Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-24
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report OF the Weeks Pro
ceedings.


ceedings.
THE Senate was in session on the 14th
only to 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
bulls were presented, among them the follow
ing: Providing for the inspection of live ami
mails intended for human food and prohibiting
the sale Of uninspected cattle, sheep and hogs;
to regulate the weights OF coal at 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-
prlation 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
q State Printer Lieutenant-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 adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 10th many
petitions for woman suffrage were presented.
Twenty-four bills were introduced and the Gov
ernors 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
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 transacting unimport-
ant business the House adjourned
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate
on the 18th asking that the industrial school at
Bcloit be placed under the care OF the State.
Senator Buchan introduced a bill to prohibit
the sale Of diseased beef 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 a private or local character.
Mr.. Rankin introduced a bill concerning rail-
road and other common carriers, includ 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 ill out his journey on the same train MI.
Jones introduced a bill to encourage the manu-
facturc 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. Wslrond, Elliott,
Rice (Bourbon) and Berry as members OF the
Penitentiary Investigating Committee on the
part Of the House. Adjourned.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate on
the 18th as follows: Relating TO the fencing of
railroads; for the payment OF a license by own
ers of telephones; to regulate the manufacture
and sale Of oleomargarine; amending the min
ing laws, and others amending existing stat
utes and of local nature. Senate concurrent
resolution authorizing the Governor to CORE
spond with other Governors in relation to the
beef combine" was passed. The Lieutenant
Governor appointed as the joint committee on
the part of the Senate to investigate charges
against the management OF the penlten-
tiary Senators Hardness, Kelley (ot
Crawford and Price (of Clark) Ad-
iourned until Monday. Many bills were
Introduced in the House, among them to regu-
late the manufacture and sale Of oleomargarlne:
providing for the erection Of an industrial
home for INDECENT children; relating to interest
on money; relating to banks and bankers; pro-
viding for the issuing OF series of school
books by the State; relating to alien ownership
of lands, and host Of bills Of a private nature
and amending existing laws. The Legislative
Appropriation bill was reported from the COM
mittee and passed. Adjourned.