Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-19

ToPEKA, Twenty-third Day in Session.
HE house has commenced work on the
AUSTRALIAN
system of voting and ground through sew
eral sections of the bill IN committed of the
whole.
KIDER's srAArP ACT.
HE house passed Speaker Elders bill
winch requires every bond, mortgage and
note held IN the state to be taxed. The bill
says that every such bond, mortgage or note
or other evidence Of indebtedness, must bear
collected
STATE PENSION AeESr
Mr. Brown, of Harvey, introduced bill
Tor the appointments of a state pension agent
20 90 to Washington and look after the
claims of Kansas soldiers.
GETTING ANXIOUS.
A resolution was adopted directing the
state printer to give the preference to mort
gage, Interest and railroad bills IN printing
the various bills which are sent 70 him by the
house.
FRAUDULENT SCHOOL BONDS.
A resolution was adopted directing the at
torney general and the state school superin-
tendent TO report to the house the facts in
connection with certain bonds held by the
state school fund which arc SAID to be fraud
ulent IN character. The bonds were issued
BY school districts in Rice, Norton, Conanche
and Howard counties
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY BONDS.
Resolutions were adopted directing the at
torney general to give to the house his writ
ten opinion concerning the present liability
OF the city OF Lawrence and of the state uni
versity to the state eehool fund, for interest
long past due, and for principal past due. Of
certain bonds of that city held by the school
fund.
BOOM ADDITIONS.
number of local bills have been intro
duced TO allow certain cities to decrease their
corporate limits. Senator Gilletts. chairman
of the judiciary committee, introduced bill
Of general scope that Will cover the local bills.
SUFFRAGE FOR VETERANS
Senator Moody introduced a resolution to
authorize the committee on elections to draft
q bill to give the old soldiers at the home in
Leavenworth the right of franchise.
TIE STATE HOUSE
Senator Forney introduced the following
Resolved, That the committee on state af-
fairs be instructed to furnish ar opinion to
the senate at the earliest practicable moment
as touching the following points:
First-Can the state house be left in its
present uncompleted condition for two years
without material injury to the same and the
interests of the state?
Second-If the same cannot be done, can
same be raised by issuance of bonds bearing
low rate of INTEREST," Carried over.
Dynamite.
The senate amended the house resolution
for investigation of the Coheyvile dynamite
affair, by giving the committee astenographer
and greater power in calling witnesses, and
adopted it.
SALARIES OF COUNTY oFFICERs.
The senate considered S. B. 20, relating to
salaries of county officers.
There was trouble over the section about
district clerks
Senators declared that this section, if en-
acted, would close the courts in the large
counties, as no ons could afford to act as
clerk. The matter was not settled.
APPROPRIATIONS FoR STATE CHARITIES.
The senate went through and approved
bills for more buildings and other improve
ments ut several of the state institutions
LOCAL. Bills.
The senate approved in committee, and re-
commended the passage of thirteen local
bills.