Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-12
INVESTIGATING DYNAMITE
Matters of importance Considered
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Matters of importance Considered
and Acted On.
TOPEKA, Nineteenth Day in Session.-The
house now has before it the subject of
STATE PRINTING.
The committee on printing has presented
two reports to the house for the purpose of
bringing about a reform IN the matter of
I slate printing: Tho majority OF the com
nnittee are in favor OF the state owning the
printing establishment and paying salary
of 5000 peg year to the state printer to
superintend the work.
Messrs. Rice of Bourbon, and Willard, of
Leayenworth, members of the committee on
printing, presented minority report in
which they say that they find that the extray-
agant features of the Kansas state printing
system has resulted from want Of limitations
as to the quality. character and amount of
printing ordered by the several departments
of the state government; and while the prices
paid has been somewhat higher than they
should have been the main weakness in the
present system hes In the direction above
indicated.
REsuBAussIoN.
There are now two resubmission joint res
olutions before the house. They both pro
vide for local option and high license
THE CoFFEYvnLE DYNAMITE
Mr.. Andrews, of Cowley, introduced
series of resolutions reciting the story of the
CoffeyVille dynamite explosion IN 1888, and
of the current charges that a present en-
ploye of the state had hand in it at the in
stigahon of the republican state central
committee of f;at year; followed by pro-
visOn to appoint a committee of seven from
the house ana three, from the senate to inves-
tigate the matter.
PERSONALS OF WAR.
The resolution asking congress to pay ex-
union prisoners of war 81 for every day spent
in the rebel prison was passed by the house.
a REyIsIoS OF THE STATUTES.
The house went into committee of the
Ill. - e.
revision of the statutes. The bill had been
favorably recommended by the judiciary
committee of the house. 1t provides that
the justices of the supreme court shall ap-
point five persons learned in the law and
com posed of memb ers of the different polit-
zeal parties of the state, to revise the general
statutes. They are to omit inconsistent and
incongruous provisions and sections and
condense and simplify as much az possible,
and prepare and suggest such new provisi ons
as IN their Judgment will promote efficiency
and economy in the administration in all
branches of the law.
The first vote was a motion TO kill the bill
outright, which was lost; 50 to a; but later
another vote killed it; 50 TO 81.
SorARIEs TO GIVE BOND.
The committee then passed fayorabty upon
Judge Webb's bill requiring notaries to give
bond and to keep a record.
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.
Senator Kelley. of Crawford. has intro
duced bill that provides for the erection
and maintenance of n school of technology
at Pittsburg, Kansas
1t provides for an appropriation of SS5, 600.
SEED GRAIN.
Senator Lockard's bill to appropriate $780,
600 to furnish seed grain to the needy in
western counties was considered by the SEN
ate.
The grain 50 be provided by the railroad
commissioners and delivered to the county
commissioners. The latter to draw county
warrants, bearing 6 per cent. interest and
payable February, '92. to be lodged with the
state treasurer.
The recipients to give their obligation to
the county commissioners, bearing like in
terest, payable in January, 1892
The senate did not agree upon what to do
with the bill.
STATE OFFICERs-
The big bill relating to state officers was at
last finished and passed by the senate. Its
third reading took three hours.
Insurance POLICIES.
Senator Murdock's bill was appE0ved In
committee of the whole senate in so far as it
referred to fire insurance. 1t provides that
in case of a total loss of a building the
amount written in the policy must be taken
as the measure of the loss, and must be paid
in full unless the insurance company elects
to replace the burnt building.