The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

! in the way of JUSTICE That's their
. scheme. If the House thought IT,
3 and such measures as Elders Mort.
> gage bill would pass the Senate and
: secure the endorsement of Governor
} Humphrey they would fight them to
| the bitter end.
f The Coffeyville dynamite explosion
+ investigation is on and the Repub.
, licans are glad to get an opportunity
: to sift this mystery to the bottom.
} They are confident of showing one OF
, two things: Either there was no
dynamite left there at all and the ex-
plosion was caused by combustible
articles used by Upham in photog-
!, raphy, ..or If 1t was left it
was by the hands of one of the an
archists who have been so loud in
their protestations that the Republic
can State Central Committee of 1888
was accessory to the fact.
Wednesday, Feb. IL.
! SENATE: In committee of the
whole several appropriation bills were
recommended for passage, among
them one to establish a chinch-bug
determination station at the State
| University
HOUSE: A resolution was passed
providing for an investigation of GER
tain charges of crookedness against
| the State House commissioners. Sew
eral other political resolutions were
also passed. The committees appoint
ed to examine charges of corruption
against the management of the Osa-
watomie insane asylum and the Ola
the deaf and dumb asylum, reported
that they found nothing wrong. In
committee of the whole most of the
time was spent in discussing the Aus
tralian ballot bill, with no final action.
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Thursday, Feb. IL.
SENATE: The bill appropriating
s., 500 to aid Prof. Snow in carrying
out his experiments in the matter of
determination of chinch bugs, was
passed. The House resolution that
members be not allowed to draw pay
except for the days the Legislature
was in session was non.concurred in.
A number of appropriation bills were
passed.
HOUSE: Speaker Elders usury bill
was passed. This bill fixes the legal
rate of interest at ten per cent. and
provides that any lender charging
a higher rate shall forfeit principal
and interest. Stringent provisions
are made to prevent evasion OF the
law. Elders mortgage bill, provid-
ing for the taxing of mortgages, notes
and bonds, requiring oil of these to
bear the stamp of the assessor in or
der to be collectible, giving a two
years equity Of redemption, etc., was
also passed. These are the two most
important bills that have been or will
be passed by the lower house,. The
bill prohibiting bankers from doing
business under any other than their
individual names, was passed.
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Friday, Feb. Is.
SENATE: The entire day was spent
in discussing the bill to appropriate
$3.50, 900 to buy seed wheat for needy
western settlers, with no final action.
House: The Australian ballot bill, |
substantially copy of the Massachu'
sets law, was passed, as were also
the following: A bill repeating the
law allowing railroads to charge ex-
cess fare from passengers who did not |
buy tickets, a bill removing political
disabilities of eX-rebel soldiers, and |
numerous minor bills. The act con-
ferring full political rights on women
was recommended for passage.
Saturday, Feb. IA.
SENATE: The forenoon was spent |
on miscellaneous matters of minor i'm
portance. No session in afternoon.
HOUSE: A bill changing the name
of Geary county to Davis county was
recommended for passage. This
county was originally named after
Jeff Davis, but the legislature changed
it two years ago to Geary. 1t is now
changed back, by strict party vote,
the Alliance voting to again place the
name of traitor on our map, and the
voting against it, A
of bills of local and minor
interest were recommended for pas
sage.
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Monday, Feb. 16
SENATE: Resolutions were adopted
N honor of Gen. Sherman. In COM
nittee of the whole the appropria-
ion bill for executive and judicial de-
Dartments of the State was recon-
for passage. The bill leaves t
'ut the salary of the forestry COM
missioner. The bill revising salaries
If county officers was referred to a
special committee. The seed bill was
eferred to similar committee. A v