Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Vote in the Senate on the Carroll Police
Commissioner BiIl-The New Railroad
Bill Likely to Pass the House.

Commissioners Bill-The New Railroad
Bill Likely to Pass the House.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE order Of
the third reading OF bills being reached
at IL o'clock in the Senate yesterday
Mr.. Carroll's (of Leavenworth) police
commissioner bill was taken up. There
was considerable preliminary lodging
by few Senators who desired that
their votes should not be recorded, but
Senator Carroll demanded first a call Of
the roll and afterward a call of the
House, thereby forcing every Senator
to record himself in one manner or an
other. The vote stood IS for and %
against King was absent on leave and
Howard refused to be found"
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Hank
ness, went into executive session at $3.50
for the pupose of considering the nomi-
nation, by Governor Humphrey, of Hon
W. II. Mcbride as Commissioner of In
surance vice General D. w. Wilder,
time expired. The vote resulted-yeas,
81; nays, 8.
There were long and earnest debates
during the session, it would seem, as
the executive session lasted nearly
three hours.
The Senate having held an executive
session until nearly 2 p m, an adjourn
ment was taken until p. m, and upon
reconvening, the special order, the bill
providing for right of way for canal
from the proposed dam in the Kansas
river to point where the water can be
utilized for power, was taken up.
This bill, together with the other
bearing upon this question, and provid-
ing right of way through eminent do
main for public enterprises, were rec
commended for passage after being
amended. The public works bill was
then taken up and discussed at length.
An amendment to the bill as reported
from the revision committee changed
the salary of the State Architect from
81, 500 to 81, 500 per annum.
The committee rose before the bill
was finally disposed of, reporting pro-
gress, after which the adjournment was
taken, as a Republican caucus was to
be held in the evening in the Senate
chamber.
THE HOUSE.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE House
yesterday morning took up the entire
session in discussing the Senate amend
ments to the Coffeyville concurrent res
olution. Mr.. Rice, of Bourbon, first moved
to table the resolution, afterward
changing the motion to indefinitely
postpone. The motion was lost
When the Senate amendments were
brought up for consideration Mr.. Whit
tington, of Lincoln, said: "The Senate
wants to make us look ridiculous, and
wants the whole State to be laughing
at us; and that, Mr.. Speaker, is all the
Senate is aiming at in making these
amendments"
Reeder, of Ellis, offered a substitute
to that Senate amendment called po-
| litical containing certain whereases) as
| follows:
| whereas 1t has been charged in certain
| prints and on the floor of this House that
| the aforesaid alleged crime has not been in
vestgatei in the courts of the State by
reason OF the ref usal of certain officers TO
| perform their sworn duties
The substitute was adopted after a
long discussion
Senate concurrent resolution No. %,
by Kelly of Mcpherson, calling for a
commercial congress by the agricultural
States, suggesting Kansas City as a
central point of meeting and providing
for the appointment of delegates from
Kansas, was slightly amended and
adopted.
| In the afternoon the House went into
committee on the consideration of bills
relating to finance.
Doolittle, of Chase, chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, a gentleman Of
whom something has heretofore been
said, is the author of House bill No. so,
which provides that in all cases where
real estate, or any interest therein, sold
upon execution OF judicial process,
where there has been no appraisement,
and has not realized 1T such sale fair
and adequate price, the court shall,
upon notice to all interested parties,
and upon motion to be fled within
ninety days from the date Of such sale
by the debtor, or creditor, or any lien
holder, or other person interested there
in, or affected thereby, vacate such sale
for inadequacy of price; and upon the
hearing of such motion any of the par
ties thereto shall, upon demand there
for, be entitled to a jury trial upon the
question of such adequacy Of price.
Speaker Elder apologized for coming
upon the floor of the House in support
of the bill, and proceeded to arraign the
| Republican members who earnestly
spoke against the measure. He re-
ferred to the time, eighteen years ago,
when he, with a mere handful of ad-
herents, battled against the present
mortgage laws. He asserted that these
| gentlemen hold their seats simply to
represent monopolies
After long and warm discussion the
bill was recommended for passage.
The Committee on Railroads reported
a substitute for House bill No. II. This
bill provides that the maximum rate
for passenger fare in Kansas shall be
Q cents per mile. The present Board of
Railroad Commissioners will go out
April 1. Then a new board is to be sp-
pointed, one by the Senate, one by the
House and one by the Executive Coun-
ell. They are to hold their places
until January, 1892. At the next
general election the members Of the
board are to be elected for one, two and
three years respectively. Hereafter the
term is to be three years. Executive
power is given the board over the rail-
roads of the State. Passes are not to be
issued to any one except railroad en-
ployes and their families, shippers of
stock and for charits ble purposes. The