People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-17
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed
fngs at Topeka

THE morning session OF the senate on the 9th
was spent in hlibustering on the G-eenlee rail-
road bill The maximum rate bin passed by
the senate heretofore was substituted for the
bill as Il came from the house and recess
taken Much time was taken up in the after
noon on the same bill The house concurrent
resolution 10 adjourn sine die Thursday was
adopted. A resolution was 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 was 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 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 $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. sc. The
entire morning session Of the house was de-
voted 10 the consideration OF the mortgage re-
demption bill and its consideration also took
upa great part Of the afternoon A bill appro-
priating $4,000 forp 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 a sensation, and q resolution was
adopted appointing committee TO investigate
the matter At 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 9Th passed the house coal
miners screen bill II provides that coal
miners shall be paid for the screen and nut as
well as the lump coal The senate also
passed the anti gold 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 10 the maximum
freight rate bill we're non-concurred in. A bill
passed submitting TO the voters Of Geary
county the proposition 10 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 which gives the state board Of health au.
thority 10 take prompt steps in case of an cpl
demic and appropriates $4,000 10 be used in an
alco tho Ia 70 al
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 It was long after mid
night before 1t could be agreed upon
THE senate had brief morning session Cd
the 9th In the afternoon q 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 al 4
O'Clock the senate cOncurred in house resolu.
ton extending the session TO Saturday after.
noon. ... When the house met the concurrentres
olution extending the session TO Saturday was
adopted A long debate followed on the con
ference report on the appellate court bill and II
was again sent TO conference. In the afternoon
the senate Australian 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, OF
when one party goes out Of business and fuses
with another the combine shall be considered
as one political organization. The amendment
prevailed The two houses could not agree on
the legislative appropriation bill, the populists
refusing to 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 fiat members Of the populist
house
In the senate on the 10th little was done ex.
cept to consider conference reports. The sen.
ate refused TO recede from its amendment TO
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 the house. The republicans
had agreed TO pay the claims Of the populists.
and the populists made concessions to the
claims Of the republicans The senate bill for
the protection 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 passage
amending the alien land law so as to exempt
owners Of land in cities from its provisions.
The senate's amendment TO the agricultural
college appropriation bill reducing the allow
ance from $4,000 to $4,000 was concurred in
THE senate was busy on the 18th considering
conference reports on bills When Senator
Taylor's anti-gambling bills were taken up Mr..
0Bryan made point of order against their
consideration which the presiding oflcer sus.
tanned and they therefore failed The appellate
court bill also failed In executive session
the police commissioners appointed for Kan
mittees were busy in tie house until a late hour
at night The time for final adjournment was
further extended Senator Taylor's gambling
bills were amended and passed except the anti
policy shop bill which failed. Neither branch
Of the legislature formally adjourned sine die