Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-21


The house passed the
SEED GRAIN BILL
As it was reported by the committee on
ways and means. It gives $50, 600 for the
purchase and distribution of seed grain
to farmers in western Kansas; to be furn-
ished by the railroad commissioners and
the secretary of the state board of agricul-
lure, who together constitute board of aid
commissioners, to county commissioners.
who give it out to the people.
BILLS ADVANCED.
On resolution offered by Rice of Bourbon,
and adopted by the house, several bills were
advanced to the head of the calendar.
These included the bills which cut down the
rates for state printing, which cut down the
fees and salaries of state and county officials,
the maximum freight bill and the bill Great
ing board of public works.
THE ALIEN LAND BILL.
Senator Richter'sS alien land bill was con-
sidered in the house and developed much
opposition. No action upon it was reached.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTED.
A resolution was adopted directing Attor-
ney General Ives to appear before the Botkln
investigating committee and assist in the in
vestigation.
Speaker Elder appointed Messrs. Stahl of
Shawnee and Mitchell of Reno TO fill the
vacancies on the Botkin investigating COM
mittee caused by the designations of Webb
and KentOn.
CONSULTATIONS.
The house committee on agriculture has
reported q measure to consolidate the horti-
cultural. fish and silk industries and place
them under the control of the state board of
agriculture.
ADDING TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The committee on agriculture have also
reported a bill to add the secretary of the
state board of agriculture, with the elective
state officers, TO the executive council of state.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Senator Roe has introduced bill provid-
ing for the organization of county farmers
institutes, under the supervision of the state
board of agriculture.
No county may have more than one insti-
tute, and no institute may be organized with
a membership less than twenty. A state
lecturer is to be furnished each institute once
each year, who will visit and aid the insti-
tutes in their work.
Each institute to be represented with one
delegate with membership of the state board,
as county agricultural societies now have. It
also makes provisions for a state institute
which shall be made up of delegates from the
county institute, to meet on the second We'd
nesday of January of each year.
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Speaker Elder has before the house con-
current resolution calling r convention to be
held in Topeka, April Is, of delegates from
the western states and territories, to act up
on the question of irrigation.
BONDS FOR GRIsT MILLS.
The house judiciary committee has re-
ported that in its opinion law would be
which empowered townships
to vote bonds for the erection of grist mills.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
Senator H. B. Kelly, chairman of the
to draft resolutions on the death
of General Sherman, reported and the report
was adopted.
COUNTY oFTICERs SALARIES.
The senate talked another half day On the
question of referring the bill regarding the
pay of county officers to select committee,
and finally referred it to a committee of five.
The committee to act upon that portion of
the bill commencing at section 10; the first
nine sections having been already agreed to
by the committee of the whole senate.
The president announced that the special
committee on the fees and salaries bill would
consist of Senators Richter, Buchan, Emery,
Martin and Roe.
SEED IN The SENATE.
The senate reconsldered the vote which de-
feated the seed gram appropriation and the
bill was referred to q special committee of
three for revision. The committee are SEN
ators Lockard, Wilson and Eliiston.
NOTICE TO THE HOUSE AID TO CAPITALISTS.
Senator Norton offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, The passage of the house bill,
called the Elder tax bill, and
others of like character, by the house of rep
resentaiives of this state. has caused great
and distrust among the holders
of Kansas securities, and IL, as We believe,
doing the people of this state great and ire
parable injury by causing the withdrawal of
all foreign capital from our state, thereby
rendering it impossible for the debtor class
of our people to renew their mortgages or
even pay the interest accruIng thereon; there
fore be it
Resolved. That it is the sense of this senate
that no wild or visionary measure, calcu-
lated in its nature or by its provisions to in
juriously affect the people of this state or the
credit of the same, can or shall pass this body.
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