Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-17

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| any river creek, pond, road. street. alley,
| lane, lot, ncld. meadow or common.
| House bill No. 209 by Chandler, forbids
any person from permitting their stock
to run at large on the highway.
| House bill No. Pic. by Mckinney, pro-
vides that any person who maintains a
| pond Of an acre in extent on each forty
| acres of his land shall be entitled TO a
| bounty equal to 10 per cent Of the taxes
| on the forty acres on which the pond Is
| located. The bill also makes the various
| road oyerseers pond commissioners to in
| spect these ponds.
House bin No. 21i. by street, forbids
| school boards from purchasing supplies
| to the amount of more than $40 unless au-
! thorized by a vote of the district.
House bill No. 2l2, by street, forbiis the
cancelng OF any insurance policy without
| notice to the holder.
| House bill No. 21S by Pancake, pro-
| vides that an action on "A promssory note
| can only be brought in the county in
which some one OF the principals on the
| note resides.
Housr bill No. 2ti. by Rarnett. provides
for the location OF a state normal. school
at Weir city. This is the iifth normal
school bill
House bill No. 2is by Knpe makes an
| appropriation of over $4,000 for the agri-
| cultural college for buildings and repairs.
House bin No. 2ls. by Knipc, arpropri-
ates $4,000 for library, museum, repairs,
|
House bill No. 2l9 by Nculc, proposes to
abolish the Office OF commissioner Of cleo
| tlons.
House bill No 22i, by cubhison, pro-
! vidcs that wages shall not be exempt
! from attachment for debts contracted for
! the neCessaries Of life or for wages.
House bill No. g2j, by Benehol provides
| that physicians shall not practice without
| diploma.
House bill No. 226. by Cubbison, makes
"A t11fz gay a,,nr Fnts IN raf
property for taxation other than at its
true value.
House bill No. 227. by Ballinger is
general fee and salary bill and will II 1t
| becomes a law. make "a general reduction
in salaries of about 20 per cent
House bill No. 229. by Mott, makes the
hacklisting of discharged employees a mis-
demeanor.
House bill No. go, by Mott. makes 1t a
misdemeanor for any person or corporation
to discriminate against the members of
labor organizations in the matter of en-
ployment.
House bill No. 237 by Caldwell, provides
that railroads shall not charge to exceed
cent per mile for the transportation of state
troops.
House bill No. 235, by Hopkins, provides
for fire tax in all counties from Pawnce
county west, to be used in preventing
prairie fires.
| House bill No. 23S. by Beakman, provides
for the sending of inebriates to the Kelley
| institutes a county expense.
| House bin No. 2il, by Goovens regulates
the fees of state printer. 1t cuts down the
price of composition about 80 per cent and
other fees in proportion.
! House bill No. 2i2, by Eckstein, Is a
| stringent race horse bill, and makes 1t a
| pententiary offense to enter a horse as a
competitor for a prize under any other than
| its real name, or out of its proper class.
House bill No. 24S. by Robinson, makes it
compulsory for railroads to furnish passes
| to shippers.
House bill No. 24 by Andrews. provides
! for the publication of legal notices in the
| newspaper located nearest the scene of
| action.
House bill No 2i5. by Beakman, pro
vdes for the payment of attorneys ap-
pointed by the court to defend in criminal
| eases
! House bill No. 246. by Knipe. provides that
where a party has been convicted under
| the prohibitory law, he may be required to
! work out his fine on the county rock pile
| This afternoon the house. by a close vote
| decided TO 80 into committee of the whole
with Sutton in the chair, on Cubblson's
anti-gambling bill. This makes gambling
at common gambling house felony, and
| gambling in private a misiemeanor.
Mr. Ecksten opposed the consideration
| of the bill by the committee of the whole
until the bin was printed. Objections were
| also made by Seaton, Beakman and Win
! ters. They We're opposed to all hasty leg
| islation
/ Mr. Cubbison explained that the bill was
/ short and the appropriation for printing
/ was exhausted The house decided to con-
! slider the bill.
/ Mr. Ecksteln opposed the second sec
/ ton of the bill on the ground that it
/ would interfere with private social games
| of whist and kindred games.
| Mr. Cox Of Ncosho spoke in favor of the
/ bill. 1t would not interfere with whist
] parties. Mr.. Hopkins, of Finney, said if
| this bill passed it would never be enforced.
/ Beakman spoke against the bill Mr. cub
! bison said the friends of the bill cared lit
| tie about section of the bill, as it sim
! ply rc-enacted the old law with the cxcep-
tion that it made the penalty less instead
| of greater
! favor Of the bill; he said that in his county
| they would enforce the law.
| Mr.. Butler Of Bourbon, said this bill
was an attempt TO make angels out of men
| by legislation. Down in his county some
| Of the best people occasionally bet "a stack
or two Of reds in private game and he
would be sorry TO have them go to jail
J Mr.. Seaton moved to amend the second
| section by making it include those who bet
| on elections
the second section of the bill, which relates
| TO private gambling. The section was
| stricken out,
| Mr., Johnson, of Anderson. moved to
! Slilht out section di Wnlcn repeats the old
| law. The section was stricken out.
| The bill thus amended was recon-
mended for passage.
| House Notes.
Judge j., C. Price and wife were visitors
! in the house to-day.
| Mrs Laura NJ. Johns, of Salina, presi-
| dent OF the Kansas Equal Suffrage Asso-
| citation, was a spectator of the proceedings
! this afternoon.
| The house seems to he well fixed for
| doolkoepers at present. There are said TO
| be twenty-three assistant doorFee and
| still all the gentlemen who desire to serve
| their country are not satisfied.
Outrage by lin French.
Tahlcquah, |, r.. Jan. lG.-Jlm French
| and his gang committed the most dos
! tardly outrage, The gang went 10 the
| house of John Glad, we'll known farmer
| living two miles west of here, and heing
| refused udmittanCe, began ShoOtluv
/ through the door Glad and his wire were
/ shot, and young lady stopping there was
| perhaps fatally wounded, About ten shots
| were fred into the house. Great excite
| mcut Nas created by the outrage and n
! large crowd OF officers and men are out In
| pursuit OF the gang.
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Indications.
| For Oklahoma and Indian Territory:
| Fair; slightly warmer; easterly winds be-
! coming SOutherly
| For Missouri: Fair; variable winds
| For kansas. Fair; warmer; winds be-