Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-03-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

Feb 81 in the senate Milton Browns Joint
resolution to submit propo ition 10 the poo.
ple 10 amend the constitution so as TO proh bit
the issuance OF railroad pisse 70 public OF
ficial> was defeated Tho senate recommend
cd for passa tbs bill granting Mrs Alth,
Brig s Stricken DIR. Eva Hardin, and others
the aight to vote for presidential electors
Sternc INTRODUCED bill requiring that all
products Of tho state pcaitcntlary be plainly
labeled Us such The senate committee on
printin reported favor IDLY on the house bill
which cuts down ths rate Of 10 sal printing In
the newspapers about ~ per cent A number
OF Hills were passed
Feb 2-The senate passed forty seven
bills all OF local nature but one. and that
directed the executive council to set apart a
suite OF rooms In the state TO Do u oil Us u
Grand Army museum,
In the house thirteen new bills wore intro
duccd all local MOST OF the day was sncnt
In committee OF tn, whole on the Wichita.
Conc orda and Great Bend normal chool
bills They were recommended fer pas-a q
after hard u ht Bills for the cstnb Inn
OF state normal scho Is nj Fort Scot. all L.,
Gro Sc were defeated
Feb q Tho senate passed tho house irrr
cation bill after maxinr some amendments
The Eou,e bill prohibitin pool sellin; on
horse racin' or anything else wa passed
The bill appropria.n G.p'' for the relief Of
Mary +. Thorpe. whose husband was killed
while on 'uard duti at the pcnitontiary. wts
passed The anti bribery bill was also pis'o.
A number OF appropriation bills were pis'el
In the house seven new bills were intro
dueed House decided that no new bill
should be intr du:ed after no n to- morrow.
House passed bills protcctin fish. aboli 'hin ,
six iu iiciil districts. tho CONFRONT o appel
La. 4, La ~
ployes by corporations House then weat
into committee OF the whole on the assess
ment and taxation bills, but adjourned with
out any action
Feb 20 The entire mornin session OF the
senate vas consumed In railroad II tnrou h
i0j local bi Is All tho CLERKS nu many Of The
senators were pressed into servic, to read The
various measure an for ~ hour or two a
veritable babel pcrvaied tho senate Oh ,mber.
The afternoon was devoted entirely
to consideration OF the house fca and
salary bill b. the tmo tho house bill came
out OF the committee on 10 - and sui iries IL
was so chan ell that its author would never
have fathcrcd u The committee amend
mcnts put all county officers except probate
judge upon ,alire' instead OF fees This In
Guides shcrifs r. listers IN clerks OF court
The bill WAS then passed by part; vote
duccd which IN ,ke' the sco,e Of bills in
troduccd In tho hou'e iJit The agricultural
cole bulldln: and repairs bill was passed
II carries IL ~ The house passed the SEN
ate bill maxim an appropriation for curront
expenses 81 tn, Topeka insane .ylun FOR
the biennial period also the bill maxim ;
approrli ,tlonS for the Osawltomie In zane
asylum the acts making appropriation for
the stitc u ricuturul collie o maxim mp
propra:;on for tho china bu: etperi-
mint station covering back into
the trcisur. tho balance OF the cholera fund
appropriation and ant Ioris,n; school dis.
trict In ihom " county to issue bonds TO fun
an ouIstan lin indebt edne3. At o'clock
the house welt into committee OF the whole
for the consideration OF the ,ilroi bills The
committee continue the disc :sSion OF the
railroad qlcs,ion up to the hour OF adjourn
ment without action
Feb 1.-THE senate passed. concurrent
resolution Tor iinn aljournmsnt next
Tuesday ut O'Clock The appropriation for
the Soldiers home NJ DOLCE CITY rs passed
b. the house was iJnt5i Thc scna'e cut II
down to 5iiii Bills werr pa, Ell US fol-
lows: Estabi>hin; Ircs emp oymsnt a;el'
gies In cities OF the irst clasS aud
maxim: city clerks ;eIt TOR same IN act
TO protect the design OF the iire mems button.
unu 10 punish ullltlOr ~ posNOl' lor Wcut'
ins IL Two bills reliliI - the details OF
life insurance An act which eompols AL
holders OF raj road passes to register them In
the oifise OF ,etrctari OF state An act
whi:h add =! per cent TO the face OF policy
which an Insurance company must pay II II
goes into court AMI I'm ,ucees fully Il ht, the
payment OF policy
In tbs hbus. the Brown resolution, calm
on the attorney enerIl to prosecute Pitcher.
wa, indie initcly pc .tponed The house thea
proceeded 10 the tnirl Realm OF the Wichita
normal .ch1ol bill. Diie tied % TO u The
ConcorJ.a ami Great Bend school bills were
al,o defeated Mr. hic SbI,cls bill 10 pro.
hibit the state from sci in the output OF the
renitrntlar: mine was defeated The
hill making the appropriations for
the forestry staff ins cams back
from tho senate with sli hit amendments.
which were rcsi to by the house al'o tnc
bill requlrin the owners OF coal mines TO
build air shaft. came back with some
minor amendm ;nts. whicl were asreel to
CubbI,on's unitpoolns bill which has
been restin In the senate for
several KS came back with IN amendment
proviiins that the exception In the house bill
which let out cnultf fairs should not apply 10
fair. v hich continue for morj than ten days
In the year House refused to concur.