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

IhiFtletn Day
TOPEKA, Thiri o h Day IN Ses iOn.-Ths
house reached the


TOPEKA, Thir; o h Day IN Session.-Ths
house reached the
WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL
on third reading and it was defeated The
vote was GO for to 80 against. but it takes s.
votes to pass bill; or a majority OF all the
Is members elected.
This wns a SURPRISE to the friends of the
measure, as the bill had been approved by
the judiciary committee and by the commit
tee of the whOlehouse-
The arguments made in the house con-
WINGED enough of the real friends of women
suffrage that the law would be unconstitu-
tonal. and that il requires a change of the
constitution to reach the matter, to prevent
Its passage
MONEY SPENT AT ELECTIONS.
Douglass bill to prohibit and punish the
corrupt use of money al elections was passed
by the house.
PHARMACY BILL KILLED.
The bill drawn by the state board of phar-
macy and supported by the druggists gener-
ally, imposing registration fee of 81 upon
every pharmacist, was defeated IN the house.
LIENS Ely IRRIGATION COMPANIES
The bill to give irrigation companies lien
on crops grown on irrigated land was passed
by the house.
TREsPAssISG or CEMETERIES.
Mr.. Stahl's bill for the protection of Gem
eteries was read third time and passed 1t
provides penalty for trespassing on GENE
BfOuu01-
sHOoL BOOKS.
The bill to provide series of school books
by the state was discussed at length by the
house; and then made special order on an
other day.
SALARIES OF STATE OFFIcERs-
The bill which had passed the senate re-
lating to salaries of state officers was consid-
cred by the house.
1t makes cut of $500 in salary of gov
ernOr's private secretary; 500 in salary OF
lieutenant governor; $500 in salary OF as
sistant secretary OF state; $500 IN assistant
state auditor and 500 for auditors chief
clerk; $500 in salary of assistant state treas
urer; $500 in salary of attorney general. max
ing it 1900; $500 IN salary or assistant at
torney general; 500 in the salary of state
superintendent of public instruction: $40
IN assistant superintendent's salary; sou IN
salary of superintendent of insurance, and
$500 in the assistant superintendent salary;
500 in salary of warden OF the penltentlary,
and $500 in salary of railroad commissioners
The house in committee agreed to all these
items except the decrease of the salary OF the
attorney general and that of the state super
intendent of schools; the salary of the war
den of the penitentiary was cut to S1.IoO.
An amendment was adopted reducing the
commission of 5. J. Crawford state agent at
Washin gton, from 10 per cent to per cent,
of money collected from the United States
for the state.
The bill as so amended was recommended
for passage.
CHILD LABOR.
The bill framed by the labor organizations
of the state, and introduced by Senator Os-
born, came up for the third reading in the
senate.
The bill would prohibit the employment
| of children under Il years OF age at any labor
during the hours in which schools were in
session. or before Z g. N. and after p. N.
1t was killed; q to g.
POWERS OF INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
There is a division between the house and
| senate. The senate passed bal giving
| power 10 investigating committees to compel
| attendance of witnesses, etc. The house
/ amended this so as to give like power to
/ committees of either house as the ball gives
/ to joint committees. committee of confer
/ ence has the bill in hand.
BILLS PASSED THE SENATE.
The senate passed large number of local
/ bills; also Senator Osborn's bill to prohibit
the use of tobacco by youths in public PLACES
/ also the state university appropriation bill