The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-01
KANSAS LAW MAKERS.
The Weeks Proceedings of the Legislators
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THE senate on the 18th passed the bill for the
protection OF fish The appellate court bill.
with amendments. was received from the
house and a conference appointed. Senator
Jumpers bill regulating passenger rates on
railroads fixing fare at two cents per mile for
sdults and one cent for children under IL years.
passed Other bills that passed. were: APP
propristing $4,000 for experiments in irriga-
tion in western Kansas; Senator HouSehOlders
bill regulating state charities: the bill fixing
telegraph tolls; giving the railroad commits
sioners power to hx express rates: requiring
farmers TO destroy Russian thistles; to punish
train men who abandon their trains except at
the end Of a division ... At the morning session
OF the house several bills passed and at
O'Clock the house went into committee Of the
whole on the state soldiers home bill. The
Senate bill granting pension TO Erwin Covey,
who was injured during the Legislative war;
OF 1898 was recommended for passage. The
house remained in committee until a late hour,
discussing various bills.
THE senate held dry session on the a0th.
The subject Of assessment and taxation was
debated at the forenoon sitting and the after
noon was taken up in discussing the bills to
legalize the records OF Harvey county. Bills
passed declaring unlawful all combinations be-
tween insurance companies; to provide for the
levying Of tax for the support OF common
schools, and bill to prohibit the carrying Of
deadly weapons In the house a petition was
presented from 70 counties and containing over
81 COD names asking for resubmission of the
prohibitOry amendment. A petition signed by
about 90 voters was also presented protest.
ing against resubmission- Bills were then dis
cUSsed in committee of the whole The school
text took bill was under debate nearly all the
afternoon. At the evening session the bill was
virtually killed by referring il TO the JUDICIARY
committee with instructions to prepare new
bill.
TIE senate on the 2lst passed large num-
Der OF bills mostly of a local nature The
printing committee reported favorably the bill
which cuts down the rate Of legal printing
about 20 per cent The bill passed aboliShing
the Office OF state veterinarian, and provides
that in case a emergency the veterinary sur
ceou al the agricultural college may be called
on Among the bills passed was one creating
the Office Of state grain inspector with various
deputies: also the bill making it unlawful to
sell any kind OF deadly weapon to minor.
The Lands school TAX bill also passed. but
Mr. Browns joint resolution to prohibit on
Gals Of the state from receiving gifts. railroad
passes AID express or telegraph franks was
defeated. Adjourned until saturday The
house rejected the senate resolution TO adjourn
February Is Nineteen new bills were intro
dCced. Many bills passed, among them the
irrigation bill. which appropriateS $4,000 for
the purpose Of making experiments in irriga-
tlon. IN the afternoon the house had under
consideration the judicial apportionment bill.
SIX districts are abolished by the bill Ad-
joc-EcG until Saturday
TIE senate on the I'D passed forty-seven To-
cal hills.and did but little other business. At
o'clock an adjournment was taken until Mon
day morning at II O'Clock -. The house spent
nearly the entire day in e,mmlttee of the whole
considering bills for the establishment Of
branches OF the state normal school There
were six bills establishing branches at Wich-
ita. Concordia, Fort Scott, La Crosse. Ness
City and Great Bend. Mr.. Bender introduced a
resolution requiring state officers elected to
carry out the provisions Of the law in regard to
giving preference to old soldiers for employ
ment. The normal school bills were finally
favorably reported, but fight will he made
when they come up for final action. At o'clock
the house adjourned.