The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-03-17
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings at Topeka.

tngs at Topeka.
TIE only business transacted in the senate
on the morning Of the eth was the passage Of the
maximum freight rate bill Among the amend.
mentS adopted was one vacating the
once OF the present board of rail.
road commissioners At the afternoon
session the bill passed creating the department
OF agriculture and providing for the election of
secretary at salary of 3 500 The secretary
Is to be elected by the people at the time other
state officials are chosen. The gc7ernor ap-
points until the next general election -. The
entre morning session of the house WIS de-
voted to the consideration Of the mortgage re
oemphon bill and its consideration also took
upa great part of the afternoon A bill appro-
priating $4,000 for normal school at Lacrosse
passed The announcement by Speaker Doug
lass that the engrossed railroad bill hal been
lost or stolen in transmission to the senate
caused q sensation, and a resolution was
adopted appointing committee to investigate
the matter. AT the evening session the senate
bll requiring railroads to set up scales at all
grain shipping points in the state passed.
THE senate on the Slh passed the house coal
miners screen bill 1t provides that coal
miners shall be paid for the screen and nat as
weii as the lump coal The senate also
passed the antfgold payment bill prohibiting
the making OF contracts for the payment OF op
legations in gold The house weekly payment
OF wages bill was concurred in =. In the house
the senate amendments TO the maximum
freight rate bill were non-concurred in bill
passed submitting to the voters Of Geary
county the proposition TO change the name
back to Davis. The state university, state re-
form and insane asylum appropriation bills
passed Also the senate insurance bill. known
as the full value policy BILL which requires in
surance companies to pay full value OF policies
in case of total loss of the insured property by
fire. cyclone or tornado. The senate cholera bill
passed whith gives the state board of health au-
th,rity to take prompt steps in case sof an epi.
mil n tas 10 ho iy,,
emergency also the appellate court bill: also
the senate bill repeating the law permitting
conductors to collect excess fairs from passen-
gers without tickets The house was in session
nearly all night working upon the miscellaneous
appropriation bill and 1t was long after mid
night before it could be agreed upon
The senate had q brief morning session on
the 9Th. In the afternoon motion that the
senate refuse to recede from its amendment to
the railroad bill prevailed and conference was
appointed The house bill 10 prevent the COR
rupt use of money at elections, passed, and at
O'Clock he senate cOncurred in a house resolu-
zion extending the session 10 Saturday after.
noon. When the house met the concurrent res
olution extending the session to Saturday was
adopted A long debate followed on the con-
ference report on the appellate court bill ard it
was again sent to conference In the afternoon
the senate Aus stralian ballot law was taken up
A long discussion took place over an amend
ment offered by Greenee, of Reno, declaring
tudt With TWO pOllllcll parties cOmDlnc, or
when one party goes out of business and fuses
with another, the combine shall be considered
as one political organizaiio She amendment
prevailed. The fwo houses could not agree on
the legislative appropriation bill, the populis1s
refusing 10 accede to the proposition to pay
extra sergeant-at-armS of the republican house
during the late war" and the republicans re-
fusing to pay "hat" members of the populist
house.
In the senate on the 9th little was done ex-
cept TO consider conference reports. The SEN
a tie refused TO recede from its amendment to
the railroad bill and adjourned with several
bills in conferehces...It was o'clock before
the conference REPORT on the legislative bill
Was presented in d. house. The republicans
had agreed TO pay she claims of the popu lists
and the populisSs made concessions to the
claims Of the republicans The senate bill for
the protec ton OF game and song birds was
passed. The house by bare majority, passed
the senate miscellaneous appropriation bill
after sundry amendments Mr.. Cubbison
pushed bill to third reading and pass ge
amending the alien land law to exempt
owners of land in cities from its provisions
The senates amendment to the agricultural
college appropriation bill reducincs the allow.
ance from $4,000 to 1900 was concurred in.
THE senate was busy the lth considering
locCp,ercnce reports on bills When Senator
Tavlor's anti-gambling bills were taken up Mr.
OBryan made point OF order against their
consideration which the presiding officer sus-
tained and they therefore failed The appellate
court bill also failed In executive session
| the police commissioners appointed for Kan
SaS City were confirmed. Conference COM
mittees were busy In the house until u late hour
at night The time for final adjournment was
further extended. Senator Tavlor's gambling
bills were amended and passed except the anti
policy shop bill which failed. Neither branch
OF the legislature formally adjourned sine die
leaving that until Monday in order that bills
might be enrolled and signed by the governor.
ONLY 4 few members were present in the
senate and house on the 18th. the session hav-
ing practically ended at midnight Saturday
night These were only in attendance to await
the enrolling and signing of bills. This work
completed 'both branches of the memorable