Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-28

age. Many petitions and letters were
submitted praying for the suppression
OF this nuisance and others were receiv-
cd and fled later. Under tn third
reading Of bills an act providing for the
payment Of the claims Of the state agent
FOR prosecuting claims against the
United States was passed. Mr.. OsbOrn's
bill prohibiting the use Of tobacco by
persons under Is years OF age In public
places was discussed at length and also
passed, as was Mr.. Elliston's bill max
ing September q legal hol'dy to be
known % Labor day." House concur
rent resolution No. 20, relating TO the
enactment Of o law authorizing the sec
rotary Of the treasury to issue the cur
rency Of the United States, was taken
up and considered. There YVES hot fight
made on the bill, but it finally carried
by vote OF q to /. On motion OF SEN
ator Osborn, o substitute was accepted
fOrthe Topeka dam bill, and was passed.
Feb. 19.-The senate took up nearly
the entire day In the discussion OF the
fees and salaries bill. The special COM
mittee appointed TO revise the report OF
the revision committee made its report
this morning. This committee did not
take the report OF the revision commit
tee as basis to work from, but the law
as 1t now Is. The report, as submitted
this morning, reduces the present fees
uniformly about Is per cent, thus in
creasing in many instances the report
OF the revision committee. Senator 81.
B. Kelley offered as substitute 'or the
committees report which amounted to
the present law, but was defeated. On
motion OF Senator Martin, the senate
voted to go. in body, to St. Louis to
be In attendance at the funeral OF Cen
eral Sherman. Senators Buchan, Mar
tin and Mohler were appointed a COM
mittee OF arrangements. 1t is under
stood that four sleepers will be tender
ed by the Santa Fe for the purpose.
In the house the bill to change the
name OF Geary county back to Davis
county was passed. The republican
members made formal protest and de-
manded that the same be spread on the
journal A score or more OF bills were
passed to-day, most OF them local bills.
The important bills Of q general nature
which rar successfully the gauntlet Of
final vote are as follows: An act to pro-
vide for printing and distributing bal
lots at public expense, and TO regulate
voting at state and city elections, being
almost copy of the Massachusetts
modification OF the Australian ballot
system. An act relating to and con-
corning irrigation. The bill is in the
main copied from the Colorado law, and
is looked upon by the senate with great
favor. An act to establish the salaries
OF state officials, their assistants and
clerks, judges and officers OF the legis-
lature. This Sill was amended by o
horizontal and diametrical" reduction
by the house. There will be commit
tee OF conference necessary. An act
relating to cities OF the first class. This
is q bill revising almost the entire pres
emit law relating to municipal powers OF
cities OF the first class.
House bill No. 118, to provide for the
weekly payment Of employees, was taken
I'D, and one OF the stormiest discussions
had during the session ensued. Ere
quently o dozen men were on their feet
for recognition. The session lasted
until 1880, without any practical re-
suit.
Feb. 20. In the Senate the commit
tee on public health introduced two
bills for the purpose Of creating state
and local boards Of health and prescrib-
ing their power and duties and to regu-
late the practice Of medicine in the
state of Kansas. Senator Mothers bill,
which had been announced in the house,
and which proposed to set aside sales
when less than two thirds OF the value
of the property was secured, was practi-
cally killed, on motion Of Senator Osborn
to postpone its future consideration un-
til April l. This was regardeA by the
enemies Of the bill a. quite victory.
Pending the third reading OF the feee
and salaries bill, the senate adjourned
until 10 q. m. next Monday, in order
that the senate might 60 to st.
Louis, as prearranged, to be in attend
ance at the funeral of General Sher-
man.
In the house there was nothing
done beyond the display OF Oratory.
The bill reducing salaries OF county
officers, was re-committed to the com
mittee on fees and salaries, with In
structions to ''revise and return"
The state printer question look up
much time OF the house and was finally
made Q special order for Tuesday at ~
q. m. The printing committee could
not agree on the measures to be pre-
sOnted. Messrs. Willard and Rice, OF
Bourbon, dissented and presented
minority report. The bill to apprO-
pirate So, 500 for laboratory and ex-
periments In destroying chinchbugs BY
innoculation brought Duncan oil Laoetee
to his feet with q speech in opposition.
The bill was favorably reported. Mr..
Showalters bill which cuts down all In
terest ACQUIRING to purchaser to 10 per
cent with Recommendation for passage.
Speaker Elders bill, relating to insur.
ance and amendatory Of the present
law, was recommitted. The important
measure is given in full:
"Whenever any insurance company
doing business in this state, shall refuse
or neglect to pay any loss In this state