The Globe-republican., 1895-02-15
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

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Senator banners bill to enable countie.
to levy taxes for the purpose Of erecting ans
equipping public buildings was killed.
Senator banners bill charging time TO
school district elections was killed.
Senator Billiards appellate court bill
passed the senate.
Numerous petitions have reached the leg
islature praying for tn. passage OF q bull te
prevent the sale of imitation dairy products
Chairman Benedict. of the house way
and means committee. repor; ed joint roso
luton to appropriate 5000 to be placed al
, the disposal of the railroad com nc issionefs
| with which to purchase coal in the Oper
market, owing to the breakdown at the stat.
mines. An emergency was declared and
the bill passed for the benefit OF western
Kansas sufferers.
The house killed Trueblood's resolution Il
order the journal of thu house printed from
day to day.
The senate passed concurrent resolution
| asking for national legislation permitting
collectors of internal revenue to refuse per
mits to sell Intoxicating liquor, except Il
| certain persons and the house promptly
sque ched a motion to table it; 66 to 81
which probably shows the majority IN the
house favorable to prohibition.
The house adopted a resolution cutting
down the enrolling clerks from thirty to
! eighteen; the chef enrolling clerk to dis.
charge twelve now on the pay roll.
The house Iassed its second legislative
appropriation bill providing $4,000 for pay
! and expenses of the legislature. The first
. one appropriated $1,000 1t is probable
/ that $4,000 moro will be required.
! The mining bill by Bon. of Crawford,
revising and changing provisions for safety
of miners. was passed by the house.
| Bills we're recommended for passage by
the committee of the whole house: Provid-
! ing 2.OO0 population or under shall not b.
required to keep their offices open more than
one day in each mon h; Appropriation for
plumbing, wiring and furnishing the new
electrical engineering building ut Kansas
university: and for like work at the Winfield
IDIOT asylum; and for work on the new
detached college at the Osawatomine insane
asylum.
Two acts regulating the practice of medi-
cine, senate bills No. 263 and 230 were re-
ported to the senate with unfavorable rec
concentrations. but with minority reports.
The subcommittee on irrg alton reported
the bill they have formed after considering
all the bills offered. 1t covers the plan
for experimenting stations on school lands.
The temperance committee reported
favoab!y on tine bills prepared by Ladies'
auxiliary Kee.ey league which provides
treatment at county expense for inebriates
who n not pay for it.
The senate committee on banking and ic-
surance reported favoraby on the appoint
ment of George T. Anthony as superintend-
ent of insurance. The senate took up the
report when Senator Dennson charged
that Anthony had accepted brbe while
railroad commissioner. Senator Sterne in
defense of Anthony asked a committee to
I'M not0 hA nhorn TO
was ordered and Thacher, Sterne, and Den
nison named for the committee.
The senate amended the appropriation
for the Emporia Normal school by cutting
off the $40 fee paid by pupils and enlarging
thu amount allowed for ray of teachers:
but this is subject to further action by the
senate.
The house, after protracted debate. re-
ferred to the commi tie on federal relations
u resolution protesting against congress
passing the $7O.OJO.OOJ Nicaragua canal bill.
The house ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on the bill making appro-
priation to carry on the work upon the st tie
house. 1t makes a direct appropriation of
Sc, 900 and provides for a tax of one-fourth
of mill during 1895 and 1896.
An adverse report was maze on the bill
for the purchase of more land for the re-
form school and build a detached college
there.
The house. in COMMITTEES. was discussing
bill which required fines against liquor sell
erS to be worked out on the rock pile or on
the highway, if not paid in money, and q
motion to kill the bill on the spot was de-
feated, 4S to 40. An amendment was adopt
ed leaving it optional with the court in cases
of fr,t offcnse. Another amendment WAS
adopted putting the same penalty on tho
man who drinks as upon the man who sells.
This was done in face of warning that the
legislature had no power to enact q valid
law of that kind. Finally, after a whole
afternoon. the bill was killed. AZ to34.
The committee of the whole house ap-
proved the Zimmerman fee bill for county
printing; bill to abolish the Office of COM
missioner of elections; the work to be done,
as of old. by city clerks.
The house. on .hrd reading of bills,
passed the bill to refund the bonded in.
debtedness of the state maturing in 1895
and 1886: appropriations for normal school
for forestry stations in Ford and TreRo
counties, and for experm cntal irrigation st l.
tions ut these places: for marking the posi-
ton of Kansas regiments at Chlckamauga
and Chattanooga.
The two bills to regulate the charges of
telegraph companies were killed in COM
mittee.
The bill to compel railroads to give state
officers passes has been put on the shelf by
the committee on railroads.
The senate killed the bill to protect wages |
from garnishment. The bill was prepared |
by the largts st labor organization in the |
state. Senator Sterne championed il.
The senate. at an evening session, put FIVE |
reading clerks at work. reading twenty -four |
local bills for final passage. They were all |
passed by one roll call.
Special bills regulating the fees and sa'a- !
ries of county officers in the counties of |
Sumner. Cowley, Dick inson, Butler. Mitch !
ell. Smith. Republic and Barton were passed. |
The nate confirmed the nomination of |