The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
which senate bill 50 was defeated. This

which senate bill SO was defeated. This
is Mr.. Carroll's police commission bill
The motion went over under the rules.
| In the house Mr. DUN baugh offered
a resolution reciting that corruption
had been rumored and charged against
the state house OmmissiOnerS and the
state house fund, and calling for the
appointment of q select committee oil
/ Eve to investigate and report the
charges. The resolution was adopted.
/ A bill was offered that provides that
! for distance of $50 miles or less the
charge for double berth in a sleeper
| shall be not more than 81. not more then
cents for each additional twenty miles.
! Also that an occupant OF lower berth
in a sleeping car may compel the closing
of the upper berth if unOCcupied. Also
a bill prohibiting any railroad company
from retaining from its employees for
hospital fund. The penalty for each
violation is 500, with an attorney fee.
The bill providing for the Australian
ballot system was slightly amended and
recommended for passage i'll committee
of the whole. Also bill making an
appropriation of Sl5O,00O TO buy seed
grain for destitute western settlers.
Adjourned.
Feb. l2-The senate received notice
that the house had passed concurrent
resolution to pay per diem to members
and others connected with the legisla-
ture for only such days as had been act
ually been spent in session COncurred
in. The ''chinch bug" bill was passed
and the senate adjourned.
In the house Mr. DOolittle's mortgage
bill WAS passed without a dissenting
vote Bnd now goes to the senate. After
some unimTortant routine work, the
hOusn adjourned.
Feb. l3.-The senate. after dispOsing
OF the routine business Of the morning,
took up the special order set for 1879 a.
M, the seed grain bill of Mr.. Lockwood
appropriating Rl50.OO0 for that purpose,
and consumed the entire day in discuss
ing the bill. The discussion took a
very wide range, almost every senator
taking a hand in the contest.
In the house reports from the various
committees poured in in a perfect flood
to-day. The committee on railroads
presented its report on freight tariffs in
the form of a substitute bill, which, &C
cOmpanied by large amount OF tabulat-
information, was ordered printed. The
provisions of the KentOn bill are slight
" modified by this bill and the classifi-
cation of freight remains the sane, but
the schedule Of freight tariffs is materi-
ally raised and penalty inserted which
provides that upon failure on the part
of any officer to furnish any Information
as to cost of operating, total tonnage or
earnings of any road, fine from 81 1000
to S., 900 or Imprisonment from one to
five years may be imposed by the courts.
More power is lodged with the railroad
commissioners by the bill than was at
first intended. but the bill effects most
radical reduction. A concurrent resolu-
ton to investigate COffeyville dynamite
explosion. The resolution was adopted.
A large number Of comparatively unim-
pOrtant bills were passed the work be-
ing upon the third reading and passage
of bills.
The house by a vote of 60 for and I
against adopted the following: Sec
ton |. That women, q years old and
possessing all the other necessary quail
ficatsOns of voters, shall be entitled 70
vote at all general, special and munich.
pal elections in this state, the same as
men. Section ?. That women 81 years
of age and possessing all the other nee
essary qualifications, shall be entitled to
be voted for and hold all state, county,
municipal and township offices in this
state"