The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-02-08
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report u shs Weeks FRO.
eeealags.
BUT little business was transacted In the
Senate on the esth Mr.. woodward introduced
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 bin
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors on
military reservations in Kansas, except in COM
pliance with the Prohibitofy Law, and also to
insert In the Inter state Commerce Law . clause
prohibiting railroad q 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. It regulates the charges
for 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 atty Senators and
two hundred Representatives The same COM
mlttee also reported favorably Mr.. Burton's
Antitrust bill and Mr.. Douglass bill relating
to forfeited recognizances. and agreed to report
the bill introduced by Mr.. Lee relating to gar
nishments, besides large number of others,
some favorably and others adversely. At twelve
O'Clock the House adjourned until Monday
afternoon at four O'Clock.
The Senate met at four O'Clock p. m. on
the 18th, and received large number OF petit
tons Senator M C. Kelley introduced Q bill
governing the charges made by stock yard COM
panies, and Senator Carroll one for the pro.ec-
ton OF fish, 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 reformst0ry, was discussed in q
lively manner and finally amended and adopted
AT four o'clock the House met when petit
tions were presented, among them
was one from several hundred women asking
for the establishment of Q reformatory for
girls resolution for night sessions was in
troduced and voted down. warm debate was
had upon the resolution to exclude from the
floor OF the House agents Of railroad companies
and other corporations. 1t failed to pass.
House bill "a, providing for the protection OF
fish and fish ponds, and the bill authorizing
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
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 increas" the number of Supreme Court
Judges Senator Kilpatricks bill for revising
the statutes having been reported adversely by
the Judiciary Committee and q minority hav-
ing reported favorably, the Senator asked the
adoption of the minority report which was
Oh, Kin IT.
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 no license can be
granted to illegal handlers of liquors was con-
CURED in. The House resolution asking that
ex-prisoners Of war be pensioned, met with
vigorous opposition, but was concurred in =.
At the morning session OF the House. bills were
considered In Committee of the Whole. At the
afternoon session q bill was introduced for the
better protection OF coai miners. and the SEN
ate C ncYrrent 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 the
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 Goth Mr.. Mohler's
Alien Land bill passed. Senator Buchan intro
OF cities Bills were read first and second
time. AT the afternoon session Senator Roe
presented resolution to investigate the beef
killing at Kansas City, which went over The
House resolution memorializing Congress 10
pay bounty on sugar was concurred
in. In Committee Of the Whole
many bills were considered In the
House petitions were presented upon va
rious subjects. Committees reported on bills.
A resolution was adopted which favors such
National legislation as will put militiamen on q
same footing as volunteers before the Pension
Department In Committee Of the Whole a
number Of bills were favorably recommended.
At the afternoon session the status of delegates
was again discussed. The remainder of the SEES
sion was occupied in Committee Of the Whole
The usual number of petitions were pre-
sented in the Senate on the 31st The House
concurrent resolution upon the assassination of
Hon. John NJ Clayton, in Arkansas, was pre-
sented. The Judiciary Committee 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 q long discussion
the resolution providing for 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 Roe, Mohler, Chapman. Rankin and
King wore announced thu comyniffao 70 In
yestio.,e the h.sS ,,,,.t ssn..a. Noos,..
ITnivers;tv hin was r.commenSad Sor ,,.ssaas
in Comr,;,tee a, a.. Who,s .s.a. a $500
making an annual onrronr,.,,or ns -. "n
IN Ue1 q, nj, o,hers vh,.h shnu 80.
oil exnenses In ~. uon.o ". go
introduced concurrent resolution In regard to
the assassination Of Hon. John NJ. Clayton in
for the nrotect,on os citi1en. ~ ,ha So,tharr
States In their no,iticaI r,oh,s which nos
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