Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-16
NE WEEKLY REFLECTOR. ABILENE. KANSAS MARCH &c. 1893

tagion or infection.
A bill by Bene1el Of Montgomery
providing for the acceptance Of certain
grades from some Of the higher educa-
tional institutions by the State board
OF education and to provide for the
issuance Of teachers certificates.
A bill submitting to the people Of
Geary county the question of restoring
the name to Davis.
Senator O'Bryan's bill giving the
police commissioners OF cities of the
irst class power to appoint police
matron " Ia their judgment one Is
necessary. Her salary Is to be 5000
year. This bill affects the cities Of
Topeka, Wichita, Fort Scott, Kansas
City, LeavenwOtth and Atchison.
A bill disorganiziDg Garfield county,
creating Garfield township, adding II TO
Finney county, aud providing that the
officers of FInney county shall take
charge Of the money aud property Of
Garfield county, pay the necessary
debts and collect the taxes Of Garfield
county.
The Legislature passed only one joint
resolution for the submission to the
people Of proposition to amend the
constitution. They are to vote at the
next general election ON the question
Of giving equal suffrage to women.
The legislature was generous ~ the
schools Of the State. The Normal col
lege a. Emporia receives $50 900 for
new wing, State University $50 900 for
physics building, Agricultural college
500, 900 for library and steam plant.
The legislatures expenses were $50 900,
sugar bounty amounts to ell 900.
Among the important local bills
passed was one establishing a high
school In Labette county; authorizing
the city Of Osawatomie to issue bonds
to fund the city Indebtedness; Teduc.
ing the salaries OF officers of Marshall
Jewell, Dickinson, Mitchell, Sherman,
Washington, Cloud, Smith, Clay aud
COffey counties; to authorizs the city
Of Wellington to issue bonds for re-.
building the public school house OF
Wellington recently destroyed by the
cyclone; TO authorize the city of Neosho
Falls to purchase n public park; to
authorize tie city of Lawrence to
issue bonds for the purchase Of the
gas works aud water works; to author.
izs the issuance of bonds for the
construction of Touring mill at Rus.
sell Springs; vdcating the town sites
of Shockeyvlile, Surprise, Appomattox.
Golden, ZlOnvills and Conductor IN
Grant county and Cresson in Rocks
county; author zing the completion of
the court house at Ottawa. Franklin
county; providing for a public library
at Kansas City, KAs.; establishing a
county industrial school at Wichita; to
authorize Haskell county to aid to
the Montezuma, Trinidad and Western
railway; authorizing city Of Chanutr t.
issue bonds for waterworks; to author
ize city Of Girard to vote bonds to
rebuild waterworks; TO authorizs city
Of WaKeeney 20 build n Touring mill.
to authorizs tho cities Of Grainn,ld
and Grinnell to vote bonds for II four
ing mill.
The only investigating committee
now out is instructed to investigate
the charges Of the Topeka Capital
against James f. Legate, Fred j. Close
and John L. Little.
Many OF the most Important meas.
ures, on which there was n great deal
OF discussion, were killed, Among the
dead bills are the following:
The maximum freight bill, killed by
the senate because the house insisted
on the election of railroad commission
ers by the people.
The appellate court bill killed by the
senate because the governor could not
appoint the judges.
The congressional apportionment bill
because the two houses could not agree.
The bill for the reduction OF fees and
salaries of county officers, killed in the
senate.
The free school book bill and State
uniformity bill, dead because the two
houses could not agree.
The Judicial apportionment bill,
killed In the house.
The bill giving the governor the
supervision of the agricultural depart.
ment, and the appointment of its
officers, killed in the house.
Anti lottery bill, killed in the senate
because of house amendments.
The bill to regulate the sale of oleo-
margarine, killed in the senate.
The bill for The revision of the
statutes failed in both houses.
Bill making appropriation to com
plete the State house, left on the house
calendar.
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