Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-19
General VARIETY.
ToPEA, Twenty-fourth Day IN Session.
The house railroad committee, or ten OF
them, have introduced their omnibus

ToPKKA, Twenty-fonrth Day IN Session.
The house railroad committee, or ten OF
thems have introduced their omnibus
RAILROAD BILL
Seven of the committee make a separate
The bill would fix the passenger fare at 25<
cents a nile; provides for the election Of
railroad commissioners by the people, and
/ forbids the issue of free passes.
The minority of the committee endorse the
two latter measures but oppose the % cent
a mile rate.
The minority argue that the operation of
railroads IN Kansas Is not remunerativs, al
| though, as compared with other states, the
percentage of business Is greater IN Kansas
| than in other states according to population
/ They find that the railroad mileage of Kan
sas is greater than in any other state except
Illinois; that with its one and a half million
| people it has more miles of railroad than
| New York. with population OF ak millions,
| and Its vast natural and manufacturing in
/ dustries developed and the chief city of the
union for foreign commerce within its bor=
l dersi and exceeding the mileage OF the state
| of Pennsylvania with over i've millions of
| population and unlimited mines of coal and
/ iron and its extensive manufacturing and
agricultural industries; and exceeding that
of all the New England states combined,
with a population of over i've millions. be-
ing the manufacturing center of this coun-
try and of the continent.
coFFKXvILLE EXPLOSION.
The house refused to concur IN the senate
amendments to the investigation resolution
relating to the COfeyville dynamite explo-
sion.
THE APRIL COMMERCIAL oosGREss-
The house adopted Senator Il. B. Kelly's
resolution providing Tor congress to be
held in Kansas City in April. representing
the commercial interests of the western
states Each state is to be represented by
senator's. The house amended it by making
the speaker of the house and the president of
the senate delegates ex Officio.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The ways and means committee of the
house have introduced a bill which provides
for the creation of board of public works,
which IS to have charge Of ali the public
buildings of the state
Inc bill provides that the board, consist
ing of three mechanics, shall be nominated
by the supreme court, who shall name twelve
men to the governor, who shall select three
for appointment, to be confirmed by the
senate.
WAIVER AND APPRAIsEsLKNr.
The house in committee recommended the
passage of Doolittle's bill to provide for vaca-
ton Of sherih's sales when an adequate price
IS not obtained, when the contract making
the debt contained waiver of appraisment.
Speaker Elder said that no existing con-
tract was affected by the bill; that money
loaners need have no fears; no one is going
to lose a dollar that he has loaned in this
state by reason of any act of this legislature.
TIE NEW MORTGAGE Law.
The bill presented by the judiciary COM
mittee was approved in committee, after be-
ing amended.
1t authorizes the making of a mortgage
containing power of sale empowering the
sheriff to sell the property without the neces-
sity of a lawsuit, and it contains ample pro-
vision for the protection of the debtor against
a sale wrongfully made.
1t gives the owner absolute right to redeem
the land at any time within two years; and
to occupy and use it during that period, be-
sides making ample provision for junior
creditors, if there be any.
1t limits the cost of foreclosures for which
the land can be held liable to $40.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
The senate defeated the bill to do away
with metropolitan police by vote of yeas Is,
nays %.
MBRIDE CONFIRMED.
The senate in executive session confirmed
the appointment of w. H. Mcbride to be
superintendent of insurance for the term
commencing July, 1891.
THE TOPEKA DAM.
The senate in committee approved the bill
granting right of way for a raceWay through
the Topeka asylum grounds.