The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
KANSAS LEGIsLATURE.

| 1OHEkAs reD- 10 ne mouse v as en-,
| gagged 10 the forenoon session in killing
superintendent Lawhead's bill to Taiss
the limit OF school house bonds to ter
per cent. OF the taxable property, and to
change.the requirement of a maioflsy OF
| all the qualified voters to q msjorIty oil
the votes cast at district bond elections
The bill repeating the tentive feature
OF mutual lite insurance policies, and
making other provisions tor = reserve
fuod, was approved by committee of the
whole.
Nothing of Importance was done in
the senate this morning. a motion to
advance the bill granting municipal suf-
frage TO women was lost, IA ayes, to 10
noes.
The house afternoon session postponed
the confederation one day of the senate
| amendment to house bill 259, bill en-
Aiding foreign railroad corporations to
enter Kansas.
A compromise was announced on the
county line bill. and it was advanced on
the calendar.
Many local bills were passep.
Also bills creating three new Judicial
districts, one of these senate bill for
The twenty. second district, Doniphan,
Brown and Nemaha counties.
Also a senate bill providing for the Ii
censing of billiard tables, ETC., in town
ships.
The senate was engaged all the after
noon on the superintendent bill. No
change was made in the original bill,
excepting the reduction of Lesvenworth
county from four to three.
A recess was taken during the after.
noon to make a presentation of a gold
watch to Gov. Riddle. The watch was
purchased by the seAatOrs and officers
A neat presentation speech was made
by Senator Barker The pupils of the
college of the Sisters of Bethany visited
the senate and witnessed the watch pre-
sentation.
The house spent the evening session in
committee of the whole. Bills were rec
commended for passage to cure defect
IN the law giving power to second class
cities to extend corporate limits, to en-
power cities of the first class and second
class to aid with bonds providing right
of way and depot grounds for railroads
and other bills.
ToPEKA, Feb. 1.-THE house in the
forenoon concurred in the senate amend
men,s to house bill 259, which permits
foreign railroads to extend roads in
Kansas. 1t also passed a supplemental
houae bill relieving such foreign rail-
roads as come into the state under that
act from having directors in Kansas
and from maintaining general offices IN
the state.
TFPEKA, Feb I6.-In the morning
session of the house the special commit
tee reported bill doing away with the
Office of state veterinarian and restricting
the powers of the Live Stock Sanitary
commission.
Slxfy-six voted to advance the senate
grand jury bill but it required two
thirds vote.
Among the many senate bills adj
vsnced was one to give the right to col.
lect excess fare from passengers without
tickets.
A senate bill doing away with county
auditors was not advanced.
The house in the afternoon passed %
bills, among them several senate bills ;
the Mitchell county Jail bill; curing IL
legal tax levies IN Atchison; Butler
county bridge; Bourbon county court
house; curing road records In Atchison
Anderson county bridges.
Superintendent Lawhesd's bill. pro-
vidIng a uniform course Of study In
common schools. was defeated.
The morning session of the senate was
consumed in frultless attempts tn adj
The senate discussed the apportion-
ment bill all the afternoon without ar
irving at any definite result.
Kansas POstmasters Confirmed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The senate
IN executive session on Thursday, the
10th inst, confirmed large number of
nominations, but determined not to no.
tlfy the president or make them pubic
until after the following executive SEES
sion, IN order to give an opportunity for
| reconsideration.
The combinations made to-day are
still under the Ipjunctions of secrecy.
The following are the confirmatIons oil
| the 10Th:
Postmasters-George NJ. Uford, Wa
Keeny. Kas.; Martin n. SInnott, Ar
kansas City, Kas.; George w, Sain, Nc
| Pherson; Clement Phelbreck, Halsiead
Walter w. McGrew. Eureka; Thomas
r Love, Wellington; j. G.. johnson
| Peabody; Robert w. Hill, Jewell
Charles HsrdcLItle, Marion; Gotliet
| Christ, Slnlina, Kas John r. Brunt
Usage Mission, Kss Othrell Beeson
| Caldwell, Kas janis P Alcorn, Klns
ley, KS; E. r. Debray. Clyde, Kas
! }. H. Moore, Monongahela, Kas.