Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-29
Miscellaneous Legislation.

Miscellaneous Legislation.
TOPEKA, KAN.-The committee on eloe-
tons have commenced to report ON cases of
contest. The first is the case of
JAMES h. FEEDER, OF ELLIS.
A majority of the committee. including
two alliance members, reported in favor of
Reeder, while two of the committee made q
minority report. They both say that there
was evidence produced showing corruption
and bribery in the election, but the majority
state that the evidence was not of character
to stand in a court.
The majority report was adopted unani-
mously, and Fuller. the contestant, allowed
his expenses of contest.
SEED GRAIN FOR THE BORDER.
Mr.. York, of Rawlins county. introduced
bill providing for the donation of seed
grain to destitute western settlers.
IRRIGATION.
Mr.. Lupfer, of Pawnee county. introduced
a concurrent resolution requesting members
of the national legislature to give Immediate
and careful attention to the facts and to Sc
cure the enactment of sucn laws as may be
necessary to provide for the settlement of
interstate irrigation questions, to prevent the
passage of measures inimical to the interests
of the people of this state, and to urge upon
congress the appropriation of such sums of
money As may be reasonably devoted and
ought to be devoted to developing the means
of irrigation in aid of actual settlers upon
arid and semi-arid lands which were taken
as agricultural lands.
THE HUTCHINSON REFoRMAToRY.
Mr.. Matchett offered a resolution, which
was adoped, asking the attorney general if
the state reformatory at Hutchinson can be
changed to some other state institution with
out impairing the title to the land decided to
the state for that purpose.
A committee had already been appointed
to consider the practicability of making an
insane asylum out of the reformatory.
TO DRAW $4,000 NOW.
The house passed bill to appropriate $780,
600 to be paid on account of members and
officers per diem.
THE BRIBERY BILL AGAIN.
Mr.. Douglass bill to prevent bribery of
members of the legislature was talked about
IN the house for great while. and finally
recommitted to the judiciary committee.
CORRUPTION IN ELECTIONS.
The house considered Mr.. Douglass bill
to prevent corruption in elections, in COM
mlttee of the whole, but did not dispose of it.
CIDER VINEGAR.
in the senate the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Carroll, of Miami, to prevent tine adul-
iteration of vinegar. and to regulate the man.
ufacture and sale of cider vinegar was passed:
ayes 80, noes 0.
PETITION FROM VETERANS.
Senator Osborn offered petition from the
ex-soldiers and sailors of Kansas, praying for
the reelection of Senator Ingalls,.
POOR COMMISSIONER.
The senate considered Senator Forney's
bill to abolish the office of poor commits
sioner now existing in counties having over
10000 people.
Senator Forney said that the expense in
CURED by the poor commissioners in reach
ing and investigating case calling for as
si5tance, was often greater than the expense
that would be required to supply the needs
of such party.
The bill was recommended for passage.
MoHLER'S SHERIFF SALE BILL.
The senate again considered Senator Mob
ler's bill to secure fair and adequate price
for property sold under execution. 1t was
amended so as to empower the court to set
aside the sale unless the property brings two
thirds of its fair value instead of adequate
consideration"
As so amended the committee of the whole
recommended its passage.
WAIVER OF APPRAIsEMENT.
Senator Bentley's bill to appeal the law of
1872 relating to waiver of appraisement"
was also recommended for passage.
ARMS FOR SONS OF VETERANS.
Senator Kirkpatrick has introduced bill
that proposes to order the state adjutant
general to furnish state arms to the forty
odd companies of uniformed and drilled
companies of Sons of Veterans in the state.
The arms are merely loaned to these COM
panies for practice. A bond is required to
be furnished and the arms are to be returned
on demand.
REBATE OF EXCESS FARE.
Senator Martins railroad bill provides that
persons failing to procure tickets at stations
where tickets are sold may be charged 10
cents in excess of fare when paying fare on
the train; and also requiring that receipt be
given to the passenger by the conductor, on
presentation of which to any Of the compa-
ny's ticket agents within ten days the excess
shall be returned.