Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-14
STATE PRINTING.
Two Reports From Committee-Ons Fav.
oring the Purchase by the State Of
State Printing once, the Other
Showing Where Money Goes.
Resubmission-Consyv Dyuamite-Re.
vision Of Statutes KIIIed-Seed Grain for
the West-MurdOck's Fire Insur.
ance Bill Approved.

ToPEKA, Nineteenth Day in Session.-The
house now has before it the subject of
STATE PRINTING.
The committee on printing has presented
two reports to the house for the purpose of
bringing about a reform in the matter of
state printing. The majority of the COM
mittee are in favor of the state owning the
printing establishment and paying a salary
Of 5000 per year to the state printer to
superintend the work.
Messrs. Rice of Bourbon, and Willard, of
Leavenworth, members of the committee on
printing, presented a minority report. in
which they say that they find that the extraV-
agant features of the Kansas state printing
system has resulted from want of limitations
as to the quality, character and amount of
printing ordered by the several departments
of the state government; and while the prices
paid has been somewhat higher than they
should have been the main weakness in the
present system lies In the direction above
indicated.
REsUBBussIoE.
There are now two resubmission joint res
olutions before the house. They both pro-
vide for local option and high license.
THE CoFFEYVnLK DYNAMITE.
Mr.. Andrews, of Cowley, introduced a
series of resolutions reciting the story of the
Cofeyville dynamite explosion In 1888, and
of the current charges that a present en-
ploye of the state had hand in it at the in
stigatlon of the republican state central
committee of that year; followed by pro-
vlson to appoint a committee of seven from
the house and three from the senate to inyes-
tgate the matter.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
The resolution asking congress to pay ex-
union prisoners of war 81 for every day spent
in the rebel prison was passed by the house.
REVISION OF THE STATUTES.
The house went into committee of the
whole to consider Mr.. Douglass bill for a
revision of the statutes. The bill had been
favorably recommended by the judiciary
committee of the house. 1t provides that
the justices of the supreme court shall ap-
point five persons learned in the law and
composed of members of the different polit-
ical parties of the state, to revise the general
statutes They are to omit inconsistent and
incongruou5 provisions and sections and
condense and simplify as much az possible,
and prepare and suggest such new provisions |
as in their Judgment will promote efficiency
and economy in the administration in all |
branches of the law.
The first vote was a motion to kill the bill |
outright, which was lost; SO to AZ; but later |
another vote killed it; 55 to 81.
NoTARIEs TO GIVE BOND.
The committee then passed favorably upon |
Judge Webb's bill requiring notaries to give
bond and to keep a record.
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.
Senator Kelley, of Crawford, has intro
1uced bill that provides for the erection |
and maintenance of school of technology
at Pittsburg, Kansas.
1t provides for an appropriation of S35, 600.
SEED GRAIN.
Senator Lockard's bill to appropriate $780, |.
700 to furnish seed grain to the needy in
western counties was considered by the SEN
lte.
The grain to be provided by the railroad
commissioners and delivered to the county
The latter to draw county
bearing 6 per cent. interest and
payable February, 1872, to be lodged with the
tate treasurer.
The recipients to give their obligation to
he county commissioners, bearing like In
crest, payable in January, 1892.
The senate did not agree upon what to do
With the bill.
STATE OFFICERS.
The big bill relating to state officers was at
asst finished and passed by the senate. Its
bird reading took three hours.
INSURANCE POLICIES.
Senator Murdock's bill was approved in
committee of the whole senate in SO far as it
'eferred to fire insurance. It provides that
n case of q total loss of a building the
amount written in the policy must be taken
as the measure of the loss, and must be paid
n full unless the insurance company elects
20 replace the burnt building.