Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-14
UNRAVELING SNARLS.
State House APPr"priation-Worid Fsix
The Eight Hour Day-Equity Of
Redemption-Fess and SalA-
Neutrality-suspicious..
All These and More Which Had Received
Previous Attention Were Again Taken
Up and Final Action Upon Them
Had or Advanced.

TOPEKA, Forty-seventh Day IN Session.
The house committee to investigate the
STATE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
made report and asked for more time to
finish their work. They had, as yet, heard
only such witnesses as represented one side
of the controversy and needed further time
for that reason. The report says that they
are well convinced that largo amounts of
money have been expended unnecessarily
and unwisely, If not corruptly, which might
have been prevented had the safeguards
which the law gives, which requires quarterly
reports of the work done, had been made
THE COMMISSIONERS,
through Mr.. Reeder, presented to the house
statement to the effect that they had been
denied hearing or the right to meet the
accusing contractors face to face before the
committee.
STATE HOUSE APPROPRIATION.
The senate had passed bill providing for
continuing work on the state house. The
house committee on ways and meas changed
the bill into small appropriation designed
to complete present contracts and to pre-
serve the work already done, without provl-
sion for carrying on the work toward COM
pletion; which report was made the action
of the house. The senate refused to concur
in this and, at late hour, the matter went
to a committee of conference.
WORLDS FAIR.
The house passed bill giving $50, 90 for
the Columbian fair; providing for two re-
publican, two alliance and one democrat
commissioners. There are restrictions In
the bill as to amount to be expended each
year.
BEER SALOONS AT THE HOMES.
A bill has passed both houses to prohibit
the sale of intoxicants to inmates of national
or state homes for disabled soldiers.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
The house has passed the senate bill max
ing eight hours q work day upon any and all
public work.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
The committee to investigate the working
of the metropolitan police law reported that
they ''have heard no testimony that induces
them to believe that the prohibitory law has
been enforced in any city of the state through
the agency of the metropolitan police or any
other machinery of the law. In all of the
six cities fines, or forfeited recognizances,
called fines, are imposed. There is usually
no other punishment inflicted"
THE MILITIA BILL.
The house killed the bill for recognizing
the militia.
THE HORSE THIEF BILL.
The senate bill prepared by the AntI-Horse
Thief association was killed in the house.
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
The house passed the senate bill proVid-
ing for holding primary elections.
EQUITY OF REDEMPTION.
The senate again had the equity of redemp-
ton bill up on third reading and passed q
substitute for it, which gives two years re-
demption of land sold under mortgage, with
saving conditions 1t does not apply to
mortgages now in force. The bill requires
the payment by the mortgagor of costs OF
Judgment, interest, taxes and Insurance.; fail
ing in which for six months ends the stay of
execution.
FEES AND SALARIES.
The conference on the bill fixing fees and
salaries of county officers and for official and
legal county printing reported substitute
for the two bills which had been passed, one
by each house; the one by the house giving
much more liberal pay for their services than
the one by the senate.
The substitute reported by the conference
committee sought to fix the salaries of OIL
GERS for each county as the representative
from that county should dictate, while the
feed officers, under this substitute, would
suffer a uniform reduction of about % per
cent.
Senators protested against carrying the re-
sponsibility of fixing the salaries for their
counties, and the substitute bill was rejected
by the senate.
This probably ended all effort to get legis-
lation on this subject.