The Globe-republican., 1895-03-01
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

tural college Tor an instructor in irrigation
and for practical experiments. The latter
was first voted on and defeated. The first
was amended fixing the pay of the three
commissioners at 81. 900 each, and approved.
There were less than thirty open opponents
to the bill. score of populists and six or
eight republicans.
At about the same hour the senate passed
its subcommittee bill, which provides for a
board of irrigation made I'D of the governor.
president of the board OF agriculture, chan
cellor OF the university, president of the
ayr cultural college, with one appointed by
the governor. This bill carries $4,000 OF
appropriation.
The house judicial apportioument CON.
mittee reported three bills which abolish
districts Nos. %. 20. p, %. II and 80, and
distribute the counties com prising these dis.
tricts among other districts.
The house instructed its committee on
ways and means to include an item in the
miscellaneous appropriation bill of 500 to
purchase portrait of Senator Plumb for
the Historical society.
The house railroad committee reported
unfavora bly, upon tn. Greenlee railroad bill.
as passed by the senate.
The senate adopted Lsedy's resolution
calling upon the governor to enforce the
law against trusts.
The senate finally finished the fight over
to legaliZs the records of that county.
The nate recon sidered its former vote on
the resolution to grant quarters in the state
house to the Historical society, and com.
mittee was appointed to examine the rooms
proposed to be given to that society.
The house spent its second day on the
Price school book bill. An amendm ,nt to
release boards from buying the book, until
ordered by a vote in the districts was adopted
and the bill was finally referred to the judi
ciary committee on motion of Mr.. Caldwell,
of Lawrence, with instructions to that com.
mittee to report a bill providing for uni
formity and individual ownership. The
vote to recommit was carried by 63 men,
bers voting for it. This is considered as the
death of the measure.
The senate finished work in committee of
the whole on judicial apportionment bills
reported by the committee on that subject.
There were several Objectors to certain dis
tricts as formed by the bills. In some cases
it was urged that the proposed districts
lacked convenient railroad communication !;
in others the aspirat ons of certain would
b. judges were interfered with by changes
in districts. etc. Tho bills were approved,
however, about as framed.
Four bills to establish state normal
schools have been favorably reported by
the house committee on educational insti-
buttons. They locate the schools at Great
Bend. Concordia. Wichita and Fort Scott.
The Great Bend bill calls for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 and the same amount IL car
ried for Fort Scott ard Concordia. The
Wichita bill provides for the purchas, of
Garfield university at not more than three
fifths of its present cash value. $1,000 to
be paid July l, 1895, and the remainder in
amounts of not less than 5000.
The house passed its irrg ton bill. TIL.
vote stood Is to %. The compromise d.
p'oma bills issued by certain colleges was
also passed; also an act exempting the real
the Grand Army of the Republic from taxa
ton.
resolution to provide for a commission
to sit after the adjournment of this legisla-
ture and revise the Insurance laws was "a bled.
A reso luton of Mr.. Warner, of Cherokee,
was adopted. 1t instructed the ways and
means committee to insert in the miscella-
neous appropriation bill an item of $1,000
for the purchase of camp equippage for tn.
Kansas National guard and the G. A. K.
From the sentiment now expressed by
the members in their Sunday chat the leg
islature will probably adjourn sine die Sat
urday March,.
Representative Sherman has bill to au-
thorize his (Rossville) townsh to establish
a high school, with three departments, a
general, collegiate and normal.
The senate failed to pass Senator OBry-
ans bill giving overs or managers of thresh-
ing machines "a lien on grain threshed.
Senator Browns concurrent resolution for
n constitutional amendment against the ac-
ceptance of passes by officials was defeated
IN the senate.
The .enate PISSED bill to prevent unlaw.
full competition for any purse. sweepstakes
or other priz, offered by any association for
trial of speed. and prescribing punishment
for violation thereof.
The senate killed the house rsso ut!on for
to prepare a general tax and as
sesSment law.
Besides the regular appropriations there
are about 10000 of defic'encie to:be taken
care Of.
The senate passed Senator Dennson's bill
to provide for the levylng of a township
road tax.
The house followed a crooked trail in
normal schools measures. 1t first voted to
sub III u'e Lacrosse for Great Bend in locat-
ing one of the proposed normal branches.
Later this substitute BIZ had its enacting
decapitated in like manner. Alter dinner.
in somewhat better humor, motion to kill
the Wichita bill with the same kind of
b ow was voted down; 40 to 30, and the
Wichita bill was approved. The Concordia
bill met with like good fortune. The La
I rose anu OTt SCOtt OILS W re recon -1uereQ
and Great Bend restored in place of Lacrosse
and the bill approved.
The bill to require railroad taxes for school
purpo es 10 be distributed among the dis
trlcts instead of just those through which
The railroads run was killed in committee of
the whOe house.
The senate ways and means committee re-
ported recommending the passage of the
house bill for continuation of the work on
the state house. 1t appropriates $4,000 and
makes yearly levy of one-fourth of a mill
On each dollar of property for two years.
The enate passed a $4,000 irrigation bill
It provides for commission of five. Those |
who voted against the bill were Senator,
Smith, LIE dy, Carpenter. Helm and Hell |
mick.
The house adoped the report of the con-
ference committee on the appellate court |
bill: which is the com promise mea ure.
The house virtually put to sleep the SEN !
ate bill making radical cuts i'll stock yard
charges.
TIL. house passed amendments to the |
Australian ballot law: with the aim to per- !
'ect details but making no change in gem