Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report of the Weeks Prs


NANSAS I6OtSIAT OH6.
A Condensed Report of the Weeks Pro-
eeedings.
THE proceedings of the Senate the
eth were brief and of little interest At
ter the appointment OF committee to in
yestigate the alleged insurance combine,
consisting of Senators Mohler, Richter and
johnson, and the consideration of a local
bill the Senate adjourned until Monday
The House worked without a quorum for
awhile and took recess until O'Clock; then
the report of the committee confirming Mr.
Heber, of Meade, in his seat was adopted.
The balance of the day bills unobjected to
were considered in Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate on the 9Th Mr. kelley's COM
mercial congress resolution, which provides
for congress of representatives of Western
States at Kansas City, Kan, on April 10, was
adopted. At O'Clock tie House resolution
for investigating the cause of the Coffeyville
dynamite explosion in 1883, was taken up
and caused debate somewhat on the dyIA-
mite order The preamble was considerably
modified and the resolution adopted. At the
evening session local bills were considered
in Committee of the Whole. The House
was not in session in the morning and the
afternoon session devoid of general
interest. A resolution offered by Mt. Rub1e
adopted, asking Congress to pay ex-
Union soldiers the difference between the de-
preciated currency they received and gold
THE Senate spent large portion of the
day on the 10th considering a bill merely of
local interest to Topeka. Mr.. CarrolPs bill
abolishing the police commission board OF
Leavenworth and Wichita was defeated by a
vote of Is yeas to q nays The public works
bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole until adjournment. In executive ses-
sion w H. Mcbride was confirmed as lnsur-
ance superintendent in place OF D. W.
Wilder, whose term expires July 1.-The
House spent the forenoon in discussing the
Senate amendment to the Cofeyville dyna-
mite resolution. A substitute was finally
adopted. The concurrent resolution for a
commercial congress at Kansas City was
adopted and financial bills considered until
adjournment.
Soon after the Senate met on the 18th the
Presiding Officer appointed Senators KIM
ball, Mohler and Carroll QLeavenworth) as
the joint committee to investigate the Cot
feyvi1le dynamite explosion The Senate
then took up bills ON third reading and
cleared the calendar. A few bills were in
troduced and motion made to reconsider
the vote by which Mr. CarrolIs police COM
missioner bill was defeated, which went
over The House adopted a resolution ap
pointing a committee to investigate charges
against the State House Commissioners.
The Railroad Committee reported several
bills favorably and Mr.. Andrews offered
resolution, which was adopted, requiring
the Committee State Affairs to inquire
into the appointment of G. A. Henrie to
position in the labor bureau and for other
information to appointments Many bills
were then considered in Committee of the
Whole.
THE Senate had lively debate on the 18th
on the House concurrent resolution which
provided for the payment of members ONLY
for such days actually spent in session,
and it finally rejected The bill estab
fishing a station at the University of Kansas
for the destruction of chinch bugs passed
The calendar was cleared and but little other
business transacted of general public in
terest. The House passed the bill for re-
selling of mortgaged properly sold without
appraisment for not enough to satisfy the
morte age. and also the general mortgage
bill Mr. Cobun offered resolution declar-
ing that the House is unalterably opposed
to any legislation repudiating just debts,
and favoring such legislation will render
tiles. The resolution was adopted Speaker
Elders interest bill debated all the
afternoon in Committee of the Whole.
THE Senate spent the entire session on the
18th discussing the seed grain bill of Mr.
Lockard appropriating $50 600 for the needy
OF Western Kansas The appropriation was
final V reduced to 81 10 ,009 but the bill failed
] by tie vote of 70 to 19, there being two alb
| sentees---- In the House gavel made out of
an apple tree grown in Cloud County was
presented to the Speaker on behalf of the
| knights of Labor of that county Many
| committees reported. and many bills of
| minor Importance passed on third reading.
| The House by vote OF 60 to adopted bill
favorable to female suffrage. A bill was
! passed removing the political disabilities of
! all persons disqualified by the Constitution
| from voting holding Office by reason of
having borne arms against the Government
during the civil war. The Australian ballot
| system bill was considered in Committee of
| the Whole and recommended for passage.