The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Coudsuasd ElSpoFt OF the Weeks .Proossd-
IuEs at Topeka

inEs at Tapaka.
ABOUT aifty bills were introduced ia the sen
ate On the 3lsL Senator Bbeefer presented
one creating a live stock cofnmisslou and re-
pealiug the present law The new bill gives 10
uhe commissioners Increased power and d wiaet
scope Several appropriation bills were tEtre-
oI-oeu' one cg which is % continue the chinch
Dug inocu!ating experiments Of Chancellor
snow The committee on railroads reported
tGVorably tbs bill 70 prohibit the biaetzilstiuE
OF discharged railway employee. and the com
tzitfes on ef'uca ticn reported faForubly the ban
proV1dl- Tor the es aBlishment Of state nor
n-af EahoGl at Garden City At tho afternoon
7essiou The senate tu committee Of the WHOLE
gambling 1t makes gambling a felony The b-ll
wee reported flvorably and the senate ad.
lourne3d. The rival houses met a.
9 o'clock and engaged ih much
talk but little business Tao concurreat
resolution urging congress TO pass the Chlro-
kge strip bill vas discussed at sono length on
the popuAst side All OF The members Wero
anxious 10 have the strip opened, but there was
soFso difference Of opinion az 20 y no should be
entitled TO take Up land Mr.. Huut. Of she re-
publican house offered q resolution that sour
misguided friends who are squuLters on the
hufth side or the hail are Interested "A 5hs
opening OF tho CAerofeo strip. therefore, re-
solved. shat tbe constitutional house Of repre-
sentatlFes OF ths state Of kansas hereby IA
Ns,Fs nc squatteFs and hopo they may each and
az obtain noIneste4us In the strip aud tho
80 - -, sur S1 IONS tss5.-s ats r2cclp--A Ihe
resolution was adopted amid laughter. Ad-
~ the senate on February / AIr. Baker In
tr0duced O concurrent resolution ting
againss any adverse pension leE=.llti0a by con
sfesA declaring that the preservation OF tbs
union was worth all It cost ia blood and treas
ure The resolution went over. Senator Efel-
rlieh iuJrCdute o bill PROVIDING that all county
of1cers shall be appointed BY tho board OF soun
ty commissioners and given 70 the lowest com
peueut bidder for the Elmc Senator Taytor's
lottery blll was then considered in committee
OF tLe "ho-4 .--- LAc republican house was
called TO order at the regular time and took up
the order OF bus.ue g. Bills wero introduced
and the house went into COMMITTEES OF the whole
for tao consideration Of bills On the Calcuda-.
some discussion was had on q tev bills but
action was deferred until all could be printed
house to order he read dispatch from the
Oklahoma house extending co--ratulatIons
Spe lEer Dunsmare Huishs I'd its reaL.nz Spe4I--
Cclved and p acCd on Ile, 5- hlCh created o laugh
Bofh bodies took recess aud soon after meet
i9grned Tho populist house adjourHsd at
II. the senate on the 2d the contest cases were
reoPcucd by MT Lecd7, Chairman Of the eIec-
tious committee, who asked that the committee
be empowered TO send for persons and papers,
or 10 take evidence ut the homes Of Witnesses
The two cases which The com-uittee IS pressing
are Roth vs. Scott and Aarzley vs- Metcalt
senator Baker made "a minority report against
the claims at coate2tants- senator -Di.iard
moved 70 refer the cases back TO the committee
with Instructions TO submit 10 The senate the
Information 70 has on which tho report Is based
a long debate followed The latter motion was
defeated by % TO ", Senators O'BrTaI aud Dill
lard democrats and Senator Taylor. p5pUlist,
voting with the minority. The report OF the
committee was then adopted. Senator Tay-
lur's gambling b. ii was theu considered amend
ed auu passed by % yeas to % nays Both The
republican and popu.ist houses met M tas usual
hour and tho plpulisLs took "a TectE until
O'Clock ne fepun4lt.-1a went through TIE reF-
ul'E uFoef II business Two DLlls were passed
One was the worlds fair bill II provides for e
commission OF seven members 20 be appointed
by the governor, no more than three Of whom
appropriates 5000 10 defrlF the expenses OF
collecting an exhibit and OF placing it on exit
HaH g O. n. len HHH. HH #H
appropriation those who have Voluntarily cou-
tributel 60 the world fair fund shall be re. IN
bursed- The other bill was that introduced bY
SI21alloT Douglass in relation 20 bribcs at cleo
tions. Ihe body then adjourned until morning
In the afternoon the popuiist house convened
and over NIFTY bills were introduced Ar New
man in utroiuecd q resolution asking for the ap-
poiutmcut OF q committee OF hve 10 invest gate
the charges made against Gov Humphrey last
trod.il ed resolution ia regard 20 the charge OF
corrupt bargain between JadEe BotlUn and
Botlln's place which went over. The house
resolution for night sessions adjourned.
THE senate spent good portion OF the time
on the Sd dcba ing MT Bakers resolutiou dep
recatinE any revision OF the pension laws. Hi
nully n a.. Jumpers substitute was adopted and
% neon tho seHate adjourned until Monday.
In the. republican house Mr.. GTeellce read
protest against the action of the 'other side
who he ch trged were in League with the rail
roads hGr Douglass introduced bill 10 au0I-
ism the netrSpolLtln ponce s stem o1F Sner-
man offered bill uBproprIating Il,0jJ for the
Kansas educatiunai exhibit at Chicago. In
committee OF tho whole the house considered
Mr. Trol tmgn's bin relating to the foreclosure
OF MORTGAGES upon real estate and then ld-
jouruCd untii Monday afternoon The populisr
house met ia the afternoon and large humber
of new bills were introduced. Among these
was an untrPialSertou bill, which was offered
by tho railroad committee. Another bill pre-
Hented makes drunkenness on the part OF pub
lie Gflccr q ulisdeneauoT and cause for forfeit
M nj Of u committee 10 iavsstisate The ch5Tses
made by j, Il Hudson against eZ-Gov. Hum
naHn IA H I" Nod H Do rHHHH r.HaH HnHH Q
invest tisation FesninJ was indeduitely post
Poned. Adjourned until morning.
THE SENATE was not in session the 4th
neither was the republican house sn1 the pouu-
list house did no work All parties seemed
Tax senate on The 7th had tame session. 4
numb Der ol bills were IN niFoauCed among thcm
bill hv Senator Brown TO cut down charges Of
sieep+nF csr conp1nies Ia tAansas- His bill
VIII reduce che charges about one half A reso-
lutiou was adopted providing thar special COM
mittees appointed hereafter % visit uny os tie
stale ius buttons should receive only their per
diem and the actual moneys paid out Con
rratElu orr resolutions on Gha election Of Judze
Martin as senator were received from the Texas
legislature and placed On record Bills were
considered in committee Of she whole, aud
the joint resolution 10 amend The constitution
giving women the right TO vote. The populisr
house wGs called so order soon after O'CLOCK
large number OF buls were intro
duccd Among these was the one
raa ting tLs cflce Of live stock inspector and
provide for the appointment OF inspectors al
AIr. Haze in trodueed uII 90 prohibit the issu-
ing OF free passes by rlilEolis- BIT ChrisWan
Of ChautauQua was unscafed ON The ground
that hc had taken a claim in Oklahoma aud was
rot g bona udp resident OF Ifznsus- The repub-
lican house was called % order at O'Clock.
Speaker Douglass In the cEair.. a large grtst
Of bills were introduced Teo oy AIR. FlicAter
relate TO Insurance cEnpautes- ono urovlaes
that mo sfncJg-it expressed IN the cQEtrlct shan
le the measure OF damages for total loss by
nrc, the other declares unlawful al c1ucina-
Eious and nEreCEle5lrs- between Insurance com
uautes 81 hereby the rates OF insurance upau
Teaf and personal Is-operty are nEcd aud deter
mined
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