Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-26


The house passed the bill to change the
eEAHx TO DAVIS.
Sixteen republican members filed a protest
against the passage of the bill because the
county was first named for the arch traitor
jeff Davis
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
The house passed the bill to establish the
Australian ballot system in Kansas by
unanimous vote.
IRRIGATION BILL
Hopkins irrigation bill was passed by the
LOCAL AND OTHER BILLS
The house passed number of local bills.
and among others S. B. ?, to establish sala-
ries of state officers and others.
CHANGE IN COMMITTEE
Rice of Coffey resigned as a member on
the committee on education and Carey OF
Nemaha was appointed to MI the vacancy.
APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED.
The house in committee of the whole ap-
proved appropriation bills; for pay of state
boards; for the state normal school; for the
Soldiers home at Fort Dodge.
WEEKLY PAYMENT OF WAGES.
Cory's bill for weekly payment of wages
came next before the committee. An amend
its provisions.
Mr. Hamilton, chairman of the Legislative
committee of the railroad employees of han
sas. was invited to appear before the house
and was questioned regarding this bill. he
said the railroad employees of Kansas did not
desire such law.
The amendment was adopted. but the bill
was not finished.
THE BELoIr INSTITUTION.
The subcommittee which visited the girls
reformatory ut Beloit reported, recommend
ing that the institution be supplied by water
by connection with the city Waterworks.
They also condemned the practice of send
ing small children there.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
The select committee of the senate TO re-
wise the fees and salaries bill for county Off
GERS reported, making an average reduction
of % per cent from the original bill.
Few changes were made in committee of
the whole in the bill as reported by the select
committee. Several senators endeavored to
get their counties excepted from the pTovi-
slons of the bill, but there was a majority
who were determined to serve all alike.
The bill was passed.
INSURANCE INVESTIGATIONS.
The committee of the senate appointed to
investigate the combination of fire insurance
companies doing business in Kansas report
ed that they find that fire insurance rates
have been largely increased in Kansas, and
TINS IN consequence OF com blnatlon among
fire insurance companies so skillfully arrang-
ed AS not to be amendable to the law against
trusts and combinations.
Inc eOlnuliltee recommended the passage
of ). Is. 137, which is intended to force insur-
ance companies to comply with the law.
GONE To ST. LOUIS.
The senate voted to go to st. Louis in a
body to attend the funeral of General Sher-
man.
QUICK WORK.
Senator Kimball introduced a bill to ap-
propriate S400 to bring witnesses from out
side the state before the Coffeyville investi-
Cation The hill nnSsed raDlnlV as
the formal work could be done.
The Religion of General Sherman.
NEW YORK, February 21.-Rev. Father
Thomas Ewing Sherman reached New York
the day before the funeral. The news of his
fathers sickness was brought to him in the
| jesuit college On the Isle of Jersey, where he
IS finishing his studies. He received the
news too late to take any Wednesday ocean
/ steamers for this city at Liverpool, so he
made hasty preparation to catch the Majes-
/ tic which left Liverpool on Wednesday and
/ stopped Eat Queenstown on Thursday. He
went to Southampton and thence to Holy
head by special train, where he crossed to
ireland, reaching Queenstown IN time to
board the Majestic. The Intelligence of his
| fathers death came TO him at Sandy Hook,
| from a deck hand on a mail boat which came
| alongside of the steamer. His inquiry,
''HOw is General Sherman" was answered
/ by the deck hand, who said: His funeral
is to be held tomorrow"
Touching the subject of General Sherman s
religious belief, his son said. IN positive
way, that may well remove all doubt in the
matter: my father was baptized in the
| Catholic church and married in the Chtholic
/ church, and attended the Catholic church
| until the outbreak of the war. Since then
/ my father has not been a communicate, but
| has always said to me: IF there is any true
religion it is the Catholic religion A week
| ago my father received dissolution and ex-
| Vreme JUNCTION at the hands of Father Taylor.
/ foil af ha htrf
this fact has no important bearing. for the
| sacraments could be administered to any
person whose mind could be interpreted as
DESTROYS of receiving Them"