The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-17
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings at Topeka.

Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
Ings at Topeka.
IN the senate on the 4th Senator Kings SUBJ
stitute 70 Senator Bakers resolution appoint
ing a committee to Investigate the charges
made against Gov LewellinZ. Fred J. Close
and James F. Legate, By the Topeka Capital
was adopted The committee will consist Of
five members, two Of them republicans The
live stock commission bill passed and Mr..
Daunsr introduced bill making an sppropris-
ton to complete the capital but the senate re-
fused TO suspend the rules and consider it. The
bill providing for an appellate court was passed
under a suspension OF the rules. It provides
for the division Of the state into two districts.
and each district into three divisions each di-
vision 70 De provided with one judge. who IS to
be appointed By the governor until the next
general election, when they will be chosen By
the people. . The house rushed through the
Greenlee railroad bill Itprovides for the cleo
ton Of railroad commissioners on November
next The house spent nearly the entire after
noon in the discussion OF the weekly payment
Of wages bill The bill was passed a. il came
from the senate with one amendment which
excludes from its provisions corporations en-
gagged in agriculture The house held q ses-
sion at night and in committee Of the whole
recommended a number OF appropriation bills
for passage
THE morning session OF the senate on the 6th
road bill The maximum rate bill passed by
the senate heretofore was substituted for the
hill as IL cane from the house and recess
taken Much tine was taken up in the after
noon on the same bill The house concurrent
resolution 10 adjourn sine die Thursday was
adopted = resolution was adopted empower
ing the elections committee 10 investigate any
matter they may desire during recess 90 The
house used up the entire morning session de-
batting the resolution FOR final adjournment
Thursday, and the resolution was finally adopt
Ell b. agreement, appropriation bills were
taken Up IN committee CT the whole and Cousid-
cred during the afternoon Tae senate peni-
Tertiary appropriation bill was nou-cuncurred
in and aside from tEis the session was Ruthless
THE only business transacted in the senate
On the morning Of the 9Th was the pass.geof the
maximum freight rate bill Among the am end
ments adopted vas one vacatilg the
ONCE 81 the present board OF rail
road commissioners. At the afternoon
session tire bill passed creating the department
Of agriculture and providing for the election OF
secretary al 4 salary u so The secretary
Is 70 be elected by the people 1t the time other
state officials are chosen The governor sp-
points until the next general election - The
entire morning session OF the house vas de-
voted TO the consideration OF the mortgage re-
cempuou bin and its consideration also took
Up a great part OF the afternoon \ bill appro-
passed The announcement Ey Speaker Doug
lass taat the ergrossed railroad bill had been
lost OF stolen in transmission 70 the senate
caused sensation and \ resolution was
adopted appointing committee 10 Investigate
tie matter A. the evening session the senate
bill requiring railroads 10 set up scales at all
grain shipping points in the state passed
THE senate On the sth passed the house coal
miners screen bill Il provides that coal
hail
well a. the lump coal The senate also
passed the anti gold payment bill prohibiting
the making OF contracts for the payment OF Oh
GEarons in gold The house weekly payment
OF wages bill was con Cured in 100. In the house
the senate amendments 10 the maximuu
freight rate bill we're ECn-cCncUrred in bill
passed submitting 70 the voters OF Geary
county the proposition TO change the name
hack 10 Davis The state university, state re-
form and insane asylum appropriation bills
passed Also the senate insurance bill. known
a. She fan value police bill which requires in
sG-ance Companies 70 pay fgI value OF policies
in case OF total loss % the insured property b.
fire, cyclone OF tornado The senate cholera bill
passed which gives the state board OF health au-
thority % take prompt stems in case OF Al cpl
ceuic and apprOpristes -. % 10 be used in an
emergency; also the appellate court bill, also
the senate oll Tepe-liug the law permitting
conductors to collect excess fairs from passeu-
gers without tickets The house vas in session
nearly all night working upon the miscellaneous
appropriation bil. and IL VS. long after mid
night before it could be agreed upon
III senate had a brief morning session on
the oh II the afternoon motion that the
senate refuse 20 recede from its amendment 20
the railroad bill prevailed and "a conference was
appointed lie house bill 10 prevent the cor
rUp, use Of money a. elections, passed. and az
o'clock the senate cCucUrred II a house resolu-
fFH- The Sc fa Of
noon. When the house met the concurrent res
olution extending the session % Saturday was
adopted y long debate followed on the con
ference report on the appellate court bill aad IL
vas a-Iir sem % conference IN the afteru0o,
the senate Aus r-aliIu haIot law was taken W
\ long discussion took place over an auenl-
nens offered hy GreeElec. OF Reno. declaring
thar when TWO political parties combine or
vhSu one party GOES out 90 business and fuses
vilh another. the combine shall be considered
a. one political o--luizsiioa The amendment
prevailed The rwo houses could not agree on
the Les. sllrive appropriation bill, the popuIiSts
refusing 20 accr.e 20 th- proposition To nav
extra serEearJ-a--4ruls OF tie republican house
during III -'lase Ma and the republicans re-
fusiE- - pay IA members Of the populist
house
u The senate OF The I0.h l;tle vas done ex-
cert 20 consider conference reports. III sen
ate refused to r-cede from its amendment TO
The railroad BIZ AID n .iourued with several
b5lIs IN conference L vas o'clock before
the conference -e0CTc On n Legislative bill
was presented "a III house The republicans
had aCr, ed IN paw n. claims Of TIE popC lists
ard tie 2oQUiis-- made concessions 70 the
cla- Ms q -he republicans Ike senate bill for
The protection % same and SOM birds Vas
-,.sSe1. The house hv = bare n .1-it-. 7as~e
the senate u1-oe.iaaeous app-03riat.on bill
after s11dry amendments Mr. CgohiSan
PUSHED a BIZ % tb.rJ reaiing and pas @
amending the SlieE land Law so as 20 exempt
owners OF land N cities from its provisions.
The Seuate-s amendment 70 the agricultural
COLLEGE appropriation bill reducing the a..ow-