Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14

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portant petitions were presented and ne
House concur-ent resolution re1atan 70 me -
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House concurrent resolnfton fei1xing 20 pension
laws was tabled An bins on me c1aeuoar MAJ
had reached third reading were 4Aseea -
ee.ls we're considered In Conmifeees g oe
mp bills On third reading and the following were
passed: To encouraee public wsteEzng places
tor sock on public high8Ays: 10 provide so< 40
resule.s me enfoscemenf OF liens fog laoor sno
maseFiais; amending the act 20 provide fes The
assessment and collecttoa Of taxe4 The re-
mAinder OF the morning session vas taken up
in IN enort to dispose Of The Normal School btzl
Is was nnAiiy ordered engrossed for third reod-
ing At the afternoon session m hz,ls hat had
reached third reading we're passed among
them the bdn regulating common schools. the
Hill TO prevent county and city ofncxals from
specializing In their ofnceS and . number OF
other bills. mostly Of local or private char
acter AFTER the Introduction OF bills the House
adjourned =
In the Senate on the Sd Mr. Buchan's .
Metropolitan Police biH IVES favo<1hly reported
So were the bills making donation 70 the
home for friendless women and for geological
survey. Very little other business was trans
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rializing Congress 10 remove the Fofawatomie
Indians the Indian Territory M Jones
Irrigation bill was considered In COMMITTEES or
the Whole together with Mr.. Burntons on the
same subject, At two O'Clock the House ad-
5ourned until Monday.
A PETITION was presented to the Senate
on the 9Th for the establishing Of State
soldiers home. Senator Rusk introduced . bin
for the support and maintenance OF an execu-
tive mansion. Senator H B. Kelley offered q
concurrent resolution advocating the appoint
ment OF Hon. p. B. Plumb as a member OF
Harrison's Cabinet Bills were considered In
Committee of the Whole and the joint resoiu-
ton giving tie people an opportunity 70 vote
on Constitutional convention Was adopted
Senator Moody's bill for uniform instruction to
prepare students for the Unive sit was killed
amended as TO make il q law library and re-
commended for passage Bills were intro
duced in the House and bills considered in
Committee of the Whole. A resolution Was
adopted favoring Senator Plumb for Cabinet
position and the remainder OF the session was
devoted to the consideration OF local bills in
Committee of the Whole. @
In the Senate on the 9Th q bill was in
troduced by Senator Hardness providing for the
punishment Of frauds at elections The joint
resolution tor holding Constitutional conven-
ton was adopted The Library bill was
amended and passed The concurrent resolu-
ton recommending Senator Plumb for a ORbi-
net position was adopted. In Committee of tho
Whole the bill dispensing with the State Board
OF Health was recommended for passage Sena-
tor Rush's County Seat bill came up and pend
ing its consideration the Senate adjourned
In the House petitions were presented and bills
reported from commitfeeA- The bill creating
additional judicial districts was discussed at
length in Committee OF the Whole and finally
recommended for passage
In the Senate on the 9Th Mr.. Buchan in
troduced 3 bill to prevent nonresident OF hre
insurance companies writing policies
property in Kansas: also bill creating CIR
cult court with power TO review decisions of
district courts. The House resolution con-
demning the murder OF John n Clayton in
Arkansas and charging the crime to the Demo
cratic party was the occasion of q lively debate
and was finally eoncurred in by vote of B to
& Appropriation bills were then considered in
Committee of the Whole - In the House the
committee to visit the University made a re-
port which showed that Institution TO be in
good condition and rapidly advanc-
ing in usefulness. Bills introduced.
Defining the pay of trustees and Officers
OF charitable Institutions; providing for
the government and control of the charitable
Institutions; relating TO mortgage of personal
property; for the relief of INDECENT soldiers
their INDECENT wives widows and minor chill
dren: relative to foreclosure OF mortgages The
bill for assessment and taxation on debts Sc
cured by mortgage discussed until i've
o'clock Twenty-sour bills passed At the even
ing session Mr.. Burton's Trust bill was rec
commended for passage.
PETITIONS from the W. c. T. q. for the
appointment of women on the State Board Of
Charities were presented in the Senate on the
Sth- Senator Rush's County Seat bill de,
dated at length and passed The bill repeating
all laws making premium notes taken by any
insurance company lien upon the property in
sured passed; also the Blind Institute Appro-
priation bill. The afternoon session was taken
up in Committee of the Whole considering the
bill regulating fees and salaries of county
treasurer and other officers. and the bill finally
killed. Petitions were presented in the House,
and after uaimportant business the bill making
an appropriation for the Soldiers Orphan Home
at Atchfson was considered. but finally laid
over. The Topeka Insane Asylum Appropria-
ton bill was discussed amended and favor IDLY
reported: also the appropriation for the Re-
form School
Coal For Pago-PaEo.