The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-24
WORK or THE LEGISLATURE
important Measures Passed aud Others
That Were Killed During the Session of
the Legislature.

passed both houses at tho late session
of the legislature were the following:
The Australian ballot law. which goes into
effect at the next general election and thereaf
ter all elections in kansas-statc. county, city
and special-are TO be conducted under the
Australian system
A law compelling all corporations and per-
sons, except railroad companies and agricult-
ural corporations, TO pay their employees week
ly; Y penalty OF per cent IL not paid
Speaker Douglass bill to prohibit the corrupt
use of money at elections.
a mortgage redemption law, providing for
redemption period OF eighteen months after sale
under foreclosure. but where the court or judge
shall find thar the lands and tcnements have
been abandouei or are not occupied in good faith
as a homestead by the family Of the debtor. the
period Of redemption shall be six months from
the day of sale; during the first nine months
the defendant owner has the exclusive right OF
redemption: for the next six months creditors
may redeem from each other. The terms OF
redemption are: The reimbursement OF the
amount paid by the holder of the certificate.
together with interest and coats OF suit after
redemption, the property is not subject to fur
ther execution for any deficiency arising upon
the sale and Is not subject to execution for the
liens Of creditors who did not avail themselves
Of the privilege Of redeemiGg durins the re-
demption period.
a law amending the tax law h. which the
March penalty of per cent is hnockdd out.
making reduction OF 3l-i per cent before the
sale OF the property, and after tie ssle Of the
property for taxes the tax certificate is to draw
Il per cent interest instead Of % per cent as
now
Senator Forneys hill for the protection Of
shippers of grain, seeds and hav, which requires
railroad companies to construct scales for the
Weighing Of grain at every station from which
lg1 cars of grain shipped. the company is
authorized to collect y cents Car for each car
weighed Shippers are empowered TO collect
through the courts damages Tor losses of grain,
seeds and hay which occur wEie the shipments
are in transit providing tie shortage is more
than one-fourth OF one per cent.
The bill repeating the law of 1885 by which
railroads are authorized to collect excess fares
Of from 10 TO > cents from paSsC u-erS who neg
lect 10 purchase tickets before entering ~
train.
Senator Browns "valued policy" insurance
bill, requiring insurance companies in ease %
total loss Of property TO uIy the face Of the
policy unless there has been wantou destruc-
ticn Of property. The practice now prevails
among insurance companies Of iEsurius prop
erty for more than its value aud scaling down
in case OF loss.
The bill making it Illegal 10 require q gold
contract in notes. mortgages and other obligd-
tions, and making silver as well as gold legal
tender for all debts in Kansas.
Senator Dumbauid's bill for the preservation
OF the public health against epidemic cholera
Senator FOrney's bill making it unlawful 10
shoot quail or prairie chickens except by the
owner of the land
Two house bills looking to the Improvement
OF the facilities of county seats. One Of them
provided that railroad trains snail be compelled
TO stop at county seats and the other compelled
telegraph companies 10 maitain an operator at
each county seat
\ screenage bill asked for by all the miners
IN the state
\ bill repeating the law by which poll tax is
collected in cities OF the first class. AtchisOn
and Fort Scott excepted
An act continuing the experimental station
ct the state university Of Kansas at Lawrence
established to promote and conduct expert
ments for the destruction Of the chinch bugs
by contagion or infection.
a bill providing for the acceptance Of certain
grades from some Of the higher educational in
stitutions b. the state board OF education and
to provide for the issuance of teachers GER
tificates.
A bill submitting to the people Of Geary
county the question of restoring the name to
Davis.
Senator O'Bryan bill giving the police COM
missioners OF cities OF the first class power to
appoint police natron If in their Judgment
one is necessary Her salary is TO be 800 a
year. This Giu affects the cities Of Topeka,
Wichita Fort Scott, Kansas City LeavenwoTth
and AtchisOn
\ bill disor-an;znC Garfield comfy, creating
Garfield township adding 10 10 Finnev county,
and proving that the officers Of Finney coun-
ty shall take chlrge Of the money and prop
erty Of Garfield county. pay the necessary
debts and collect the taxes Of Garfield county.
Representative Sromquist's bill to except
the Scandinavian United Aid association Of
Gaiesburg from certain regulations OF the in
sursnce laws.
Among the important local bills passed was
county; authorizing the city Of OSawatOmie -
issue bonds TO fund the city Indebtedness; re-
ducing the salaries OF officers Of Marshall,
Jewell, Dickinson, Mitchell Was hington, Sher-
man. Cloud Smith. Clay and COffey counties:
10 authorize the city of Wellington to issue
bonds for rebuilding the public schOOlhOuse Of
Wellington recently ed by the cyclone;
to authorize the city of Neosho Falls TO pur-
chase public park: to authorize the city OF
Lawrence TO issue bonds for the purchase Of
the gas works and water works; to
thorize the issuance Of bonds for
the construction Of a Touring mill at
Russell Springs vacating the townsites of
Surprise, Appomattax, Golden,
Zionvile and Conductor in Grant county, and
CressOn in Rocks county; authorizing the com
plction OF the cosrt house at Ottawa, Franklin
county: providing for a public library at Kan
sas City, Kan; establishing county Industrial
school at Wichita; TO authorize Haskell county
TO vote aid TO the Montezuma, Trinidad
Western railway: authorizing city Of Chanute
10 issue bonds for waterworks. TO authorize
city Of Girard to vote bonds TO rebuild water
works: to authorize city OF WaKeeney to build
a Touring mill; TO authorize the cities OF
GrSlnEeld ami Grinneu TO vote bonds for
Touring mill
NAVY IMPORTANT BILLS LILLED.
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 SEN
ate.
The appellate court bill, killed by the senate
The congressional aDpOrtionment 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 ana state uniformity
bill, dead because the two houses could not
agree.
The judicial spportionment bill, killed in the
house.
The bill giving the governor the supervision
Of the agricultural department and the appoint
ment Of its officers, killed in the house.
Anti lottery bill. killed in the senate because
Of house amendments.
The bill 10 regulate the sale OF foleomargarine,
killed in the senate
The bill for The revision Of the statutes failed
in both houses
Bill making appropriation to complete the
state house, left on tie house calendar
A Business View Of 1t.
After the wife of a telegraph opera
tor had expressed herself fully on his
staying out so late she became still
more exasperated by his refusal to
make anv replv