Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
A Condensed Report OF the Weeks Pro-
ceedings.
soon after the Senate met on the 18th il
went into Committee eff the Whole on appro-
priaton bills. The executive and judicial
bill was considered at length and the salaries
OF several clerks were reduced and the
contingent fund for telegraphing, express
age. postage, etc. raised from s.. 600 to s1o,-
| 600 Resolutions on the death of Admiral
Porter were adopted and the Dag ordered
draped in mourning and the Senate ad-
| 1ourned. After the receipt Of the news of the
death OF General Sherman an informal meet
| ing ct the Senate was called and it was
agreed that the Senate adjourn on the day Of
his funeral. - Tho House debated the Doug
| las bribery bill and deferred final action un-
| til Monday. Many local bills were passed on
third reading and the death of General Sber-
man was announced, committee appointed
! to draft resolutions and the House adj
| journed.
RESOLUTIONS on the death Of General Sher-
man were adopted by the Senate on the 18th.
and the fees and salaries bill referred to a
special committee of five. The vote by
which the enacting clause of the seed grain
bill was stricken out was reconsidered
! and the bill referred to a special
committee-Senators Lockard, Wilson
and Elliston. In view of apprehension
of legislation adverse to holders of
Kansas securities. the Senate adopted a res
OlutfOn that no WllQ or visionary measure
calculated to injuriously affect the credit of
the State shall ever pass the Senate. The
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was then discussed until adjournment.
The House passed q substitute for Mr.. York's
bill to furnish seed to destitute settlers The
appropriation was reduced from $50, coo to
$50 600. number of important bills were
advanced on the calendar. The Senate alien
land -ownership bill was considered in Com
mttee of the Whole and agreed to. Under
its provisions the alien ownership of land
will be prohibited in Kansas after the pub
LEGATION of the bill in the statute books
THE Senate devoted most of the day
on the 18th to passing bills on third
reading, about forty bills merely of local
character being disposed of. The bill
prohibiting the employment of children
under IA years of age was. after q
long debate, defeated. The Senate non. con.
CURED in House amendments to the bill
compelling the attendance of witnesses be-
fore any investigating committee (having
particular reference to the Cofeyville dyna-
mite investigation) The House passed the
bribery bill without amendment, to which
Mr.. Heber, of Meade, entered protest.
House bill to amend the pharmacy law,
House bill allowing violators of the prohib-
ftory law to be liberated upon the petition or
100 residents and House bill granting suffrage
to women were defeated.
THE Senate on the 18th defeated the pro-
posed investigation of lottery schemes. The
Judiciary Committee reported bill to sup
press the publication and circulation of scan
dalOus newspapers. The bill prohibiting the
use of Tobacco in public places by minors
and the bill making Labor Day september
y legal holiday passed House concurrent
resolution relating to the enactment of law
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue currency passed by a vote of 81 to H..
The House passed the legislative appropria-
ton ana printing deficiency bills. Speak
er Elders interest bill, after q warm de-
bate, passed. The woman suffrage bill
passed, to which Speaker Elder filed pro-
tesr. Congressional apportionment COM
mittee was appointed as follows: MeSsrs.
Cary, Burgard, Meeker, Warren, EVERY. Bar
nett and Hopkins from the respective dis
tricts, and Rice, of Bourbon, and Drake at
large.
THE senate on the 18th spent nearly the
bill. The Senate voted to go in a body to at
tend the funeral of General Sherman at
St. Louis on Saturday. The house passed
a bill changing the name of Geary
County back to Davis, to which the
republican members entered formal pro-
test. Many local bills passed. The bill to
provide election ballots at public expense
passed; also the bill relating to irrigation
COPIED mainly after the Colorado law also
the bill to establish the salary Of state Off
GERS, their assistants, etc. The house made
a reduction in many of the salaries, and "A
conference will settle the matter. A bill
which rcvises the present law in regard to
cities of the first class also passed In COM
mittee of the whole the appropriation for
the nCTIual ScHOOt wis materially TcduCcO
and stormy discussion, which lasted until
near midnight, was had on the bill to provide
for the weekly payment of employees.
IN the senate on the Goth the committee on
public health introduced two bills for the
purpose of creating state and local boards of
health, and to regulate the practice OF med
icine. Senator Mothers bill TO set aside
sales when less than two thirds of the value
Of nortgaged property was obtained was
killed. Pending the third read ing OF the fees
and salaries bill the senate adjourned until
Monday in order to go to st. Louis to attend
Gen. Sherman's funeral. The house en-
gagged in much talk. The bill to appropriate
$500 for laboratory and experiments in
destroying chinch bugs was favorably recon-
mended. Resolutions the death of Gen.
Sherman were adopted and q motion to ad
iourn over to Monday carried. but was re
scinded. At the evening session bills were
considered in committee OF the Whole.