Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

er for good oP evil That position is the most
iaboEiOus in the house. Mr. Lssgate Who nov
holds that position has averaged lift cen
hours work out Of tWeuty-four every dsv this
1sre5ry, Swol,rf7 no Crv,~l,--- = = - -
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 exoitement which
IS not easily controlled.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AIIeE another struZgl5 The house passed
the Hutchinson appropriation bill at SIC, 600
for sach Of the next two years.
after the appointment of conference COM
m1ttees the house went into committee of
the whole on the calendar, probably for the
last time this session. A proposition to pro
pose a change in the constitution providing
for 200 members of the house and fifty of the
senate. After debate it was kicked cut.
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
b per cent and 10 when contracted for. The
following Is the provision regarding usuEV:
Section ?. The parties to any bond, bill,
promDissOry note, or other instrument of
writing for the payment or foFb8Grauoe 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 psr cent interest thereon per
dLuUl445 LIOf105Us GuAg any person 30 con-
tracing Tor greater rate of interest than
10 per cent per annum shall forfeit all in
teFest so contracted for in excess OF such
10 per cent: and IN addition thereto shall
forfeit q sum of money, to be deducted from
the amount due for principal and lawful in
terest, equal to the amount of interest con-
tracted for ia excess Of ten per cent per an
num-
The bill providing for the voting of bonds
to establish sugar factories was finally agreed
upon and passed both houses.
Both houses greed upon the bill to de-
clare unlawful usts and combinations in
rest lotion of tarde.
houses. We give its pl DIVISIONS: ''Thet any
and all instruments in writing, or promIs-
sorry notes, eVidencing the conditional sale
of personal property and that retains the
title to the same in the VsndOc until the par-
chase price is paid in full, shall be void as
against innocent purchasers, or the credit
ors OF the Vendse, unless the original iDstru-
recorded In the Office of the register Of
deeds in and 70 the county wherein the
property shall be kept
The following IS the substance of another
important bill which has passed.
Whoever OVerdrives, overIO8dsy dives
when overloaded, OVerWoFks, bOrturess de-
priVes of necessary sustenanCe, cruelty beats,
nutiIates or kills an animal, or causes or
procures an animal to be so OVerdriven.
overworked, tortured, or killed, and Who
ever having the charge or custody Of an ami
NAL, either as owner or otherwise, indicts
unnecessary cruelty uponit, or unnecessarily
fails to provide it with proper feed, drink,
shelter or protection from the weather, shall
be punished by imprisonment in jail not
exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding
$3.50. or by both such fine and imprisOn-
meut.