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

county superintendent salary bill was fur
Their considered, and after being amended so
as to limit the maximum salary at 81, 200 it
was recommended for passage. Mr.. Nc
Cammon's long bill providing for and reg
ulating 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 in cities
of the second class from 10 mills to Is 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 imprison-
ment for life: and the senate bill to restore
capital punishment, were considered togeth-
er, and the sweep OF the discussion became
very wide. Thele was 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. The COM
mittee recommended the indefinite post
ponement of the house bill by vote of 81 to
26. The committee then refused to vote to
strike out the enacting clause from the SEN
ate bill. This was test vote showing the
committee as favoring capital punishment.
Further discussion was postponed SO as to
consider the senate bill together with Mr..
Stewards bill No. 165, which makes 1t man
datory upon the governor to issue the death
warrant. Mr.. Osborn'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-
lish old county lines. Three new bills were
introduced: 297 by Mr.. Martin, being the
eight hour law: and 29S by Mr.. H. G. Cook
to punish fraud in the sale of grain, cereals,
seeds, etc; and 279 by Mr.. 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 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
ulOIhluE.
In the afternoon session the house refused
| to concur in the senate'S action on leglsla-
| 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 its 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 Walruff and others,
was shown by the records to- have passed
] the house several days ago. No member
would say he knew when it was passed, and
many members declared that it had never
been acted on. 1t was voted to recall 1t
from the senate. The house concurred in
S. C. R. %, asking congress to grant right
of way to the Winfield and Fort Smith rail
road. II. C. 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. "a, directing
the executive council to investigate lighting
the state house with electricity, and report
to the next legislature, was adopted. 5. y.
r. 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 1S3, was recOnsidered,
and then passed. House bill 47, to legalize
the organization of the city of Meade Cen
ter was also passed. Also the senate bill to
authorize Republic comfy to levy a tax to
build Jail. Also Mr.. Carroll's house bill,
225, to compel railroad companies to fulfill
contracts made in consideration of munich
pal aid Also Senator loves senate bill 16,
to give the st. Vincent orphan asylum at
Leavenworth $4,000 more money. Also
house bill los, to attach Wichita. Greeley.
Scott and Seward counties to Finney county
for judicial purposes. Also Mr.. Bonds bill
to punish deception in the sale OF hortlcul-
tural stock. Also Mr.. Blain's bill to author
ize Minneapolis to sell certain lands and
build town hall, and senate bill authorlz-
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 Sc was read in Its place.
1t was amended SO as to give settlers on the
salt lands the right of appeal from the ap-
praisers to the district court. The proviso re-
curing 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, So
to 90 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 McTaggart, was APP
pointed to draft suitable resolutions con-
corning the death of Maj-Gen w. S. Han
cock, who, as reported, died this afternoon.
Tn the senate on February 3D. more nett