Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-26

TOPEKA, Thirty-frst Day IN Seszion.-The
house having defeated the woman suffrage
bill on third reading on the previous day, it
was
REooSs1DERED AND PASSED
by vote of 60 to 81, six votes more than
needed.
Speaker Elder filed long protest against
the bill.
There is no hope among its friends that
the senate will pass it.
ELDER's UsURY BILL
Speaker Elders usury bill was passed by
the house. Besides features heretofore men
taOned the bill makes money due monthly
employees bear 6 per cent. interest after the
end of each month until paid.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoRrIoNAfENr.
The house ordered a committee of nine on
congressional apportionment. The senate
committee on this subject has not yet agreed
on an apportionment bill. The vote cast in
the seven congressional districs at the last
election was as follows: First, AZ, 124; Sec
-ond, 30, III; Third, A, S73; Fourth, 46. 10Y;
Fifth, IS, 984; Sixth, 80. 9S6; Seventh. &c. OO9.
AS the state will now be entitled to eight
congressman there must be changes all
around.
TOPEKA RACEwAY.
The house committee on public buildings
and public grounds presented report IN
favor of the passage of the bill granting right
of way through the insane asylum grounds
and the reform school grounds to the Topeka
Dam company.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The house judiciary committee presented
a report in favor of the resolution calling
constitutional convention.
s. J. CRAWFORD.
The same committee reported in favor of
abolishing the office of state agent at Wash
ingtOn-
THE SCHOOL BOOK BILL
The house in committee of the whole spent
a half day on the school book bill. Much
criticism of its features was brought out,
but it was permitted to go to third reading
subject to amendment and debate.
To CHANGE SCHOOL TAX Law.
The house judiciary committee reported
favorably a bill to change the school laws 50
as to add this: THAT the taxes voted shall
first be used to pay the current expenses and
teachers wages of the school for the year in
which they were voted, and any excess not
necessary for that purpose may be used to
pay prior Indebtedness, legally contracted
by the district"
THE GRAND JURY LAW.
The Judiciary committee recommends the
repeal of laws relating to calling grand juries,
for the reason. the committee says: THE
fact il, that the grand jury system is only
any benefit to the people,"
ANTI-HoRsE THIEF.
The senate passed Senator Woodward's
bill, giving members of the Anti-H Horse Thief
association, while pursuing and capturing
horse thieves, the powers of a deputy sheriff.
AGREED WITH THE HOUSE
The senate has agreed with the house on
the amount, $780, 600, to give for seed grain
for the western counties.
TrrpPFR5s NaTTONAr. RAEV
resolution was not concurred IN by the SEN
ate. 1t asks congress to abolish the national
banking system.
CoNGER VS.. PADDOCK.
The senate concurrent resolution, request
ing our representatives in congress to vote
for the Congor pure lard bill, came back
from the house with the Paddock pure food
, bill substituted for the Conger bill. The
senate non-concurred in the resolution as it
was amended by the house.
ANTI-oPTIoN.
Speaker Elders resolution requesting con-
gressmen to vote for the anti option bill was
! concurred IN by the senate.
PAYING SOLDIERS THE DIFFERENCE
The senate concured IL the house resolu-
| ton asking congress to provide for paying
| soldiers the difference between the value of
| greenbacks and gold at the time of their pay
/ ment-
Irrigation CONVENTION.
Senator Wright's concurrent resolution
! calling an interstate irrigation convention at
| Topeka on April 27"was adopted by the SEN
| ate.
KANSAS MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION.