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

TOPEKA, torty-hfth Day IN SeSSon@-1n Inc
| governor sent to the house
his FIRST VITO.
The bill vetoed provided for the independ-
emit management for the state asylum for the
! deaf and dumb at Olathe. At present it is
governed by the state board of charities, but
this bill put it in charge of board of man
ayers. The governor thinks that it should
continue Is it is at the present time.
THE PRINTING BILL
The appropriation of $15S, 900 for printing
for the next two years was recommended for
passage in the committee of the whole house
after veay noisy and hot debate; Rice. of
Bourbon, and others claiming that it carried
$4,000 more than 1t should; he and others
charging that it was a steal in the interest of
the new state printer.
STATE PENSION AGENT.
The committee to revise the calendar had
left on the calendar the bill for the appoint
ment of state agent at Washington to assist
old soldiers with their claims, and Mr.. Hop
kins called it up.
Speaker Elder moved the death of the bill,
which motion, after some angry talk, was
carried by exclusive alliance votes.
WAIVER OF APPRAIsEMENT.
The senate returned to the house the waiver
of appraisement bill, which had been mes
saged to it with the endorsement that it was
not the original bill as passed by the senate,
and that consequently the bill could not be
recognized. The original bill was lost by
the house judiciary committee, and the
printed bill was substituted for it, The bill
had passed both houses by large majority,
but the printed bill, as passed by the house.
did not show the amendments which had
been made in it by the senate.
Elder charged that the original bill had
been stolen.
THE BANNING BILL AGAIN.
The bill to prevent wildcat banking, which
was defeated by the house on a previous day,
was resurrected in the shape of house bill,
for which senate bill had been substituted.
One or two of the Objectionable clauses were
stricken out and the bill passed by an almost
unanimous vote.
FOR CHARITY.
The appropriation bill for several private
charities came back to the senate with
amendments which added several hospitals
InAthe state to the list of benefciaries and
the house refused to agree to the amend
ments.
STATE HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
The attorney general sent a communica-
ton to the house stating that the investigs-
ton of the state house contracts would re-
quire several weeks more time to complete,
and advising the house to authorize its COM
mittee to continue and complete their work
after the legislature adjourned.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The conference committee appointed to
consider the senate bill providing for a
board of public works agreed upon bill
which makes the board of public works con-
sist of three members to be appointed by the
governor, no more than two members to be
of one political party. They are to receive a
salary of 81, 900 each.
DOUGLASS BRIBERY BILL
passed the house after having section added
to it, which permits the acceptor of a bride
to turn states evidence.
THE MORTGAGE BILL
The mortgage bill formulated by the SEN
ate judiciary committee, which had such
close vote for its approval in the committee of
the whole senate, was on third reading In
voting for its passage and twenty-one against.
A motion to reconsider is now pending.
THE EIGHT HOUR DAY.
The senate approved the bill for the eight
hour day upon all public works.
THE SENATORS PAY GOES ON.
The senate organized as a court of i'm
parchment, and, as such, will meet every
day and adjourn while the legislature is in
session, and then adjourn to a date to be
fixed for the trial to begin. This secures
senators their regular pay while the legisla-
ture is in session over the fifty days.
GENERAL FORSYTHE.
The senate adopted a memorial to the pres
ident to promote Brevet Brigadier General
James W. Forsythe, now colonel of the Sew
enth United States cavalry, to the full rank
of brigadier general, to fill vacancy soon
to occur.