Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-09
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday.

ToPKKA, January 2s.-At the morn,nr -
sion . petition from mass meefann AZ
members of the g. A. r. was preeented' ~ =.
citing the law which requires old soldie1. 81
be appointed to all positions in the state
and cities and stating that the law was
petition continues, that 81 am tired 81 ~
old soldier racket" This statement -
ridiculed. Tho memorial was referred Ia
the committee on military affairs.
Senate bill IS (known a. Mohler's alien
billy which provides for q restriction to
holding real estate BY FOREIGNERS, was placed
ON third reading. Its provisions have here
tofore been published in this report. After
considerable debate its consideration vas
postponed and it was ordered printed az
amended when in committee Of the whole.
An act to change the name Of w. e. VIM
slow was defeated, the reason given that it
could be done in the courts.
A proposition was presented to change the
constitution 60 as to increase the number of
members of the supreme court.
A proposition to have q revision commits
sion appointed to complete q new volume of
laws was discussed for some time without
coming to any decision, but it was concluded
to have the bill providing for it printed and
referred to the committee Of the whole.
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
grees to pass q law for the unlimited coinage
of SILVER was taken up and nOn-ooncurred
in.
The house resolution relating to Increased
pensions was referred to the committee on
military affairs.
g i've q pension to ex-prisoners of war OF
80 per day for each day in prison, was con-
CURED in.
An act to allow the attorneys for GRIM
inals on trial for murder to have the open
ing and closing arguments IL trials. was
debcted for nearly two hours and finally
defeated, but when the committee arose q
motion was made not to agree with the re-
port of the committee that Ia recommend
ing that the bill pass, aud this was carried
by one vote. This leaves the bill open for
further consideration.
The senate then adjourned.
IA typographical error appeared in yes.
terday's report. It was bill to furnish
''water trou0hs" and not s'voters," as it ap-
peared. Neither did the bill pass. It failed
for want of q constitutional majority.
At the morning session, as usual, large
number of petitions were presented, among
them one from Mcpherson county asking
that a law be passed to protect the people
against the meat monopolies at Kansas City
and elsewhere.
After the usual routine business the bill
for making appropriations for the normal
school at Emporia was taken up. A long
time was spent in discussing one item.
which was $500 for q clerk of that institu-
ton without coming to vote. The subject
was made the special order for next Thurs
day..
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After introduction of few bills the house
went into committee of the whole on the
calendar and, after passing over few bills
because the parties who introduced them
were not present, took up q bill to amend
the law which regulates the exem ption of
property from taxation. The only thing
the bill contemplates is to exempt parson-
ages from taxation which are not now ex-
empted. The bill was recommended for
passage SO as to exempt parsonages from
taxation.
A bill to limit the time when the city of
Halstead can issue certain water bonds was
taken up and its passage recommended.
II. B. AZ, an act providing that all COM
mon schools shall at all times be open to all
children, under such regulations as district
boards shall make. The only thing in the
bill is to raise the school age from 5years
to years of age. 1t was finally settled to
make the age and that schools in the cities
should be kept open not less than four
months.
The house continued in committee of the
whole for some time, grinding out good
deal of business but none of any particular
importance.