Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-06
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

portionment committee was named by
Speaker LobdelI in the house: Moore chair
man Cubbison Benedict. Simons. Fftz-
gerald, Robson. Lough Canon Mathews,
Satterthwaite Rothweller, Hilton Bark
ley The speaker also appointed the
following special committee to investizate
Warden Chase of the penitentiary:
Butler, chairman: Robinson. Painter True
blood. Hilton A petition was received from
AR ,entine setting forth that the petitioners
were discharged employees of the Santa Fe
road and, on account of the opposi-
tion of certain officers of the com
pany, could not be reinstated.
The senate and house were requested to con-
slider the case and use their influence to re-
store the petitioners to their former places.
Mr. Hanna OF Graham introduced a bill Gre
ating commission to put up monuments to
mark where the Kansas troops fought at Chick
amauga The committee on education report
ed favorably on the bill requiring the flying
OF the United States flag over school houses
during school hours The committee on
judiciary reported favorably on the bill re-
ducing the rate of interest from 10 to per
cent At noon the house adjourned until :
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Among the bills introduced in the senate
was one by Mr. Dennison to grant a pension
of s2' per month to Irwin Covey who was
wounded during the legislative war
two years years ago. Mr.. Taylors anti
pass bill was reported favorably by the com.
mittee on railroads and the house bill making
February q a legal holiday, was passed
Then the senate went into executive session
for the consideration of the governors ap-
po1ntments which were all confirmed
January 28-The senate in committee Of the
whole, passed Senator billiards. joint resolu.
tion for a constitutional convention. There
was no debate. Only one vote was cast
against the resolution That was by
Senator Cooke of Mite he'll county
ChA. 49, -
was passed with an amendment in regard to
the charges for hay and corn This provision
gives stock yard managers the ri sht 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 made u
favorable report on Senator Shearers bill
prohibiting the inspection of hogs for the
purpose of dockage in public yards. The
committee on judiciary has made
favorable report Senator
Browns joint resolution for q vote of the
people on an amendment to the state consti-
tuition prohibiting the issuance of passes to
public officials.
The house reconvened at 3 3o'ciock
after recess since last Thursday.
Twenty bills were introduced Only
one, however, was of general Importance It
was for the establishment of state board OF
irrigation, consisting of three members who
shall conduct experiments in Western Kan
sas to determine the supply OF water and the
most pl actical method of using it for irrig a.
ton purposes.
Jan 29-In the senate Dennis on of Butler
introduced resolution denying the privilege
OF the floor to two Kansas City Star reporters
on account of ale sed untruthful reports
about gamblers using money to defeat tie
Cubbson bill After the reporters had eX-
planned the matter to the senate. the resolu-
tion was amended as to allow them tho
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the article complained Of As committee OF
the whole the senate recommended the pa ss-
of Dillard bill, creating an appellate
court
In the house twenty nine new bills were in
troduced, making record of 573 bills intro
duced so far this session. House bill No 547
by Caldwell proposes to appropriate s20,00) for
the purpose of making hydrostatic survey oil
the western part of the state, west of 9)th
meridian The bill contempIates the borin
of artesian wells and location of stora:e ba
sins for holding water for irri alton purposes
Jan 30-The house appointed committee
to investigate the Kansas City. Kansas stock
yard Mr.. Brown of Pratt offsreI resolu
tion providing for the purchase of S2.0)) worth
OF coal for the sufferers of Western Kansas.
he said that tho output of the penitenti.
ary was not sufficient to supply the de-
| mand The resolution was tabled About
forty bills were introduced Those
for the establishment of an in sane 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 o
chinch bugs by Mr. Remington of Miami for
the regulation of building AMI loan associa-
| tionS.
| The Cubbison antilottery and anti gam
bling bills will become laws as soon as Gov.
ernor Morrill, signs them and they be pub
| lished in the official state paper They are
known as house bills NoA l. , and
and were all passed by the
and gambling house keepin: guilty of
| felony. punishable by penitentiary imprison
| ment The senate concurrent resolution for
a constitutional convention passed by q
vote of 2sto5 1t was sent to the house
Senator Cookies pond bill was passed by
| unanimous vote
! Jan. 31-In the house Mr.. Lupfer of Paw
nee introduced resolution requesting Ill,
Kansas delegation in con yress to work fol
! the restoration OF silver. The re solution wa
] tabled resolution co1demnatory of Presi
| dent Clevelaud's recent message was voteC
| down Mr. Hanna of Graham introduced
! bill providing for the election OF the state
! board of railroad commissioners by the peo
| pie Mr. Simons of Sumner introduced bill
| providing for a printer expert who shall il
addltlon TO drawing salary OF II, so
! year, look after the work of the state printer
| passing upon everything which goes through
the hands of that official Mr.. Gardenhire o
Shawnee introduced q joint resolution for
resubmission Of equal suffra to vote of tn,
people. The bill appropriating 100000 to buJ
seed grain for people in the Sixth and Seventh
congressional districts, barring Mcpherson
! Jewell, Rice, Mitchell Harvey, SedIwick
| Butler, Sumner Harper Reno and Kinsmar
counties, and including Morris county was
| passed
The senate committee on irrigation ha:
agreed upon bill creating a state board oi
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 O
agriculture and a practical irrigationist, who
shall be appointed by the governor by ad
| vice and consent of the senate
The bill provides for hydrographiS
geological survey of the underfow shee
water and artesian regions west of the ninety.
ninth meridian, under the direction of The
chan cellor of the state uniyeI sity. The bill
provides for an appropriation of S10,0 030 t
carry on the work until January J. 1896 and
full report Is required for the special session