The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07


conflict Herewith, was under discus
sion when on Senator Schilling's mo-
ton the committee arose.
HOUSE.
After the presentation Of a number
OF petitions, ETC., the following bills
were introduced:
H. B. No. 53s, by Mr.. Booth, of Paw
nee, providing for the employment of a
female physician in certain state insti-
buttons.
II. B. No. $50, by Mr.. Martin, of Neo-
sho. comforting the rights of majority
on Dudley L. Jones, a minor.
II. b. No. $40, by MIR. Rankin, of
Douglas, to provide for the assessment
and collection OF taxes, and to amend
sections 20. SO, 70, 80 and 81, chapter
122, session laws of 1875; also, section
40, chapter 10, Of the general statutes
of this state, in relation to cities of the
second class; also section l, chapter ITO,
session laws of 1885.
II. H No. Sal, by Mr.. Berry, lby re-
quest of H. E. Burton). to legahZe the
taxes levied by the board Of county
commissioners of the counties of Ford
Finney and Hodgeman on the real estate
of Gray county in the year Of 1885 and
extended on the tax rolls Of Gray
county.
H. B. No. 542, by Mr.. Rice, of Bour-
Va
the session laws of 1861.
IL. B. No. SAB, by MIR. Stafford, OF
Shawnee, for the prevention of duel
| ty to animals.
H. b. No 544, by Mr.. Dupree, of
Rice. (by request) to legalize the acts
of Ella Cameron acting as probate
judge of Rice county.
FL. B. No. 545, by Mr.. Elliott, OF
Montgomery. to authorize the board OF
/ nfxr,a CpSr NJ
county to appropriate money to remove
and rebuild a certain bridge in said
county.
II. B. No. SAG, by Mr.. Elliott, OF
Montgomery, to amend section /, OF
chapter lit of the laws of 1871, to es
tablish code of criminal procedure.
H. B. No. SAT, by Mr.. Elliott, tt
amend section 275. of chapter 80 gen
eral statutues of 1868, and section OF
chapter l26 of the laws of 1881.
II. b. No. 54S, by Mr.. Elliott, Of
Montgomery, creating boards of health
| in cities of the second class.
In the committee of the whole Z
number of local bills were consid
cred.
When the house convened in thI
afternoon. Nj. Jones of Finney, moved
that all the bills relating to the sugar
industry ba made the special order OF
Thursday afternoon, but the motion
was not agreed to.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Stat
| ford of Shawnee, asking congress Il
have the POttawatOmie Indians il
jackson county removed to the Indian
territory, was read and adopted.
Mr.. Hanna's resolution declaring
that rates charged by the railroads fO
coal, to points in Western Kansas eX
cessive and urging the railroad com
missioners to revise and reduce Tn
rates was adop ed.
In committee of the whole the bill
introduced by MIR. Sutton. of Ford
which vacates townsites and sub 1ivIs
ions of about ninety-five towns in Kan
sas Was read. All the TOWNSHIP
and subdivisions are owned and con
trolled by the Santa Fe railway. The
were laid out several y ears ago, but tn
company now desires To have them va
Gated and converted into corn fields.
MIR. Heber said this bill was in tn
interests of corporation, which ha
laid out townsites and subdivisions
sold lots at high prices. and now want
ed to escape the payment of taxes b
having the townsites vacated. He wa
opposed to it, and said the corpora
lions which sought to have these town
sites vacated could proceed under tn
statutes in the district court.
Mr.. Lee, of Kingman was also oppos
ed TO it, and said it was not in the in
terest of the people. The corporatiO
in whose interest it was introduce
wanted to get out of paying mortgages
Mr.. Hoch of Marion said the purpos
of the bill seemed to be to beat tn
poor county printer out of some fees
The statutes say that when townsit
or subdivision is to be vacated 1t sha
be advertised for four consecutiv
weeks. This bill done away with this
Mr.. Sutton said there was no desir
to take any advantage of anyone, an
he did not desire to push it ahead unit
it was satisfactory to everyone.
Mr.. Admire wanted time to invest
gate.
Mr.. Green of Kiowa was opposed
Yac9ting townsites by the wholesale.
Mr.. Bishop of Hamilton, charge
that the bill was introduced by CORP
Grafton and that the intrOducer wa
endeavoring to rush it through when
great many members were absent. Tn
bill ought not to be passed; it affecte
towns which knew nothing about tn
bill.
Mr.. Martin of Harper, Mr.. kenyon
of Hodgeman and MIR. Roach of JACK
son also objected to the bill.
A motion by Mr.. Burton that tn
bill be passed over was agreed to.
The committee then arose.
Mr.. Legate introduced bill to max
appropriation for the state peniteI
tiary for the next two years.