Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

Both houses have adopted house concur
rent resolution No q. by which the railroad
CON mi-sIoners we're directed to take charge
of supplies sent from other states for the
detItute IN western Kansas and to report TO
the governor
house and also adopted by the senate.
ca upon Kansas men IN congress to en-
deavUr to -ecure a constitutional amend
rueat by which United States senators must
be elected by the direct vote of the people.
The mum Der of bills before the two houses
has reached 100.
The house adopted resolution providing
for IN investigation Of the settf ement of the
reciprocal tax by Insurance Commissioner
Snider.
bill in the house makes the mayor the
third mem Der of the board of police COM
N ssIOners. Ine two mem bers to be ap-
pointed by the governor are to hold office
only as long as the mayor. Mem bers of the
board are made removable for cause by the
city council. in which case the governor fills
the vacancy
In order TO be eligible to the position of
district judge under house bill introduced
by Cox, of Neosno, man must be a prac-
tIciDg attorney IN the supreme and district
cour Of the state and must have practiced
law in the district courts of this state for
five years
The house settled long aud somewhat
bitter controversy by voting. 50 to 81. to
q
the folio as per law of 1885. Like action
was taken in the senate.
The house IN committee of the whole
passed favOraoiy upon a mum Der of local
bIl :. Also Claycomb's bill providing for
cancellation on the records of satisfied chat
tel mortgages.
The COMMITTEES or elections gave unani-
mi u report IN the contest of Glenn against
Wightman from Greeley county in favor of
seating Glenn. The report was adopted and
Mr.. Glenn was sworn in.
The house adopted the resolution provid-
ing for com mittea to investigate Warden
Chase of the peQtitentiary.
Under bill Introduced by Mr.. Veale of
Shawuee the agent through whom one
party loans money to a third Is declared the
agent of the loauer and not of the Dor
rover.
An act which Senator Danner has intro
duced requires that deeds that are not re-
corded within twenty days of their issue shall
not hold good against mortgages.
There Is bill pending before the senate
which provides that any bicycle rider
country road on meeting team shall dis
N cunt and stand aside until the team has
passed, and providing as penalty a fine
varying from 81 to SOD.
The senate passed bill appropriating
S64, 900 to make up deficiency in amounts
appropriated by the last legislature for state
printing.
The house by vote accepted an invitation
received from Leaven worth to attend a ban
quet there in celebration of the election of a
Leavenworth man to the Uuited States
senate.
If Senator Lands bill is passed the state
board of public works Will be abolished
The senate railroad committee has intro
duced that historical m xImun freight te
bill
The house adopted Warmers resolution
for a committee of three to Investigate the
condition and recent manag= ment of the
state charitable Institutions.
Under a bill in the house upon the petition
Of twO-thIrds of the legal voters of any
school district, and if the county superin-
tendent finds that it has not a sufficient
number OF children to warrant coatinu-
ance OF school he may. after posting proper
notices for twenty days. disorgauize the dis
trict and attach the territory to some other
district for school purposes.
Neale's bill to abolish the Shawnee county
circuit court was fayorably T ported by the
chairman of the judiciary local committee.
Senator Helm desires to change the laws
so as to prevent farmer from mortgaging
ms crop and then sell it without paying the
mortgage.
The anti-P nkerton bill has reapp AIRED in
the senate.
Stockebrand has a bill in the house which
would require railroads to add 20 a legal
fence three more barbed wires where swine
run at large.
The senate having refused to permit any
state printer to appear on the senate jour
nal, Senator Scott prepared a protest
against this refusal The senate refused to
permit the protest on the journal because it
gave an account of the said proceedings in
detail. This was refused. Then Senator
Sterne offered a protest against this last ac-
ton, also containing the entire substance of
the other protest. This was admitted by
four of the majority voting with the repub-
Leans; they are Householder. King. True
IaVl0r- fin cd af
ter the matter had been in dispute for ten
DAYS.
Both houses have passed a concurrent res
olutiOu petitIonIng congress to submit an
amendment to the constitution giving con-
gress power to legislate against trusts.
Senator Scott introduced a resolution to
change the time of voting on constitutional
amendments from general to special cleo
tons, which resolution was laid over under
the rules.
Mr.. Sherman, of Shawnee, has bill for
an appropriation of $4,000 to purchase
quarter section adjoining the Reform schools
lands.
The committee of the whole senate ground
through the fish pond and fish commissioner
bill.
Senator Taylor's railroad bill was unfa-
vorably reported by the committee on rail-
roads.
Senator Brown has introduced an act pro-
vldlng for the repeal of the bill which was
passed. some years ago LOT the purpose OF
encouraging the erection of sugar mills.
The senate received message from the
governor appointing a police board for
Leavenworth. f. E. Hunt, pres dent; J. w.
Hauserman, secretary, and B. 5. Richards.
Senator Brown has introduced a bill which
provides that herd law may be suspended
IN any county on the fling of petition with
the county c.erk, signed by majority of
the resident voters. 4 clause in the bill
provides that 10 such suspen. ion shall en-
dure for more than six months at a time.
The house by adoption of a motion by
Lambert, of Lyons, declared the concurrent
reso.u on about the term OF the president
Of the United States. to b: ''aIl fapdoodle
nonsense and tabled it.
The house ways aud means committee has
reported Appropriation bills for plumbing
at the state imbscile asylum, at the Osawat-
Onlia in.ana a. N and at Kansas uniEar-