Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-14
sOBae Imporsant Bills Passed.
ToFEKAs Eighteenth Day in Session.-Mr.
Douglass, Of Sedgwick started the
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Douglass, Of Sedgwick started the
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question by introducing joint resolution
to submit change of constitution to the
people.
CoEGER LARD BILL
The house debated a resolution favorine
the passage by congress of the Conger lard
Speaker Elder offered substitute asking
for the passage of the Dill and Paddock pure
food bill also.
After two hours discussion q vote was
taken and that part of the resolution endors-
ing the Co1ger lard bill was stricken out,
while the Paddock pure food bill was en-
dorsed.
THEFrs IN THE house.
The theft of postage stamps, overshoes.
umbrellas, etc, caused the adoption of q
resolution for the employment of night
Waterman.
NO LOST TINE.
The resolution which says that members
shall not draw pay for Sundays and other
days when the legislature is not actually in
session was voted down by the house.
TO HELP THOSE on TIE BORDER.
The resolution calling upon the people of
Kansas to circulate subscription papers and
send aid at the earliest opportunity to the
suffering settlers of western Kansas was
adopted by the house.
BILLS PASSED.
The house passed Mr.. Heber's bill which
repeats the law authorizing municipalities to
vote AID for the construction of sugar mills.
Also Mr.. Towards chattel mortgage bill.
Also MIR. Browns bill prohibiting the en-
ployment of an armed detective force by
railroads.
Also Mr.. Reeds bill in the interest of coal
miners.
DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL TAXES.
Mr.. Dumbauld's bill was considered in
committee of the whole house. It proposes
to change the law governing taxes upon rail-
roads so that all school districts in the county
shall share them. Under the present law
only school districts which have railroad
tracks in them get any benefit from railroad
taxes; and in proportion to the length of
track in the district. This bill distributes
such taxes among all the school districts in
the county.
The bill was discussed at great length,
there being considerable opposition to it.
1t was recommItted to the committee on
education.
STATE UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION.
Senator Moody has introduced bill max
ing the usual appropriation for the state
university. Under the Moody bill of 1889
this is $4,000 year, and the present bill
provides for the years 1892 and 1893.
CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES.
There is bill before the senate to disor-
ganize the counties of Gray and Garfield and
to unite them in the formation of a county
to be called Union, with Cmarron as its
county seat
ANOTHER INSANE ASYLUM.
The bin introduced by Senator Kelly, of
MCPHERSON, relative to establishing an in
sane asylum, provides for the appropriation |
of 100000 to be used for this purpose. The |
site for the new institution is to be left to |
the discretion of the board of trustees of the |
state board of charities, providing tnat such |
site shall be at point not to exceed thirty |
miles east - the sixth principal meridian, and |
further providing that such site shall contain
not less than 800 acres.
AN AID TO SCHOOL pIsrRICTs.
Senator Mechem has introduced bill to
provide plans and specifications for the use
OF school boards in the erection of school
houses built by school districts.
This bill passed the senate at last session,
but was not reached in the house.
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS.
The senate continued to work on the bill
relating to state officers. An amendment
was agreed to cutting down the price for
laws and the syllabi of the supreme
court from 81 to rs cents per 1000 ems.
STATE PRINTERS PAY.
The portion of the bill relating to state
printer was so fixed by the committee as to
greatly cut down the profits of that officer.
COUNTY PRINTING.
Senator Hay has introduced a bill that
proposes to cut down printers fees for all
county printing so per cent.