Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-23

local bills, but NO ono en- tel
without . careful scrutiny whethor there
may not b oonoealedin some Of than legis-
Ieaoo or . general nature, and that may b
vcty unvtse. We have seen such things BE-
Iore. and never knew Of time when such .
course vac taken that evil did not grow out
OF n. Tho only hope that bad legislation
w1A NOT como out Of such Q course lies with
tnc sena4e, and it il doubtful IL that body
4ess tlme to give these bills the considers
non which they ought to have.
Aitef these bills were disposed of the COM
tney vere not more 90 than many Of the 80
caued local bills Just acted upon.
Adjourned.
Ihe house passed about 50 30 called local
oliis this evening. II killed the bill to re-
ouce Che salaries of county officers. as the
senate had already done. Tho irrigation
question was discussed q long time. Two
ollls IN regard to the subject were recon-
mended for passage. The house did not ad-
1ourn till after midnight.
Saturday.
SENATE
TOPEKA, February l6-At the forenoon
session the first thing to come up was grant
ing leave Of absence till Monday. After .
Jumper we're granted, Q motion was made
20 adjourn at 1880 this morning till 10 Mon
day morning and carried.
senator Buchan gave notice that be should
oppose the passage Of tho house bills till
tnete was report from the proper com
mitsee that they were properly enrolled. He
eaio mat not q single house bill. out of the
very large number on tho calendar, had at
tecned 70 them any report whatever Is to
snear coming to this body a. they passed
the house. He SAID that there was great
danger II such bills were passed that there
might be vicious legislation. Senator
buchan has been in one or the other of
tho houses for twenty years and 10 veil
posted az to the right manner Of conduct ny
business. The routine business was not
finished until the time of adjournment, at
11:3O.
In tho forenoon session when the question
came upon adopting the report of the COM
mittee OF the whole on the fees and salaries
port which carried and this leaves the
matter open for further consideration. An
effort was made to disagree with the report
on tho irrigation bill, which was to pass it,
This effort failed and that bill was ordered
engrosed for a third reading.
There were three appropriation bills
passed ON third reading when the hour Of
adjournment arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A lot of petitions were introduced and
then came the second reading and reference
of bills. One that had reference to tho
county seat fight in Grey county called out
considerable debate as to what committee
it should 60. It was referred by tho chair
to the judiciary committee, but the house
changed the reference to the committee on
county seats and county lines.
A strenuous effort was made to have a
committee to revise the calendar appointe1.
This is to Gull out unimportant bills, leaving
on the calendar only those of importance.
After devotin9 half hour to this subject it
was postponed till Monday afternoon.
1t wss now $40 p. NJ, and the house had
just got through with its routine business.
The rest of the time till adjournment wa-
devoted to the passage Of bills on third
reading.