Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-14

TOPEKA. Twenty-third Day In Session.
The house has commenced work on the
AUSTRALIAN
system of voting and ground through sew
eral sections of the bill in committee of the
whole.
ELDERS STAMP ACT.
The house passed Speaker Elders bill
which requires every bond, mortgage and
note held in the state to be taxed. The bill
says that every such bond, mortgage or note
or other evidence of Indebtedness, must bear
the stamp of the assessor or it cannot be
collected.
STATE PENSION AGENT.
Mr.. Brown, of Harvey, introduced bill
for the appointment of a state pension agent
to 60 to Washington and look after the
claims of Kansas soldiers.
GETTING ANXIOUS.
resolution was adopted directing the
state printer to give the preference to mort
gage, interest and railroad bills in printing
the various bills which are semitic him by the
house.
FRAUDULENT SCHOOL BONDS.
resolution was adopted directing the at
torney general and the state school superin-
tendent to report to the house the facts in
connection with certain bonds held by the
state school fund which are said to be fraud
ulent in character. The bonds were issued
By school districts in Rice, Norton. Comanche
and Howard counties.
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY BONDS.
Resolutions were adopted directing the at
torney general to give TO the house his writ
ten opinion concerning the present liability
OF the city of Lawrence and of the state uni
versity to the state cchool fund, for interest
long past due, and for principal past due, of
certain bonds of that city held by the school
fund.
BOOM ADDITIONS.
number of local bills have been intro
duced to allow certain cities to decrease their
corporate limits. Senator Gillette, chairman
OF the judiciary committee. introduced bill
OF general scope that Will cover the local bills.
SUFFRAGE FOR VETERANS.
Senator Moody introduced resolution TO
authorize the committee on elections to draft
bill to give the old soldiers at the home in
Leavenworth the right of franchise.
THE STATE HOUSE.
Senator Forney introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on state af-
fairs be instructed to furnish ar opinion to
the senate at the earliest practicable moment
as touching the following points:
tirst-Can the state house be left in its
present uncompleted condition for two years
without material injury to the same and the
interests of the state?
Second-If the same cannot be done, can
the necessary sum for the complexion of the
same be raised by issuance of bonds bearing
q low rate of interest? Carried over.
DYNAMITE.
The senate amended the house resolution
for investigation of the Coffeyville dynamite
affair. by giving the committee astenographeF
ana greater power in calling witnesses, and
adopted it.
SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
The senate considered S. B. 20, relating to
salaries of county officers.
There was trouble over the section about
district clerks.
Senators declared that this section, if en-
acted, would close the courts in the large
counties. as no one could afford to act as
clerk. The matter was not settled
APPROPRIATIONS FOB STATE caAKITTEs.
The senate went through and approved
bills for more buildings and other improve
ments at several of the state institutions.
LOCAL BILLS.
The senate approved in committee, and re-
commended the Passage of thirteen local
bills.