Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-03-12
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.

KANSAS LEGISLATORS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Pro-
eeedIngs-
WHEN the senate met March 2 Senator
Gfiiett from the judiciary committee report
cd the woman's suffrage bill adversely.
Many bills were passed on third reading.
among them the following: To provide
county uniformity of text books and free
text books to the schools; to establish
court of appeals: to prevent the Obstruc-
ton of water courses to prevent the sale OF
intoxicants to inmates of any soldiers home,
state or national. and many bills of a local
was amended so to reduce
the bounty from TO q OF a
cent per pound resolution was adopted
providing for constitutional convention
Immediately after the roll call in tho house
the bill for the appointment OF a live stock
inspector at Kansas City was taken up in
committee of the whole and after a long de-
bate recommended for passage The house
resolution for constitutional convention
was favorably considered in committee OF
the whole. The legislative apportionment
ator Richtor's alien land bill after some dis
cussioD passed by - yeas to IL nays
stormy time was had in committee of the
whole over the fees and salary bill, which
was finally recommended for passage, and
at nearly midnigh the house adjourned
| THE senate passed large number of bills
on the Sd, mostly of a local character. Among
the bills passed was the bill creating de-
partment of agriculture to provide for the
display of the products OF the state AT tue
worlds fair and for board of managers lt
| makes tie secretary of agriculture state
officer to be elected by the people in 1s9,, the
governor to appoint the first secretary, the
secretary to be member OF the board OF
managers of the worlds fair for Kansas. The
senate is to appoint two members and the
house two, making a board of i've Fifty
thousand dollars is appropriated to defray
the expenses of an exhibit of the products OF
Kansas at the fair. The house mortgage Dill
| was recommended for passage in committee
of the whole by very close vote.----T The
house cOncurred in the senate amendment
! to the legislative appropriation bill, inserting
an item of s38, 900 for the Botkin impeach-
ment. Mr.. Elder introduced a bill aboiishlnS
Judge Botkin's judicial district which
brought storm. The bill was finally
rushed through by a vote of 81 to 80.
THE senate on the 4th adopted a resolution
| inviting the states of Mississippi and Ala
bama to send delegates to the western COM
mercial congress, and requesting the gov
| errors of states to appoint delegates when
the legislatures failed to do so. The bill to
| change the name of Geary county back to
Davis was killed The remainder of the SEES
sion was spent in committee of the who'll
when the irrigation bill was under consll-
Grafton. The day in the house was devos ed
| to passing bills on third reading, and many
passed. The bill making the first Monday in
d
passed unanimously The university appro-
pration and soldiers orphans home appro-
pration bills and the bill reducing the
bounty on sugar to three quarters of a cent
per pound also passed. The senate resolu-
| ton for the calling of O convention to revise
the constitution was adopted by a vote of 50
to "a. The people viii vote on the measure
at the election in 1882. The house unan-
| imousIy passed the bill prohibiting the pub
LEGATION circulation OF immoral news
papers. The bill originated in The senate and
passed that body without opposition.
THE senate the 5th had the irrigation
bill under consideration nearly all day, in
committee of the whole. The bill was finally
recommended for passage. Rules were re-
ported for the government of the senate as n
high court of impeachment Several bills
passed, and many bills favorabiy considered
| in committee The house adopted a resolu-
ton to adjourn sine die Tuesday. The bill
providing for the weekly payment of wages
by corporations failed to receive the con-
stitutional majority. The banking bill was
killed. and the fees and salaries bill passed
This reduces the salaries of all county Of
| ficers. The bill for the assessment of all
| railroad property at its full value passed;
also Mr.. Howard's bill for the payment of
taxes quarterly; also the house substitute
for the congressional apportionment IL.
also Mr.. Bentley's waiver of appraisement
| bill, and the bill to prevent the blacklistinI
OF employees large number of other bills
| passed, mostly local
THE judiciary committee of the senate on
4 the 9th made a strong report against the
house bill abolishing the Thirty second judi
cial district (Judge Botkin's). At noon The
senate organized as a high court of iTnpeach-
ment for the trial of the Botkin inn
parchment charges. The oath was admin
istered by Associate Justice Valentine, and
the court adjourned until noon next day. A
resolution was adopted asking for the ap-
| pointment OF Coz. Forsythe as brigadicr-gen-
| eral of the United States army. a resolution
to adjourn soon the appropriation bills
l dismissed q :. no
| debate Mr. Elders house bill relating to
| mortgages was defeated Many local bills
| passed. The house engaged in a long de-
| pate on the bill for the appointment OF an
| agent at Washington to aid Kansas soldiers
| and their widows in securing pensions, and
the bill was indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Douglass bribery bill passed message
| was received from the attorney general
stating that it was necessary for the com
| mittee to continue the state house investiga-
| ton after adjournment Many local Li;ls
passed at the evening session.
| THE nate on the 9Th passed the irrfga-
ito bill with several amendments and SUBJ
stituted an entire new legislative appoTtion-
ment bill for that OF the house which was
passed. The senate refused to concur in the
| house amendments to the fees and salaries
bill and asked for a conference. The house
passed the executive and judicial appropria-
| ton bill. A lively debate took place on the
| senate amendments to the irrigation bin but
the house concurred- Speaker Elders bill
prohibiting con, racts to be made payable in
| gold passed. The senate bill to levy tax to
complete the state house was virtually
shelved. In committee of the whole sub
>titute for senate bill appTopriatng 100
for an exh bit at the worlds fair was favor
ably recommended. The substitute provides
for three managers. one from each political
party. The substitute was debated at great
| / myth but not finally acted upon by the
house. The bill for weekly payment of
w.ges, which had been rejected on a former
vote, was again taken up in amended
| form and passed At midnight the house
| adjourned.
South Dakota Legislators Laid Up.