The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-18
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report Of the Weeks Pro.
rANGlinON.

A Condensed Report Of the Weeks Pro.
| ceedinGs.
THE proceedings of the Senate on the
| 7th were brief and of little interest. At
| ter the appointment Of a committee to in
| vestigate the alleged insurance combine.
| consisting of Senators Mohler, Richter and
johnson, and the consideration of local
| bill the Senate adjourned until Monday.
The House worked without q quorum for
| awhile and took q recess until O'Clock then
! the report of the committee confirming Mr..
| Heber, of Meade, in his seat was adopted
The balance OF the day bills unobjected to
were considered in Committee of the Whole.
Is the Senate on the 9Th Mr.. Kelley's com.
| merciai congress resolution. which provides
| for q congress of representatives of Western
| States at Kansas City, Kan, on April 10, was
| adopted. At 2 O'Clock the House resolution
for investigating the cause of the Coffeyville
dynamite explosion in 1855, was taken up
and caused debate somewhat on the dyna.
mite order. The preamble was considerably
modified and the resolution adopted. At the
evening session local bills were considered
in Committee Of the Whole. The House
was not in session in the morning and the
afternoon session was devoid OF general
interest. resolution offered by Mr.. Ruble
was adopted. asking Congress to pay ex-
Union soldiers the difference between the de-
preciated currency they received and gold.
THE Senate spent large portion Of the
day on the 10th considering a bill merely of
local interest to Topeka. Mr.. Carrolrs bill
abolishng the police commission board Of
Leavenworth and Wichita was defeated by a
vote Of Is yeas to % nays. The public works
bui w2S c::cc!dered in Committee of the
Whole Until adjournment. In executive ses-
sion W. II. Mcbride was confirmed as Insur.
ance Superintendent in place of ID. W.
Wilder, whose term expires July L.. The
House spent the forenoon in discussing the
Senate amendment to the Coffeyville dyna-
mite resolution. A substitute was finally
adopted. The concurrent resolution for a
commercial congress at Kansas City was
adopted and financial bills considered until
adjournment.
Soon after the Senate met on the 18th the
Presiding Officer appointed Senators Kim
ball. Mohler and Carroll Q-eavenworth) as
the joint committee to investigate the COT
feyville dynamite explosion. The Senate
then took up bills on third reading and
cleared the calendar. few bills were in
troduced and motion made to reconsider
the vote by which Mr.. CarrOll's police com
missioner bill was defeated, which went
over. The House adopted IA resolution ap-
pointing committee to investigate charges
against the State House Commissioners.
The Railroad Committee reported several
bills favOrably and Mr.. Andrews offered a
resolution, which was adopted, requiring
the Committee on State Affairs to inquire
into the appointment of c. \. Henrie to IL
position in the labor bureau and for other
Information as to appointments Many bills
were then considered in Committee OF the
Whole.
THE Senate had lively debate on the 18th
on the House concurrent resolution which
provided for the payment of members only
for such days as actually spent in session,
and it was finally rejected. The bill eStab
fishing 4 station at the University of Kansas
for the destruction of chnch bugs passed.
The calendar was cleared and but little othor
business transacted of general public in
terest.. The House passed the bill for re-
selling of mortgaged properly sold without
appraisment for not enough to satisfy the
mortgag and also the general mortgage
bill Mr.. Cobun offered Il resolution declar
ing that the House is unalterably opposed
to any legislation repudiatng just debts,
and favoring such legislation as will render
it possible for the debtor to meet his iiabil-
tiles. The resolution was adopted. Speaker
Elders interest bill was debated all the
afternoon in Committee of the Whole.
THE Senate spent the entire session on the
18th discussing the seed grain bill of Mr..
Lockard appropriating $50, 90 for the needy
OF Western Kansas. The appropriation was
finally reduced to $4,000. but the bill failed
by a tie vote Of "a to 10, there being two alb
sentees. In the House gavel made out of
an apple tree grown In Cloud County was
presented to the Speaker on behalf of the
knights of Labor of that county. Many
committees reported. and many bills OF
minor Importance passed on third reading.
The Heuse by Il vote OF so to adopted a bill
favorable to female suffrage. A bill was
passed removing the political disabilities OF
all persons disqualified by the Constitution
from voting holding Office by reason of
having borne arms against the Government
during the civil war. The Australian ballot
system bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole and recommended for passage.