Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-28
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report of tho Weeks Pro-
ceedingp.

A Condensed Report of tho Weeks Pro-
ceedines.
WHEN the Senate met at ten O'Clock on
the morning of the 10th Saturday nearly an
hour was taken up in talking on q motion to ad-
journ from II 80 O'Clock to Monday. The mo-
ton finally prevailed and the Interest bill was
briefly considered in Committee Of the Whole
and the Senate adjourned. The House dis
cusSed at length the motion TO agree TO re-
port of the Committee of the Whole the day be-
fore and finally rejected the report on the Fees
and Salary bill and agreed TO the Irrigation
bill, which was ordered to a third reading. The
House passed the Topeka Insane Asylum, the
Soldiers Orphans Home and Beloit Re-
form School for Girls Appropriation
bills; several local bills also passed A
petition from 1900 women of Topeka was pre-
sented protesting against the passage OF the
bill reducing the age of consent from eighteen
to twelve years A concurrent resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Sutton asking Congress to
donate the Fort Dodge and Fort Hays military
reservations to the State for the purpose Of
providing the Old soldiers and sailors OF the
State with homes in their declining years. At
the evening session bills were considered in
Committee of the Whole.
THERE was a small attendance of men,
bers when the Senate met on the 18th Several
bills and petitions were presented and bills
read a second time. Senator Hardness sue
ceeded in getting his Judicial Apportionment
bill (Which had been smothered in Committee
OF the Whole placed back on the calendar. In
surance bills were considered in Committee Of
the Whole. Senator Buchans bill authorizing
johnson and Wyandotte Counties to issue
bonds 10 build a bridge at Bonner Springs
passed The bill passed authorizing
cities of the second class to extend
their police regulations over one mile
Of contiguous territory, also number Of local
bills. At the evening session the Executive
Appropriation bill was considered at length.
In the House the substitute proposed by the
Judiciary Committee relating to interest was
taken up as the special order and occupied the
morning and afternoon sessions. The DILL was
finally recommended for passage. 1t fixes the
legal rate at six per cent and the maximum
rst6 ten per cent and forfeiture Of interest
and principal II more than twenty per cent. is
charged. At the evening session bills were
considered in Committee Of the Whole.
THE Senate on the 10Th passed the bill
making it misdemeanor to improperly wear
G. A r. badges. The Executive Appropria-
ton bill was again discussed. or rather the
item to increase the salary of the Assistant
Treasurer. The increase was defeated. At the
afternoon session the Interest bill was again
the subject OF debate and finally recon-
mended for passage. Quite a number OF
bills were considered in Committee of the
Whole -. In the House the morning and after
noon sessions were occupied in discussing Mr.
Guthrie's two bills, 23S and g., the one
providing for the inspection of live animals in
tended for human food. and prohibiting the sale
of certain meats, and the second C66j) prohibit
ing the sale of unsound, diseased, adulterated.
and unwholesome articles OF food regulating
the slaughter of animals, etc. The enacting
1v CT mt M ho first nd
the second (66j) recommended for passage. The
resolution anendin, the Constitution so as to
extend the session Of the Legislature to ninety
days passed. Dhe University bill passed
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the Goth agreed to the House amendments to
the University bill, except the clause cutting of
the pay of regents while engaged in the per-
Torrance of their duties. The House Judicial
Apportionment bill was considered at some
length and defeated. and the Senate bill on the
same subject taken up. The bill to prevent fire
insurance companies from establishing pooling
rates passed, but the vote was reconsidered
and the bill went over. The bill making an ap-
preparation for the girls Industrial school
at Belot passed. -. In the House among
the bills passed were: To enable irri-
CATION companies to condemn the
right OF way; concerning mortgages: the Uni.
versty bill: providing for an irrigation COM
restrain waste on mortgaged land:to amend the
law in regard to county auditors: to extend the
penalty for disposing of mortgaged chattels;
amending the Interest law; relating to fore
closure of mort cages for non-payment of inter
est; amending the law relating to assessment
and collection of taxes; exempting ex-Union
soldiers from the payment of poll tax; for the
relief of INDECENT soldiers, their WIVES widows
and orphans and u host Of local and private
bills.
THE Senate on the Dist non-concurred in
the House amendment to the Grand Jury bill,
and passed the Judicial Apportionment bill.
Several Senators explained their votes on the
age Of Consent BILL and a communication
was read from the Equal Suffrage Association
Of Saina, denouncing the vote of certain
Senators in favor of the bill Insurance bills
were then considered in Committee of the
Whole. At the evening session many appro-
priation bills were favorably considered and
recommended for passage. :. In the House In
surance bills were considered in Committee of
the Whole and at the afternoon session the bill
passed providing for an oil inspector. After
further debate on insurance bills the High bill
was finally passed with an amendment which
materially lessons the power of the State
Superintendent of Insurance. Mr.. Mothers
Alien bill was then discussed.
But little business was transacted in the
Senate on the I'D. The House amendment
providing that the superintendent, matron and
attendants shall be women was adopted. The
reSol ution memorialiZing Congress to set aside
the Fort Dodge and Fort Hays military reser-
vations for the use OF old soldiers passed A
resolution was adopted that when the Senate
adjourned it be TO April 10 to consider the
action of the Anti-Beef Combine convention.
The House bill to prevent the removal of build
ings from mortgaged lands was adopted. =. In
the House Mr.. Rankin's bill for the building
of Soldiers Memorial Hall at Lawrence was
considered in Committee of the Whole and in
definitely postponed. Mr.. Martins dill making
appropriation to pay bounty on sugar passed;
also Mr. Guthries bill prohibiting the sale of
unsound. diseased, adulterated, impure and IN
wholesome articles of food. In Committee of
the Whole the Penitentiary Appropriation bill
and large number of local bills were recon-
mended for passage. At the evening session
appropriation bills were further considered.
Oscar Neebe's Petition.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb. 23-Oscar W.
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