Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-05
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An Interesting Day.
ToPKKA, Thirty-elghth Day IN Session
The special order came up in committee of
the whole:
THz REsTBsussIoN REsoLUsIoS.
It was debated three hours. The hall and
galleries were packed, the crowd being about
as dense as during the senatorial election.
The first vote was on a motion to recommend
the passage of the resolution to re-snbmit the
prOhlbitory amendment to the constitution
to a vote of the people. This was lost.
Then vote was taken on the motion that
when the committee arise it report the reso-
luton to the house with the recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed This car
RED
The committee arose and reported and the
ayes and noes were called on the adoption of
the report by the house. The report was
The ayes included all republicans but 8,
all alliance men but II; the 7 democrats all
voting nay.
= Twenty-s six members did not vote.
FOR AND AGAINST BUCKSER.
The committee on charitable institutions
made two reports, four of its members
recommending the removal of Colonel Allan
Buckner, the superintendent of the school
for the blind at Kansas City; and also recon-
mending change in the medical officers
there and that more salary be paid to them.
Mr.. Simmons, the republican member of
the committee, said that the only complaints
madei against Col. Buckner were that the
students were displeased with his separating
!
forbldding the use Of tobacco. These COM
plants being voiced by one young man who
had been suspended for the use of tobacco.
The further consideration of the report was
carried over.
GOLD AND SILVER.
Speaker Elder introduced a bill making
! gold and silver legal tender in the state of
Kansas and prohibiting contracts for pay
ment in gold only.
DMr. Elder stated that the banks had all
been provided with blank mortgage contracts
providing for the payment of the indebted
| ness IN gold.
BorKIN DPEAcHAIE Mt.
Articles of impeachment, it is SAID, will be
submitted with the report of the committee
/ on the impeachment of Judge Botkin.
THE MAXIMUM RATE BILL
was passed by the house; 81 to o; some of
those voting for it saying they did so to save
| time; that there IS no possibility that this
| bill will become a law, but it is expedient to
/ get it before the senate in time for some
| compromise measure measure to be agreed
upon.
STAMPING ASSESSED ON NOTES.
The judiciary committee of the senate re-
| ported recommending the indefinite, post
ponement of Elders II. b. 132 which requires
written evidences of Indebtedness to be
stamped by the assessor before it shall be
collectable in the courts.
! CONFERENCE.
The house sent message to the senate re-
QueSLluR tudb LOuy 70 dppOlnb a new anu
instructed committee to confer with the
house committee OF conference on the seed
| grain bill.
This raised something of a breeze in the
senate, but at the suggestion of Senator Os-
| born that the matter should not be acted
upon too hastily, its consideration was laid
over.
COUNTY DEPOSITS.
The bill requiring monies to be deposited
| by county treasurers with banks at the coun
ty seats, no one bank to have on deposit
| more than $4,000 of county money at one
! time, was approved by the committee of the
| whole senate.
COSTS IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Senator Mohler's bill was also so approved.
| 1t provides for the payment by the county
| of costs of defendants witnesses in cases of
| felony.
| COURT srESoGRAPHERs.
The bill was also approved which regulates
| the pay of court stenoGraphers. The per
| of transcripts cut from 10 to cents per
folio.
| DEAF AND DUMB.
The bill was also approved which removes
| the deaf and dumb school from the class of
asylums and places it under an independent
! government.
BILLS PASSED.
The senate passed about thirty bills.
! Among them were the revision committees
| bill for the organization and regulation of
| banks.
Senator Norton's bill providing for the as
| sessment and taxation of mines ana mineral
| reservations separately from the land when
! held by different owner.
| Senator FOfney's bill authorizing county
| superintendent to detach parts of school dis
| tricts lying outside of cities.