Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-21
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TorzxA. Fiftieth Day In Session.-The leg
islsture waited all day and until 10 o. N. on
its conference committee on the misceIlane-
Gus appropriation bill.
Agreement had been reached upon ali of
1T except the $4,000 for
KANSAS EXHIBIT
at the worlds fair. An agreement was
reached on the amount, but it failed ON the
appointment of commissioners. The ALI
ance men wanted two appointed by the sem
ate; two by the house, and the governor to
be instructed TO appoint a democrat for the
would not agree to. At first the alliance
men wanted three elected by the house and
two by the senate, but the above mentioned
scheme was the last proposition by their
committeeman.
The senate had previously surrendered the
poraon OF the same bill which created de-
partment OF agriculture, with a secretary to
be elected by the people, as the alliance men
were dead against it.
After the disagreement became absolute
the senate passed a separate bill for the
worlds fair, and this was promptly killed by
the house; so Kansas is not to be represented,
unless 1t be by hasty preparation provided
for by the next Legislature.
EolIK Proposed.
A resolution was offered in the house for
the dismissal of the impeachment proceed
lnes against Judge Botkln. and to instruct
the board OF managers to enter a nolle pros
equi in the case, but it was defeated, nearly
two to one.
ELDER REPLIES TO OSBORN.
Speaker Elder made a speech in reply to
Senator Osborn's speech of the day before.
He claimed that this alliance house had saved
the state 1000 900 in appropriations; had
cut down the state levy from four and quar-
ter mills to three and three-seventh mills,
besides reducing many appropriations.
sEAToN REPLIES TO ELDER.
Mr.. Seaton replied that the comparisons
made by Mr.. Elder of recent years with the
year 1876, when Elder was a member of the
ways and means committee, and when Kan
sas had only one-third of the population it
now has, was an unfair comparison. From
1876 for few succeeding years the money of
the state had gone, in large sums, into build
ings for state institutions. etc.
CHANGES IN COMMITTEE.
The conference committee on miscellane-
Gus appropriations cut out the salary of the
fish commissioner; cut down the amount for
repairs on the wings of the state capitol: re-
duced the amount for a new building at the
agricultural college, and cut out the appru-
priation for the worlds fair.
NATIONAL GUARD.
The following appointments on the Ma
tional guard we're received from the governor
and were confirmed by the senate:
Brigadier general, c. H. Kimball.
Quartermaster general. II. F. Best.
Adjntant general, j. n. Roberts.
Paymaster geaeral. F. NJ. Bonebrake.
Surgeon general, H. s. Roberts.
Aides-de-camp, G. c. Laaand, Emmett
Callahan and W. D. Ford.
Assistant adjutant general, Lewis Hanback,.
RESUME OF LEGISLATION.
The legislature passed 263 bills, of which
40 originated in the house and 133 in the
senate.
They comprise the regular appreciation
bills: fixing pay of county officers in several
counties by several bills for each: authoriz-
ing the sale of alcohol at Wholesale; the ap-
portionment bills for legislature and con-
gress: several bills relating to cities of the
first class: to abolish survivorship in joint
tenancy; the big irrigation bill; the private
banking bill; the chinch bug bill: the loan
ing of 100000 for seed grain; to protect
union labor associations in the use of labels;
providing for primary elections: relating to
deposits of county funds; to stop the sale of
liquors to inmates of soldiers homes: the
eight hour law; the tax levy; creating a
board of public works: for the inspection of
grain and to regulate warehouses: restrict
ing TlRuJb Ol dlltuS III uOlOiluR IGdl 6NtSttSs
creating new courts in Wyandotte and Shaw
nee counties; regulating the sale of real es-
tate for delinquent taxes: providing for vote
of the people for calling a constitutional
convention; to prohibit a certain class of
scandal newspapers: declaring Labor day"
legal holiday: cutting down the bounty on
sugar; the differentiation of live stock
commission men: fixing pay of state officers
The rest of the bills, aside from special ap-
propriations for the various state institutions,
were almost entirely local in character.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
At q. N. the senate adjourned and
the house took a recess till morning.
There was no further business except to
await the enrolment of the miscellaneous
appropriation bill and TO receive the gov
ernor's action thereon. Only dozen men,
bers of the house remained to the finish,
and the legislature on Friday, March ID, ad-
journed
SINE DIE.