Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-02-09
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
The senate Acts Upo several Bni, -Ih
House ~tiit C"ntentati N.

lOfEhA. MAN. req L. cStcruaY
norm ig's session of the senate was very
tame. Quite mum Der were absent buta
quorum being present the routine work
Of the body was ground out A mum
Der of bills were introduced, most of
which were Of local nature.
Senator Brown, of Finney, introduced
bill TO cut down charges of sleeping
car companies In Kansas He said he
had to pay e2.5l to ride In Pullman
from Garden City 10 Topeka and that
$3.50 was ample pay. lie is going
after the Pullman company. His bill
will reduce the charges about one.half.
A resolution was adopted providing
that special committees appointed here
after to visit any Of the state institu-
tions should receive only their per diem
and the actual moneys paid out
The senate went into committee OF
the whole for the consideration of bills
on the calendar.
Senate bill No "a, an act to encour-
age the erection of sugar mills was
recommended for passage.
Senate bill No. 81, by Senator Reid,
to regulate the weighing OF coal at the
mines, was under discussion for more
than an hour.
Senator Taylor's bill, authorizing the
mayors and councils Of cities OF the first
class to prohibit lotteries, was recon-
mended for passage.
A bill has been introduced In the SEN
ate appropriating $4,000 for display
TO be made at the wor DIS fair of relics
in charge of the State Historical society.
Senate joint resolution No and .,
10 amend the constitution giving
women tho right 10 vote, was recon-
mended for passage. Its provisions are
as follows: Every person Of the age
Of 81 years and upwards belonging to
the following classes, who shall have
resided In Kansas one year next proceed
ing any election, and In the township
or ward in which she or he offers to
vote at least thirty days next preceding
such election, shall be deemed quail
fed elector. First, citizens OF the
United States; second, persons OF for
eign birth who have resided In this
state one year after they have declared
| their intention to become citizens OF
the United States, conformable TO the
laws OF the United States on the sub
ject OF naturalization. The PROPOSE
ton Is to be submitted at the next gem
eral election.
THE HOUSE.
The same monotonous programme
was carried out In the house yesterday
afternoon. At 1915 the populist house
was called to order but nothing was
done for nearly an hour, the members
/ IL LIZ A 10
had and quorum was declared pres
| ent.
Nearly all of the populist members
were present, many of them remaining
over Sunday.
A large number of bills were intro
duced Among these was the one
creating the office Of live stock inspect
or and to provide for the appointment
of inspectors ut the stock yards at
Kansas City and Wichita
Hare, of Kiowa, who Is contesting j.
W. Dair's seat, introduced a bill to
bolish the issuance of free passes on
railroads and prescribing punishment,
for the violation thereof
Humphrey, of Lyon, introduced a
worlds fair bill providing for the crea-
ton Of new board This Is Mrs. Au-
Rusta Wilson's Lill, and 1t provides for
lady vice president
The republican house was called to
order at o'clock, Speaker Douglass In
the chair A large grist of bills were
introduced OF local character
The populist house unscated Chris
man, Of Chautauqua county, late In the
afternoon, on the ground that he had
taken claim in Oklahoma and was not
bona fide resident OF Kansas
When he was elected he defeated the
populist candidate by 90 votes