Wichita eagle., 1889-03-05
committee of the Humane Society in
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A bill relating to the custody and con
troll of destitute children, was introduces
!, by Mr.. Douglas and is now a law ant
gives charitable institutions legal contro
over such children, after beng one,
committed to their charge.
A bill amending the law relating tt
forfeiture Of recognizances was prepared
and introduced by Mr.. Douglas, bu
after passing the house was not acted
upon in the senate. He later tackled it:
provisions on as amendment to a senate
bill and sent it back to the senate which
then adopted it. The old law permit:
bondsmen of criminals to avoid a for
fixture by delivering their principal tc
the court at the last day Of the term and
by giving new bond, they have his case
continued from term to term. The new
law makes the forfeiture optional with
the court who is to be the judge of the
Sufficiency Of the reason.
For sometime malicious persons in
certain sections of the state have been
selling and moving off the improvements
on mortgaged property and committing
other similar acts Of waste, Mr.. Doug
las drew up and introduced an act to
prevent the same. 1t passed the house
| but was defeated in the senate. 1t was
later made law by being tackled on as a
rider to senate bill and then passed the
house again.
Mr.. Douglas introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the levy upon and sale under
execution of chooses in action, stock in
corporations and the equity in personal
property pledged or mortgaged.
The bill to authorize the city of Wich-
tia to purchase and hold lands for pub
lie park. introduced by Mr.. Douglass
and passed both houses.
The bill to create court of common
pleas for Sedgwick county. Introduced
by Mr.. Douglass and passed both houses.
Mr.. Douglass reported from the jul
dietary committee another bill which
provided that by the payment of inter-
est and costs to date at any time pend
ing foreclosure, instituted before the
principal sum is due, but because of
will be restored to all of his rights I'M
der the mortgage. 1t passed through the
house unanimously but died in the SEN
ate.
Messrs. Boyle and Phillips. while not
having an opportunity to do so much or
such effective work as the superior OPP
portunities afforded Mr.. Douglas by
reason of his prominent committee chair
manship, were none the less painstaking
and conscientious in the full discharge
of their respective duties.
Mr.. Boyle was on the committee on
claims and accounts, and also on that
for enrolled bills. AS member of the
latter he performed vast amount of
very hard work, particularly during the
last few weeks of the session. He intro
duced bill for the extension of the
length of the equity of redemption under
mortgages, which did not, however, be-
come law.
Mr. Boyle was the author of bill to
permit Lincoln township to vote bonds
for town hall, which passed the house
but failed in the senate. He also intro
duced simultaneously in the house, with
Senator Bentley in the senate, several
bills which became laws and which are
mentioned in this article.
Mr.. Phillips, as the other representa-
tive, was equally as hard and sincere a
worker as were his associates. He was
on the committee on judicial apportion-
ment. When the opportunity was pre-
sented, Mr.. Phillips distinguished him
self by offering the concurrent resolu-
tons of respect and coincidence concern
ing the late General Phillip H. Sheridan
He succeeded in having several i'm
portant laws enacted. Notable among
these were one amending county school
law, another to prevent fraudulent notes
and contracts from being made out of
papers, etc.. pertaining to purchase of
patented articles, lightning rods, etc.
Another bill introduced by him, but
which failed to become law, was in
regard to negotiable instruments.
The following are some of the principal
bills which We're introduced or fostered
by both senator and one or more repre-
sentative from Sedgwick county. In
some cases identical bills were intro
duced both in the house and in the SEN
ate.
To provide special school law for
Wichita.
For an additional justice of the peace
for Wichita.
Fixing the salaries of Sedgwick county
at $1,000 per year, and
giving the superintendent of schools
81, 800 per year.
The bills providing $1,000 additional
clerk hire in the office OF each, county
clerk and county treasurer of Sedgwick
county.
The bill vacating Niller's addition to |
Wichita, West Side, but which did not |
become a law.
a bill in regard to the subdivision of |
Hilton's addition to Wichita.
A bill to legalize ordinance No. 217 of |
the city of Wichita.
When the father of his country cele- |
brated his birthday one hundred years !
ago he was president-elect, to be inaug- |
urated on the 4th of March following. |
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