Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-21
County sea's-Not RepadIatars.
TOPEKA. Tweuty-s'xth Day IN Session
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County Seats-Not RepudIatorn
TOPEKA, Twenty-sxth Day In Session
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COUNTY SEAT scREMEs.
The house judiciary committee presented
thorized the county commissioners of Labette
| county to call an election for the relocation
| OF the county seat upon petition of a MAJOR
ity of the voters. Another bill which was in
the interest OF the city of Augusta, which
| hoped to take the county seat of Butler
county away from Ell Dorado, was also un-
faVorabiy reported upon.
NO NEW COUNTIES.
The bill to make the county of Alliance
cut OF portions of Lyon and Wabauusee
counties was unfavorably reported upon by
the committee on county seats and county
lines. The bill to make one county out of
the counties of Gray and Garfield, the county
to be known as Union county, was killed.
UsURY LAWS.
Speaker Elders bill amending the usuYy
laws SO that in all cases of usury the money
loaner forfeits all principal and all interest
was approved by the house in committee of
the whole. Under the law, at present. the
money loaner forfeits double the amount of
usurious interest taken. Elders bill pro-
vldes for maximuuBirate of 10 per cent,
which Is the law at present
NOT REGULATORS.
Cobun, of Pratt, introduced resolutions
conforming eastern newspapers for publish
ing slurs on this Legislature, by calling them
repudlators, &c; and "that in order to disa-
buse the minds-of those who are holding the
credits of our people that we are unalterably
opposed to any and all legislation that tends
to the reputation of just debts and that We
favor only such legislation as will make it
possible for the debtor to meet his liabilities"
sTENoGRAPHER GRANTED.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
committee appointed to investigate charges
against the state house commissioners to en-
ploy stenoRrapher.
THE MORTGAGE LAW PASSED.
The house passed the mortgage bill INTRO
duced by the judiciary committee, which en-
tirely revises the mortgage laws, gives two
years for redemption of property sold under
foreclosure, etc.
PRIVATE BANKERS.
House bill No. 169, by Brown of Harvey.
to prohibit private bankers from doing bust
ness in any other than the individual name
of the proprietors, and providing a penalty
for violation thereof, was read thiro time
and passed.
FORCED REAL ESTATE SALES.
Doolittle's n. B. So was passed by the
house. 1t provides for vacating sales OF real
estate when sold under foreclosure and when
an inadequate price is obtained. jury trial
is given by this bill to establish what is a
fair price.
CHINCH BUGS.
The bill to establish station at the state
university for the determination of ch.nch
bugs was passed by the senate.
LAND ADVERTISEMENT.
The indipio-v oor,, militia hos -
ported bill to provide for the appraisement
of lands before sale under execution, whether
appraisement has been waved by the mort
gagor or not.
PAY OF MEMBERS.
The concurrent resolution passed by the
house, which prohibits the payment of mem
bers except for such days as the legislature
was actually in session was non-concurred in
by the senate; 81 to O.
BILLS PASSED.
The senate passed seven of the regular ap-
preparation bills.
CONCERT BY THE BLIND.
A delegation from the state institution for
the education of the blind gave concert in
the evening before the legislature.
GIVING ABsENTEEs CHANCE TO VOTE.
The senate elections committee in response
to the direction embodied in Senator Moody's
resolution have formulated and introduced
bill amending the present elections law by
providing for the balloting and recording of
the votes of any voter who may be away
from his ward or precinct during any county,
district or state election, or an election for
members of the legislature or congress, or
for presidential eiector, while a member of
the state militia, or volunteer in the United
States service, or while an inmate of any
state or national asylum for old soldiers.
Such ballots shall be recorded in the precinct
or ward which the voter calls his home.
AGENTS OF THE LoAEER ONLY.
The judiciary committee of the house made
a favorable report upon house bill No. go,
entitled can act relating to the loaning of
money" The bill provides that agents nego-
tiating loans shall be considered and held to
be the agents of the person or company loan
ing the money, and not the agent of the
borrower.