Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-03-18
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Procecd'
Ings at Topeka.


Condo nsed Report or the Weeks Proceed
Ings at Topeka.
THE senate on the 9Th passed tho house coal
miners screen bill. II provides thnt coal
miners shall he paid for tho screen an'l nut ns
well rs the lump coal The senate also
passed The nntf gold payment bill prohibiting
the making o. 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 10 the maximum
freight rate bill we're non.concurrcd In. bill
passed submitting 10 the voters OF Gcary
county the proposition to change the name
back 10 Davis The state university, state re-
form and insane asylum appropriation bills
passed Also the senate insurance bill. known
Us the full value polio, bill, which requires In
surance companies to pay full value OF policies
In case OF total loss OF the insured propcrtI by
fire. cyclone or tornado. The senate cholera bill
passed which gives the state board OF health au
thUrity to take prompt steps In case OF AN cpl
dcmic and appropriates ,2j0DJ 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 passer-
gers without tickets The house was In session
nearly all night working upon the miscellaneous
appropriation bill and IL was long after mid
nigh; before II could be agreed upon
In: senate had brief morning session on
the 9th. In the afternoon motion That INT
senate refuse to recedc from It's amendment 10
the railroad bill prevailed and conference was
appointed The house bill 10 prevent the cor
rupt use OF money At elections, passed. and NJ
o'clock the senate concurred In house resolu'
ton extending tho session 10 Saturday after
noon. When the house met the concurrent res
oiution extending the session TO Saturday was
adopted \ long debate followed on the con-
ference report on the appellate court bill and II
was again sent 10 conference. In the afternoon
the senate australian ballot law was taken up
long discussion took place over IN amend
ncnt offered by Grecnlee, OF Reno declaring
that when two political parties combine, or
when one party gors OH, OF business and fuses
with another the combine shall be considered
a. one political organization The amendment
I prevailed The two houses could not agree ON
tho legislative appropriation bill, the popullsts
refusing 10 pcccdc To the proposition Ia pay
extra srrgcant.atarms Of the republican house
during the tate war" ana the republicans re-.
, iusing 10 ply "iiat' members OF the popullsl
house.
| IL the senate on the 10th little WAS done ex'
cept 10 consider conference reports. The sen
ate refused to rccedc from its amendment 10
| the railroad bill and adjourned with several
1 bills IN conference .... IL was o clock before
! the conference report on the legislative bill
/ was presented in The house. The republicans
! had agreed 20 pay the claims OF the popu lists,
! ana the popuists made concessions To the
! claims # the republicans The senate bill FOR
| the protection OF game AMI song birds was
! passed. The house. b. bare minority, passed
! the senate miscellaneous appropriation bill
| after sundry amendments Mr.. Cubbison
| pushed biz! to Ihird reading and passage
amending the alien hnl Jaw so Us to exempt
! owners OF land IN cities from its provisions
! The Scnatcs amendment IN the agricultural
! COLLEGE appropriation bill. reducing the al ow
ancc from 5000 10 lGl.OJ1 was concurred In.
| THE senate was bLsv on the II IN considering
con crcncc reports on bills. When Senator
! Tlylofs ant-gambing bills were taken up Mr.
! O'Bryan made u point o. order against their
consideration which the presiding offlcer sus
taiueI ana they therefore failed The appellate
! court hill also failed IN executive session
the police commissioners appointed for Kan
sas City were conlrme e. Conference COM
mittccS were busy IL the house until a late hour
ut night The time FOR iilal adjournment was
| further extended. Senator Ia lor's gambling
! bills were amended and passed except the anti
/ policy shop bill which failed. Neither branch
Of tho legislature formally adjourned sine die
leaving thu, until Monday in order that bills
might he enrolled and signed by the governor
ONLY few members were present in the
/ senate and house on the Eth. the session hav
! ing practically ended nj midnight Saturday
! night These were ONLY in attendance 10 await
| the enrolling and signing OF bills. This work
! completed both branches OF the memorable
| legislature OF le93 adjourned sine die.