Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


KANSAS leGlScAIOHEs
4 Condensed Report OF the weeks Pro-
- ceedfngs.
Bur little business was transacted in thu
Senate on the ed The House amendment
orovidfeg that the superintendent, matron and
attendants shall be women was adopted. The
resolution memorialixing Congress 70 set aside
the Fort Dodge and Fort Hays military reser-
vations for the OF old soldiers PASSED A
resolution was adopted that when the Senate
adjourned it be to April 10 to consider the
action of the Anta-Beef Combine convention
The House bill to prevent the removal OF build
ings from mortgaged lands was adopted. In
the House Mr.. Rankin's bill for the building
Of . Soldiers Memorial Hail at Lawrence was
considered in Committee Of the Whole and IN
definitely postponed Mr.. Martins bill making
appropriation to pay bounty sugar passed.
also MI. Guthrie's bill prohibiting tho sale OF
unsound, diseased, adulterated. impure and I'M
wholesome articles of food In Committee OF
the Whole the Penitentiary Appropriation bill
and large number of local bills were recon-
mended for passage At the evening session
appropriation bills were further considered
No bills were introduced in the Senate
on the Esd. Messrs. Bentley, Schilling and
Committee agreed upon by the House to con-
slider the grand jury Questi n after which the
reports of the committee on the beef combine
were read. The bills making appropriations
Tor construction purpose at the blind institute,
soldiers orphans home and imbecile asylum
passed, also the appropriations for En- poria
normal school, Topeka insane asylum. the re-
form school. soldiers orphans home and
for sending a commissioner to the
Paris Exposition. The bill also passed
appropriating $4,000 to the Hutchinson reform
atory. The bill to apportlon the State into
Insane Asylum districts came up for third
reading and action was deferred for one day.
The bill passed providing for the appointment
OF mine inspector by the Governor, the in
spector and assistant to be practical miners of
at least five years experience. The Metropoli-
tan Police bill was killed in Committee of the
Whole. The House in Committee of the
Whole considered the bill to amend the law to
provide for the health and safety of miners.
which was finally lost but q reconsideration
was secured. The death OF Delegate Case. of
Scott County was announced, and q committee
appointed to arrange for the funeral. Adjourned
In the Senate on the 25th several local
bills passed The House University bill was
amended and passed Mr.. Buchans bill pro-
viding for the police government # cities of the
first class through board of police commits
sioners passed. The committee to investigate
the penitentiary made a r port. A bill for the
regulation and support OF common schools in
cities OF the first class passed also bill in re-
ing Sedgwick County court Of appeals, and
many local bills. The proposition to
amend the Constitution to increase the
number OF Justice Of the Supreme
Court to seven was favorably considered and
the Interest bill discussed until midnight. -.
After the usual routine work the House passed
the bill to purchase 3, FOO copies of the COM
piled statutes Mr.. Highs Insurance bill also
passed Mr.. Mohler's Alien Landholder bill,
after a long discussion, passed. The Senate
resolution for an adjourned session April 10 was
killed. The report of the Penitentiary Investi
eating Committee was received and adopted.
The bill Appropriating SIS. GOO for buildings at
Ellis worth for G. A. r. purposes passed; also
the House Banking bill
The Senate on the 26th, after long de-
bate, adopted the resolution for the printing
Of ~ O0 copies of the report of the State Board
of Agriculture for general distribution In ex-
ecutive session the Senate confirmed the nomi-
nations Of G. II. Case warden. and William
Martindale. w. 81. Mcbride and D. e. Cornell
as directors of the penitentiary. also admire,
j. F. Mcdowell and T. A. McNeall directors
bill was considered in the afternoon and many
local bills disposed OF The House joint resolution
to amend the Constitution increasing the JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court to seven was
adopted. In the House bills passed for the
construction of a bridge over the Kansas river
in Wyandotte County: providing for the organi-
cation and control Of mutual life insurance COM
panies. besides a number OF appropriation bills
The bill to create court of common pleas for
Leavenworth County passed. also the bill in re-
gard to the employment OF men about coal
mines.
In the Senate on the 9th a strong effort
was made to have the Guthrie bill relating to
adulterated food advance on The calendar but
it failed After lengthy discussion the
Interest bill the House bill was substituted for
that OF the Senate and passed with an amend
ment taxing attorneys fees with the costs in
usury cases. 1t reduces the rate OF interest to
six and ten per cent Senator Gillett intro
duced bill relative to waste mortgaged
lands, which was passed. The conference re-
port on the University bill was agreed to. The
Dill changing the name Of Davis County to
Geary passed. also the bill continuing the SUI
preme Court Commission. :. The day in the
House was uneventful beng devoted mostly TO
bills. The State House Appro-
priation bill. the bill to pay the National
Gu rds, the 0 -awatomie Asylum bill and the
Belo Industrial Appropriation bill passed.
The conference report on the University bill
was agreed to. The Hutchinson Reformatory
bl failed, but notice of reconsideration was
given
The Senate on the 18th non concurred
in the House amendments to the bill regarding
institutions which reduces salaries;
the bill in regard to the insurance department
restricting the au thority of the Superinteud-
enD passed; also the bill permitting cities and
towns to encourage the erecting of mills for
sugar. The House resolution to
amend the Constitution extending the sessions
Of the Legislature to ninety days was adopted |
The bill passed empowering widows to con-
tinue suits commenced by their deceased hus-
bands: also a House bill which prohibits all |
combined advances IN articles OF food The |
bill annulling all promsory notes given to quack
doctors. windmill swindlers and travelling
frauds passed: also the bill for a salt inspector:
also the bill for soldiers homes at Fort Havs
and Fort Dodge on certain conditions. Guthrie's |
Beef bill was referred to the Committee of the /
Whole. which was its virtual death |
The Soldiers Orphans Home bill passed The |
House non-concurred in Senate amen dments |
the Interest bill and sent the Soldiers Orphans
Home bill to conference. The vote was recon |
'1dered on the Hutchinson Reformary bill and |
t passed with an amendment fixing the appro-
1riation at 500 COO for two year In Commit
lee OF the Whole the proposition to increase |
he number Of members Of the House was
KILLED A number Of bills passed on third read
ng, anon. them bill to encourage the plant
ng and growing timber