The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

A., -
made considerable progress today. Pre-
paratory to taking up bills. the report OF
the committee on fees and salaries. to
whom was referred the fee and salary bill
of county officers, to figure out and report
what differences the house amendments
have made in the original bill, was re-
ceived. The report was made by Senator
Schilling. and was very long. and evident
ly prepared with care after great deal or
labor The report shows that the house
bill raises the salary of nearly every officer
above the mount allowed by the senate
bill. The report was ordered printed. Inc
senate then non-concurred in the house
amendments to the bill and appointed a
committee of conference The senate
passed the bill on February 23d.
The third reading and passage OF mousse
local bills was then commenced.
The Carroll eight hour bill passed.
The senate adopted a resolution to cease
all original legislation today at p. M,
except appropriation bills; to consider
messages from the house until Monday at
CD M, after which time no bills except
the apportionment bill. messages from the
governor, and necessary appropriation
bills, will be considered. The resolution
provides for final adjournment Tuesday
night at 10 p. NJ
An act was passed to amend the present
law in relation to the age of consent.
The change in the law permits man to
introduce evidence that a woman who
brings suit against him on criminal
charge has previously borne bad reputa-
tion
Telegrams were received by many sena-
tors this afternoon from Hon. c. j. Jones,
of Garden City, buffalo Jones), who has
been an ardent irrigationist. He SAID
"If the irrigation bill passes there will be
no bitches dug in Kansas this year. Ihe
farmers are against the bill.
Governor Humphrey signed the follow
ing bills today: Appropriations for cur
rent expenses for the ensuing two years
for the state agricultural college, the state
penitentiary, the industrial school for
girls. the reform school, the deaf and
dumb asylum, and the soldiers and
orphans home; regulate the fees of county
officers of Lincoln county; yacating cer-
tain additions to the town of Abilene.
The house and senate conference COM
mittee have failed to agree on the congress
sional appropriation bill. The fight now
hinges on the FIRST district. BY the senate
bill the counties of Doniphan, Brown,
Nemaha, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Jack
son, jefferson, Atchison and Leavenworth
comprise the First district. This is very
little change from the old apportionmenU,
and makes Republican district, Leaven-
worth being the only Democratic county.
With the addition of Marshall che Repub-
Hcans would still be stronger.
The house bill is Democratic measure,
and was the work of Democrats from
Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties. 1t
cuts from the old district Pottawatomie,
Jackson and Nemeha-the three Republi-
can strongholds-in fact, the whole of the
Republican party in the last election-and
adds Wyandotte county, Democratic
stronghold The house decided to sustain
their committee, and unless the senate
retreats, there is little hope that the state
will be redistricted this session. II the
house bill is adopted, there will be at least
one Democratic district in Kansas, Atchi-
son, Leavenworth and Wyandotte. the
three large Democratic towns on the Mis-
souri, river, being thrown together.
Webb's bill, introduced last night, to
organize a circuit court for Shawnee
county, to assist the district court, was
placed on third reading and passed-S9 to
2-in the house 1t provides that 800 of
the cases now on the docket of the district
court, other than divorce cases and ap-
peals from justices courts, shall be trans
ferred to the circuit court. The rules re-
lating to trial by jury or otherwise are the
same as now govern trials in the
district court. The judge of either
court may sit and hear cases
in the other The judge of the circuit
court is empowered TO issue WrltS OF In
junction or mandamus in the absence of
the district judge. An appeal rom the
circuit court lies to the supreme court,
subject to the same regulations as appeals
from the district court. The only new
office created is the judge, as the clerk of
the district court performs the duties of
clerk of the circuit court. The court is to
meet on the first Mondays Of April, Sap
tember and December.
BEECHAM's PILLS cure bilious and nerv-