Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-29

ToPEKA, KAS.-Legislation progresses with
usual interruptions.
THE FORCE BILL.
DR.. Nicely, of Leavenworth. introduced in
the house a set of resolutions demanding the
rapeal of the Mckinley tariff and requesting
the Kansas members and senators in con-
gress to oppose the elections bill and to favor
tho laws authorizing free and unlimited CON-
age of silver.
Mr.. Nicely made long speech for his reso-
lutions.
Mr.. Cleveland spoke on the same side.
MIR. Rood opposed present action on the
resolutions.
Mr.. Rice, of Bourbon, said that political
discussions like this are planned and carried
on in the interest of corporations and COM
binations to waste the time of the house and
prevent legislation efiecting their interests.
Mr.. Hopkins favored the financial part Of
the resolutions, but, as an old soldier, op-
posed continuing tho shotgun policy in the
south.
Mr.. Hurt got very much excited in his
opposition to the force bill.
Mr. Wilmington was against the force bill,
but wanted discussion postponed until after
the senatorial election.
Mr.. Brown said the republican party had
been advocating measures for suppressing
election outrages at the polls for twenty live
years.
On motion of DR.. Neeley the previous
question was ordered, and Judge Webb and
others who wanted to be heard were ruled
out.
The resolutions were then divided, and
that part denouncing the force bill was
adopted; 81 to 26.
L.
alliance man VINO voted IN the negative.
The free coinage resolution was adopted
with no opposing vote.
PRUNING IN COMMITTEE.
The judiciary committee has commenced
weedin. out the bills. 1t reported that some
bills, if passed, would not stand; others pro-
posed were laws now; still other bills intro
duced this session were repetitions,
NO TELEPHONES FOR THE HOUSE.
A resolution providing for a telepone for
the house was voted down.
EXCESS RAILROAD FARE.
The house committee on railroads reported
in favor of repeating the law which permits
railroad companies to collect an excess fare
from passengers who neglect to purchase
tickets.
THE BELoIT REFoRHAToRY.
A bill giving the girls industrial school at
Belolt 5000 to complete its water system
and s., 900 for current expenses to July, 1891,
was passed by the senate.
It was explained that there we're many
more inmates than was anticipated when the
last biennial appropriation was made; now
being sixty, with sixty more applications.
FORCED LAND SALES.
Senator Mothers s. B. 30 came up for con-
sideration in committee of the whole.
This bill regulates the sale of mortgaged
property, personal or real, and demands that
upon the return of any writ of execution
for the satisfaction of which any lands or
tenements have been sold, if the court shall
after having carefully examined the pro-
ceeding of the officer be satisfied that the
sale has in all respects been made in con-
formity to the provisions of the law and has
brought fair and adequate price, the sale Is
to be confirmed. Any interested party may,
upon motion. move to have sale set aside for
inadequacy of price, and upon hearing of
such motion, any party interested, upon de-
mand, ID entitled to jury trial.
A lengthy talk occurred, but the commit
tee arose wlthou. taking final action on the
bill.
STATE SALT INSPECTOR.
Senator Forney says of his bill providing
for state salt inspector that such an officer
was absolutely necessary if we wish to COM
pete with Michigan and other salt producing
states.
Salt is now often barreled in this state wet.
and when it dries is not only short of weight,
but is a solid mass. Our salt cannot COM
meud high position while irresponsible
parties are thus allowed to put their inferior
goods on the market, and while the rrst-
class producers have no Inspector 5 mark on
their goods to insure the purchaser against
fraudulent products. Senator Forney thinks
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