The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-13
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a Condensed Report of the weeks Pro-
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a Condensed Report of the weeks Pro-
esedinga.
TETE Senate the 3D. worked nearly All
day on the bill reducing the schedule OF
prices for public printing The Senate re-
jected a resolution 70 commence holding
evening sessions February 9 A bill was in
rroduced disorganizInR GRAY and GARFIELD
Counties and creating out of them a new
county to be called Union. The House had
quite debate on the Senate resolution ask
ing the Kansas delegation ia Congress to
amendment was offered to include the Pad
dock pure food bill The Conger lard bin
was finally knocked out and the Paddock
pure food OH adopted as n substitute. Inc
chattel mortgage bill was passed without
further amendment 1t shuts on the Ioaning
OF money on cnettels IN the western part OF
the State The House bill passed which pro
hibits the hiring of private armed detectives
by railroad companies other corporations
or persons. This bill is a blow at the Pinzer-
ton detectives and the penalties for its viola
ton are very heavy.
THE Senate the 4th transacted large
amount OF business in Committee of the
Whole. Revision Committee bills We're dis
vldfng for permanent state agent at Wash
inBton caused spirited debate, A cOmmuni-
cation was received from the chaplain OF the
penitentisry tavoring the repeal or noun
cation of the ''ag8 OF consent" law as a
measure of protection 70 the boys as well as
girls The bill TO reduce the cost OF stare
printing was passed on third reading. In
the House the bill for the revision of the
Statutes was considered In Committee OF the
Whole and recommended for passage. II
provides that the Supreme Court shall APP
point five persons to do the work. MT. An
drews offered "a concurrent res oluttOn for in
vestigating the COffeyvilie dynamite expiO-
sion OF IssS. The resolution asking Congress
to pay prisoners of war s. per day for the
time kept in rebel prisons was adopted.
The remainder of the session was spent in
Committee of the Whole.
IN the Senate on the 9TH Mr. Moody intro
duced joint resolution appropriating 5000
to pay expenses of transporting tents to the
various q. A. r. reunions in the State MIR.
Kelly introduced bill to repeal the act to
encourage the manufacture OF sugar. Among
the bills passed was Senator MurdOck's bill
compelling fire insurance companies to pay
the full face OF policies or rebuild the burned
f building. and a bill providing for the APP
/ pOintIOent OF a State agent at Washington in
/ place of el- Governor Crawford, resigned.
/ The Loyal Legion was received by the Sen
/ ate Mt Il rs O'Clock and entertained for some
/ time. At the afternoon session the fees and
/ salaries bill was under consideration but no
| final action reached. In the House irri-
/ cation Dill was introduced by the Irrigation
! Committee. The Loyal Legion was received
/ and entertained for awhile and Mr.. Elders
/ bill to tax bonds, mortgages, notes, etc,
! occupied nearly the whole time OF the House
/ in Committee of the Whole. The biIi was
/ finally recommended for passage protest
/ against che passage of the Eenton bill was
/ presented numerOusly signed by railroad
| employees.
bills were considered in Committee of the
/ Whole Mr.. CarrOIrs bill abollshing the
! police comm ssiOn in certain cities was laid
over until tuesday at MS request. Mr.
/ Buchan introduced n bill creating Superior
! Court for WyaudOtte County In the House
! Mr. DumbauId introduced bill relating to
I election laws. It is substantially the Aus
! tTaIian system. MI Webb presented a com
/ plant against Judge BOtkin, making serious
| charges against him and praying for his re-
/ mcval, The CoheyYillc dynamite resolution
/ PISSED; also n largo number OF local bills
/ The majority of the Elections Committee re-
] ported in favor of Heber (Rep.), of Meade
/ County, retaining his seat, which is con-
] tested by Bennett (Allance). Many bills
| were disposed of IN Committee of the
| Whole.
THE proceedings of the Senate on the
! 9TH were brief and OF little interest. At
! ter the appointment of committee to in
/ vestigate the alleged insurance combine,
consisting of Senators MOhler, Richter and
johnson, and the consideration of local
bill the Senate adjourned until Monday
The House work ed without quorum for
| awhile and took n recess until O'Clock; then
the report OF the committee confirming Mr..
Heber, of Meade, in his seat adopted.
The balance of the day bills unObjected to
! were considered in Comm ttee of the Whole.
IL the Senate on the 9Th Mr. Kelley's com
merciai congress resolution, which provides
for a congress of -Ilresentatives of Western
/ states ut Kansas City, Kan, April 10, was
! adopted. At O'Clock the House resolution
for investigating the cause of the COffeyville
! dynamite explosion in 1855, taken up
| and caused a debate somewhat on the dyna-
/ mite order The preamble was considerably
modified and the resolution adopted. At the
evening session local bills were considered
in Committee of the WhOIe-.-.The House
was t in session in the morning and the
| afternoon session devoid of general
| interest. y resolution offered by Mr.. Rublc
| was adopted, asking Congress TO pay OK
/ Union soldiers the difference between the de-
preciated currency they received and gold
FOUND FROZEN.
The Editor Of the independence, MO, Pro-