Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-14
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report of the Weeks Pro
ceedings.


In the Senate on the I'd Mr.. Buchan's
Metropolitan Police bill was favorably reported.
So were the bills making donation to the
home for friendless women and for q geological
survey. Very little other business was trans
acted The House passed q resolution memo
rialiZing Congress to remove the Potawatomie
Indians to the Indian Territory. MI Jones'
Irrigation bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole together with Mr.. Burntons on the
same subject At two o'clock the House ad-
iourned until Monday.
A PETITION was presented to the Senate
on the 4th for the establishing of a State
soldiers home Senator Rusk introduced a bill
for the support and maintenance OF an execu-
tive mansion. Senator 81. B. Kelley offered q
concurrent resolution advocating the appoint
ment of Hon. P. B. Plumb as :: member OF
Harrison's Cabinet Bills were considered In
Committee OF the Whole and the joint resolu-
tion giving tie people an opportunity to vote
on Constitutional convention was adopted.
Senator Moody's bill for uniform instruction TO
prepare students for the Unive sit was killed.
The bill regarding the State library was so
amended as TO make it a law library and re-
commended for passage Bills were intro
duced in the House and bills considered in
Committee of the Whole. A resolution was
adopted favoring Senator Plumb for q Cabinet
position, and the remainder Of the session was
devoted to the consideration of local bills in
Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate on the 9Th a bill was in
troduced by Senator Harkness providing for the
punishment OF frauds at elections. The joint
resolution for holding Constitutional conven-
tion was adopted. The Library bill was
amended and passed. The concurrent resolu.
tion recommending Senator Plumb for a Cabi-
net position was adopted. In Committee Of the
Whole the bill dispensing with the State Board
OF Health was recommended for passage. Sena-
tor Rush's County Seat bill came up and pend
ing its consideration the Senate adjourned
In the House petitions were presented and bills
reported from committees. The bill creating
additional judicial districts was discussed at
length in Committee OF the Whole and finally
recommended for passage.
In the Senate ON the 9th Mr.. Buchan in
troduced bill to prevent nonresident of fire
insurance companies writing policies on
property in Kansas; also bill creating Cir
cult court with power to review decisions of
district courts. The House resolution con.
demning the murder of John NJ Clayton in
Arkansas and charging the crime to the Demo
cratic party was the occasion of o lively debate
and was finally concurred in by vote of % to
s. Appropriation bills were then considered in
Committee of the Whole .. In the House the
committee to visit the University made a re-
port which showed that institution to be in
good condition and rapidly advanc.
ing in usefulness. Bills introduced:
Defining the pay of trustees and officers
of charitable institutions; providing for
the government and control of the charitable
institutions; relating to mortgage of personal
property; for the relief of INDECENT soldiers
their INDECENT wives, widows and minor chill
dren; relative to foreclosure of mortgages. The
bill for assessment and taxation on debts Sc.
cured by mortgage was discussed until five
o'clock. Twenty-four bills passed. At the even
ing session. Mr.. Burton's Trust bill was rec
commended for passage.
PETITIONS from the W. c. T. q. for the
appointment of women on the State Board OF
Charities were presented in the Senate on the
7th. Senator Rush's County Seat bill was de
bated at length and passed. The bill repeating
all laws making premium notes taken by any
insurance company lien upon the property in
sured passed; also the Blind Institute Appro,
priation bill. The afternoon session was taken
up in Committee Of the Whole considering the
bill regulating fees and salaries of county
treasurer and other officers and the bill finally
killed. Petitions were presented in the House,
and after unimportant business the bill making
an appropriation for the Soldiers Orphan Home
at Atchison was considered, but finally laid
over. The Topeka Insane Asylum Appropria-
tion bill was discussed, amended and favorably
reported; also the appropriation for the Re
form School.
THE Senate on the 8th passed the bill
which provides for abolishng the State Board
OF Health. Senator Osborn offered CO ncur
rent resolution memorializing Congress to pass
the joint resolution appointing board of en-
gineer officers to examine the northwest coast
of the Gulf of Mexico for the location Of a deep
water harbor. In Committee of the Whole a
number of bills were considered -. In the
House Mr.. Guthrie's bill to tax mortgages was
considered at length in Committee of the
Whole. but no final action reached The bill
permitting cities and townships to take stock
in sugar manufactures was favorably reported,
also the bill providing for q bounty of two cents
per pound for seven years on sugar.