The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
THE HOUSE.
The Blair ::AppOrtionment Bill is Recon-
mended for Passage.


The members of the house were all
spruced up this morning ready to go to
Leavenworth. There were as many clean
shirts as if it had been Sunday.
Four insurance bills were introduced
by Dir. Beekman which propose to re-
model the entire insurance business of
the state. One of the bills will abolish
the unit rate system by providing
penalty for insurance companies agreeing
upon a uniform charge without any com
petion among themselves This will pre-
vent them from evading the law by buy
ing their rate from one man as they now
do. Another OF. the bills provides for
the payment of 50 out. of 800 premium
for the support of the fire departments in
the state, and the fourth bill calls for
the distribution of this fund among the
fire departments qualifying under the
act. These bills make big addition to
the already large number of bills direct
ed against the insurance companies.
Mr. Eckstein offered bill for the pro-
lection of labor unions, their trade marks
and labels. All bills read this morning
were read the second time.
Fraternal Societies Powerful
The opposition of the fraternal orders
which have been vigorously fighting the
Cubbison bill defining beneficiary asso-
Citations and prescribing regulations un-
der which they shall do business, has ev-
identity had its effect, for the insurance
committee this morning reported the
bill with the recommendation that it be
not passed
The COMMITTEES on congressional ap-
portionment reported the Blair bill
dividing the state into eight congress
sional districts with the Recommendation
that it be passed. The Frazer bill on the
The appOrtiOument as made by the
Blair bill is as follows:
First district-Doniphau, Brown, Ne
maha, Pottawatomie, jackson Atchison,
Leavenworth and Jefferson counties
Second-Allen, Anderson, Douglas,
Franklin, johnson, Linn, Miami and
Wyandotte.
Third-Bourbon, Labette, Montgomery,
Chautauqua, Neosho, Wilson, Cherokee,
Crawford and Elk.
Fourth--Chase. Coffey, Greenwood,
Lyon, Marion, Morris, Usage, Wabaunsee,
Woodson and Shawnee.
lie, Jewel. Smith, Cloud, Mitchell, Os-
borne, Phillips, Norton, Decatur, Raw
Inns and Cheyenne.
Sixth-Riley, Clay, Ottawa, Geary,
Dickinson. Saline. Ellsworth. Lincoln,
Russell, Ellis, Rocks, Graham, Trego,
! Sheridan. Cove, Thomas, Logan, Sher-
man, Wallace
Seventh-McPherson Harvey, Butler
Cowley, Sumner, Sedgwick, Kingman
| Pratt, Barber and Harper.
Eighth-Reno. Rice, Stafford, Barton,
| Rush, Pawnee. Edwards, kiowa Com.
anche, Ness, Hodgeman, Ford, Clark,
Meade. Seward, Stevens, Morton, Stan
ton, Grant, Haskell. Gray, Finney, Kear
ney, Hamilton, Greeley, Wichita, Scott
| and Lane
To Investigate Supt. Snider.
The speaker appointed the following
special committee, under house resolu-
ton, to investigate the settlement which
was made by Superintendent of Insur
ance Snyder with the New York insur
ance companies of the reciprocal tax fol
$4,000: Cox, Hanna and Moss.
The senate bill making deficiency
appropriation of $1,000 for the girls in
dustrial school at Beloit was taken up
an emergency declared and it wa
passed.
Mr.. Simon's anti pass bill, which wa
unfavo=ably reported, was ordered
printed.
A resolution by Mr. Tucker directing
the railroad committee to draft a bill
providing for the election of railroad
commissioners by direct vote, with
term of six years, the first election to b.
held in 1896, was adopted.
Bill for the Topeka Bridge.
House bill No. 154, by Mr.. Sherman
an act to provide for the erection of
bridge across the Kansas river in the cit
of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas, an,
authorizing the board of county com
missioners of said county to issue bond
in payment thereof, was passed
A special order for all bills of a loca
character was made for Monday evenin,
at 8 o'clock. The house at 1880 ad
journed to o'clock Monday afternoon.
SEED GRAIN FOR FARMERS.
A Bill Appropriating 100000 for
Passes the House.
An emergency was declared and tn
seed grain bill passed by the house yes
terday afternoon. The bill places $100,
900 at the disposal of the board OF rail
/, road commissioners to purchase see(
} grain and distribute it among the couu
ties in the Sixth and Seventh congres
} sional districts with the exception c
| Jewell, Mitchell, Mcpherson, Harvey
Sedgwick. Sumner, Harper, Kingmar
, Reno and Rice counties. Morris count
receive grain. John SeatOn endeavore
[ to have the amount expended cut dow
to $4,000, but his amendment WAS los
The board of county commissioners
+ the county asking for grain makes
: requisition for the amount wanted upo
l the railroad commissioners, and give
r county warrants for what is receive,
: which become due on or after Novembe
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