Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-31
Kansas Legislature.
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TorxKA, KAN.-In the contest case Of
RooD-AEAxwuL,
from Marion county. the house COMMITTEES
on elections asked to be authorized By the
house to count the ballots cast, and a resolu-
ton was adopted to that end.
OLD SOLDIERS PETITIONS.
During the two or three days prior to Jan
uary u, when the legislature was TO vote fo1
United States senator, petitions came IN
from G. A. r. posts, and from meetings Of
old soldiers asking for the reelection of
John ]. Ingalls,. These petitions were, in the
main, treated with due respect by the two
houses of the legislature, there being a few
individual exceptions IN the house; and in
two or three instances, by majority.
The first one, as before reported herein,
was referred to a special committee, who re-
ported recommending that the petition DO
received and spread upon the journal.
Multitude OF BILLS.
At the end of the second week of the ses-
sion there had been introduced 189 bills in
the senate and 405 In the house.
NKBRAsKA's INTEREST RESOLUTION.
A resolution adopted by the Nebraska leg
islature asking that the legislatures of Kan
sas, North and South Dakota and Minnesota
appoint conference committee to consult
on the interest question and adopt q uni
form interest rate, was read and adopted in
the house.
POOR COMMISSIONERS.
Senator Forney's bill to repeal the law
providing for the appointment of commits
sloners of the poor, was amended so as that
the law shall require such appointments
only in Shawnee and Wyandotte counties,
and then passed by the senate.
CATTLE SANITARY Bill.
Senator Roe's bill prohibiting the driving
OF cattle into the state, which are liable to
communicate disease, especially such cattle
as come from south of the S7tl parallel Of
latitude, passed the senate; % to II.
BROUGHT BACK.
Senator Mohler's bill concerning confirm
alton of saleS under execution, was, after q
long and sharp debate in the senate, recalled
from the house by a vote of % to II. 1t was
brought back for the avowed purpose of fur
Their amending it.
GO WITHOUT PAY FOR AWHILE.
When the legislative appropriation bill
came back to the senate with the report upon
it that the house refused to recede from Its
amendment cutting out the Gay of the codi-
flying committee, the senate refused to ask
for committee of conference, thus finally
disposing of the bill.
STATE MONEY IN BANKS.
Senator Rush explains his bill authorizing
the state treasurer to deposit the public
money in banks having not less than Sc, COG
capital. He said there was on an averages
about 81, 500, goo in the state treasury, This
money he proposes to distribute among the
banks of the state in the same manner
as the money of the county treasures is ap-
portioned. The state executive committee
to take the place of the board of county conn.,
missloners in the power TO designate whick
banks shall receive the money; any bank,
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provided it can furnish the requisite bonds.
The provisions of the bill are very strict in
regard to bond requirements. Besides the
real estate or other bonds sufficient to cover
the amount loaned, personal bond of double
the amount drawn Is also eXacted, making
the security absolutely perfect to the state.
The provisions of the bill further state thas
no bank can draw on the state treasury for
an amount more than one-fourth of its cap
ital and to provide for the more general dis
tribution of the money. no bank can draw
more than SIS, ZOO. The rate of interest is to
be 216 per cent. Senator Rush says that this
measure, if passed, will bring the state an
annual revenue from the interest of at least
$4,000.
SCHOOL LAWS.
A bill that will be considered with more
than ordinary care was introduced by
Senator M. G. Kelley, which requires the
county t-easurers to give notice to school
district clerks ten days prior to the time for
holding the annual meeting of the amount
of money drawn by the district and credit
shown on the treasurer's books. After this
notification is made no moneys shall be
paid out of such funds until after the annual
meeting shall have been held. This obviates
the many mistakes that are annually made
in the local school funds aud requires ths
clerks, as we'll as the county treasurer, to
know at all times the financial condition OF
the local school district funds.
APPELLATE.
Representative Atherton introduced bill
providing for the establishment of an appel
late court, to be known as court of appeals,
1t divides the state into three districts, known
as judicial departments, each department. to
have a bench consisting of three judges, to
be elected by a direct vote of the people.
The court is intended to relieve the burden
resting now upon the supreme court, and Is
to have final jurisdiction in many cases now
sent to burden the records of the supreme
court.