Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-03-09


By stopping appropriations now the state
would lose title to the land and that has be-
come very valuable, it being found to be
underlaid with salt. It was stated on the
floor that people in the interest of Hutchin-
son were working against the appropl iation
fight was long and bitter. An effort was
made to cut the appropriation down to q
nominal sum. just enough to take care
of the property, but this was voted down.
A vote was taken on the passage of the orig
inal bill, which appropriated $4,000 each
year for two years but it failed to pass, no!
receiving a constitutional mai0EitY. The
matter will come up again.
Thursday.
SENATE.
ToPKKA, February 2S.-The senate had be-
| fore it large number of reports of confer
ence committees. The consideration of these
reports, the appointment of new ones, etc.,
occspied the time till Isis, when two or
three unimportant bills were passed on third
reading. Finally the house bill authorizing
towns and cities to subscribe stock in sugar
mpanies was reached and q motion was
made to strike out all of the bill and insert a
new one. It is very long and took a long
time to read it. Toe amended bill and the
old bill were discussed for long time.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate passed joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution
providing for 80 days session. A concur
rent resolution which has already passed the
house was concurred in, to the effect that
the senate shall not act on its own bills, or
the house on its bills after to- night and q
final adjournment shall be had at pm. Sat-
urday, but no legislative business shall he
done after 6 p. m. Friday. The senate sub
stitnte Of the sugar bill was passed and
sent to the house.
Third reading of bills was then went to,
only consisting of senate bills and all on
the calendar on third reading were passed,
among them one to provide commission to
revise the laws of the state. The bill to pro-
hibit the marriage of citizens of this state
in the Indian territory passed. 1t goes to
the house.
The house did nothing but to act upon tia
reports of conference committees, appoint
such committees or concar or non-concur in
senate amendments to appropriation bills.
Everything shows that the last days of the
session are at hand and every member is de-
sirous to get his pet bill up. It requires a
very steady head to hold 125 men in hand on
such occasions. While the speaker has much
to do in this direction the chairman of the
committee of WAYS and means also is pow
er for good or evil. That position is the most
holds that position ha 8 averaged fifteen
hours work out of twenty four every day this
session including Sundays. As q rule he
worked on appropriation bills, as he speaks
for the whole committee. When there is a
difference between him and the house there
is usually whirlwind of excitement which
is not easily controlled.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After another struggle the house passed
the Hutchison appropriation bill at $50, 900
for each of the next two years.
After the appointment of conference COM
mittees the house went into committee of
the whole on the calendar, probably for the
last time this session. A proposition to pro-
pose change in the constitution providing
for 200 members of the house and fifty of the
senate. After debate it was kicked out.
EVENING SESSION.
In our reports after this We shall not desig
nate senate and house proceedings, but
run them all together. Matters can be more
readily understood In this way than to try
and keep them separate.
The interest bill as finally agreed upon is
6 per cent and 10 when contracted for. The
following is the provision regarding usuly:
Section 2. The parties to any bond, bill,
prommissory note, or other instrument of
writing for the payment or forbearance of
money, may stipulate therein for interest
receivable upon the amount of such bond.
bill. note. or other instrument in writing:
and no person shall recover in any court
more than ten per cant interest thereon per
annum: Provided. that any person 20 con-
tracing for q greater rate Of interest than
10 per cent per annum shall forfeit all in
forest so contracted for in excess Of such
10 per cent: and in addition thereto shall
forfeit sum of money, to be deducted from
the amount due for principal and lawful in
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tracted for in excess of ten per cent per an
mum.
The bi l o DIVIDING TO- the voting of bonds
to establish sugar factories Was finally g,eed
upon and passed both houses.
Both houses ags eed upon the bill to de-
ella unlawful, usts and combinations in
rest lotion of tArde.
A very im2o tant bill has passed both
houses. We give its p, DIVISIONS: "rhat any
and all instruments In writing. o. promls-
sorry notes. evidencing the conditional sale
OF pc sonal r ope ty and that retains the
title to the same in the vendo- until the pu--
chase price il paid in full, shall be void as
against innocent purchases, O: the credit
OF Of the vendee. unless the original instru-
ment. o. Q tue copy thereof, shall have bean
recorded in the ofice Of the register o.;
deeds in and TO the county wherein the
property shall Do kept"
Tho following 10 the substance Of another
impo' taut bill which has passed.
whoever overdrivee, overloads, d ives
when overloaded, overvorks. fortunes, de-
prives OF necessary sustenanoe, cruelty beats,
mutilates or kills an animal, or causes oe
p.ocures an animal to be 90 overdrivsn.
overworked, tortured. or killed, and Who
eve having the cha &c or custody Of IN ami
NAL, either as owner or otherwise. infiots
unnecessary cruelty upon Il, or unnecessarily
fails 10 provide 1t With proper feed, drink.
eholter ar p:otnofson from t6A veoth6e shaIl
b punished b. tmprisoomsns IN i'll not