The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislature.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
| Kansas Legislature.
In the Senate on the Sth Mr.. Barker Of
fered resolution expunging from the REQ
| ores the Frank Bacon resolution of last ses-
| sion. Referred to the Committee on State
Affairs. Senator Kimball introduced bill
making eight hours legal days work. The
| Dill providing for the sale of salt lands for
! the benefit of the Normal School passed. In
the afternoon the Senate went into cOnSidera-
J ton OF general orders ana recommended the
passage of n dozen more bills Adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Cloves offered concur
/ rent resolution ordering the Executive Coun-
cii 10 inquire into the pract cability OF light
ing the capitol with incandeScent Light, and
10 cause estimates to be made for the same,
( 10 report to the next Legislature. This was
| offered in view of the fact that at the regular
| session of the Legislature the gas bill for 60
| days amounted to SS,6l2.10 A long debate
| was held over the judiciary Committee bill
TO make Imprisonment the punishment Tor
murder in the first degree. Finally this. bill
was voted down, and the Capital Punishment
Dill passed by the Senate was ordered Ut the
head OF the calendar. Adjourned.
The Senate on the 9th passed the bill
amending the act for the regulation and sup
port of the common schools: also bill relat-
ing to hotels and providing for the safety of
employees and guests: also a bill authorizing
counties and cities to encourage the develop
ment of coal, natural gas, etc. The Consoli-
datlou bill passed without dissenting vote,
ana goes to the Governor. The bill makes
Wyandotte Kansas CITY and ArmOurdale one
city The remainder of the day was taken
up in considering the ApportiOnment bill. Ad-
journed. In the House q resolution was Of
ton 10 enlarge the Soldiers Home at Leaven-
worth. The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendment to the Appropriation bill
striking out mileage for clerks and officers.
The Senate amendment to the Consolidation
bill excluding cities of the first class was con-
CURED in. Among the bills passed were:
Requiring owners of hedges along highways
TO keep the same trimmed to not exceed five
and half feet after seven years growth;
providing for the enforcement of contracts
by railroads; TO punish misrepresentation or
deception in the sale of fruit; to endow the
state Normal School; to compel railroads
coming into Kansas from other States to be-
come state interpretations and comply with
state laws, and many local bills. A resolu-
ton was adopted appointing committee to
draft resolutions on the death of General
Hancock, and the House adjourned.
Soon after meeting on the 10th the Sem
ate went into committee on general orders
and reported number of bills favorably,
all of them being local bills The entire
afternoon was devoted to the Airport ionment
bill. Adjourned. In the House Mr. McNeal
introduced bill fixing the salary OF the
Attorney General at - 800 a year instead of
the $3.50 now paid that officer The House
then went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the Apportionment bill.
In the afternoon the Reform School ApprO-
employ associate counsel in the brewery
cases TO be taken to the United States Su-
preme Court WAS amended so as to allow
couSel 5000, and passed. Resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of General Hancock
were unanimously adopted. The bill passed
secur NJ TO settlers on school lands their m
provements The Apportonment bill, after
debate was recommitted to the Apportion-
ment Committee. Adjourned.
II the Senate on the 18th, Mr. Lowe,
from the special committee, offered resolu-
tions of respect on the death of General
Hancock, and in doing so delivered glowing
tribute to the memory of the deceased. The
House amendment to the bill giving salt
lands to the Normal School. was concurred
in and passed. Twenty-e ght bills were
passed; among them the bill regulating per
diem, etc, of officers of State institutions,
relating to State officers and agents and de-
timing certain crimes: permitting railroads
to charge an excess of three cents per mile
where passengers fail to purchase tickets.
The other BILLS were of local character.
Adjourned. In the House Congress was
asked to place lumber on the free list The
Senate bill was passed providing that no
school lands in unorganized counties shall be
subject 20 sale until three years after the or
ganzatOn of such count. es; also the bill re-
quiring the recording of a tax deed within six
months; also raising the school tax lew five
mills, and several local bills. After some
discussion the bill to establish boards of ar
bitration was passed. 1t establishes board
of arbitration in each county for the settle
ment of trouble between employees and en-
ployers. An act to prevent the spread of
disease amongst swine also passed. Ad-
jOurned.
THE Senate on the 10Th passed a resolu-
ton to adjourn on the 18th. In Committee
of the Whole the Apportionment bill was con-
sldered.an after long debate recommended
for passage. subject to amendment Ad-
jOurned -. In the House the usual number
of petitions regarding municipal suffrage
for women and the county lines question
presented. b.
mitted on the Apportionment bill and the
matter was referred to the Committee of the
Whole. The Senate resolution for final adj
iOurnment February is was agreed to. The
bill passed authorizing the organization of
counties having population of $500 and an
assessed valuation of at least Sl50,000; also
the Penitentiarv Appropriation. The Appor-
tiOnment bill, as amended, passed. and the
House adjourned.