Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-24
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4 Condensed Report OF the Weeks Pro.
ceedings.
THE Senate was not in session on thu
nth and the House assembled only thar it
might legally adjourn until Tuesday. which it
did. sstf
IRE Senate was in session on the 18th
only to attend the Inauguration of Governor
Humphrey. :. The House VAS not in legislative
session.
: In the Senate on the 18th Lieutenant-
Governor Felt presided for the first time Many
bnis were presented, among them the follow
ing: PROVIDING for the inspection of live ami
mas INTENDED Tor human food and prohibiting
the sale OF uninspected cattle, sheep and hogs.
70 regulate the weights of coal at the mines and
70 regulate the pay OF miners and others. defin-
ing the seventeenth judicial district and Great
ing the Thirty nrst district: making an appro-
priation to continue the construction of the
main central building of the State House: tn
restrict the ownership OF real estate in the
State of Kansas to American citizens and TO
those who have lawfully declared their inten-
tions to become such. and TO limit the quantity
of land which corporations may acquire In
the House seyenty-nine bills were introduced,
among them a bill to provide for admitting dele
rotes from organized counties having no repre-
sentation in the House. Many OF the bills re-
lated to the regulation OF Interest while others
referred to irrigation. the manufacture
of sorghum sugar. mechanics liens and
the establishment of code of civil
procedure At one O'Clock the House
and Senate went into joint session In
Representative Hall for the purpose OF electinS
q State Printer Lieutenanf-Governor Felt
presided. c. c. Baker. the caucus nominee
WAS declared elected The joint convention
was then dissolved and after the Speaker an
nounced the committees the House adlourneo
WHEN the Senate met on the 10th many
petitions for woman suffrage were presented
Twenty-four bills were introduced and the Gov
ernor's message was received and read. The
afternoon session was devoted to adopting
rules. In the House petitions were presented
the time and manner Of payment of wages by
corporations: to regulate the weighing of coal
and payment Of miners wages; for the relief OF
soldiers, sailors, their wives, widows and chill
dren; repeating all laws by whirh town
ships, towns and cities are permitted to.
issue bonds to railroads; to forbid the SELL
ing or giving tobacco and other narcotics to
minors. The report of the committee on the
resolutions asking for the appointment of n
joint committee to investigate the management
OF the penitentiary was presented with amend
ments. The Governors message was received
and read. The penitentiary resolution (for an
investigation) was again taken up. The report
OF the committee was rejected and the Senate
resolution adopted. After transactinS unimport-
ant business the House adjourned
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate
the nth asking that the industrial school at
| Beloit be placed under the care of the State.
Senator Buchan introduced q bill to prohibit
the sale of diseased beef. A resolution was IN
troduced MI H P. Kelly asking an inquiry
| into the utility OF the State Board of Health.
Adjourned. In the House bills were intro
duced. many of private or local character.
Mr.. Rankin introduced bill concerning rail-
| road and other common carriers, inc'ud ng ex-
| press, telegraph. telephone and sleeping car
companies, giving the Railroad Commission
ers power to fix express and telegraph
charges in any city or town of the State and
| charges for the use OF berths in sleeping cars,
and providing that every passenger having paid
for passage in any sleeping, chair or parlor car,
| shall have the right to permit any other person
| to I'LL out his journey the same train Mr.
Jones introduced a bill to encourage the manu-
/, facture Of sugar and strip from sorghum cane.
Mr.. Wright offered bill to regulate interes:
and discount The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment Of Messrs. Admire. Walrond, Elliott
| Rice (Bourbon) and Berry as members OF the
Penitentiary Investigating Committee on the
/ part Of the House. Adjourned