The advocate., 1891-03-25

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Senatorial and Representative districts.
An act 10 aboliah survivOrship In joint
tenancy.
An aot 10 ctiablish au experimental Sta
tiOn 10 tho State University OF Kansas, 90
promote and conduct experiments for tho
destruction Of chinCh bugs by COntagiOn or
infection, and making an appropriation
therefor
Requiring moneys coming into the hands
OF county tronBurerg Ia certain counties 10
bo deposited In banks.
For the continuance and maintenance OF
forestry stations.
Act constituting eight hours a days work
for all wOfklngmon employed by tho state,
county, city on Townships.
An aoh 10 regulate warehouses, The inBpeO-
ton, grading, weighing and handling OF
grain.
Az act relating 10 tho sale Of real estate
fOR delinquent ta1o8 In such counties 90
shall ad0pt the provisions OF this act.
joint resolution recommending the CALL
ing OR d convention 10 r0vis0, amend or
change the constitution OF tho state OF KAN
sas.
An aot prohibiting oombinationq 10 pro-
VENT competition among persons engaged In
buying or selling live stock, and 10 provide
penalties therefor
Tho House committee on banks and bank
Ing prepared q bill regulating and c0ntrOll-
ING an banks within tho state OF kRncos, and
submitted 10, MOI only 30 the leading bank
ers OF kart@ag, but Of tho west. The Senate
had also prepared bill regulating the banks
Of Kansas, but the House substituted Tor 70
tho House committee banking bill, and IL
was passed by an almost unanimous vote OF
the House and By largo majority IN tho
Senate. This bill will put an end 10 the ora
OF wild cat" banking Ia Kan as.
Tho following are some important bills
that passed our House, but were defeated
by tho Senate;
After q careful examination Che House
adopted tho lowe schedule Of ir0ights and
fares, increasing them, however, nearly 20
por cont. above the Iowa railroad rates,
which was an average reduction Of present
KaneaB rates OF l8 per cent. This bill also
provided chat NO more should bo charged
for a short haul than for a long one. 10 also
provided FOR election OF railroad commits
sionCrs by direct vote OF the people, with
power 30 change freight rates 40 conditions
required. The Republican Senate refused
20 even consider this bill. The present rail-
road OommissioneB used their influence
against Tho confederation OF the bill, and
plB and wer0 Che nero employees OF COrpOr-
atiOns. On no subject that came before us
was ns persistent fght made 90 ON this
transportation question. Every railroad at
tOrnoy in the state was present, Ia addition
70 the railroad officials, and In Ord0r 10 show
q spirit of fairness thoy we're ell allowed %
come before tho committee on railroads
and show why freight rates should not be
reduced. All the evidence was siftOd, and
after weeks OF hard labor by the committee
thg bill was formulated and presented 20
The House. The Republican minority fought
tho bill with all the weapons OF parliamen-
tary law, the of repeated tale OF widows and
orphans owning the Watered stock on which
western pIO0uoerA and consumers are made
% pay tribute were Fehearaed, buh our lines
did not Ravar and we sent u over 30 che
Senate. This bin was introduced into the
House ON February 18 and referred 10 the
committee Of the whole. Owing 20 tho fact
that th6 original bill got lost In che safe OF
the Republican state printer, Il was F0bru.
airy 20 before this bill passed the House, but
no effort was made 20 consider 10 In the Sem
ate, In spite OF Che fact chat eighteen days
interyened before adjournment.
Bills were also passed by the House Eeduc-
ing fares on railroads 60 216 cents por mile,
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and compelling railroads TO furnish freight
oars on Ave days notice. The Senate re-
fused 10 even consider this measure.
The House also passed bin that, had IL
become law, would have driven unsCrupu-
lous ShylOOka who are rObbing tho people
by uGuriOua interest of from 26 10 100
per cent. Per annum out OF Che 8sat0, OP
forced thOm 30 become honest, law abiding
Oitizons, by leaning their money st q legal
rate OK 10 per cont Tho bill provided FOR
forfeiture Of both principal aud interest in
CASE OK Osury, and is nearly a copy of tho
Now York laws on th's subject. The Senate
judiciary e0mri Ia killed Shis bill ON the
ground that IL would drive capital out OF Che
state, thereby admitting there is no penalty
on che statute books OF tho state, and that
tho borrower is wholly al the mercy Of tho
lender.
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