The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
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The house spent most Of the afternoon
In tn9 consideration OF the Legislative
appointments The standing committes's
second report was finally adopted with
ont cnAuge, alter several well fought
struggles % change the senatOrial dis
iricts mere ana there. The result will be
= conference committee, Of course.
McNeAl's bill putting greater restric
tIone 90 the organization of new coun-
ia0s, was passed.
The house Also passed the appfoprIa- j
ton for LeavenWorth penItenfiary, an
amount TO ceYeg Pusey's speculafluns |
and 81, 600 more.
Nearly the whole time OF the senate |
TO- day was passed in discussing the ao-
propFiaflon bill which finally passed the
committee and went to its third reading
subject 70 amendment and debate.
TOPEKA. Feb. 10.-The senate resolu-
tion recalled from the senate, which an
thorizes the employment OF an assistant
counsel 70 prosecute cases against Wal-
run and others in the supreme court of
the United States. was amended by
naming 5000 as the limit to be paid,
instead OF $500, and then adopted
and sent back to the senate.
The appropriation for the reform
school was passed.
a special committee reported suitabl,
resolutions concerning the death OF Gea.
Hancock, which were adopted.
An effort was made tn make 9 special
order for the Quantrell raid bill bu'
tsiled.
The special order for THURSDAY even
ing was fiXed for county line b lis
A house bill was passed which makes
tue affidavit OF q laoorer conclusive h
his wages are needed to support his fam
| Iiy To protect them from garniehee.
House bill No %, increasing the pay
OF school supeTintendents, was passed.
The senate was engaged all the after
noon IN discussing the appOrtlOnme''
bill.
TOPEKA. Feb lin the morning
session Ut the house Vance introduced 8
+ bill providing for the Incorporation O
water power companies with like powers
. with railroads TO condemn lands and q
, receive aid of bonds.
Holmsn's resolution asking congress
TO place lumber on the free list, VA
. adopted.
The senate bill passed which Irohib
its the sale OF school lands in uuurgeu
y Ized counties until such counties shall
= nave bten three years OrgaH.Z d.
, Also the senate bill directing ID
: TRANSFER OF $2SS 500 from the sinkin
= fund To the general revenue fund.
. tax deeds to be recorded.
n Also MOore's bill authorizing Ciou
= county TO sell railroad stock
Also McCommOn's swamp drainiu
,. bill.
!. The senate bill passed raising II
. limit of the school levy of cities oI Il
- second class to fifteen mills.
~ The house voted to give the use Of !
hall to the Grand Lodge, 4. o. U. "
tor the 23d instant.
Topeka, Feb. II In the senate tn
; morning the only resolutions that we
as discussed were the resolutions on q
"a death of General Hancock, which we
Il adopted.
The house in the afternoon pass
a. bills introduced by the committee I
- ways and means -an appropriation I
- the idiot asylum, q supplementary d
preparation for the pay and mileage
the board of trustees of chsrituble inst
ia tutions, and an appropriation of the m
a. itary fund in the treasury for the {
N pense of the militia.
al The house bill passed to provide
e. county trsbunals of arbitration to pa
m upon disputes between woTkmen al
employers.
- Also the house bill to provide a "
for cities to dispose of lots held tor c
liDquent taxes.
n Also the house bill for the incorpUr
'os ton of live stock insurance companiE
m The house bill was passed governi
ID Kansas Joint stock insurance compani
mt which was drafted by Kansas capt.
I'd It's, who desire to organize a stro
Ior company under it.
- The house in the evening sessi
IA killed the bill to recreate ten count
- by q vote of 46 TO 90. The bill requiri
$500 population and $150.OO0 taxat
property in q new county before ii C
n organize was approved in the commit
Of the whole.
Thirty-tour bills were passed on thu
nj, reading In the senate this afterno
ms Among the most important was a
;ss allowing railroad companies To char
hv extra for fares paid on the railroad. a
-, bill making 1t a crime for state Office
to make expenditures in excess of app
pristions.
TOPEKA. Feb. 12-In the house u
I'll morning Ogden OF COffey county. int
duced bill to provide further mea
nR for the punishment of county treasure
who missppropriats public money.
Local bills aud bills affecting iudic
'aS districts were made . special order
ere Saturday afternoon.
The house refused 70 rcced" from
five thousand dollar amendment to
senate resolution to employ counsel
IeS' prosecute the Walruf case in the
IN preme court.
The house refused to make a spec
0u Or,iar for thE GRAND iurV bill,