Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Lssislatiea In both 1o....-rh. Pants

= N Both Houseo-The Pon1to0-
tlazy Investigation.
xA, Kan, Jan. 3L-Mr. Hohlsr's
1.N OH passed the upper house yester.
~ morning. Il it becomes . law under
sue present restriction it will not take eff
,ec. until 1t 10 Incorporated in the statute
M. nochan introduced . bill relating to
w ponce government of cities, and
nc " OF and supplemental to chap
ee1 Aoo OF the session laws Of 1887, being
IN act entitled, IAN act providing fog the
Ponce government of cities of the hrst
c,.ss through board Of police commits
s!oners apo nted by the executive coun-
ci.' ana also for q similar government OF
cites OF the second class in certain con-
tingencies."
Mr. Norton's bill regulating the time and
manner of the payment Of wages and
salaries by corporations was taken up and
nnaiiy sent to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Aocdy's bill to provide for the
government and maintenance OF the Uni.
versity OF Kansas was read by sections,
Mr. Moody explaining the changes made
from the old law and other points OF inter.
est. No amendments were offered to the
first twelve sections. When it came to
section IL, various questions were asked
and amendments offered. till it provided
that the Board of Regents shall receive as
compensation Sc per diem for time neces-
sarly employed and actual travelling ex.
penses to be paid on sworn vouchers.
Mr. Elliston moved to amend section IA
SO as to limit the appropriation to two
years and the levy to tbree-tenths of q
mill. The fourteenth section was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee and
the rest of the bill passed over.
HOUSE.
The House spent most Of the day in
Committee of the Whole. A number OF
bills were read the second time, and sew
eral new ones were introduce |, and then
the House settled down to the considera-
ton of general orders. The bill intro
duced by Mr.. Chambers to restrain State,
county and city treasurers from speculate
ing in their offices was recommended for
passage.
Mr. Safford's bill providing for the cre-
alton of superior court in Shawnee
County and to define its powers and juris-
diction, was also recommended for pas
sage. During the afternoon the House
discussed the bill, amending the act en-
titled: IAN act for the regulation and
support of common schools"
The Coal Investigation.
LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, Jan. d-The PEN
itentiary Investigation Committee re-
sumed its labors yesterday morning by
calling F. c. Buckley. The general tenor
of his testimony was rather in favor of the
penitentiary officials,
DR.. Krohn was the next witness called.
He denied making any suggestions to
raise money to defeat any legislation in
any form and knew nothing rejecting on
the integrity of the penitentiary officials.
After DR.. Krohn came Ed. A. Church,
whose evidence was rather damaging to
the prison officials.
Colonel d. r. Anthony was then called.
His testimony was not Of much account,
being mostly based on conversations with
different persons.
Mr.. J. E. Carr, superintendent Of the
Leavenworth coal mine. was next called.
He said their coal averaged seven cents
per bushel and that they had trouble in
disposing of the coal. The aggregate net
profits of the Leavenworth coal mine last
year was about $4,000. The capital stock
Is $300, 900. The committee then adjourned.
There are thirty witnesses yet to be ex.
amined, and the investigation will con.
tinue until the middle of next week.