Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-30

school at Olathe. Mr.. BurtOn's stenOgraph-
er bill was read third time and passed. II
gives the selection of that officer to the bar
of the district, and gives him a term OF two
years. Before the noon adjournment Mr..
McNall got in bill relating to dairy pro-
ducts.
The house spent the afternoon session
Principally in considering bills in commit
tee of the whole. II. B. 80 which mad been
introduced by the committee on judiciary,
upon the recommendation of the governor,
was first considered. 1t permits the organ
ization of corporations for any lawful pur-
pose; and gives corporate bodies the right
to renew charters at expiration of first limit.
1t was attacked by Mr.. Overmyer and the
sweeping permission to organize corpora
lions was stricken out and the bill was rec
commended for passage. Mr.. Woodruff S
H. B. II, to enable Ottawa township of
Franklin county; to provide township hall,
was approved. Mr.. Reeves H. B. SO, intend
ed to prevent the marriage of cousins was
approved. Mr.. A. w. Smiths II. B. 142 de-
claring May 30 legal holiday was approx
ed. A message from the governor was read
covering report made by the commission
created by a concurrent resolution of the
regular session, to enquire into the business
of the claims known as the Quantrel raid
claims. The report is voluminous.
SATURDAY, JANUARY %.
Petitions were presented praying for mu-
nicipal suffrage for women. Mr.. Hatfield
introduced'a bill to place street railways I'M
der the jurisdiction of the board of railroad
assessors. All bills now in have reached the
hands of committees. Committees reported
upon twenty-seven bills-favorably upon
seventeen of them. Mr.. Holman offered a
concurrent resolution instructing the regents
of the state agricultural college to establish
AL<,,D l.,..
White offered concurrent resolution to for
bid the employment of more than four per-
sons in and about the penitentiary from the
same county, or more than two related to
the same family. Mr.. Kelley, of Mitchell,
got in his bill to enable Mitchell county to
build Jail.
MONDAY JANUARY %.
Mr.. Loofburrow presented a petition for
Riley county, praying for an increase in the
salary of county superintendent. A petition
was presented signed by 1863 citizens of En-
poria asking for municipal suffrage for wo-
men. Among new bills are: Mr.. Overmyer's
No. 1856 prohibiting garnishment or attach
ment of wages except in cases of fraud. F.
B. Kelly has bill changing the law govern
ing the manner in which cities of the second
class may extend their corporate limits. The
committee on revision of laws introduceda
bill covering plan for the appointment and
pay of a commission to codify the statutes.
Mr.. Simpsons No. 100 is intended to facili-
tate the extension of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific system into Kansas. Mr..
Weilep's No. 1872 would give cOnvicts free
dom if their record during the first three
fourths of their term of sentence was perfect
for good behavior. The house refused to
concur in the senate's proposition that the
secretary of state buy Dassler's statutes, for
the use of members during the session. Mr..
Miller offered resolution instructing the
state board of charities to investigate the
matter of using natural gas to heat and light
the OsawatOmie insane asylum. In COM
mittee of the whole the bill to recreate the
county of Kiowa was approved. Also bill to
extend time for giving an appeal bond in
cases of misdemeanor in justices courts.
Mr. Jones No. 8, to provide for selection of
jurors in new counties which have no list of
taxpayers, from which to select jurors was
PARTIAL! considered when the committee
arose.
In afternoon. session Mr.. Rhodes intro
duced house bill 200, which provides for pun
ishment of frauds at elections. The house
concurred in the senate resolution relating
to the death of General U S. Grant. Bills
on third reading were read and passed, viz:
House bills 81 and 81 amending the civil
code; 81, changing a name; ", to enable
Ottawa township of Franklin county, to
erect and maintain a township hall; 81, to
put further obstacles in the way of the mar
rage of cousins; and 142, declaring May 80,
legal holiday. At o'clock the special
order was taken up. 1t is the resolution
protesting against the confirmation of N.
F. Acres as collector of internal revenue. 1t
was discussed more than two hours, by Mr..
Vance and Speaker johnson favoring it, and
by Messrs. Overmeyer, Carroll, F. B. Kelley,
Osborne, McNall, Weilep, Slavens and Stew
art, and then was almost unanimously laid
on the table.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26.
To-day more petitions were presented
asking for municipal suffrage for women.
Two hundred and sixty-one residents of Of
tawa county asked for legislation to prevent
traffic in quail. Among the new bills was
one for protection of quail: one to legalize
ordinances of Winfield; one to enable Chero-
kee county to baild court house; one for
punishment of the crime of train wrecking:
one to enable counties and cities to sub
scribe stock for encouragement of the devel-
opment of coal, natural gas, etc. The re-
port of the special committee on the work
ings of the Live Stock Sanitary commission
was made a special order for 3 o'clock We'd
nesday p. m. The senate5 resolution of
thanks to Senator Ingalls, for his prompt
action in the matter of establishing military
posts in the southern frontier was laid on the
table. Mr.White's resolution restricting the
of persons in the penitentiary
to not more than four from the same county,
was laid on the table. Mr.. Holman's reso-
luton to create chair of veterinary science
in the state agricultural college met the
same fate. Resolution directing the state
board of charities to investigate the utiliZa-
ton of natural gas at the Osawatomie in
sane asylum was voted down. Alfred ID.
Daniels was admitted as delegate from
Meade county. Mr.. Finch offered resolu-
ton for an investigation of the expense of
the senate chamber, which was
laid over. Three bills were passed on third
reading: 81. B. 80 to permit corporations
TO extend their charters; Fl. b. Is to recreate
Kiowa county, and II. B. 81 to extend the
time for filing appeal bonds in misdeIneanor
cases In justices courts.
In afternoon session Mr.. Bryant got In bill,
first introduced and advanced on the calen-
1ar for third reading. It relates to the prac-
ice of medicine. Mr.. Turner rut in bill
relating to highways in Chautauqua county.
In committee of the whole, house bills were
approved, viz: Mr.. Jones' No. 9. providing
! way to select jurors in new counties where
lists of taxpayers do not exist from which
% select them under the general statutes.
Mr.. Hatfield's, No. IS, increasing the num-
'of VI COpieS W De puDllsneo VI the SESSION
avs and legislative journals. Mr.. Kreger's,
2, to legalize the issue of township bridge
ponds at Clyde, Cloud county. Mr.. Clogs
On's 49, regulating acquisitions for arrest
If criminals in other states. Mr.. Holman's,
8, which provides a process to perfect title
against barred tax deeds or certificates. Mr. |
)vermeyer's liz, funding bill for Shawnee |
county. Mr.. Mosher's 81, which raises limi. |
# pay of county commissioners in small |
ounties to $50. Mr.. Simpsons II, to change
he time of settlement of township officers |
rom January to October. Mr.. Bucks 4S, to |
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