Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-02-20
KANSAS LEGISLATURE

MONDAY. FErRuARY 8.


troduced by Mr.. ClOyes directing the eXecu-
tive council to investigate, and get estimates
on electric lights for the state house, WITH
special attention to incandescent lights
which comes up again tomorrow. ID b. Io5,
requiring the annual trimming or hedge5
along highways, was repeated, there beng
thin house. If a re consideration IS reached
10 Will pass. MIR. HatnelQB Dill 10 raise pa
Of county school superintendent about SD
each, in the different grades, and more than
that in counties having more than l,5lO
school population, was considered IN con-
mittee Of the whole, but no action was taken
IL before noon adjournment.
In the afternoon session on Monday, the
county superintendent salary bill was fur
ther considered, and after being amended so
as to limit the maximum salary at 5Is2OO II
was recommended for passage. Mr.. Nc
CammOn's long bill providing for and reg
ulat1ng the damage OF sWamps on low ground
was also approved by the committee Of the
whole. Also Mr.. A. W. Smiths bill raising
the limit of levy for school purposes III cItIes
of the second class from 10 mills to 10 mills.
Also bill authorizing Cloud county to sell its
Missouri Pacific railroad stock at not less
than % cents. Much time was spent IN dis
cussiOn of capital punishment The house
judiciary committees bill fixing the penalty
Of murder in the first degree at lmprlsOn-
ment for life; and the senate bill to restore
capital punishment, were considered tOgeJh-
er, and the sweep OF the discussion became
very wide. There was a general expression
Of blame over the present coWardly system
that of hanging at the discretion OF the
gOvernor-and it was freely characterized as
lowering the dignity OF the state. Inc com
nnittee recommended the indefinite post
pOnement of the house bill by a vote of % to
% The committee then refused to vote to
strike out the enact1ng clause from the sen
ate bill. This was a test vote showing the
committee as faVOrlng capital punishment.
Further discussion was postponed so as to
consider the senate bill together with Mr..
Stewards bill No. 165, which makes it man
datOry upon the governor to issue the death
warrant. Mr.. OsbOm's bill was recon-
mended for passage, which gives same
powers to school districts and district officers
in unOrganized counties as in organized
counties, except to vote bonds. Also Mr..
Wallace's bill to authorize a bridge tax levy
IN Prairie township of Jewell county. Bill
TO require payment to the full amount of
fire insurance policies in case of loss, was
killed.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
Jones, of Finney, presented protest against
changing lines of Ford and Finney county.
The speaker read a communication covering
resolutions passed by people of Seward
county, met at Hugo, which denounced Mr..
Jones efforts to defeat the bill to re-estab-
hsh old county lines. Three new bills were
introduced: 297 by Mr.. Martin, being the
eight hour law: and 29S by Mr.. II. @. Cook
to punish fraud in the sale of grain, cereals,
seeds, etc; and 2T9 by MIR. Campbell, to per-
NIT third grade certificates to be issue to
teachers. The rest of the session was spent
in the legislative apportionment bill, when
it was developed that there is a great deal of
dissatisfaction with it, especially in the
senatorial districts One change was made
in motion of Mr.. Gillett, so as to put Rice,
Barton and Stafford in a district together;
and Kingman, Reno and Pratt together
Further consideration was put over until 1880
Wednesday morning.
In the afternoon session the house refused
to concur in the senate's action on legisla-
tive appropriation bill IN cutting off mile
age for officers and clerks of the house. The
house cOncurred IN senate's amendment to
the bill for the consolidation of cities, which
excerpts from It's provisions any city now of
the first class. The senate normal school
endowment bill was advanced on the calen-
dar- A storm arose over the statement that
the senate concurrent resolution to apprO-
pirate money to employ attorneys to prose-
cute cases against John WalruH and others,
was shown by the records to have passed
the house several days ago. No member
would say he knew when 1t was passed, and
many members declared that 1t had never
been acted on. 1t was voted to recall 1t
from the senate. The house cOncurred in
S. @. r. %, asking congress to grant right
of way to the Winfield and Fort Smith rail
road. ii. @. r.. %, directing the committee
on ways and means to provide for an apprO-
priatiOn to index the library of the state
historical society, was adopted. House
concurrent resolution No. u, directing
the executive council to investigate lighting
the state house with electricity, and report
to the next legislature, was adopted. 5. ..
X. for appointment of persons to select adj
ditiOnal lands for the state agricultural col
lege, was concurred IN. The hedge trim
ming bill, house bill 1873, was recOnsidered,
and then passed. House bill 247, to legalize
the organization of the city of Meade Cen
ter was also passed. Also the senate bill to
authorlze hepGbhc comfy to levy tax TO
build Jail. Also Mr.. CarrOlls house bill,
DO, to compel railroad companies to fulfill
contracts made in consideration of munich
pal aid. Also Senator loves senate bill l6,
to give the st. Vincent orphan asylum at
LeavenwOrth 4,3OO more money Also
house bill los, to attach Wichita. Greeley
Scott and Seward counties to Finney county
IOr judicial purposes. Also Mr.. Bonds bill
to punish deception in the sale of hOrticul-
tural stock. Also Mr.. Blain's bill to author
lZe Minneapolis to sell certain lands and
build town hall, and senate bill authOriz-
ing three mill levy for bridge purposes in
Labette county. Bill changing terms of
court IN the DIST judicial district. When
house bill 4S, to endOW normal school, was
reached, senate bill So was read in its place
1t was amended so as to give settlers on the
salt lands the right of appeal from the APP
praisers to the district court. The prOvisO re
quiring the land to be sold at not less than
$40 an acre, was stricken out. The bill was
then passed. A bill was passed galvaniZing
II ex rebels. House bill 259, the bill known
as the Rock Island railroad bill, passed, IS
to 20. The bill authorizing cities of the first
class to issue bonds to prospect for coal, was
passed. A committee created on motion of
Mr.. Carroll, consisting of Carroll, j. b.
Cook, Veach, SeitZ and McIaggart, was APP
pointed to draft suitable resolutions con-
corning the death of Maj-Gen. w. S. Han
cock, Who, as reported, died this afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
Mr.. Jones got in with his question of
privilege, in relation to report of proceed
ings of a meeting at Hugo. This was fol
lowed by a veritable snow storm of petitions
on the subject of the re-establishment of old
county lines; mostly asking for it. Mr..
McNsll put in bill to fix the salary OF the
attorney general at s., 500 The morning
session was spent in discussing and voting
down amendments to the appOrtiOnment
bill; only the senatorial districts were CON
sidered.
In the afternoon session on Wednesday,
house concurrent resolution %, asking con
gress to enlarge the capacity OF the Leaven-
worth soldiers home was adopted. Senate
concurrent resolution 10, concerning the