Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-16
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Secretary of Stato Gresham promptly re-.
signed his judgeship as soon US no was con-
hrmed BY the senate for hsnow position.
\ There " n bill before the Kansas senate
authorizing tho State Agricultural college
No use sufficient part of its national appro..
priation to provide for the cultivation OF
100 acres OF land west Of the line Of Norton
and Grahgm counties, for experimental
purposes.
II is intimpted that President Cleveland
will send commissioners TO Honolulu with
powers to negotiate treaty with the provis-
ional government which, while giving
America supremacy over tho islands, this
government will not incur all the RESPONSE
bilities Of annexation.
A bill was passed in the Kansas house pro-
yiding for the submission to the people Of
Geary county a proposition to change tho
name of the county back TO Davis county.
The propOsitionis TO be submitted next fall,
and the name of the county will be decided
by vote of the people.
The Kansas legislature has passed a reso-
luton giving the State Historical society
the rooms now occupied by the supreme
court commissions These rooms are in tho
south basement of the state house, opposite
the room occupied by tho Goss collection
of birds. They are to DO made available at
once.
Representative Johnson, Of Anderson
county, introduced IN the Kansas house
resolution to instruct the attorney general
to find out how much money had been paid
out by State Treasurer Biddle without au-
thority Of law, and to bring action at once to
recover the same from the treasurer and his
bondsmen.
A suit ia being prepared for the United
States supreme court, in the name of the
attorney general Of Illinois, asking that an
injunction be granted restraining the worlds
fair commission from interfering, amend
ing or altering the action of the BOARD OF
the Worlds Columbian exposition in regard
to Sunday closing.
The stars and stripes were raised over the
thffrail of the steamship Paris, OF tine new
American line. at noon, by Miss Frances O.
Griscom, daughter of the president OF tho
International Steamship company. The
flag was raised while the vessel was lying
at her pier in New York. Only few per-
SONS, guests of the company, were present
In the Kansas senate Joint resolution has
been offered providing for tho submission
of an amendment to the constitution IN re-
lation to the settlement OF contested cleo
tons. The plan is that all contests shall
be settled by the district court of the county
in which they arise and no certificate OF cleo
ton is to be issued until the contests are so
settled.
Ex,Congressman Clover left for the west
Tuesday, as did also Congressman Davis
and Harris while Baker left later. Simp-
son stands by the statement that no is try
ing to make arrangements to go to Europe
and as a result docs not expect to see Kan
sas for some months. Judge Brodenck
will be here some days, not leaving for the
west for week.
Governor Lewelling has appointed the
new board of Kansas commissioners for
the worlds fair, as follows; G. w. Click
(dem) first district; II. H Kerns dem.
second district; L. II. King (pop) third
district; Il. j. Anderson (rep.) fourth dis
trict A. r.. Collins (pop) fifth district;
Mrs. NJ. A. Clark (pop,l sixth district; w.
w. Cobun (pop.) seventh district.