Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-02-14
KANSAS LEolsILArIRE.


but there was no quorum present. and an adj
| iournment was taken till clock, when
sufficient numter Of senators appeared TO
| transact business Senator Leedy introduced
| resolution referring the house grain bill
to tho senate committee on ways and means
with instructions that 1t be amended so As 70
divide the appropriation. usin $1,000 for the
| purchase OF seed grain for farmers Of West
] ern Kansas and $50 600 for the purchase Of
clothing and provisions for the needy in that
section The resolution was adopted Sena-
tor Rogers presented o petition from some
| funny gentlemen OF WA,hin yton county ask
ing for the establishment OF Ground Hog day
Religion entered into the discussion OF the
alien land bill IN the house, The bill restricts
| the right Of aliens to acquire and hold real
estate, and provides for the disposition OF
lands now owned by nonresident aliens Rep
resentative Cubbison offered an amend
ment which would exempt Kansas City
| Kan, from the provisions OF the bill This
was IN tho interest of the Fowler Packing
| companys plant which Is owned by aliens
The amendment was adopted. Repres enta-
tive Zimmerman OF Johnson offered an amend
ment exemptlng persons who cannot take the
oath OF allegiance to the United States on
account Of their religious belief from the pro
visions Of the bill This was in tAJ ,l,erest
OF the Reformed Presbyterian church After
considerable debate the bill was referred back
to committee
February 6-NIr Jumpers bill regulating
the fees and salaries Of the county Officers Of
Usage county was passed on third reading In
the senate. The bill makes the salaries Of the
on1cers Of that county the lowest In the state
Mr. Dumbauld's bill compelling railroad COM
panies TO provide passes to shippers OF stock,
fruit and vegetables was also passed
Mr.. Dennisons bill concerning iudR-
ments. providing for their taxation,
fixing the time when they shall
become dormant and the conditions under
which they may be revived was passed
This bill makes the taxation Of judgments
compulsory whether the holder Is resident
or not. All judgments not listed, OF upon
which the taxes have not been paid, shall
cease to operate as a lien. They may be
afterward revived upon payment of all de-
ltnquent taxes, interest and costa The
interest bill by the same author
was passed by vote OF IS TO g.
This bill axes the legal rate OF interest att
per cent, prohibits usuary provides severe
penalties for violation and ropeals all laws in
conflict Mr. billiards. appellate court bill
was called up for third reading and passed
nearly as reported by the committee on
judiciary A message from the governor an.
nouncing the appointment OF George 4.
Anthony to be insurance commissioner was
resd and referred to the proper committee
Of introducing bills, and ran the number up
beyond the 700 mark A bill appropriatiny
$1,000 for the purchase by the state board Of
railroad commissioners Of coal for the sufferers
Of Western counties was passed
February 6-In the house Mr. Cubbison in
troduced bill regulating ths fees and sal
aries Of county officers of Wyandotte county
Mr.. Hanna Of Graham introduced bill pro
vding for the election of state insurance
n mi mic 11u fhn M ~
Lyon introduced bill providing for the treat
ment OF con irmed drunkards at the expense Of
the counties in which they reside The hoese
in committee OF the whole made favorable
report on the minins bill. after having ex-
empted salt mines from its provisions The
bill requires the construction Of 'escapment"
suaft and other safety devices
In the senate o number of local bills were
introduced and several were passed. The
Householder bill in regard to charitable In
situations was considered The senate held
night session for the con sheraton OF local
bills. The bill approprlatlns sJ0,00] for
Western Kansas sufferers was passed
Feb 1.-THE senate In executive session ap-
pointed a committee to investigate charges
against George Anthony, appointed by the
governor for insurance commissioner The
house bill appropriating SlOlOjO for Western
Kansas sufferers was passed The entire
afternoon was spent in the committee Of the
whole upon appropriation bills The follow
ing were recommended for passage Horti
cultural department, 81 go. chinch bug station
at tho state university, $500 Industrial
school for girls $50 $50 soldiers'orphans home,
sol, 800 Topeka insane asylum &223 523; nor
NAL school at Emporia, $40 400 Tuition fees
are abolished in tho state normal school bill
Next In order came one OF the state agricul-
tural bills, which, after being relieved Of the
item Of military uniforms appropriated
q, $50 Next was the Osawatomle insane
asylum. which called for 500 630
In the house only four new bills were intro
auced One by Hill requiring railroad cor
porations to pay the road tax assessed against
them one by Stromquist, to prevent forcing
employees to quit their employment or to pre-
vent employment A large number OF bills OF
local character were passed.
Feb 9-The Greenlee freight rate bill,
which divided time with the war" In the ses-
sion OF 1888 was introduced in the house BY
Mr.. Brown, Populist OF Pratt, and he moved
that IL be referred to the committee Of the
whole After q fierce and long debate the mo-
ton was defeated by vote Of SO to 49, Mr.
Robinson OF jackson introduced bill Great
ing on appellate court The committee on as.
Bessment and taxation introduced bill as
substitute for o dozen bills on the subject OF
taxation The subcommittee OF the committee
on irrigation composed OF Messrs. Hopkins,
Grimes, Lewis, Kelly and Caldwell, intro
duced bill providing for the establishment
OF q state irr ;atlon commission The com
mittee on political rights OF women recon-
mended that the resolution for thu resubmis-
sion OF the equal suffrage question be not
passed The same committee made O favora-
bic report.on the bill giving women the right
to vote at bond elections
In the senate to-day Lands Of Barber, In.
troduced bill to prohibit corporations from
blacklisting employees Leeds, OF Reno intro
duced bill 20 compel witnesses to give Tex
pert testimony at the same fees al
lowed for other testimony The
president appointed Senator billiard,
Carpenter and Brown q committee on the
part OF the senate to investigate the state
permanent school fund The afternoon ses-
sion was devoted to further discussion OF the
Householder bill in re- ard to charitable insi-
tutions A night session was held and about
thirty local bills were passed
A. p. A. of Kansas.
EMPoRIA, Kan, Feb. s.-The annual