Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-16
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 to Senator Bakers resolution appoint
ing a committee to investigate the charges
made against Gov. Lewelling Fred j. Close
and James F. Legate, by the Topeka Capital
was adopted The committee will consist Of
i've members two of them republicans. The
live stock commission bill passed and Mr..
Danner introduced a bill making appropria-
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. 1t provides
for the division Of the state into two districts,
and each district into three divisions, each oil
vision to be 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 80. 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 as it came
from the senate with one amendment, which
excludes from its provisions corporations en-
gagged in agriculture The house held a 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 9th
was spent in flibustering on the Greenlee rail
road bill The maximum rate bill passed by
bill it came from the house and d recess
taken Much time was taken up in the after
noon on the same bill The house concurrent
resolution to adjourn sine die Thursday was
adopted. A resolution adopted empower
ing the elections committee to investigate any
matter they may desire during recess. The
house used up the entire morning session de-
batting the resolution for final adjournment
Thursday and the resolution finally adopt
ed By agreement, appropriation bills were
taken up in committee of the whole and consid-
cred during the afternoon The senate peni-
tertiary appropriation bill was non-concurred
in and aside from this the session was fruitless.
THE only business transacted in the senate
on the morning of the 9TH was the passage of the
maximum freight rate bill Among the am end
ments ADOPTED was one Yacat1ng the
office OF the present board of rail-
road commissioners. At the afternoon
session the bill passed creating the depar tment
of agriculture and providing for the election of
secretary at a salary Of $500 The secretary
is to be elected by the people at the time other
state officials are chosen The governor ap-
points until the next general election. -. The
entire morning session of the house de-
voted to the consideration OF the mortgage
demption bill and its consideration also took
up great part OF the afternoon. A bill appro-
priating $4,000 for a normal school at Lacrosse
passed. The announcement by Speaker Doug
lass that the engrossed railroad bill had been
lost or stolen in transmission to the senate
caused sensation, and resolution
adopted appointing a committee to investigate
the matter. At the evening session the senate
bill requiring railroads to set up scales at all
grain shipping points in the state passed.
THE senate on the Sth passed the house coal
miners screen bill. 1t provides that coal
miners shall be paid for the and nut as
well the lump coal The senate also
passed the antfgold payment bill prohibiting
the making OF contracts for the payment of OBJ
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. A 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
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 which gives the state board of health au
thority to take prompt steps in case of an cpl
demic and appropriate s25 ,O00 TO be used in an
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 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 prevent the cor
rupt use of money at elections, passed, and at
O'Clock the senate Concurred in d house reSOlu-
ton extending the session TO Saturday after
noon. -. When the house met the concurrent res
olution extending the session to Saturday was
adopted a long debate followed the con-
ference report on the appellate court bill and it
vas again sent to conference. In the afternoon
the senate Aus lralian ballot law was taken up
A long discussion took place over an amend
ment offered by Greenlee, of Reno, declaring
that when two political parties combine, or
when one party goes out Of business and fuses
with another. the combine shall be considered
one poll organization The amendment
prevailed The two houses could not agree on
the legislative appropriation bill, the popuis is
refusing to accede to the proposition to pay
extra sergeant-at-arms of the republican house
during tina late war" and the republicans re
fusing to pay fiat members of the populis1
house.
IN the senate the 10th little done ex
cept to consider conference reports. The sen
J the railroad bill and adjourned with several
! bills in conference. 1T was O'Clock before
| the conference report on the legislative bill
! was presented in :he house. The republicans
! had agreed to paw the claims of the pepu lists
! ard the populists made concessions to the
! claims CT the republicans The senate bill for
! the protection OF game and song birds was
passed. The house. by a bare m joritv, passed
! the senate miscellaneous appropriation bill
! after sundry amendments Mr.. Cubbison
! pushed bill to third rea3ing and pass &c
/ amending the alien land law exen p1
owners of land in cities from it's provisions
| The senate's amendment to the agricultural
! college appropriation bill reducing the allow