Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-21
LOOKING UP THINGS.
The H"oss OF Representatives Appoints =
COMMITTEES to InvestIgAte Alleged Cor
IuPt Practices of State House Com
missiOners, and Oilers.
The House Also Wants to Know How the
Law Relative to Old Soldiers I'm APP
pOintive Offices Has Been
Obeyed, or DisObeyed

TOPEKA, Twenty-ffth Day In Session.
The house has by resolution determined to
investigate
TIE STATE house.
This action is taken Independents of the
senate.
The committee appointed to do the work
is: Dumbauld, Neeley, Douglass, Kenton
and Fortney.
The resolutions, introduced by Dumbauld
of Lyon, and adopted, state that there are
grave rumors ahoat as to the manner IN
which funds have been expended; with neg
ligence in letting contracts and in making
allowance for extra work and material usedi
with other corrupt practices of the board OF
state house commissioners, contractors and
employees, and misappropriation of funds.
OLD SOLDIERS.
Andrews, of CowIey, offered a resolution
asking the committee ON state affairs to find
out specifically how the law requiring ap-
poIntive places to be filed by old soldiers
has been obeyed.
C. A. HENRIE.
Mr.. Andrews also introduced resolution,
which was adoDted, instructing the commit
stances connected with the appointment OF
c. A. Henrie to a position in the labor
bureau.
COUNTY PRINTER.
A bill has been introduced in the house to
create the elective Office of county printer.
osAwAToAnE ASYLUM.
The committee on charitable institutions
having visited this institution reported as
hi, I 1or7f md
commend the building of three new cottages
at once.
OLATHE SCHOOL
The same committee reported the result
of their visit to the Olathe deaf and dumb
school. They found excellent management.
They found a carpenter shop needed there.
They recommend that hereafter the Olathe
deaf and dumb school be included among
the educational institutions, and say that it
will soon be self-supporting.
NEW SYSTEM OF VOTING.
The house spent an afternoon considering
the Australian ballot system, but did not
finish it.
SEED GRAIN FOR THE WEST.
The house discussed at length bill to ap-
propriate $780, 900 to supply western farmers
with seed grain. The indications are that it
will pass.
SENATOR FIGHTERS ALIEN LAND BILL
was discussed in the house. Opposition was
developed. 1t was laid over.
CONQUERED IN.
The senate concurred in the house amend
ments TO the dynamite resolutions; and Sen
ators Kimball, Mohler and Ed Carroll were
appointed as committee on the part of the
senate under the resolutions.
BILLS PASSED THE SENATE.
The senate passed a number of local sem
ate bills.
Also bills introduced by the ways and
means committee. providing for new build
ings, &c, at the blind asylum, the industrial
school for girls, the reform school, the idiot
asylum and the Osawatomie insane asylum.
The bill was also passed which gives the
right of way for raceways across the grounds
af the Topeka insane asylum and the reform
school.
COUNTY SALARIES.
An effort was made to refer the bill Is. B.
20), which had already taken two days time
in senate, to a special committee; but this
was lost; q to 16.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The senate approved several of the regular
appropriation bills; including that for con-
tinuing the construction of the state house.
Senator Howard's bill for establishing
chinch bug determination station at the state
university was among bills favorably acted
upon.