Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-14

TOPEKA, Forty-third Day IN Session.-The
house by a two-thirds vote passed the joint
resolution to submit the question of calling
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
to vote Of the people at the general election
in November, 1892.
SCANDAL NEWSPAPERS.
The house passed the senate bill to pro-
hibit the publication or circulation in Kan
sss of papers devoted to scandal.
LABOR DAY.
The house passed the bill to make the first
Monday in September legal holiday.
COUNTY DEPOSITS.
The house passed the bill to allow county
treasurers to make deposits in more than
one bank. The bill also relieves treasurers
from responsibility as soon as the money is
deposited.
THREE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The house passed the senate bills making
appropriations for the state university; for
the Dodge City soldiers home, and for the
bounty on sugar. The latter bill reduces the
sugar bounty hereafter to be paid from 2
cents to Fl of l cent a pound. The house
wanted to abolish the bounty, but compro-
mise was made IL conference committee.
NATIONAL ENcAMPMENr C. A. R.
An effort to revive the bill to appropriate
$25, 900 toward the expenses of the national
encampment if held in Kansas was defeated.
THE PRINTING BILL.
The committee on printing made two re-
ports; the majority report makes but little
change in the present law, while the minor
itY report would reduce the amount of print
ing to be done from % to 80 per cent. A
vote to adopt the minority report was lost;
SO to "A. and the matter was again referred
to the printing committee.
STATE PENSION AGENT.
An effort was made in the house to advance
the bill for the appointment of an agent at
Washington to look after claims of veterans,
but it failed. Several members declared that
they were tired of the old soldier racket.
GRAIN INSPECTION.
The house passed Senator Buchan's grain
inspection bill.
DEAF AND DUMB.
The house passed the senate bill to take
the Olathe deaf and dumb institute from the
control of the state board and place it under
an independent government.
PRIVATE CHARITIES.
The house passed H. B. $50, making appro-
priations to the Topeka Orphans home, the
Orphan asylum.
IRRIGATION.
The senate spent twelve hours hard work
on the big house irrigation bill. 1t was op-
posed at all points by four senators, but their
objections and amendments were regularly
voted down. 1t was at last ordered on the
calendar for third reading.
The bill originated with the irrigation COM
mittee of the house and passed the house
II H. L.
mittee. 1t is a voluminous document, cover
ing elghty-fve printed pages and covers the
subject of irrigation fully and completely.
The bill is framed after the laws of Colorado.
1t provides for the protection of the priority
of appropriation of water and is so carefully
framed that no such right of priority can be
acquired and simply held for obstructive or
speculative purposes. The bill contains
many provisions for the protection OF the in
dividual water user in his rights, this state
beng wholly without law at the present time
upon the most important branch of the SUBJ
ject. The bill contains safeguards against
extortionate rates and there are provisions
as to the manner of securing right of way
and site for canals, dams, reservoirs, etc, in
the same way as land is condemned for other
public purposes.
Judge Gregory, of Garden City, formulated
the measure and has industriously followed
it step by step III its progress in the legisla-
ture.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
{ The senate confirmed appointments by the
governor of police commissioners for all of
the cities of the first class.
CONFERENCE ACRE EAIENTs.
The conference committee appointed from
the ways and means committees of both
houses to arrange differences on nine OF the
bills have come to amicable
agreements on nearly all of them. On the