Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-02-07

ZION IOt CONSTITUTIONAL convention IheEO
was no debate, Only one vote was cast
Senator Cooke Of Nit; hell county
Senator Shearer's stock yards bill
was passed with an amendment In regard to
the charge for hay and corn This provision
gives stock yard m lnlIer5 the ri hit to
charge twenty cents q bushel for corn over
the market price and "A ton for
hay over and above the market price
The committee on agriculture has male q
favorable report on Senator Shearers bill
prohibiting the inspection of hogs for the
purpose Of dockaIe In public yards The
committee on judiciary has made
o favorable report on Senator
Browns joint resolution for vots Of the
people on an amendment to the state consti
tuition prohibiting the issulnce OF passes to
public officials
The house reconvened at 3o'clock,
after recess since last Thursday.
Twenty bills were introduced Only
ore, however was OF general Importance 1t
was for the establishment OF o state board Of
irrigation, consisting OF three members who
shall conduct experiments in Western Kan
sas to determine the supply OF water and thV
most practical method Of using 1t for il
tion purposes
Jan 29-In the senate, Dennlson OF Butler
introduced resolution denying the privileges
OF the floor to two Kansas City Star reporters
on account of allie led untruthful reports
about gamblers using money to defeat the
Cubbson bill After the reporters had OK
planned the matter to the senate the resolu-
tion was amended so as to allow them the
privileges provided they made retractions OF
the article complained or As o committees OF
the whole, the senate recommended the pass
ale OF billiards. bill, creating an appellate
court
In the house twenty nine new bills were IN
troduced making record OF $40 bills intro
duced so far this session. House bill No 6A7
by Caldwell proposes to appropriate S2),O)) for
the purpose OF making hydrostatic survey OF
the western part OF the state, west OF 9Oth
meridian The bill contemplates the boring
Of artesian wells and location Of storA0e ba-
sins for holding water for irri alton purposes
Jan S0-The house appointed committee
to investigate the Kansas City. Kansas stock
yards Mr. Brown of Pratt offered resolu-
tion providing for the purchase OF S.OJ) worth
Of coal for the sufferers OF Western Kansas.
He said that the output OF the penltenti-
airy was not SUFFICIENT to supply the de-
mand The resolution was tabled. About
forty bills we're introduced Those
Of importance were BY Mr.. Moore OF Saline
for the establishment OF On insane asylum at
Salina; by Mr.. Andrews OF Logan. for the
regulation of foreign life insurance COM
panies by Mr. Veale of Shawnee for the pro
lection Of the state house from fire by Mr.
Tucker of Douglas, for the determination Of
chinch bugs: by Mr. Remington Of Mimi for
the regulation Of building AMI loan ajsocia-
tions,
The Cubbison antl.lottery and anti gam
bling bills will become laws as soon US Gov
ernor Morrill, signs them and they be- pub
lished in the of1clal state piper. They are
known as house bills Not and
3 and were all passed by the
senate They make gambllns lottery dealing
and gambling house keepin guilty OF
felony. punishable by penitentiary imprison-
ment The senate concurrent resolution for
a constitutional convention was passed by a
vote Of 2Sto5 1t was sent to the house
Senator Cookies ponl bill was passed by
unanimous vote
Jan. 31-In the house Mr. Lupfer Of Paw
nee introduced resolution requesting the
Kansas delegation in con ,re|s to work for
the restoration Of silver The 70 ,olution was
tabled. A resolution condemnatory of Presi-
dent Clevelauds recent message was voted
down Mr. Hanna of Graham introduced
bill providing for the election OF the state
board Of railroad commissioners by the peo-
pie Mr. Smons OF Sumner introduced o bill
providing for printer expert who shall, In
huulblOH " uEhWAuS u Sd4hNJ VI uN"SS u
year, look after the work OF the state printer
passing upon everything which goes through
the hands Of that official Mr.. Gardenhire OF
Shawnee introduced joint resolution for
OF equal suffra to vote Of the
people. The bill appropriating 100000 TO buy
seed grain for people in the Sixth and Seventh
congressional districts, barring MCPHERSON.
Jewell, Rice Mitchell Harvey, SedSwick,
Butler, Sumner Harper Reno and Kin Imam
counties, and including Morris county, was
passed
The senate committee on irrigation has
agreed upon o bill creating state board OF
irritation and survey to be composed Of the
governor the chancellor Of the State unver-
sity the president Of the State agricultural
college the secretary of the state board OF
agriculture and practical irrlgationfst, who
shall be appointed by the governor by adj
vice and consent Of the senate
The bill provides for q photographic
s geological survey Of the un6ertiow sheet
water and artesian regions west Of the ninetv-
ninth meridian, under the direction Of the
chancellor Of the state univei sIty. The bill
provides for an appropriation Of $1,000 to
carry on the work until January l. 1895 and q
full report Is required for the special session
in 1897
Feb 1.-The committee on congressional APP
reported the Blair bill dividing
the state into eight con ressionsl districts
with the recommendation that It be passed
The Frazier bill on the Same subject was I'M
favorably reported The speaker appointed
Cox Hanna and Moss special
committee under house resolution to examine
into the settlement which Insurance Commis.
sioner Snider and Attorney General Little
made with the insurance companies in regard
to the reciprocal tax matter TWAS claimed
that the companies owed the state d5,9OO The
settlement was made for $4,000 At noon the
house adjourned until o'clock Monday alter
noon.
The senate unanimously passed. Ghe
Shearer bill, which makes 1t felony TOR o
public official to accept bride The bill In
cludes oil public officials, from the township
officers to the governor and member Of the
legislature The senate also passed the Sterne
bill which provides that no railroad
shall employ as o locomotive engine or any
person who has not served at least three
years as o fireman, or any person as conduo.
tor who has not served at least three years
as O brakeman The house bill appro priatinR
10000 for the purpose Of purchasing seed
grain for Western Kansas farmers was
passed, an emerI ency having been declared.
Adjourned till Monday