Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-13
KANSAS LEGISLATURE
HOUSE..
FEBRUARY


Petitions were put in for the recreation of
Buffalo county. That Scott county be at
tached to Fipney county for judicial pur-
poses. Protesting against the consolida-
ton of the cities at Kaw's mouth. And more
for municipal suffrage for women. New
bills were introduced to enable Richard
township, of Cowley county, to organize as
high school district. To give Wichita the
option to become a city of the first class or
remain in the second class. To enable Clay
county to erect county buildings. The same
for Barber county. To change terms of
court in the eighteenth judicial district. To
enable cities of the third class to extend
their limits The apportionment resolution
came up as unfinished business and was
further discussed. 1t was advocated by Mr..
McNall, Mr.. Overmeyer, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Nc
Bride, Mr. osborne and Mr.. Barnes, and op
posed by Mr.. Butterfield, Mr.. Greer, Mr..
kelso, MIR. Buck and MIR. McCammon.
Pending this discussion the house adj
journed.
Ii afternoon session the discussion of the
apportionment resolution was resumed. The
house refused to second the previous ques-
ton moved by Mr.. Weilep. Speeches were
made favoring the resolution by Mr.. Bond,
Mr.. Overmeyer, Mr.. Slavens, Mr.. Gillette,
Mr.. Price, of Clark county; Mr.. Edwards
and Mr.. McNall, 1t was opposed by Mr..
Anthony. Mr.. Hatfield moved to change
100 in the resolution to lis. This failed.
When a vote was reached a call of the house
was ordered. The resolution was lost forty
seven to fifty-six. Mr.. Hardesty's resolu-
ton asking congress to sell the Fort Dodge
reservation was adopted. Also Mr.. Bolin-
10000 copies of the biennial report of the
state board of agriculture. The following
bills were read a third time and passed.
House bills relating to bridges in Douglas
county. Vacating street in Oswego. To
enable Stanton township of Miami county to
build bridge. To create Nasty township
in Sedgwick county. To authorize Republic
county to build Jail. To legalize high
ways in Chatauqua county. To enable
Chase county to build bridge. To extend
the time to build a bridge in Douglas
county. To vacate a part of the town of
Olivet. Defining the boundaries of Council
Grove township. About a disorganized
joint school district of Edwards and Pawnee
county. To require switch connections be-
tween railroads at connecting points.
Changing the list of counties in which
county commissioners shall determine con-
corning the building of bridges by the
county or by townships. To prevent hunt
ing on Sunday. Also senate bill to author
ize Kerwin to build a bridge. Another reso-
luton was offered and laid over, which again
opens the question of apportionment. 1t
declares it to be the sense of the house that
only 115 representative districts shall be
formed.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
Several more petitions for municipal suf-
frage for women. Mr.. Anthony presented a
petition for the restoration of the old kear-
ney county lines. Among new bills, Mr..
Blain put in one to transfer the Improve
ment" lands to the permanent school fund.
Mr.. Caldwell, a bill to divert the five cent
whisky fees now payable to probate judges,
to the common school fund. Mr.. Slavens
one to authorize municipalities to issue
bonds to purchase right-of-way for rail
roads. The house voted to agree to
the proposition of the senate to
publish 10000 copies of the proceedings of
the late quarter centennial of Kansas.
Mr.. McNall's resolution for only
115 representative districts was laid on the
table, GA to as. The normal school endow-
ment bill was made a special order for Fri
day morning. Bills were read third time,
aud passed: viz. S. b. 115, the Sumner
county bridge bill, after it was amended so
as to include Barber county in its provisions.
H. 3. 152 to punish the sale or running at
large of domestic animals with infections or
contagious diseases. d. B; 1863, relating to
carrying weapons. II. B. al, extending
power of cities of the third class to levy oc-
cupation taxes, again put on passage and
passed. Mr.. Gilletts II. B. 263 making fines
In police courts of cities of the third class
payable direct to the city treasurer. Mr..
Edwards II. B. 10, the irrigation bill.
The afternoon session was taken up
in considering railroad bills. Mr.. Beates'
House Bill, 259, first. 1t is in
tended to facilitate the. entry into Kan
sas of the Rock Island system. Mr.. An
thony offered an amendment which he sup
ported in the ablest speech of the session.
xrhich xvn,,IH repnira fOraipr,
coming into Kansas, by leasing,
buying or building railroads to become
Kansas corporations, under jurisdiction of
the Kansas legislature and Kansas courts.
This was ordered printed and continued as
special order for Friday afternoon. The
Simpson bill of last year came up next, was
discussed and indefinitely postponed,
The roll was called upon agreeing to this re-
port of the committee of the whole and it
was agreed to &C to A. Committee on leg
islative apportionment reported bill, which
was advanced on the calendar.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
Mr.. Roberts, of Douglas county, expressed
his chagrin at learning that an appropria-
ton was asked to support the chair of phar-
macy in the state university, which had been
established by a bill introduced by him last
year, and passed under his assurance then
that no state appropriation would even be
required. New bills o-day are: two origi-
mating with the attorney general which pro-
vide that proceedings in quo rarrdntO shall
apply to officers of cities as we'll as those of
county and state. A bill to release lots in
Altoona from tax titles. One to compel the
recording of tax titles. The apportionment
bill reported by Joint committee was made
special order for next Tuesday morning.
The special order for the morning hour was
the endowment bill, giving the Emporia
normal school the twelve remaining sections
of salt springs land. 1t provides for the
sale of the lands by the regents of the nor
NAL school, after appraisement, by forty
acre tracts, by appraisers to be appointed by
the governor. 1t gives occupants of the
lard the right to purchase at the appraised
value. The bill was approved. Mr.. Drought's
idation OF cities was read a third time and
passed.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
Mr.. Reeves concurrent resolution direct
ing the state house commissioners to erect
stone ratings about the west portico of the
capitol, was adopted. A resolution was in.
troduced by Mr.. Cloyes directing the execu
tive council to investigate, and get stlmates
on electric lights for the state house, with
special attention to incandescent lights,
which comes up again tomorrow. II B. 1873,
requiring the annual trimming of hedges
along highways, was repeated, there being
thin house. If a re consideration is reached
it will pass. Mr.. Hatfeld's bill to raise pay
OF county school superintendent, about 500
each, in the different grades, and more than
that in counties having more than l,5QO
school population, was considered in COM
mittee of the whole, but no action was tnken
before noon adjournment,