Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-17

division of Hilton's addition to Wichita
Douglass.
] To regulate the time and manner of
payment of wages by corporations-Her-
| ron.
To regulate interest for money, and
amendatory of chapter 5, Revised Statutes
! of 1885.
| An act to authorize Appleton township,
! Clarke county. to vote bonds for aid of
sugar works, in said township-Perry.
An act to make it unlawful for school
officers TO have any interest in contracts
! for erecting school buildings-Perry.
! An act TO repeal all laws empowering
! townships and counties to vote bonds to
Observation-Disclosures.
a petition to abolish capital punishment
! Tim berlake
BY the citizens of Clay and Riley coun-
ties praying for investigation Of weighing
and delay of stock IN shipment.
The committee having in charge what
disposition should be done with the 'pen"
investigation reported favorable that the
senate appoint a committee of three and
the house a committee of five to act joint
~ in an investigation and to employ such
aid as may be deemed by the committees.
1t was moved TO adopt the report. And
Burton amended with power to employ
stenographer if in the judgment of the COM
mttee iii necessary" After submitting
his amendment he moved the matter go
over until O'Clock this afternoon Car
ried almost unanimously.
Under the head Of communications from
the governor Assistant Clerk John @.
Royce commenced to read the message.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the house this afternoon joint reso-
luton was offered asking representatives
in congress to secure an appropriation Of
$50, 900 to improve Oneida Springs. 1t went
over under the rules.
4 resolution was passed favoring an in
quiry TO find out if free trade is being
taught in the state university.
1t was decided to allow only eleven
committees to have clerks.
A senate concurrent resolution asking
for committee of three in the senate and
five in the house to investigate the man
agement of the penitentiary passed the
house.
NOTES AND PERSONAL
1t is thought that Senator Osborn got
exactly what he wanted when he was
given the Craftsmanship Of the com mittee
on public buildings. This means some
thing concerning the capital removal cues
tion. Mr.. Osborn, however, claims that he
never thought of such a thing, but in this
connection it is again observed that he has
already introduced bill hoping to get
more money for the state build
ing being erected in this town.
OF course he did not mean
that this should indicate or be a pointer
for non-removal Of the capital.
1t is remarked that the senate chamber
is looking much better now than it did
when finished. In other words, that it
has mellowed with age and will look
better as the years go by This is not
concurred with by all as some think the
gypsum walls, instead of Mexican onyx
as paid for viii show years to a disad-
vantage and the early kick about the
enormous expense of $4,000 will return
with increased Vigor.
Ed Carroll. Democrat, had no eXplana-
ton to offer for his absence at the joint
session yesterday for the election of state
printer.
The South Carolina branch of the house
is said to be so small that it will probably
give but little trouble during the session.
There were number of corrections sug-
gested for this mornings journal in the
senate.
The first effort of Governor Humphreys
clerk to bring the message to the senate
was unsuccessful as it proved to be the re-
port of the State Industrial Reformatory