Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-01
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
wednesday

SENATE
TOPEKA, February 13.-Ths committee on
ways and means reported against the biz TO
build more cottages at OsaWatOmIe
The same committee reported on the En-
porla Normal school appropriation house
BILL recommending the insertion Of some
Of tie items struck ont In the house.
1 g bill TO make 1t a mIsdsmeauoE for
notary pubIos and other officers to fail to
keep record of their doings passed on the
third reading. 1t has got to 60 through the
house.
The bill to allow Kansas mutual iusur-
anos companies, under certain ciFoum-
stances, to insure property IN cities as
we'll as farm houses While the bill was on
third reading and not subject to debate, yet
under the plea of explaining votes" there
was q great many. speeches made 1t was
stated on one side that the bill was a general
one, while on the other side &c was said it
was solely In the interest of a company at
Abilene. After an bour's debate, IS was an
uounced that 1t had received but nineteen
votes, lacking two votes OF enough To carry
1t. when there was a cali of the house
to bring IN sbsentses. Two senators were
brought IN, who voted for the bill, and it
Waspassed.
A similar bill passed the house last night.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate at once went into committee
of the whole on the appropriation bills.
The first one was making an apprOpria-
ton for an additional building at Topeka
the appropriation Of $4,000 for this pur-
pose.
The arguments of members of the COM
uittee were that it was an absolute neces-
s1ty 70 care for the insane and that this
was the quickest and cheapest way to do it.
At the same tine the committee said they
should bring in a bill providing for the
erection of another asylum in the western
part of the state. The whole question OF
caring for the insane, ETC., was exhaust
lively discussed. Finally the bill was recon-
mended for passage.
The bill TO make appropriations for the
state capitol building was then taken up.
1t IeVies tWO-fifths of a mill for the first
year and one-half mill for the second year.
1t also provided that land should be bought
outside of the state house grounds on which
to construct a light plant, ETC., which was
stricken out Then motion was made to
have the lighting and heating plant in the
basement OF the state house and this was
discussed for q long time and finally adopted
and the bill recommended for passage,
HOUSE
At the morning session an attempt was
made to limit debate IN committee of the
whole to five minutes but il was voted down
on the plea that there was danger of too
much legislation and the more talk the less
bad work would be done.
A bill to compel counties to pay witness
fees il criminal cases to the amount of $50
and for three witnesses only came up on
third reading and passed.
A bill passed changing the boundaries of
the representative districts IN WyandOtte
county,
The house continued on third reading
until the time for adjournment
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house again went 70 third reading of
bills and cleared OFF the calendar. Among
them was one requiring ali doctors 60 have
a license and those not having one to pay a
license fee of 400 month.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the bill which has been before
1t q number of times. Reference IS had to
the act for the assessment and taxation on
debts secured by mortgage. AS explained
before the bill provides that when any one
mortgages his property the person who
takes the mortgage shall pay the proportion
of the taxes on the property that the
mortgage bears to the whole value of the
Finally the motion to strike out the enact
ing clause, that is kill the bill, was carried
by vote of 81 to A. The committee SO re-
ported, when the roll was called on the mo-
ton to accept the report of the committee,
and it was lost on a call OF the roll.
A motion was then made that it be con-
sldered engrOssed and put upon It's final
passage now, subject to amendment and
debate, which motion carried, and so the
light commenced anew, as the friends OF the
bill wanted it amended in some partlcu-
lars. 1t was kept up till adjournment.
At the evening session a cOnsGItu-
tiOnal amendment was agreed upon for
passage to lengthen the time the Legislature
salary to 5000 per day. 1t reduces mileage
to 10 cents mile.
Mr.. Guthrie's bill to tax mortgages was de-
feated on third reading. So it can hardly
be brought up again.
Congress was memorialized to reduce the
$2.50 per acre minimum price OF land, In
Railroad limits to Sl.25.