whole.
The committee on legislative appor.
tionment reported by bill.
TOPEKA, Feb. SIN the morning ses-
sion of the house the metropolitan police
bill was introduced.
Holman introduced 8 bill to compel
the recording of tax titles.
The superintendent bill was made the
order for next Tuesday morning
The. committee OF the whole ap
proved the bill for further endoWlng the
Emporis Normal school with the twelve
remaining aections of -alt land.
DrauGnto h1i 60 49, AonaililG@Ainn- of
cities passed on the third reading.
ToRKA, Feb. 5.-The house il the af-
ternoOn continued the discussion of the
Rock Island railroad bill. Provisos
were proferrd by Anthony requiring 1t
70 become Kansas corporation and be
under the jurisdiction of its courts; and
another by OvermeYer merely requiring
the foreign corporation to enter into an
agreement not tn remove cases to the
federal courts The vote to adopt the
latter stood 40 TO SO. Then AnthOny's
proYiso was adopted. Also one by Gil
lett which seeks to compel the Union
Pacific TO become q Kansas corporation
within sixty days, The bill was then
recommended for passage ss amended.
Efforts were made to advance the bill
to recreate the southwestern counties but
were voted down.