The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislature.

| Kansas Legislature.
| In the Senate on the 23d a letter from
Mrs. r. b. Mcintyre was read, complaining
that the State Veterinarian had uujustly
| Quarantined her horse, claiming that il had
| glanders, when il really only had a cold She
| tnstructing our Senators and Representatives
| In Congress to secure a law granting pen
! adopted The resolution thanking Senator
| Ingalls, for his efforts to establish military
/ posts in Southwestern Kansas was unani-
mously adopted. Fourteen bills were intro
! duced, among them ing an act relating to
! police in cities: an act to regulate and sup
port schools in cit es of the second class: an
| act to regulate the fees and salaries of county
! officers. Adjourned ...I In the House Mr. Hat
/ Held, by request, introduced q bill to include
| street railways in the work of the State Board
! of Ra lroad Assessors Mr.. White presented
/ a concurrent resolution reciting that as there
are now nifty employees IN the Penitentiarv
! from LeavenwOrth County, hereatter no
more than four employ es shall be employ ed
| from any one county, nor more than two
| from any one family. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 25th Mr.. Kelly, of
! Mcpherson. presented a resolution express
/ ing sorrow over the death of General Grant,
! and Mr.. Humphrey presented a resolut on
protesting against the confirmation of Gov
/ ernor Click. Several hills OF q local nature
! and the bill relating to county high schools
passed joint resolution WAS introduced
amending the constitution by striking out
] the WOru 'Nnite IN the clauSe relating 10
| enlstments II the State militia. Adjourned.
The House, after rout ne business. went
into committee of the whole for the cons d.
| GRAFTON OF bills After the comm ttee rose
/ cons deration OF bills was proceeded witb,
/ but nothing of general interest com mpieted.
! After "A long debate the resolution protesting
! against the confirmation of Nelson f. Acers
/ was tabled. Adjourned.
IL the Senate on the Goth many petit
tions were presented. among them one sig ned
h,yR of for
/ suffrage. when the resolut on protesting
/ against the confirmation of Hon. George w.
/ Click pension agent was called up Mr..
! Kellogg moved that it be referred to the
/ Comm ttee on Federal Relations. which was
| carried. number eff bills were introduced.
/ after which the Senate went into executive
session. In the afternoon the secretar, read
t the two reports OF the speciuI com mmlttee 10
! invest gate the workings OF the Live Stock
Sanitary Commission Mr.. Marshall moved
that the Senate adopt the major ty report,
WIN ch motion prevailed. Bills were considered
in Committee of the whole when the Senate
adjourned In the House the Senate reSO-
luton thanking Senator ingalls, for his ef-
forts to have IN litary posts established on
the southwestern border of the State was.
upon motion of Mr. Kelley of Mitchell. laid
upon the table The resolution asking PEN
/ Sions of Congress for soldiers was adopted 81
amended by the Senate. The bill amend ng
An act concerning private corporations
was passed as amended by Mr.. OverDeyeT
/ on previous day. The bill recreatinG rhe
/ Count of Kiowa out of COmanche and I'd
wards. and the hill amendatory OF the
statutes of 1855 regulating the jurisdiction
and procedure before justices OF the peace
/ in eases OF m'sdcmeanor. were passed In
! committee of the whole several bills were
recommended for passage.
! IL the Senate on the eth standing com.
mittees reported and several bills were
introduced. Bills were read second tme
and referred. In the afternoon bills passed
amerdatory of and 81 pplcmental TO chapter
a a. amend
session laws of iSS5 relating to schools II
cites of the second class; to repeal chapter
nf of the session laws of 1885; to remove the
political disabilities OF certain persons: pro
V,dng for the transfer of certain moneys
from the State nkng fund to the general
revenue fund. The House resolution calling
for an investigation of the expenditures on
the east wing Of the State House
axi Senate Chamber passed. Bills
were cons dered IN committee, WHEN
the Senate adjourned. In the House
another female suffrage petition WAS
presented. Bills were introduced. commit
tees reported and bills read a second time
i favor OF Congress providing for the issuing
of paper money and lOaning sucn
money to the people. A concurrent
resOIut on WAS offered asking that comm +
tee of FIVE be appo nted by the Speaker of
the House whose duty it shall he to con-
slider the rights and duties of people engaged
in useful labor. and formulate such leg,sia-
ton as N their judgment would meet the
recommendations of the Governor. The biz
preventing incOm petent or Unauthorized
persons from engaging in the practice of
pharmacy; also, to regulate the sale of poi
sons and proprietary medicines and TO create
a hoard of pharmacy, passed. In the after
noon the hill provid ng for the selection and
summonng OF grand and petit iurCs
special cases. and several land bills passed.
Several lis were introduced Among them
a hill 10 establish boards of arb traton; to
provide for the payment OF the claims Of
citizens who suffered loss through the gucr-
Illa IA ds of iSGl5; to provide for the gov
ernment and ma ntenance of the State mill
tia and the general defense The hlll to en-
dow the Normal School with certain Saline
lands was then discussed until ad ourE-
meut.
IN the Senate on the 25th the Grand Jury
bill was considered and passed. The follow
ing bills were also read 4 third time and
passed: An acU supplemental TO an act 10
create state and local boards of health, and
TO regulate the practice OF medicine il the
State, approved March Z. 1850: to amend an
act 10 provide for the organ zat-ou and gov
mt and compensation of the militia n
the State. and for the public defense; afoi-
ish,ng the Office of county auditor
in counties having less than 1000
inhabitants: a number of local bills
passed. Adjourned. In the House several
woman suffrage petitions we're presented and
bills introduced. The resolution creating u
committee to formulate plan foran arbltra-
ton law was passed. and Il number of bills
were read second time and referred. TIE
afternoon was taken up in cons deration OF
the bill setting apart the salt lands for the
Normal School at Emporia. The House ad-
jOurned without final action.
IN the Senate on the 29th a concurrent
resolution was introduced authorizing an
appropriation of S25.VOO for holding the Ma
tiOnai Enrampment of the G A. II. IN Kansas
in 1887. The Senate went INTO Committee OF
the Whole for the consideration of bills on
the caien lar. Many bills we're favorably re-
ported, none of special interest. The ques-
tiOn of adjournment created considera Die
debate and the Senate finally adjourned un-
til Monday at four p In the House
many petitions were presented. most Of them
protesting against the dv.s son of certain
new counties. The bill relating to Railroad
Commissioners called out a majority and
minority report. The bill provides for the
retention of the Board of Railroad Comm s.
sioners: takes the appointments out of the
hands OF the Executive Council and gives
them to the Governor. and makes ii compul-
sorry on the part of the Comm ,ssOners to
draft fair and just sch edule of rates for
each road doing business in the state and to
cause the same to be posted in conspicuous
and accessible places by the several COM
psnies. After the Introduction of a few
more bills the House adjourned.
miscellaneous.
THE dry goods store of Robinson Bros.
at Wichita was burned recently. Value of
stock, $4,000; insurance, S35,0