Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-19

TOPEKA, Elftieth Day IN Session.-The leg
islature waited all day and until 10 p on
its conference committee on the miscellane-
Gus appropriation bill.
Agreement had been reached upon all of
1t except the $4,000 for
a KANSAS EXHIBIT
at the worlds fair. An agreement was
reached on the amount, but It failed on the
appointment OF commissioners. The alli-
ance men wanted two appointed by the SEN
ate; two by the house, and the governor to
be instructed TO appoint a democrat for the
NTH place. This the senate committee
would not agree to. At first the alliance
men wanted three elected by the house and
two by the senate. but the above mentioned
scheme was the last proposition by their
committeeman.
The senate had previously surrendered the
portion of the same bill which created a de-
partment of agriculture, with secretary to
be elected by the people, as the alliance men
were dead against it.
After the disagreement became absolute
the senate passed n separate bill for the
worlds fair, and this was promptly killed by
the house; so Kansas is not to he represented,
unless it be by hasty preparation provided
for by the next Legislature.
A NolLE Proposed.
A resolution was offered in the house for
the dismissal OF the Impeachment proceed
ings against Judge Botkin, and to instruct
the board of managers to enter a nolle pros
! equi in the case, but it was defeated, nearly
| two to one.
ELDER REPLIES TO OSBORN.
Speaker Elder made a speech in reply TO
Senator Osborn's speech of the day before.
/ He claimed that this alliance house had saved
the state 100000 in appropriations; had
cut down the state levy from four and quar-
ter mills to three and three-seventh mills,
besides reducing many appropriations.
sEAToS REPLIES TO ELDER.
Mr.. Seaton replied that the comparisons
made by Mr.. Elder of recent years with the
| year 1876, when Elder was a member of the
ways and means committee, and when Kan
/ sas had only one-third of the population it
now has, was an unfair comparison. From
/ 1876 for a few succeeding years the money of
/ the state had gone, in large sums, into build
| ings for state institutions, etc.
CHANGES IN COMMITTEE.
| The conference committee on miscellane-
| GUS appropriations cut out the salary of the
/ hsh commissioner; cut down the amount for
/ repairs on the wings of the state capitol; re-
duced the amount for new building at the
| agricultural college, and cut out the appru-
| priation for the worlds fair.
NATIONAL GUARD.
The following appointments on the Ma
/ tonal guard were received from the governor
and were confirmed by the senate:
Brigadier general, G. H. Kimball.
| QuartermRster general, H. F. Best.
Adjntant general, j. n. Roberts.
Paymaster geaeral, F. NJ. Bonebrake.
Surgeon general, H. S. Roberts.
| Aldes-de-canp, u. =. Lafand, Emmet
/ Callahan and w. d. Ford.
Assistant adjutant general, Lewis Hanback,.
RESUME OF LEGISLATION.
The legislature passed 263 bills, of which
| 40 originated in the house and 1913 in the
senate.
They comprise the regular appreciation
| bills; fixing pay of county officers in several
| counties by several bills for each; authoriz-
| ing the sale of alcohol at wholesale; the ap-
| portiOnment bills for legislature and con-
gress; several bills relating to cities of the
! first class; to abolish survivorship in joint
| tenancy; the big irrigation bill: the private
banking bill; the chinch bug bill: the loan
| ing of 10000 for seed grain; to protect
union labor associations in the use of labels;
| providing for primary elections; relating to
deposits of county funds; to stop the sale of
| liquors to inmates of soldiers homes; the
eight hour law; the tax levy; creating a
| board of public works; for the inspection of
| grain and to regulate warehouses; restrict
! ing rights of aliens in holding real estate;
creating new courts in Wyandotte and Shaw
nee counties; regulating the sale of real es-
tate for delinquent taxes; providing for vote
| of the people for calling a constitutional
| convention; to prohibit a certain class of
scandal newspapers; declaring Labor day"
a legal holiday; cutting down the bounty on
sugar; the differentiation of live stock
commission men: fixing pay of state officers.
The rest of the bills, aside from special ap-
preparations for the various state institutions,
were almost entirely local in character.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
At a. IN. the senate adjourned and
the house took recess till morning.
There was no further business except to
await the enrolment of the miscellaneous
appropriation bill and to receive the gov
| eruor's action thereon. Only a dozen men,
bers of the house remained to the finish
and the legislature on Friday, March 13, ad-
jOurned
SINE DIE.