The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-25
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report OF the Weeks Fr
Ceodln4u.

A Condensed Report OF the Weeks Fro
ceedlngs.
The Senate was in session on the 18th
only 10 attend the Inauguration of Governor
Humphrey. The House was not in legislative
session.
In the Senate on the 18th Lieutenant
Governor Felt presided for the first time MANY
bills were presented, among them the follow
ing: Providing for the inspection OF live ami
mails intended for human food and prohibiting
the sale Of unexpected cattle, sheep and hogs;
TO regulate the weights of coal ut the mines and
to regulate the pay Of miners and others: defin
ing the Seventeenth judicial district and Great
ing the Thirty-first district; making an appro-
priation to continue the construction Of the
main or central building Of the State House: to
restrict the ownership OF real estate in the
State OF Kansas to American citizens and to
those who have lawfully declared their inten-
tons to become such, and to limit the quantity
OF land which corporations may acquire. =. In
the House seventy-nine bills were introduced,
among them bill to provide for admitting dele
gates 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 electing
State Printer Lieutenant Governor Felt
presided. G. c. Baker, the caucus nominee,
was declared elected. The Joint convention
was then dissolved and after the Speaker an
nounced the committees the House adjourned.
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
Among the bills introduced were: Regulating
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 which 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 q
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
1nvest1gation) was again taken up. The report
OF the committee was rejected and the Senate
resolution adopted. After transacting unimport-
ant business the House adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate
on the 18th 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 b Mr.. 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 a bill concerning rail-
road and other common carriers inciud 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 paror car,
shall have the right to permit any other person
to Nil out his journey on the same train Mr..
Jones introduced o bill to encourage the manu-
facture OF sugar and strip from sorghum cane.
Mr.. Wright offered bill to regulate interest
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
BILLS were introduced i'm the Senate on
The 18th as follows: Relating to the fencing Of |
railroads: for the payment Of license by own |
ers OF telephones; to regulate the manufacture |
md sale OF oleOmargarine; amending the min |
ng laws, and others amending existing stat
ties and Of local nature. Senate concurrent |
'esoiuIoh authorizing inc Governor 10 cOrr9-
'pond with other Governors in relation to the
beef combine was passed. The Lieutenant
Governor appointed as the joint committee on
he part OF the Senate to investigate charges
Igafnst the management of the penIten-
larry Senators Hardness, Kelley (of
;rawford) and Price (of Clark Ad-
burned until Monday. Many bills were
Introduced in the House. among them to regu-
ate the manufacture and sale of oleomargarlne:
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lome for INDECENT children; relating to interest
N money: relating to banks and bankers: pro-
riding for the issuing OF series Of school
BOOKS by the State; relating to alien ownership
II lands and host of bills OF private nature
nd amending existing laws. The Legislative
Appropriation bill was reported from the COM
nittee and passed. Adjourned.