Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-07

TOPEKA, Sixteenth Day of the Session.
The first business was to pass upon another
CONTEST CASE.
j. B. Remington, republican member from
Miami county, had his seat contested by T..
B. Lehr, alliance.
The committee on elections made two re-
ports; the majority. consisting of two repub-
hcan, two alliance and one democrat, re-
ported in favor of Remington; while the
minority, two alliance, favored seating the
contestant.
Speaker Elder left the chair to speak, urg-
ing the adoption of the minority report; but
after long debate the report of the majority
was adopted by the house.
HEBER, OF MEADE.
0There are two reports in the contest against
Representative Heber, of Meade county; a
majority of the elections committee favoring
Heber.
NATIONAL ENCAAIPMENT G. A. r.
A bill has been introduced in the house to
make an appropriation to go towards de-
fraying the expenses of entertaining the Ms
tional encampment IN Topeka, but the ap-
preparation is on condition that the city of
Topeka will also make an appropriation of
S25,000.
RUSH COUNTY OFFICERS.
The house passed the bill to repeal the law
of 1889 fixing the fees of the county officers
of Rush county.
THE MINERS PETITION GRANTED.
By resolution the speaker was directed to
appoint committee of four experienced and
practical miners, one each from Usage,
Leavenworth, Cherokee and Crawford coun-
ties, to investigate the workings of the Leav-
enworth convict shaft, and report their find
ings to the legislature, and that the house
withhold any action until sucn report is re-
reived.
WORK NOW ON HAND.
At the close of the third week of the ses-
sion there had been introduced Az bills IL
the house and 215 IN the senate.
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM WINDOW.
The following resolution was adopted by
the house:
Whereas, The nations financial secretary,
the Hon. William Window, resigned by
death; be it
Resolved, By the members of the Kansas
legislature that his loss to his country is to
be deplored because of his sterling worth as
a man, his noble and honorable service in
offices of public trust and for his great abll-
ity as manager of the nations treasury.
PAY OF THE CoDIFIING COMMITTEE.
The second committee on conference on
the legislative appropriation bill finally al
lowed the revision committee So, $50, and the
bill was passed in time for the members to
draw pay befor the over Sunday adjournment.
THE n FALLEN BILL.
In the senate, Senator Richter's bill 70 re-
strict the rights of aliens to acquire and hold
real estate was passed on third reading;
yeas 80, noes 0.
SENATE BILL NO. l.
The bill reported by the committee on re-
vision, in relation to state officers and the
administration of state affairs, was partly
gone through in committee of the whole
senate.
BANKS AND CORPORATIONS.
The bill introduced by Senator Rush re-
curing all corporations to make six public
statements year, though referringi in partic-
ular to banks, is applicable to all corpora
tions. The statements of assets and iabili-
ties are to be published in the official county
papers and sworn to as in the public state
ments required of the national banks. Senator
Rush says that the reports now required to be
given to the secretary of state are of no ben
eft whatever, as they are filed away and ve=y
few persons ever see them. Banks has ottsn
failed almost Immediately after having flied
q statement with the secretary of state.
The measure will tend especially 10 give
the public confidence in the smaller banks,
If every two months their exact standing