Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-05
ThIrty-Ninth DaV.
JoHN w. NOBLE,
Secretary.

TOPEKA, Thirty-ninth Day IN Session.
The committee on charges against Judge
Theodosious Botkin, of the 32nd judicial dis
trict, reported, sustaining the charges, and
the house formulated
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT,
which were conveyed to the senate by a COM
mittee for that duty.
Messrs. Wilmington, Webb, Mitchell, Coons
and Coulson were appointed the board of
managers on the part of the house, who, with
the attorney general are 10 conduct the pros
ecution of Judge Botkin.
After the house committee had delivered
its message to the senate, Senator Hardness
introduced a resolution that the senate APP
point committee of three to formulate rules
for the government of the trial by the senate.
Senator Carroll, of Leayenworth, said that
he hoped the senate would deliberate a good
long while before it went into this matter
that would involve the state in an unlimited
expense, and that would require an extra ses-
sion of three or four weeks. He hoped the
senate would not enter into this trial unless
1t was absolutely necessary under the consti-
tuition.
1t is estimated that an impeachment trial,
who will De called, and their distance from
the capital, will cost at least $4,000.
SUGAR BOUNTY.
When the appropriation to pay the sugar
bounty provided for by law passed the house
there was a clause tackled to it which repealed
the law giving bounties, SO that this would be
the last appropriation for that purpose. The
senate amended the bill by taking of the re-
peahng clause, on the ground that an appro-
prlation bill can not, under the constitution,
carry repeating section. -
The bill came back to the house, and the
desire there to stop this bounty caused the
house to non-concur in the amendment made
by the senate.
FEES AND SALARIES.
resolution offered by Mr.. Reeder that
the fees and salaries bill be referred to a spe-
cial committee of the house and senate, con-
sisting of seven representatives and four SEN
ators, was adopted.
EMPLOYEES BONDS.
The house passed bill to prohibit railroad
companies from requiring bonds from their
employees from securities outside of the juris-
diction of the state.
COMBINATIONS OF COMMISSION MEN.
The house passed the bill prohibiting COM
binations to prevent competition among per-
sons engaged in buying or selling live stock.
THE TOPEKA BRIDGE.
The house passed the bill authorizing
Shawnee county to construct bridge across
the Kansas river on Quincy street in the city
of Topeka.
AID FOR INDECENT FARMERS.
The house passed the bill to authorize the
county commissioners of Phillips and Smith
counties to provide feed and seed for the
farmers of said counties.
CRANES HAND BOOK.
A resolution authorizing the purchase of
Hand book" at 81 each, for the legislature
failed in the house.
WAIVER OF APPRAIsEASENT.
The house passed the bill to prohibit the
''waiver of appraisement."
ELDERS INTEREST BILL.
The senate judiciary committee reported
adversely upon Speaker Elders bill to make
a usurlous contract between debtor and cred
itor u forfeiture of the contract in favor Of
the debtor.
THE SENATE APPoRTIoHBIKHT BILL
The senate has also passed congressional
apportionment bill. 1t differs from the bill
passed by the house very much. 1t is:
First district-Doniphans Atchison, Brown,
Nemaha. PottawatoInie, Riley, Marshall,
Washington, Republic.
Second district-Leavenworth Jefferson,
Jackson, Shawnee, Usage, Lyon, Wabaunsee.
Third Observation-Disclosures, johnson, Mi
ami, Linn, Anderson, Franklin, Douglas,
Coffey.
Fourth district-Bourbon, Crawford, Cher
okee. Labette, Heosho, Allen, WoOdson, Viii
son, Montgomery.
Fifth district Greenwood, Elk, CHATEAU
qua, Cowley, Butler, Sedgwick, Sumner.
Sixth district-Geary, Morris, Chase, Ma
riOn, Dickinson, Clay, Cloud Ottawa, Saline,
MCPHERSON, Harvey.
Seventh distriet-Rice, Reno, Kingman,
Harper, Barber, Pratt, Stafford, Barton, Rush,
Pawnee, Edwards, Kiowa, Comanche, Clark,
Ford, Hodgeman, Ness. Lane, Garfield,
Gray, Meade, Seward, Haskell, Finney, Scott,
Wichita, Kearney, Grant. Stevens, Morton,
Stanton, Hamilton, Greeley.
Eighth dlstrict-JeWell, Mitchell, Lincoln,
Ellsworth, Russell. Osborne, Smith, Phillips,
Rocks, Ellis, Trego, Graham, Morton, Deca-
tur, Sheridan, Cove, Logan, Thomas, Raw
Inns, Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace.