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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


GENATE
TOPEKA, January 30.-At the forno0n ses-
zion among the reports of committees was
one TO Kill the Dill providing for the cree
ton OF 8 mansion for the governor, and
one to pass the bill repeating the act which
provides LOz state agent at Washington.
A very large number of bills were reported
upon, killing at least One-haif Of the bills
so reported.
Tbs ''alien biIl'' came up for passage. It
was discussed and amended, but there was
an adjournment without coming to q vote.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The ''alien biu'' finally passed the senate
The body then went into committee of
the whole on a bill to regulate the time and
manner Of the payment of wages and sal
aries by corporations. The bill was debated
for long time. Efforts we're made to Kill
it by shutting out the connecting clause.
This was voted down. The idea generally
expressed was that there was a willingness
to make such a law If II was confined 10 coal
miners. There did not seem to be any de-
mand for 1t on the part Of men engageure-
other industries. The bill was then In
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The bill to reOrganlZe the State university
then came up. 1t provides for a levy of the
tenth of one mill on the taxable property of
the state for the next year, and tWO-tenths
Of mill thereafter, to be applied to carry
ing on the university Discussion on the
bill occupied the rest Of the afternoon.
Adjourned.
On the part of the grangers a petition was
presented asking that the laws relating to
the insurance of farm property be so amend
ed as not to apply to patrons of husbsndry.
After getting through with the usual routine
business the house went into committee of
the whole on bills on the calendar and took
up an act to restrict officers of counties and
cities and school districts from specializing
IN their offices. 1t proposes that no officer
of any kind can speculate IN any kind of
scrip, or buy any without paying the face Of
such script. 1t allows him to buy enough at
a scount to pay his own taxes. if he can.
The bill to provide for the superior court of
Shawnee county was taken mp and 1t passed
recommendation. 1t Is passed because the
district court Is so overwhelmed with busI-
ness that it has become necessary to organ
iZe a new court.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On an appeal from the chair it was decided
that delegates from organized counties
could, contrary to rules. vote with the house
while in committee of the whole.
In committee of the whole a bill was
agreed to which provides that the same law
governing high schools IN cities of the first
class shall apply to cities Of the second
class.
The bill changing the time of annual
school meetings from June to July was
agreed to. The same bill provides that
county treasurers shall notify districts Of
the amount of money due them ten days be-
ore the annual election.
The house continued in committee Of the
whole all afternoon discussing various bills,
but none Of public Importance was agreed
upon.
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.AnetraIia ohiects -

WASHINGTON, d. c., February 5.-The
secretary Of state has received a cable mes
sage from Mr.. McCOppin. United States
commissioners to the Melbourne expedition,
ssying that the federal council of Australia
had accepted an address to the crown, view
ing with deep anxiety recent events in Sa-
mOa and fayOr5ug treaties guaranteeing In
dependence in Samoa and also expressing
the opinion that foreign dominion Of Sa-
moa endangers the safety Of Australia. Sec-
rotary BRyard said that he regarded the act
of the Australian authorities on the Samoan
question as very important, 1nasmuch as 81
indicated that the people Of that large and
prosperous colony looked at the situation
pretty much in the same light as the Ameri-
can people, but we're not disposed to look
1avoFably upon foreign enCrOachments IN
their vicinity.
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Commereial Union.

QUEBEo, February 5.-On Monday, N. F.
Anchor, a leading conservative, viii pat the
following question to Premier MerCiers the
reply to which is looked forward to with
considerable interest: scWhat position does
the government of the province Of Quebec
intend to take with regard to the joint rsso-
lutions introduced In the congress of the
United States by Mr.. ButterWOrth, Of Ohio,
which resolutions authorizes the president
to negotiate with reference to the union and
assimilation with the United States Of the
Dominion of Canada, or of any one or more
Of the provinces thereof
The question OF comm erciaI union or an
nexation is daily assuming greater impor-
lance in this province.
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Thursday.


TOPEKA, January 3l.-After the prelimin-
lry work of the senate, the Judiciary COM
mlttee, having reported against the bill re-
storing capital punishment, which, If
adopted, would kill the measure. a senator
moved that the bill be printed and referred
to the senate. This was considered test
as to whether the senate wanted to
restore capital punishment. The roll was
called and twenty-five voted to print the
bill, which would seem to show that twenty
two were IN favor of restoring capital pun
stated that they were opposed to capital
punishment, but voted as they did to allow
the matter discussed.
The Joint committee on Judicial appor-
tiOnment have agreed on the following dis
tricts IN the western part of the state:
Nineteenth, Sumner; tWenty-fOurth, Har-
| per, Barber; thirty-tWO. COmanche, Clark,
ldeade; thirty-three, Seward, Stevens, Nor
| ton. Haskell, Grant, Stanton; tWenty-seYen,
/ E'inney, Kearney, Hamilton; thirty-fOur,
! Rush, Ness, Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley;
| tWenty-three, Ellis, TregO, Cove, Logan,
/ Wallace; seventeenth, Rocks, Graham,
Phillips, Norton; thirty-fve, Sheridan
| Thomas, Sherman, Decatur. RaWlins, Ohey-
/ enne; thirty one Saline, Ottawa; twenty
| one, POttOWatOmie, Marshall, taking Mar
| shall from twelfth; sixth, Crawford, Bour-
/ bon, Linn: eleventh, Cherokee, Labette,
! Montgomery.
! AFTERNOON.
| The senate passed a concurrent resolution
| providing for q BtenOgrapher and sergeant
/ alarms for the committee on the beef and
pork combine. 1t then took up the uni
/ Versity appropriation bill aud spent the
whole session on it and without passing it
| adjourned.
] HOUSE.
At the morning session after the reading
/ of the journal, presentation of petitions,
/ ETC., Mr.. Legate introduced a resolution
| denOuncing the murder of John NJ. Clayton,
| Of Arkansas, as a political murder. The
| rules were suspended and the resO. utiOn was
unanimously adopted.
] The house then went into committee of
] the whole on the bill making appropriations
/ for the 81 ate normal school. The whole time
| of the session was spent in discussing the
I bill without coming to vote.
/ AFTERNOON SESSION.
! The house went into committee of the
/ whole on the EmpOria bill and after cutting
| out everything except the salaries of the
| professors recommended 1t for passage aud
/ after little other unimpOrtant business
/ adjourned.
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SAN FRANcIsCo, CAL, February 5.-The
schooner Dashing Wave has arrived here.
The captain, VIM. Chapman, reports having
left JuIuit, Marshall Island, December D.
The time consumed In the passage was thir-
ty-uine days. The Dashing Wave brings a
cargo of copra and toano logs. Captain
Chapman states that ali the territory In that
part of the world is being rapidly brought
under German influence. Pleasant Islands,
lying about one degree south of the equator
In 168 degrees east, have been seized by
Germany. Every rocky point and every
reef is an object of interest," to Germany.
and soon becomes involved in some scheme
which results in its seizure. Matters in the
Marshall group are quiet, as there Is no OPP
portunity for them to be otherwise, the
authority of Germany being supreme Cap
tain Chapman claims commerce IS hampered
by excessive charges and useless restric-
Eons. On entering the harbOr Chapman
states that no pilot came aboard till his
vessel was anchored, yet on leaving he wiz
presented with a bill for plOtage, which he
vas compelled to pay.
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A motor car In Denver became unmeln-
ageable and ran down q grade, jumped the
track and was broken into splinters. Sever
al were Lnjuree.
D. M. Jessup, a jack of all trades, ipslud-
ing preaching, has been convicted at k1ns-
ley Of arson and sentencedtO i've years hard
labor.
Rumor says that General HAIRLESS g -
1otiatinR for a country seat ten miles zzlsl
Washington.
Cassius N. Clay, Of Kentucky, expects to
visit Washington in February. Mr.. Clay
has ROT visited Washington since he was
minister to Russia during Mr.. Ldneoin's ad-
ministration.
GAINESVILLE and Plainsville, No, have had
Tn earthquake.
The Oklahoma bill has passed the lower
house of congress-, 148 to 1O2.
Colorado. Texas, Is excited over the
discovery Of brine at the depth Of GU feet.
The Oklahoma bill reached the senate and
was referred to the committee on territories,
after strong effort on the part Of its OPS
10 sers to have it 90 20 the committee on
Indian affairs. The vote sending it to the
former was 80 to u.
The greatest blizzard for years is reported
from Marquette, Mich.
Heavy snow in Canada with mercury 20
below xerO.
Burlington, Iowa, has had a $4,000 fire
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More Hoosier Roauee.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, February 5.-There
are rumors afOat that other persons, some
Of them Of considerable prominence are
deeply implicated in John E. SuIlivan's en-
bezzlements. No names are permissible at
this writing, but it is thought a sensation
awaits the public. A prominent attorney
said:
''There is just one more man In town who
must go to Canada right away, and when he
has gone 1 believe Indianapolis viii be-
comparatively free of her thieves, that is Of
her big thieves; the little ones don's have
chance to get away"
Expectation is on tip toe to learn who this
Zone man" is that the attorney has in
mind.
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stncEmen 800 > Protective TartR.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, February 4.-The
stockmen of western Texas have formed
themselves into an association with head
quarters IN this city. for the purpose Of
sending representatives to Washington
against the passage Of the Mills tariff bill,
so far aa it affects the general stock inter
ests of the west. A memorial has been pre-
pared to congress, for an act to be passed
providing for either such specific or ad va
loren duty properly graduated, on the diff
ferent classes of live stock, hides, pelts, etc,
imported into this country as snail Justly
protect our domestic products against undue
foreign competition, the imports IN no case
to be less than 30 per cent Of the appraised.
vaIra.
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WASHINGTON, D. o., February 5.-After
referring the Oklahoma bill to the commit
tee on territories, the senate passed to ap-
preparation bills, when uron an amendment
to increase the clerical force of the civil ser.
vice commission, Mr.. Plumb said he did
not subscribe to the doctrine Of civil service
reform which was borrowed from the British
system. He had hoped that incompetent
persons would be removed but that partisan
ship Of the most desperate character had
been practiced in the civil service law.
HOUSE.
The Nicaraguan canal bill was discussed
but not DISPOSED OF.
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Friday.
ELNL.IE

TOPEKA, February 1.-The house resolu-
ton denOuncinR the murder of John M.
Clayton, of Arkansas City, as a political
crime, come up, when Mr.. Carroll, of Leav
enWOrth, moved to strike out all of the reso-
luhOn which referred to the Democratic
party as political OppressOrs. Mr.. BuChan
was against the resolution, on the grounds
that such matter was not proper to be acted
upon by the legislature. He believed every
word IN the resolution was true, however.
The resolution, with CarrOli's amendment,
was laid on the table.
a number of bills were then placed on
third reading and passed on one roll call.
The committee on education reported
against Murdock's bill for the state to estab-
hsh a printing house to print school books.
majority OF the committee wanted the oil
printed, so it could be considered, and after
an hours debate 1t was SO ordered.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
me sena6e again took up bills on third
Eeaulng ana passed number. 1t then went
INTO the committee of the whole on the cal
endar.
The first one brought MP was one of in
Geres5 only to cities Of the first class, it be-
ing IN relation to the condemnation Of land
Tor sewers. 10 was amended and recon-
mended for passage.
A bill to put conditional sales of property
IN the same condition as chattel mortgages
was taken up. The point in the bill Is 70
make contracts for sale Of property On
monthly lnstallments, etc, the same as
ehattsl mortgages and must be fled like that
sage.
HOUSE.
The forenoon session, after the routine
business and when 1t come to adopting OF
/ rejecting the report of the committee of the
| whole, on the appropriation to the EmpOria
Normal school, motions were made to rein
state every item stricken out In the com
mlttee OF the whole. There was a call Of
/ the house. and roll call on every item. The
whole forenoon was taken up In these move
mentss ana the house adjourned for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Inc DAB to encourage watering places
for stock along roads, which has been once
] beaten N soma manner got befoEs the
kh0use and was passed
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WASHINGTON, D. O., February 5.-Sena-
tor Coke reported from the committee on
commerce a proposed amendment TO the
sundry civil appropriation bill, directing
the secretary of war to appoint board Of
three army engineers to make a careful eX-
animation of the northwest coast of the
Gulf of Mexico, west of So degrees and 81
minutes west longitude, and select the most
advantageous place for deep water harbOr
going vessel.
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Youthful E.opers.

HUTCHINSON, KAN, February 5.-The
marshal of Great Bend this morning arrest
ed party of four young clippers from Rush
Centre, the combined ages of whom
amounted to 50 years, the boys being is and
"A. and the girls Is and 13. They had taken
b horse and carriage from the livery stable
of the father of one Of the boys and said
they were en- route to Kansas City, where
they intended to be married The young
sters were sent homo and doubtless have
been spanked by their indignant mammas.
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OMAHA, February 6.-The high wind blew.
down a large section Of the east wall Of Max
Meyers brick building on the corner OF
Farnam and Eleventh streets, which was
recently Quilted by fire. Two buildings on
the east side were wrecked. Six people were.
killed outright or died soon after being re-
moved from the ruins and several others
were injured.
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Charrvva1a Notes.

CHERRzvALE, KAN, February 6.-The
meeting of the citizens Of this place for the
purpose Of taking steps to establish a large
creamery and cheese factory was a grand
success, and it is now settled that this city
viii soon have in operation one of the lara-
est combined Creameries and cheese fac
tories in the state.
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suaar Prodnction stndv.

WASHINGTON. D. O. February 5.-Com-
missioner CoIman, Of the department Of
agriculture, has sent a long letter to the
president Of each OF the agricultural expert
ment stations of tie United States, recon-
mending that they pay special attention TO
to the matter Of instruction In the theory Of
sugar production
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Not Very Sick.

ROME, February 5.-The recent reports OF
the Pope's illness arise from the fact that
His holiness at a meeting of cardinals
called to consider The question of papal in
dependence suddenly terminated the sitting
after a somewhat animated discussion and
on attempting to stand was seen to staggeF.
he came to himself while heiug carried TO.
his apartments. Some audiences were sus-
pended, but the Pope has now recovered his
usual habits.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., January 81
The proposition to raise the rank of minis
tiers to England, France, Germany and
Russia to ambassadors was defeated.
The senate spent four hours upon the
British extradition treaty, in secret session.
HOUSE,
The soldiers amendment to the Okla
homa bill was recOnsidered and divided, one
part being gain agreed to and the other
part disagreed to.
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Samples OF Justice.

KANSAS CITY, No, February 6.-JeR
Stevens, who was convicted Of the murder,
of Tom Kelly and sentenced to death, and
who afterwards obtained a new trial, plead
guilty TO granddaughter In the third degrsei
and was sentenced to two years in the peni-i
Tertiary. The next prisoner sentenced was.
James Morrison, who stole a mince pie and
pair of rusty old scissors. He got three
geara
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LEXINGTON, KY, February In. Young,
McGrathisna stud, has purchased Of Dryer
Brothers, Brooklyn the black stallion
Pontiac, by PerO Gomez, dam imp. AgenO-
ria (sistsr to Pizarro,) by AdVenturer, foI
$1,000. Pontiac won eleven races includ-
inq the first renewal of the Suburban handi-
cap. He viii be placed IN the stud at Nc
GrathiRna.
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WAsHHeroE, D. c., February "a prom
inent public man who Is IN 3 position tc
speak knowingly says: ssSenator Allison
has communicated to his near friends that
he had written 20 the president-eleet, per
empb0rily declining the appointment Of sec
relary Of the treasury There Is no 1oubl
Of the accuracy Of this.
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Bmns, February 5.-The editor Of the
RathenoRer Zeitung (IIbersl) has been con
demned to two months imprisonment for
crime against the sovereign power. The
crime was ths uss Of certain language ia an
article On the presentation Of fountain og
the ennnernr.
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Saturday.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON. D. O., February "A
conference committee on the territorial ad
mission bill was appointed.
An appropriation of 100000 for a coaling
station at PagO-Pago, Samoa, was passed.
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Cantafn j. 3. RoYd.

ArCHIsoE, KAN, February captain J.
J. Boyd, clerk of the district court Of Atch-
son county, died Of pneumonia Mr.. Boyd
was a graduate of West Point, and prior TO
his coming to Atchison had been in the
regular army. When the late war broke
out he enlisted In the Tenth Kansas, taking
rank as captain
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saturday

TOPEKA, February 2.-The standing com
rnlttees reported on large number OF bills,
among them the bill to provide for a geo
logical survey, was that it be printed and
referred to the committee of the whole.
This means that the committee were divided
as to the feasibility Of passing the bill.
The committee on cities Of first 81 IS re-
ported IN favor Of the bill to force all cities
to adopt the Metropolitan Police act, but
changes the appointment of the commits
siOners to the governor and senate, instead
Of the executive council.
The act requiring owners OF hedge fences
along public highways to keep them cut
down to not more than five and half feet
after hedges are seven years old, and If not
done by the owner of the land, then the road
OVerseers Can do it and have the expense
taxed against the property. Any town can
be exempt from the provisions of the act on
a petition signed by twO-thirds Of the land
owners Of the town: was passed on the third
reading.
A number of house and other resolutions
were discussed till the hour of adjournment
none Of them of Importance.
Adjourned till II a. m. Monday.
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Of August -, 1883, increasing the rate feE
total and partial deafness. The emo1nt
appropriated for army and navy pensions
during the current year is $50, AS, coo.
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WASHINGTON, February 4.-Senator Evarts
reported the testimony taken in the Texas
election investigation with resolution direct
ing proper committee to revise laws regu-
lating elections of members of congress.
The anti trust bill was considered.
The bill for settlement with the Union
Pacific aud Central Pacific was discusse
Senator Frye argued that the Union Pacific
Is solvent and able to make a full settlement
on a reasonable time, while the Central Pa
cific must be given very long time to ever
be able to pay its debt to the government.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

0eDab9u Tor some time and amended 6G
some extent and passed.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The resolution asking Harrison to appoint
Plumb TO a cabine5 position WAS unsnI-
mOu -ly cCncurrsd In
A concurrent resolution was introduced
authorizing the insane asylum at OssaWat-
onnle 70 contract for natural gas for heating
and lighting the asylum, providing it don't
COST more than 1t has for coal and gas here
/ tofore. After some debate it was referred
to the committee on charitable institutions.
resolution requiring the state house
commissioners to employ only citizens Of
Ae1sas was referred to ths o0mmittse on
public buildings.
A concurrent resolution came up reciting
mat It was the sense OF the legislature that
/ II a constitutional convention was called it
should not interfere with the prohibition,
homestead and exemption clauses of the
/ pres 6nG constitution. 1t was admitted by
those who favored 1t that It would have no
binding force on the convention as that
body would be higher than this. The resO-
luton passed on call of the ayes and noes.
~ Tor and g against.
The senate then took up the bill repeating
/ health.
The senate then went into committee of
the whole to consider this bill. A motion
was made to strike ont the enacting clause
or the bill, that is kill it. This WaS debated
los hours and it was the most b tier one of
L--g 1O6SlOA anu UlLE6 GlDI u5Gt 8 was 54Ik4D-
tied than at any time heretofore. The mo-
ton TO strike out the enacting clause was de-
I6ated IL to 10 and then mOIon to recon-
mend the passage of the bill Yves carried.
When the question came up IN the senate
a motion was made to noD-COnGur IN the
report of the committee and on this the roll
was called end the motion to non concur
was defeated by q vote of 20 to 16.
HOUSE.
At the forenoon session all the apprOpria-
ton bills were made special order for Thurs
day next.
The usual lot Of petitions were presented,
one being to give power to the 'Anti-Horse
LhieVes association to make arrests.
The hour of II having arrived, at which
time the bill fixing up judicial districts Was
made the special order. The bill is the re-
suit of the deliberations of the joint COM
nlttee of the two houses, and Is just as we
reported some days ago. There were a
number of attempts to change the bOundR-
RES of some of the districts, which failed
The hour of adjournment arrived before the
consideration of the bill was concluded.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house spent most of the afternoon on
the bill it was engaged upon at the tina of
adjournment, the judicial appropriation bill.
The contest was somewhat bitter, but the
bill was recommended for passage as rs
ported by the committee. After this
/ third reading Of bills was in order, and a
number OF bills were passed.