Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-01
Tuesday.


TOPEKA, January 22.-At the morning ses-
sion bill was introduced to create a new
judicial district to be composed of Seward,
Stevens, Morton, Haskell, Grant and Stan
ton, to be district No. %.
The penitentiary investigating committee
was authorized to employ q stenOgrapher.
A motion that no bills be introduced after
the thirty-ffth day Of the session was
tabled.
A resolution was offered asking our mem
bers IN congress to do all they could to
open the Indian country to settlement and
passed on roll call by a vote Of y to ID.
The concurrent resolution directing the
secretary Of state to distribute Dassler's
revised statutes to members of the legisla-
tUre was passed on roll call. They are to be
returned to the secretary Of state at the
close of the session.
The house concurrent resolution provid-
ing for joint committee to investigate the
conn plants made because the railroad COM
panies weighed all stock at Kansas City was
taken Up and on motion was referred to the
committee on railroads, it having been
stated that the board OF railroad commits
sioners had to-day gone to Kansas City to
examine into the matter.
The senate then went into the election of
United States senator when every vote was
cast for P. B. Plumb.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
HOUSE.
Numerous petitions were presented and
bills introduced.
The senate resolution authorizing the ap-
pointment of a stenOgrapher for the com
mittees on investigating the penitentiary
came up and was discussed to a cOnsidsr1
able extent. One side said the committed
now had authority to appoint a stenOgrapher,
and others said that they did not want a full
report of the testimony but we're willing to
let the committee make q report without
submitting the testimony taken. The time
spent In discussing the resolution was about
two hours.
Mr.. Burton, of Dickinson, took the
ground that the persons who made the
charges against the officers Of the peniten-
tiarY will furnish the testimony to prove the
charges made without expense and the Off
GERS charged will bring in the rebutting tes-
timony and all without any expenses to the
state. The resolution finally, at 1 ?. M,
passed by vote of so to 20.
AFT RNooN SESSION.
The frat business Of the session was the
election Of United States senator. Hon.
John Rankin, as chairman Of the Republi-
can caucus which renOminated p. b. Plumb,
placed that gentleman IA nomination in
neat speech. Mr.. Plumb received rs votes,
all Of the votes cast, and was declared
elected. The roll Of members from unOr-
ganized counties, who have no vote, was
then called and all OF them stated that If
they had a vote It would be cast for j. 3
Plumb. The special order for p. N. was
then taken up. 1t is as follows:
Whereas, In the minds Of the stoCk-groW-
ers Of the state Of Kansas there exists great
distrust as to the intent, purpose and action
Of the Beef Combine" OK Trust" So
called; and
Whereas, It Is publicly asserted, and gen
orally believed that such Combine" or
Trust, % IS directly responsible for the pres
ent low price Of the beef product; and
Whereas, Such Combine" or tsTEust''
has eZerted q powerful influence towards
csntralIzIna the market IN Kansas City and
Chicago thereby bringing the beef product