Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-28

TOPEKA, Thirty-frst Day IN Session.-The
house having defeated the woman suffrage
bill on third reading on the previous day, it
was
REcoNsIDERED AND PASSED
by vote of So to "a, six votes moro than
needed.
Speaker Elder fled long protest against
the bill.
There is no hope among its friends that
the senate will pass it.
ELDER's UsURT BILL
Speaker Elders usury bill was passed by
the house. Besides features heretofore men
toned the bill makes money due monthly
employees bear 6 per cent. interest after the
end of each month until paid.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoRTIoNMENT.
The house ordered a committee of nine on
congressional apportionment. The senate
committee on this subject has not yet agreed
on an apportionment bill. The vote cast in
the seven congressional districs at the last
election was as follows: First. AZ, IA; Sec
ond. 35, 127; Third, 1888; Fourth, IS. 10Y;
Fifth, 35, 984: Sixth, Sc. 1856; Seventh, 66, 009.
AS the state will now be entitled to eight
congressman there must be changes all
around.
TOPEKA RAcEwAY.
The house committee on public buildings
and public grounds presented a report in
favor of the passage of the bill granting right
of way through the insane asylum grounds
and the reform school grounds to the Topeka
Dam company.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
IL
a report in favor of the resolution calling
constitutional convention.
6. j. CRAWFORD.
The same committee reported in favor of
aboIishing the Office of state agent at Wash
ington.
THE SCHOOL BOOK BILL.
The house in committee of the whole spent
a half day on the school book bill. Much
criticism of its features was brought out,
but it was permitted to go to third reading
subject to amendment and debate.
TO CHANGE SCHOOL TAX LAW.
The house judiciary committee reported
favorably bill to change the school laws 90
as to add this: THAT the taxes voted shall
first be used to pay the current expenses and
teachers wages of the school for the year in
which they were voted, and any excess not
necessary for that purpose may be used to
pay prior Indebtedness, legally contracted
by the district"
THE GRAND JURY LAW.
The judiciary committee recommends the
repeal of laws relating to calling grand juries,
for the reason, the committee says: 1.-THE
fact is, that the grand jury system is only
calculated to make fees for lawyers, without
any benefit to the people,"
ANTI-HoRsE THIEF.
TTbo ,o..od CopoEor
bill, giving mem bers of the Anti-Horse Thief
association, while pursuing and capturing
horse thieves, the powers of deputy sheriff.
AGREED WITH THE HOUSE.
The senate has agreed with the house on
the amount, $4,000, to give for seed grain
for the western counties.
LUPFER's NATIONAL BANK
resolution was not concurred in by the SEN
ate. 1t asks congress to abolish the national
banking system.
CoNGER VS.. PADDOCK.
The senate concurrent resolution, request
ing our representatives in congress to vote
for the Congor pure lard bill, came back
from the house with the Paddock pure food
bill substituted for the Conger bill. The
senate non-concurred in the resolution as it
was amended by the house.
ANTI-oPTIoN.
Speaker Elders resolution requesting con-
gressmen to vote for the anti. option bill was
concurred in by the senate.
PAYING SOLDIERS THE DIFFERENCE
The senate concured il the house resolu-
ton asking congress to provide for paying
soldiers the difference between the value of
greenbacks and gold at the time of their pay
ment.
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Senator Wright's concurrent resolution
calling an interstate irrigation convention at
Topeka on April p was adopted by the SEN
ate.
KANSAS MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION.
Senator Norton's resolution to have the
Kansas Mercantile association investigated
by special senate committee was lost. The
senate was informed that there were two
lottery bills now before the judiciary COM
mittee that will cover associations of this
kind, and with regard to this particular in
stitution the attorney general had already
had its charter annulled before the supreme
court.
LABOR DAY.
Among bills passed by the senate was S. B.
No. lis, by Senator Elhston, declaring the
first Monday in September of each year &
legal holiday.
THE SUNDAY sun.
The senate has bill before it, which will
speedily pass, placing heavy penalties fe-
selling or circulating the Kansas City Sum-