Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-12
A SAMPLE DAY.

With an Assorted Program of Much
Interest
TOPEKA, Twenty-hrst Day IN Session.
Papers relating to Judge Botkin was intro
duced in the house calling for his
IMPEACHMENT.
The petitions calling for the removal of
Judge Theodore BOtkin, of the Thirty second
judicial district, and reclting the charges
which had been preferred against him, were
presented TO the house by Judge Webb of
Shawnee county.
THE PETITION WAS ORDERED PRINTED.
The judiciary committee will make an in
vestlgatiou of the charges and examine
number of witnesses before reporting to the
house. If It reports favoring the removal OF
Judge BotkIn and the report be adopted by
thirds vote it will be brought before
the senate. IF that body agrees by two
thirds vote to the removal, no further pro-
ceedings Will be necessary until the adjourn
ment of the regular session. Then the SEN
ate will reconVene and sit as jury and try
the case. If by a two-thirds votA the senate
decides Botkin guilty he will be lmpea cheo
The petition prefers twenty-five distinct
charges, including drunkenness, corruption,
tncompetency and corruption IN Office
IRRIGATION REPORT.
The house committee on irrigatio n sub
mitted an exceedingly large bill, cove ring al
the points touched upon in the bi lis upon
this subject referred to it. 1t is take largely
from the irrigation laws of Color ado and
California.
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE,
The following bills were passed by the
house:
Mr. Douglass bill to abolish survivorship
in joint tenancy.
the bill declaring ST. Francis the permanent
| county seat of Chey enne county,
IN COMMITTEE o THE woHLE HOUSE.
The bill introduce By Brown, of Harvey,
repeating the law by which railroads collect
an excess fare of from 10 TO Is cents from
persons who neglect To purchase a ticket at
the station was by a unanimous vote recon-
mended for passage.
Also bill introduced by Brown, of Wilson.
| to make it a misdemeanor to cheat hotel or
boarding house.
SUGAR BOUNTY.
The bill to appropriate S5S, 900 to pay the
cent bounty on sugar; of which the bill
| gives specifically "a, 1912 to the Conway
] Springs sugar works. had an additional sec
ton added to 1t repeating the sugar bounty
law, and authorizing no further appropria-
tons for sugar bounty. 1t was, in this shape.
recommended for passage.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
The bill introduced by the judiciary COM
IN damaging windows, buildings, trees, crops,
etc. was approved by the committee.
RUM SELLERS.
Mr.. Douglass bill to repeal the exception
in the present law of persons convicted of
selling liquor by the act relating to release
| by county commissioners for failure to pay
| fine and costs, was approved.
COMMERCIAL. CONGRESS-.
Senator II. B. Kelley offered a concurrent
/ resolution in the interest of a commercial
| congress of the states between the Ohio river
| and the Pacific ocean.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Some of the regular appropriation bills
! were finished in committee of the whole
senate.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Senator Roe has introduced bill to pro-
vide for the formation of farmers institutes.
These societies are to be organized for the,
purpose of teaching better methods of farm
ing, stock raising. fruit culture, and all the.
branches of business connected with the in
dustry of agriculture. The societies are to
be governed by rules Furnished by the state
board of apricultlIre