Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22

silver dollars and halt dollars legal ten
der for all debts contracted in the state
and declaring gold contracts null and
void. This bill was bitterly opposed by
the republicans IN the house on the
theory that it would rum our credit and
drive capital out of our state, and the
senate refused te even consider it at ALL
we passed an assessment bill that
| would compel those persons who have
been in the habit of concealing their
notes and allowing the honest people
and farmers OF this state to pay their
| share OF the taxes and was a search
warrant that would cause all property to
be listed. 1t failed to go on the statute
book from death stroke by the senate.
| For the purity of the ballot we passed
The law that has given such
general satisfaction wherever tried
known as the Australian ballot bill.
not only OF our own platform but of The
| republicans also. 1t went over to the
senate early in the session. but expired
on the calendar. If the house had
killed it we would have been charged
with being unfriendly to free ballot.
AS 1t is we wish to be charitable and
let the people judge as to their motive.
We appropriated $50, 600 for the
worlds fair at Chicago, in 1898, and
provided that there should be five COM
mlsSiOners, to be elected as follows:
Two by the senate, two by the house.
and one by the democrats of the house:
this we considered fair distribution
of managers, as the republicans cast
$1,000 votes, peoples party 108 600 and
the democrats about 80 600, but the SEN
ate said it must have three out of five
or else Kansas will have to STAY at
home. The senate passed bill which
mad attached toit complete revisionof
the state board of agriculture of Kan.
saS, and which provided for the cleo
ton OF said board as a state officer.
The secretary was to be made a mem
Der of the board of commissioners of
the Columbian exposition. Under the
| theory that such secretary should be a
member OF said board, the senate abso-
| iutely refused to consider any world
talr appropriation which did not have
the reorganization of the state board of
agriculture as condition thereof I'm
I'll III O'Clock the night before adjourn
menu, when no quorum was in the
mouse. no bill ever passed the senate.
or was ever considered in the senate.
tached. ~
The following in addition to the
above, are some of the important bills
passed by the house, which the senate
| IcluScU W pass:
An act prescribing penalties for &C
| cepting brides.
Act to abolish the corrupt use of
money and corrupt acts at elections.
Relating to continuanceS in district
courts.
Prohibiting railroad companies from
employing or using private armed de-
tectlYe forces during railroad strikes
or other disturbances arising between
such railroad companies and their en-
pl0yeS, and providing penalties for the
violation thereof.
Relating to the redemption of lands
sold for taxes, and amendatory to tax
law OF 1875, chapter 43 of laws of 1879.
and reducing interest on the same to
10 per cent.
Act with reference to the verdict of
lurieS and to amend section 2S6 of the
code of civil procedure being paragraph
1881 of the revised statutes of 1885. do
ing away with special findings
To protect counties, cities and town
ships against the illegal or fraudulent
acts of their officers.
To prohibit subscription of stock OF
voting bonds for the construction rail
roads.
To provide for the weekly payment
OF wages in lawful money of the United
States.
To amend section s, chapter 90, ses-
sion laws of 1871, being entitled an act
to establish an insurance department
in the state of Kansas, and to regulate
the companies doing business therein.
and to compel the payment of policies
in full or the rebuilding Of DESTROYED
property.
The attempt to rearrange and change
the fees and salaries of county officers
in the state resulted in the passage of
two bills, one by each house, and the
inability to agree. Owing to the con-
flicting interests at stake in the differ
emit counties of this state, tue house.
through it members of the conference
committee, agreed that each county
should arrange and suggest to the com
mittee the amount to be paid to each
county officer, and after such report
had been made to the committee and
the conference committee had agreed
to accept it and had reported the same
to the two houses, the house promptly
passed the conference committee bill.
but the senate refused to Join therein
and the measure did not become a law.
To provide for an inspector of hogs
and cattle offered for sale at the stock
yards located within the county of
Wyandotte, defining his duties and
tenure of Office, and removing all re-
strictions in trade of dead hogs and
cattle therein.
Limiting the power of counties.
townships and cities to borrow money
and create indebtedness.
To prohibit private banks from doing
business in any other than the individ-
ual names of the prOprletOrs, and pro-
viding penalties for the violation.
To prohibit counties, townships and
cities from voting aid except for build
ings. bridges and school houses
To destroy election returns after the
| expiration Of FIVE years.
Comforting upon women the right to
vote and hold Office.
Act for the prevention of lotteries.
Act to abolish the state board of par
donS.
An act to amend the code of civil pro-
cedure. This would have reduced the
work of the supreme court one half.
To punish drunkenness In public Of
fees by forfeiture of Office.
Regulating the discharge of corpora
ton employees. to prevent blacklisting
of railroad employees, and to provide
penalties for the violation thereof.
To provide joint rates over connect
| ing lines of railroad in Kansas.
| To authorize county treasurers OF
counties having less than $4,000 inhabi-
tants to deposit public moneys IN a
bank or banks in the counties, and to
repeal chapter 1s9 of the laws of 1889. :
To provide for a uniform series OF
school books by publication or other
wise, and for the distribution thereof,
repeating any acts or portion thereof in
conflict with this act. This bill, go
manifestly just and proper and in the
interest of the people, the senate re-
m noac