The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-02-22

| makes total reduction OF nearly $1O,OOO in
the salaries of county officers of the state, yet
| in some instances, where counties are work.
ing under special laws, the bill necessarily
| raised salaries somewhat. The bill has ~
sections and fills nearly page of the Daily
Capital of February IA.
The house committee on manufactures
| wrestled with the blue oleo bill through three
sittings and concluded it was no good, and
SO reported.
Among bills passed by the senate are fee
and salary bills for the counties of Douglas
and Crawford.
| The house defeated the joint resolution
providing for a constitutional convention
| by vote of GA to 50.
The house committee on charitable insti.
buttons reported favorab!y on bill to locate
! a new in.ane asylum at Salina, conditioned
| on that clty's donating l6O acres of land.
There 10 q bill in the house to au thOrlZe
| counties to give bounty of not more than
3 cents each for the killing of srarrows.
The senate in committee of the whole ap-
proved the bill to give corporations the right
| to issue preferred stock.
The senate passed the Marshall county
| high school bill.
The senate passed the house bill to Great, a
| commission and provide for the erection of
| monuments and ia bets at Chcka manga and
Chattanooga, to mark thu position of Kan
| sas troops
Miller, of Morris, succeeded in having the
| pay of a Justice court juror raised from 80
| cents to 81 in the big fee and salary bill.
The printing committee has reported ad-
verseiy ON the bill to create the Office of
| printer expert.
| The Horticultural society was granted
| the use of room in the state house by the
passage of resolution to that effect, intro
| duced by Senator Taylor.
The appropriation bill for the agricul-
| tural college was amended in the senate 80
| as to provide $4,000 for the erection of
domestic science hall
The hou-e considered appellate court bills,
| in committee of the whole. There was a
| prevailing disposition apparent to accept
| the senate bill with some changes, although
| the Robinson bill had the endorsement of
| the judiciary committee and was preferred
republicans in the house. All this results
| from urgent necessity of additional courts
that the business of the state IN y not so
long be delayed; and because. if a law is to
pass it must receive the sanction of the sem
ate.
There was an effort in the house to change
| the big fee anC salary bill so as that 1t should
take effect in January. '96, in-tead of imme-
diately. but it failed by vote of SO to 80.
The bill was then passed: 80 to 16.
Up to February 16 there had been intro
duced in the house 8s1 bills, 1O5 resolutions,
eighty-one petitions, twenty-five concurrent
re- solutions and eight joint resolutions
The room in the state house granted by
resolution in both houses to tn. Horticu!-
tural society is the south room on the west
side of the north wing of the state house.
The senate approved in committee Lands
bill for a state tax for the support of COM
mon schools; but killed Lands bill for
county tax for the same purpose.
The senate held late evening session,
With a small attendance, for the reading of
Househoders state board of charities bill.
The bill introduced by Senator lands
to pay back bouuties on sugar raised in the
state was placed on second and third read.
ings by the suspension of the rules and
passed by the senate.
The senate passed the second appropria-
tion bill for coal as soon as it come from the
house. In this connection a reso ution was
adopted requiring the railroad commits
sioners to make a report to the governor on
June l, 1895, of the manner of expend:ng
the money.
W. C. Corbett was confirmed as brig adler
general.
The house continued consideration of ap-
pellate court bills in committee OF the
whole. After much talk the amendment
was adopted So to 81. to strike out of the
senate bill the clause which gave the SUI
preme court thu power of confirmation of
governors appointment of appellate court
Judges. Inc clause requires tnat the con-
firmation by the supreme court shall be
unanimous.
The senate passed another large batch of
local bills. vacating additions, changing
names and removing political disabilities
were pa sed on one roll call after having
been read half a dozen at time by clerks
and members.
The hou.e resumed the consideration of
the appellate court bill. Amendm an;s were
adopted providing that the judges should
each be elected for term of three years in
1897 and that the courts should cease to exist
in 1890; and to give the supreme court su-
perntending power over the appellat, courts
SO that conflicting decisions IN light be recon-
ciled. The bill then s'ed by a vote of 70
to 81. the opposition being about equally
divided between popu lists and republicans.
The senate adopted school book bill
which authorizes the board of directors of a
school district or the board of education of
a city to purchase books and g atioaery and
furnish them free to ali pupils below the
high school. but allows any pupil so desir-
ing. TO purchase books from the board at
cost. Any book contracted for in any
branch i, required to b, retained for period
of not less than five years.
The house give the speaker authority to
admit visitors By ticket in his discretion
while SO many prominent Masons were in
the city.