Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-24
THE TWO HOUSES AT LOGGEKHEADS
AND FEW BILLS WILL GO TO
TIE GOVERNOR.
The Bill to Modify the Police Commission
Law Killed In the Senate.
Australian Law Passed.

during this session every senator except
one, King, answered the roll call Mon
dav morning. Among the petitions
presented this morning was one pray
ing that the law be SO amended as tc
require sheriffs to keep employed petit
Jurors, when not trying cases to detail
them on the rock pile or at some other
congenial employment beneficial to
their country, in the interest of re.
form. Among the bills introduced was
one providing that persons organizing
a corporation shall pay into the state
treasury a sum exual 10 Onehalf OF ]
per cent of the capital stock authorized
to be issued under the charter. Another
bill making provisions for the appoint
ment of special agent who shall aid
and assist soldiers, sailors and marines
of the late war in prosecuting their
claims before the pension depar tment
at Washington. A bill was introduced
to enable cities of the second and third
classes to change their corporate limits
so as to exclude additions and subdivis-
ions when found to be desirable. Mr..
Moody introduced concurrent resolu-
ton similar to that enacted in the Ohio
legislature whereby the old soldiers at
votes recorded on national AFFAIRS at
their respective homes without the ex-
pense of going there. The resolution
was referred, after being adopted,
to the judiciary committee.
Senator Forney introduced resolution
instructing the committee on state to
furnish, at the earliest practicable
moment the information: "Can the
state house be left in it's present incom-
plete condition for two years without
material injury to the same and the in
terests of the state?" and IF the same
cannot be done, can the necessary funds
for the completion of the same be
raised by the issuance of bonds bearing
a low rate of INTEREST,"" The resolution
was laid over. Senator Kelley's com.
mercial congress resolution fixing Kan
sas City as the place for holding the
convention, and April Is as the date.
This was in conformity with letters and
kilograms from boards of trade apd
mayors of cities at Salt Lake, Denver
and other points interested. The
dynamite resolution was taken up. The
senate then considered fourteen local
bills and five appropriation bills, re-
commencing all for passage. The sol.
diers' orphans home appropriation bill
ELECTED considerable discussion and
went over without report. Adjourned.
In the house little of Importance wa:
done. Speaker Elder, of the COMMITTEES
on ways and means, stated that the
committee held a certain bill which he
was interested for q month, and he
would like to have it reported. Ruble
of Sedgwick, this afternoon offered a
resolution calling upon congress to pay
the ex-Union soldiers the difference
between the deprecated currency they
received for pay and gold. The resolu.
ton was adopted.
Feb. 10.-In the senate in anticipa-
tion of severe contest over the bill
granting the right of way through the
grounds of the state to the water
power company. which was made a
special order this afternoon. Judge
PETER and Editor McLallen of the ALI
ance Advocate, Endorsed the resolution
also, as did others. The police CON-
mission bill wac taken up. Senator
Carroll demanded first call of the roll
and afterwards call of the house,
thereby forcing every senator to record
himself in one manner or another. The |
vote stood Is for % against. The senate
went into executive session for the pur-
pose of considering the nomination, by |
Governor Humphrey, of Hon. w. H.
Mcbride as commissioner of insurance |
vice General D. w. Wilder, time ex-
pired. The vote resulted-yeas, 80;
nays, 3. In the house the entire morn
ing session was taken in discussing the
senate amendments to the concurrent |
resolution. Rice's motion to indefnate-
y postpone was lost. After long and
warm discussion the bill was recon-
mended flor passage. The committee
On railroads to-day reported substi-