Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday.

TOPEKA, January 22.-At the morning 800
sion . bill was introduced to create neS
jrdicisI district to DO composed of Seward
| Stevens, Morton, Haskell, Grant and Stan
| ton, to be district No. %.
The penitentiary investigating commiste'
was authorized to employ stenograpner:
A motion that DO bills be introduced afte
the thirty fifth day of the session wa
| tabled.
A resolution was offered asking our mem
! beers in congress to do all they could Il
open the Indian country to settlement au(
passed on roll call by vote of % to Ii.
The concurrent resolution directing The
secretary of state to distribute Dassler't
revised statutes to members of the leglsia-
ture was passed on roll call. They are to bt
returned to the secretary of state at the
close OF the session.
The house concurrent resolution pr0vid'
ing for joint committee to investigate thu
com plants made because the railroad com
panies weighed all stock at Kansas City was
taken up and ON motion was referred TO the
committee on railroads, 1t having been
stated that the board of railroad commits
examine into the matter.
The senate then went into the election Of
United States senator when every vote wa
cast for P. B. Plumb.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
HOUSE.
Numerous petitions were presented ano
bills introduced.
The senate resolution authorizing the ap-
pointment of q stenographer for the COM
mittees on investigating the penitentiary
came up and was discussed to a consider
able extent. One side said the committee
now had authority to appoint stenographer,
and others said that they did not want q full
report of the testimony but we're willing to
let the committee make q report without
cuhvo;ffio tho foefiynonV taken. The finno
spent in discussing the resolution was about
two hours.
Mr.. Burton, of Dickinson, took the
ground that the persons who made the
charges against the officers of tho penlten-
tiary will furnish the testimony to prove the
charges made without expense and the Off
GERS charged will bring in the rebutting tes-
timony and all without any expenses to the
state. The resolution finally, at 1 p. m,
passed by vote of 50 to 20.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business of the session was the
election of United States senator. Hon.
John Rankin, as chairman of the Republi-
can caucus which renominated p. B. Plumb,
placed that gentleman in nomination in q
neat speech. MI. Plumb received 11s votes,
all of the votes cast, and was declared
elected. The roll of members from unor-
ganiZed counties, who have no vote, was
then called and all of them stated that if
they had q vote it would be cast fer p. B.
Plumb. The special order for 8 p. m. was
then taken up. It is as follows:
Whereas, just reason for complaint has
arisen from shippers of stock to Kansas
City, Kansas, by reason of short weights in
hay, excessive price for feed, commission
charges and yardage, and shrinkage of cat
tie, caused by delay in unloading from the
Whereas, The restrictions at the stock
uop do $hot ~
lowed to sell any dead hogs that may be
found on the cars. e1ceptto parties named
by the stock yard company, thus barring
and entailing unnecessary loss
to shippers; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives
OF the state of Kansas, the senate concur
ring therein:
That special committee of three on the
part of the house and two on the part of the
senate shall be appointed, who shall make q
investigation Of said complaints,
and report the results of their inquiry to the
legislature at an early day as practicable.
The resolution was adopted.
up and considered. This resolution had
previously passed the senate.
Whereas, In the minds of the stock-grow-
ers of the state of Kansas, there exists great
distrust as to the intent. purpose and action
Of the "Beef Combine" or 'Trust," So
called: ana
Whereas. It is publicly asserted, and gen.
orally believed, that such Combine" or
Trust" is directly responsible for the pres
ent low price of the beef product; and
Whereas, Such Combine" or ''Trust"
has exerted a powerful influence towards
the market in Kansas City and
Chicago, thereby bringing the beef product
Of the United States under their absolute
control; and
Whereas, The prices now offered for beef
cattle allow to the producer little, if any,
proft-the cost of production equaling tho
prices allowed and paid by said Combine"
or Crust" thereby injuring and destroy
ing one of the greatest industries of the
wsst; and
Whereas, 1t is urged and desired that the
operations, intent and purpose of such
Combine" or "Trust" should be fully in
and such legislation enacted as
will tend to protect the etock- grower and
farmer against the manipu' atoms of such
Trust" or, If the allegations and charges
above set forth are unfounded and do not
exist in fact, then that the public, through
fully advised and informed in the premises;
therefore, be it
by the Senate of the State of Kan
sas, the House of Representatives concur
ring therein:
First, That the governor of the state of
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correspond with governors of interested
states, with view TO securing joint action
Of such states in matters of legislation at
fecting the ''beef combine" or crust, so
called.
Second, That if in such correspondence
It shall be founu expedient the governor is
further requested to take such steps a. will
secure a convention of members Of the leg
islatures of the several states interested,
With view to the &c curing and the perfec-
lion of uniform leglslation concerning such
''trust" or Combine"
Third, That il in such correspondence IL
shall be found that such convention can be
held. then the governor on behalf Of the
state of Kansas is hereby authorized to
agree upon place and time for holding
such convention.
Fourth, That in the opinion of the legis- |
lature of the state of Kansas, such conven-
hon should be composed Of two senators
md three members Of the house Of repre-
.entatives from each state, appointed by
he respective chief officers Of such bodies. |
Fifth, That the actual expense and mile
we Of members composing such convention
should be paid by the state appointing the |
anne.
Numerous amendmeuts were offered. but |