Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-24

received from the house that they mao
adopted the house concurrent resolu-
ton providing the delegates for the
western counties with copies of the
statues, and returning the dynamite
resolution somewhat mangled. The
senate cOncurred in the resolutions as
reported. President Felt appointed as
the senate contingent to the joint com
mittee to investigate the Coffeyville
dynamite explosion, Senators Kimball,
Mohler and Carroll, of Leavenworth.
Under the order of third reading OF
bills, the calendar was cleared except in
the cases of senate bills already motor
ious as the Topeka dam bills" which
we're taken up and passed by votes OF
81 to and "a to respectively. There
were just twenty bills passed. The
committee on assessment and taxation
made favorable report on the bill
amending the present law by proposing
to assess and tax personal property In
certain cases. The object OF the bill l.
to correct the evil Of allOwir e Gait G an J
other stock to be brought 10 kansae
from other states for the purpose OF
feeding or grazing. All such live
stock brought in between the first day
of March and the first day of July OF
each year shall be assessed and tax
collected on them. Mr.. Kelly, intro
duced bill today which provides that
where moneys due. or which may be.
come due, any county of this state, and
where such county is deliquent to the
state on account of unpaid taxes
sales of school land or other money due
the state, it shall be the duty Of
the. auditor of state to credit
such county with the amounts
A bill was introduced that no life in
surance company shall charge or collect
for premium on a life policy, or one for
a term of years, more than per cent.
yearly on the the amount of the policy,
and that not more than ITO per cent.
yearly on a policy for risk against
fire. The bill excerpts mutual benevo-
lent associations and interpretations
Mr.. Roe introduced bill prohibiting a
combinations to prevent competition
among persons engaged in buying or
selling live stock. A bill was intro
duced providing for recording OF the
votes OF any voter who may be away
from his ward or precinct, while mem
Der of the state militia, or volunteer in
the United States service, or while an
inmate in any state or national asylum
for old soldiers. Such ballots shall be
recorded in the precinct or ward which
the voter calls his home. Mr.. Lockard
filed q motion to consider the vote by
which senate bill 80 was defeated. This
il MIR. CAROLS police commission bill.
The motion went over under the rules.
In the house Mr.. Dunn baugh offered
hot mr. ny
had been rumored and charged against
the state house co mmissioners ana the
state house fund, and calling for the
appointment of q select committee OF
five to investigate and report the
charges. The resolution was adopted.
A bill was offered that provides that
for distance of 100 miles or less the
charge for double berth in a sleeper
shall be not more than 81, not more then
cents for each additional twenty miles.
Also that an occupant of lower berth
in sleeping car may compel the closing
of the upper berth If unoccupied. Also
a bill prohibiting any railroad company
from retaining from its employees for
hospital fund. The penalty for each
violation is 800, with an attorney fee.
The bill providing for the Australian
ballot system was slightly amended and
recommended for passage in committee
of the whole. Also a bill making an
appropriation of $150,000 to buy seed
grain for destitute western settlers
Adjourned.
Feb. 1.-THE senate received notice
that the house had passed concurrent
resolution to pay per diem to members
and others connected with the legisla-
ture for only such days as had been act
ually been spent in session concurred
in. The ''chinch bug" bill was passed
and the senate adjourned.
In the house Mr.. Coolittle's mortgage