Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-22
Thursday.
SENATE


session among the numerous reports of
committees was one against the bill prOVld
ing for the establishment Of a court Of ap-
pealV.
Majority and minority reports were made
on the proposition to amend the COnstitu-
ton so as to increase the number Of su-
preme court judges.
Some fifty bills were reported upon, over
one-half recommending their rejection.
Many of those reported upon faVOrablY Will
go to the bottom of the calendar and prob
ably Will not be reached this session, unless
by a tWO-third vote.
The senate then took up the bill which
provides that the temporary county seats of
new counties designated by the governor,
shall be such for i've years without any cleo
tons. 1t also provides that the canvass OF
returns of a county seat election shall be eE-
elusive evidence OF the result of such cleo
tons. This act is to apply to all county
seats even IN cases where the matter is be-
fore the supreme or other courts Of the state
1t was passed aftsr considerable discussion.
The bill to repeal the law making pre-
MUM notes taken by any insurance com
pany lein upon the property insured
passed.
The senate also passed some of the regu-
lar appropriation bills for public institu-
tions. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill to reduce the salaries of county
officers was taken up as the special order.
It provides that counties having pOpula-
ton of less than three thousand, the county
treasurer shall have q salary of $500; pOpula-
ton 1900 to 5000, $1,000; 5000 to 5000,
Sl,2OO; 5000 to 10000 Sl,4O0; 10000 to 49,
Geo. 81, 800; 1900 to 20, OOO, 2,2OO; 10000 to
5000, 50, eco; 600 to $1,000, IS, 900; more
than $4,000, So, 800; 10000 and over $1,000
per annum. A substitute was offered
cutting down the salaries of the officers
of the small counties and raising those
of the larger ones. There was a running
debate for a long time on this bill.
AFTER debating 1t till p. m. and voting
down the substitute, and a motion to kill 1t
entirely the committee commenced on the
first line Of the bill. Numerous changes
were made, some reducing and others rats-
ing salaries. Two or three efforts were
made to kill the bill, which failed. Then
came motion to give salary of 81 600 in
counties of less than 10000 population and
an increase of 800 for any increase of pOpu-
lation Of l,CO0, voted down. The changes
made were 80 1ncOngruOus, 1t IS evident
that the bill cannot pass on the third reading.
Without getting through with the bill the
senate adjourned.
house.
The routine business took up nearly all of
the whole morning session. Among the
bills introduced was one TO prevent tele-
graph companies from charging oven p
cents for day message of ten words ana
IN proportion for longer and nj mt mes
| sages.
At 11:3O the house went into the commit
tee of the whole on appropriation bills Tor
state institutions.
The first bill was the Atchison orphan
asylum and its consideration was not
concluded at the time of adjournment
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house went into committee of the
whole Immediately after dinner on the ap-
preparation bills. The AtchisOn bill was
laid aside to allow the committee on char
table institutions to visit AtchisOn and de-
eide what amount ought to be appropriated.
There was a good deal of debate on various
items of the different bills. There was a
disposition to cut down all that was posi-
BILE to be done and Just keep the institutions
IN running order. The Topeka insane asy-
lum and the reform school went through
without great deal of slashing as asked
! for by the committee on ways and means.
/ lt seems that the state board of charities
| had asked for S36 600 a year which the CON-
/ mittee reduced to $24, 600 a year. The
| Whole afternoon was spent on these bills.
J The sub committee who was sent to the re-
/ form school took the floor explaining the
| management Of the institution. He was
| subjected to great many questions.