Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

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In the senate on the 18th = petition was
presented asking that women Be appointed On
the STATE Bosrd of ChariticsL A large number
OF bills were introduced The House piii ZOE
the pay OF delegates in the House brought on
lively debate but finally passed The report OF
the judiciary Committee on bifis inoennieoH
postponed except where . minority report u
presented, was agreed to- The onansrei 1snAo
Script bill. for the reimbursement OF the *
ecutive Council for &14S.O advanced 20 pay I'M.
terest was passed. IS was also the oau cee-
ing jurisdiction to the United States over
mo territory of the Fort Riley Mill
tazy reservation and the bill for tho
payment OF the National Guardsmen Who TOOK
part ~ the Stevens County war. resolution
WAS adopted for the appointment Of . Joint
commttee to confer with the Railroad Com
missaoners concerning certain charges made
and report what legislation Ia necessary 70 ccr.
rect such evils. In the House the resolution
for . committee to fErostieate the manner or
the construction Of the reformatory school a.
pointed Messrs- Hay, Reeder and sutton such
committee. The remainder of the session wss
occupied In Commit ee OF the Whole
Bur little business was transacted in the
Senate on the e6th. Mr.. Woodward introduced
O bill relating to the assessment and taxation of
banks, bankers and other institutions. Tho
House concurrent resolution was tabled to
memorialize Congress for the passage OF bill
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors on
military reservations in Kansas, except in COM
pliance with the Prohibitory law, and also to
insert in the Inter State Commerce law a clause
prohibiting railroad or express companies from
bringing Intoxicating liquors into the State ex-
cept under rules prescribed by the State In
the House petitions were presented and
by unanimous consent Mr.. McLennan's
Stock Yards bill was read q second
time and referred 1t regulates the charges
Tor weighing cattle and other stock and the
weight Of hay. corn. etc, sold. The Ju-
dietary Committee reported favorably Mr..
Douglass JOINT resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution increasing the maxi
mum IN the Legislature to fifty Senators and
TWO hundred Representatives. The same COM
mittee also reported favorably Mr. Burton's
Anti Trust bill and Mr. Douglass bill relating
70 FORFEITED recognizances. and agreed to report
the bill introduced by Mr.. Lee relating to gar
nishments. besides large number of others
some favorahly and others adversely. At twelve
O'Clock the House adjourned until Monday
afternoon at four o'clock
HE Senate met at four O'Clock d. m. on
the 18th, and received large number or nett
lions. Senator NJ. C. Kelley introduced q bill
governing the charges made by stock yard COM
panles, and Senator Carroll one for the pro.ec-
ton OF hsh, while Senators Buchan and Hays
respectively presented bills to establish q
Court Of Appeals and continuing the Supreme
Court Commission four years. The resolution
to appoint committee to investigate the
Hutchinson reformatory, was discussed in q
lively manner. and finally amended and adopted.
AT four o'clock the House met when petit
lions were presented, among them
was one from several hundred women asking
Tor the establishment OF a reformatory for
girls. A resolution Tor MI ht sessions was in
troduced and voted down. A warm debate was
had upon the resolution to exclude from the
floor Of the House agents of railroad companies
and other corporations. It failed to pass.
House bill "a, providing for the protection OF
fish and fish ponds. and the bill utho'izing
certain townships to establish free libraries
passed. and the bill to encourage watering
places for stock along roads and highways
failed to pass. Adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 10Th Sena-
tors johnson and King were announced as q
committee on the part of the Senate to investi.
gate the management of the reformatory at
Hutchinson Several petitions and bills were
offered and Senator Murdoch offered joint
resolution for amending the Constitution So as
to increase the number of Supreme Court
Judges Senator Kilpatrick's bin for revising
the statutes having been reported adversely by
the judiciary Committee and a minority hav-
ing reported favorably, the Senator asked the
adoption of the minority report. which was
agreed to and the bill ordered printed. The
House concurrent resolution memorializing
Congress to pass a law to prevent the
shipping of liquors into the State and to change
the revenue laws SO that license can be
granted to illegal handlers of liquors con-
CURED in. The House resolution asking that
exprisoners of war be pensioncd, met wich
vigorous opposition. but was concurred in.
At the morning session of The House. bills weres
considered in Committee of the Whole. At the
afternoon session bill was introduced for the
better protection of coai miners. and the Sem
ate C ncurrent resolution for an investigation Of
the reformatory at Hutchinson was defeated
The bill in relation to property exempt from
taxation was passed and in Committee of she
Whole the substitute for the bill to provide for
the enforcement Of liens for labor and material
was recommended for passage.
In the Senate on the 30ih Mr.. Mohler's
Alien Land bill passed. Senator Buchan intro
duced alb.Ii relating to the police government
OF cities. Bills were read a first and second
time. AT the afternoon session Senator Roe
presented a resolution to investigate the beef
killing at Kansas City, which went over The
pay bounty on sugar was concuTred
in. In Committee Of the Whole
many bills were considered. In the
House petitions were presented upon va
rious subjects. Committees reported on bills
resolution was adopted which favors su b
National legislation as will put militiamen on q
same footing as volunteers before the Pension
Department In Committee of the Whole q
number of bills were favorably recommended
AT the afternoon session the status Of delegates
was again discussed. The remainder of the ses-
sion was occupied in Committee of the Whole
The usual number of petitions were pre-
scented in the Senate on the alst. The House
concurrent resolution upon the assassination Of
Hon. John NJ Clayton, in Arkansas was pre-
sented. The judiciary COMMITTEES reported on
the bill making capital punishment compulsory
on all persons convicted OF murder. recommend
ing indefinite postponement- The bill was or
dered printed After a long discussion
the resolution providing for a commit
tee to investigate the handling OF beef
AND dressed meats was adopted The
House resolution relating to the Hutchinson
reformatory management was concurred in
Senators Poe nan1 Clan nh