The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-31

ond class and Lockard, from the COM
mittee on public health reported sew
eral bills referred to them.
Senator Martin, by consent withdrew
s. B. Nos. 81. IS and Sc.
Senator Kirkpatrick asked that the
motion to adopt the minority report on
5. b. No. 90, which was on the calendar
for consideration. go over one day. He
was anxious to take part in the discus
sion but his voice had been caught out
in the blizzard and was very hoarse
Consent was granted.
Then senate concurrent resolution
No. 15 providing for joint committee
to investigate the construction of the
reformatOFy at Hutchinson came up
and every senator cleared his throat
for the debate. It began at about 4:30
p. m. andcontinued for two hours.
The resolution is identical with
house concurrent resolution No. 80
adopted in the house on Friday and
provided, when brought up yesterday,
that the board of commissioners, mas
much as it had not employed convict
labor in construction of the refor-
matory, violated the plain provisions
of the law creating such board and
| prescribing its duties; that the action
of the bard should be investigated by
joint committee of two senators and
three members of the house.
Two amendments, proposed by Sena-
tors Emery and Carroll, of Miami, were
adopted, providing that the joint COM
mittee also inquire into the cOnstruc-
ton of the reiormatory building and
| into the expenses and charges and the
disposition of all public funds.
The resolution was then adopted by
vote of so to 0, and the senate, at $50
p. M, adjourned.
HOUSE.
A large number of petitions were
presented and the following bills OF
general interest introduced:
II. B. No. 437 10y Mr.. Ford of Craw-
ford, regulating the fees and salaries
of the county treasurer, county clerk,
county attorney and register of deeds
of Crawford county.
II. B. No. 238, by Mr.. Smith of
Franklin, making appropriation to pay
the county for sugar manufactured in
/ the state of Kansas in 1887 and 1888,
as provided by law.
II. B. No. 429, by MIR. Jones of Fin
ney, to provide for printing and dis
tributing ballots at the public expense
and to regulate voting at state, city,
| bond and county seat elections.
H. b. No. 40, by Mr.. Brigham of
| Greenwood. relating to stock.
Ii. b. No. AL, by Mr.. Battey of
Jewett, declaring all section lines in
Jewell county public highways.
| II. b. No. 443. by MIR. Legate of
LeavenwOrth, to amend section of an
act in relation to the state peniten
Jiary.
II. b. No. 444, by Mr.. Legate of
Leavenworth, making an appropriation
| to pay for the publication of amend
ments to the constitution, submitted
by the legislature of 1887.
II. b. No. AS, by MIR. Rhea, of Mi
ami, in relation to township officers,
amending sections l and 2, chapter 234,
session laws of 1887.
II. B. No. 446, by Mr.. Duval tby re-
buest), declaring all section lines in the
counties of Seward and Stevens public
highways.
II. B. AT, by Mr.. Duvall, of Norton
relating to the jurisdiction of justices
OF the peace in replevin and amenda-
tory of section 90, chapter 81, laws of
1870.
II. B.No. 44s, by Mr.. Burton. OF
Dickinson, to enable irrigating. ditch
and canal companies to condemn the
right to take water for irrigating pur-
poses from any streams in the state of
Kansas. Read \ second time and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee
II. Is. No. Az, by the committee on
roads and highways, Substitute fol
bills No. 260, 800 and 30S) declaring all
section lines in the counties of Graham.
Rawlins. Ness, Lane, Stafford, Deca-
tur. Thomas, Trego, Sherman, Stanton
and Morton, public highways, and tC
amend section l, chapter Is, laws OF
1887.
II. b. No. $50, by the committee on
roads and highways in the counties OF
Nemaha, Rocks, Smith;. Barbour
Hodgeman and Sherman, and making
the records, surveys and platS thereof
evidence of the validity of the same.
Mr.. POung's resolution excluding al
railroad and corporation lobbyists from
the floor of the house was called up.
Mr.. Veaie said he was not afraid of
any corporation agent, and he thought
if they wanted to visit this legislature
they should be permitted to do 50.
The roll was called on the final pass
age of H. b. No. 90, by Mr.. Boyle, an
act to encourage public watering
places for stock along roads and high
ways outside of incorporated cities
and to provide payment for same. and
as it failed to receive the constitutional
majority it was lost.
The following bills were read third
time and passed:
II. b. No. 81, by Mr.. HonneIl, an act
to provide for the protection of fish
and fish ponds.
II. B. No. 157, by Mr.. Chambers. al
act to authorize the township of Val
ley. in Sheridan county, to vote bond:
and subscribe to the capital stock o.
the Sheridan county milling company
Fight Between the Go werner and Legislator
BISMARCK, Dakota, Jan. 2S.-Therl
is fight now existing between Cover
nor Church and the territorial legisla
ture. 1t now all turns on the appoint
ment, for the next two years and tn
! legislature being republican wishes t.
prevent the appointments being mad
by the present democratic governor
Governor Church is equally DESTROYS o.
making the appointments and the tgh
! Is being waXed all along the line. Tn
appointments already made have beer
postponed by the council until a new
administration in the territory. Tn
governor has the veto power ant
+ promises to use it against the legisla
ture If they continue to oppoS
him. He has So far got il
: number of vetos and will get in /;
number more before the end of thu
session. He demands a strict regar
for the letter of the law in the matte
of appropriations and has seen tyr
bills passed by an almost unanimOu
vote over his veto. The legislature ha
limited at improper methods in tn
management of some of the institu
: lions and irregularity in the former ap
preparations for the insane asylum ant
want to have an investigation but tn
governor tried to say may" and the
passed the, bill over his veto. The lal
8: est scheme to defeat the Democrat
] governor is to adjourn the two house
i of the legislature until President Harr
son shall have appointed new goN
] ernor.
: Mr.. Harrison Nay Remove Judge Adkins Whe
1 ever BE Pleases.
KANSAS CTTY, Jan. est is highl
:: probable that Judge Adkins will enjo
q the position of postmaster at Kanss
T City for only a short time. Ever sinC
= the remnva1 of Mr. Shelly the n1naSfin