Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-23

Of petitions or of the introduokim ~ h;,,.
Tho usual number came IN this moen;no
Tho committees showed that they hss h.sc
at work By the number of bllls rsr,n.tss,
upon. A large number were elanoks~-sS
At II o'clock the senate went intc sss.a
mittee of the whole on the usurv hiIys s-:1
continued discussing it until tia fin. ~
adjournment without coming to q vota. "
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bills continuing the tax lew IN, th.
capitol building and the appropristion fo,
another building for the Toneks Tr..~.
ASYLUM and two cottages at Oaav.torn;s
and tho one to make appropriation Ia nav
the bounty on sugar In 1878 were ali
passed on third reading.
The judicial superintendent bill cam. nm
again in the committee of the whole.
An effort was made to change The bound.
aries of two or three districts and fha AZ.
bate ON the whole question of judicial ala.
tricts was discussed pro and CON. The
whole afternoon was spent in the 6,iscossion
of this bill.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the discussion in
committee of the whole on the iudicial
apportionment bill was continued, and fin
ally tho bill was recommended for passaae
subject to amendment, which will aive an
other opportunity for struggle on the
Eighth, Eleventh and Twelfth districts.
The usury laws were then discussed till 10
o'clock without arriving at any result.
HOUSE.
II took till II o'clock to get through with
routine business, when the house went into
committee of the whole on the appropris-
ton bills. The first bill, the one making ap-
propriations for the orphan asylum ct Atch-
ison. A fight commenced on the salary of
the superintendent, which in the bill was
fixed at 81 30 year.
The special committee which had been
sent to examine the institution reported in
favor of reducing the salary to 81 ZOO. The
debate was kept mp till time of adjournment
without coming to vote.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Tho Atchison appropriation bill passed
about as recommended by the sub-commit-
tee. The superintendent's salary was TO
duoed to 81 600.
at Beloit. 1t also appropriates $4,000 for
building on forty acres of land to be given
by the city of Beloit. It put the control of
the school into the hands of the board of
charities. It provides that any girl under
Is years, who shall be convicted of any Of
Tense known to the laws and punished by i'm
prisonment shall be sent to this institution.
It also allows the probate judges and courts
of record to send girls there with the con-
sent of parents, etc, who are incOrrigabie
and perpetually disregard the commands of
parents or lead a vs2rant life or resort to
criminal places or practices or refuse to
perform labor suitable to their years, etc.
The bill was recommended for passage. The
bill provides that all Of the officers of the
school shall be women. The house cont nu-
ed in committee of the whole On appropria-
ton bills till adjournment.
EvENISG SESSION.
At the evening session the appropriation
for the university occupied the whole time
and finally was recommended for passage.
The total allowed the institution for the
coming year IS $S4 $40. which is Sal, COO less
than was asked for in the bill.
Among the items cut ont of the bill, as
originally introduced, were the following:
Two instructors in art, Fl COO; for carpenter,
$72); for steam coils in Snow hall, 81, 700;
steam pump and fixtures. $3.50; for coating
steam pipes $500: piano, 5000; models for
department of art, $500.