The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-03-18
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report of tho Weeks Pro.
ceedings.

KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report OF the Weeks Pro.
ceedings.
THE senate on the 9TH passed the irriga-
tio1 bill with several amendments and SUBJ
sttuted an entire new legislative apporton-
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 q conference. The house
passed the executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill. lively debate took place on the
senate amendments to the irrigation bill but
the house concurred. Speaker Elders bill
prohibiting contracts 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 a sub
stitute for senate bill appropriating $4,000
for a. exhibit 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
length but not finally acted upon by the
house. The bill for weekly payment OF
wages, which had been rejected on a former
vote, was again taken up in an amended
form and passed. At midnight the house
adjourned.
The Senate on the 9Th passed a mortgage
stay bill as q substitute for the Douglass
house bill. 1t stays execution for two years
on any judgment for foreclosure. provided
taxes, semi annual interest and costs are
paid within six months after 1udgmento other
wise an order of sale may issue in SIX months
after judgment. The senate defeated the
conference report on the fees and salaries
bill by 20 to IS, and the printing appropria-
ton bill was passed with two amendments.
At noon the senate adjourned and was i'm
medately called to order court OF i'm
parchment. An informal vote favored March
q as the beginning of the trial of Judge Bot
kim. The house, after consuming much
time passed the bill appropriating 5000 per
year for the stations ut HAYES City and Dodge
City; also the senate bill making eight hours
q days work for laborers employed by the
state or any municipality. The worlds fair
appropriation bill (appropriating s5O,OOO) was
passed by the house. 1t is substitute bill
and provides for five managers, two TO be
elected by the senate and three by the house,
not more than two to be OF one political
party. The state house investigating COM
mttee submitted report in which an ex-
tension of time was asked
THE senate on the morning OF the 10th was
busily engaged receiving messages from the
governor and considering conference re-
ports At noon it again met as court OF
impeachment and set the 20th or April as the
time for the beginning of the BOtkn trial.
The court adjourned and the senate was Off
cially informed of the death of \. S. Goss.
Resolutions were adopted and the senate
took a recess until O'clock. The jury COM
miss Toner bill, which had been amended by
the house was killed. The bill as amended
by the house provided for three jury com
miss onerS not more than one to be of the
same political party. At the morning SEES
sion of the house reports OF committees to
investigate the state house and the metro
poltan police system were received and de-
bated at length. The state house commits
sioners had entered protest against the re-
port and the debate in the house was ex-
ceedngly lively The motion to adopt the
report was amended by Mr.. Douglass
to give all parties interested in the state
house invest gation an opportunity to be
present and heard. This finally agreed
to and both reports adopted. Adjourned
until next morning.
THE senate in executive session on the 18th
confirmed number Of the governors APP
pointments and worked day and night on
the miscellaneous appropriation bill. The
conference failed to agree on the world fair
bill and the senate tackled it on to the mis-
cellapeous bill, making the appropriation
200. The conference report on the cXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was
agreed to-. The house was busy on confer
ence reports. The conference on the execu-
tive and judicial bill was agreed to. also on
the metropolitan police appropriation Mr..
Stephens, in a spirit of sarcasm, offered a
resolution to abolish the senate, and Mr..
Heber, in the same spirit, offered bill to
legalze the acts of the present legislature.
Resolutions thanking Speaker Elder and
other officers were adopted. The printing
appropr alton bill was agreed to, several
members voting for it under protest 1t APP
propriates sl53.O0O. The conference report
on the legislative districting bill was also
ayr, ed to after much wrangling.
THE senate on the 18th passed the bill APP
propriating $4,000 for an exhibit at the
worlds fair, and agreed to the con-
ference committee report on the mis-, ell
laneous appropriation bill. The remainder
of the work was on conference reports
The house agreed to the conference report
on the miscellaneous appropriation bill
The senate worlds fare bill was reported,
read IA first time and its further consdera-
tion postponed. A resolution to withdraw
impeachment proceedings against Judge
Botkin was lost At Pollock in the morning
the work of the legislature was practically
finished.
AFTER having been in session nearly all
night both houses met at 10 O'Clock on the
18th. No bu-iness was transacted, however.
as the attendance in both houses was small.
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