Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-31
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Constitutional Convention Bills Passed by
the senate-Two Election Gases.

bills in the senate Yesterday was
very light. Mr.. Taylor had one to pro-
hibit the sale of adulterated cigarettes
by requiring the inspection of all cigar
cites offered for sale. Mr.. OsBryan, by
request, presented one authorizing
county commissioners to levy a tax to
make rain-making experiments. Mr..
Sem introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton urging the representatives in con-
gress to prevent the passage of the
Nicaragua canal bill. The joint reso-
luton recommending the calling of a
constitutional convention was recon-
mended for passage. Mr.. Shearer's bill
to define and regulate the charges at
public stock yards was under consider
alton when the committee OF the whole
arose.
Senator O'Dryan introduced bill
amendatory to the exem ption law. 1t
provides that insurance on exempt
property cannot be collected for debt.
There is u similar provision in regard
to damages for personal property.
The committee on judiciary made a
favorable report on Senator Browns
joint resolution for a vote of the people
on an amendment to the state consti-
tuition prohibiting the issuance of
passes to public officials.
favorable report has been made on
Senator banners bill, making it I'M
lawful for any minor under 16 years
of age to smoke cigars or tobacco. or
have in his possession tobacco in any
form. The violation of the proposed
law is made misdemeanor, punish
able by a fine of not less than 81 nor
more than SIS for every offense.
The committee on state affairs has
made favorable report on Senator
Sterne's bill prohibiting the employ
ment of children under Il years of age.
and children under 16 years of age who
cannot read and write in the English
language, during the hours in which
the public schools are in session.
A favorable report has been made by
the committee on corporations on Sen
atOr Browns bill, providing that no
corporation shall be permitted to do
business until its capital stock shall
have been paid up dollar for dollar.
Senator Willcockson's bill, prohibit
ing the carrying of deadly weapons,
and regulating the traffic Of same, has
been reported upon favorably by the
committee on state affairs.
The committee on ways and means
has reported favorably on Senator
Thacher's bill for the maintenance of
the experimental station at the state
university, esta blished to promote and
conduct experiments for the destruc-
ton of chinch bugs by contagion or in
lection. The bill appropriates So, 600
for the work.
The committee on agriculture has
made a favorable report on Senator
Shearer's bill prohibiting the inspec-
ton of hogs for the purpose of dockage
in public stock yards. A violation of
the provisions is made a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000, or by impris-
onment for not less than thirty days
nor more than one year, or both such
fine and imprisonment.
Albert Biglow Paine's bill for the es-
tablishment of asylums for the poor,
introduced by Senator billiard, was
passed The bill provides that it shall
be lawful for the county commission
ers in any county when they deem it
advisable, to purchase a tract of land
in the namc OF the county and thereon
to build, esta blish and organize
an asylum for the poor and employ
some responsible person or persons,
resident in the county, to take charge
such restrictions as the commissioners
shall consider most advantageous for
the interests of the county and the
poor.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Twenty bills were introduced Only
one, however, was of general impor-
lance. It was for the esta blishment of
a state board of irrigation, consisting
of three members who shall conduct
experiments in western Kansas to de-
termine the supply of water and the
most practical method of using it for
irrigation purposes.
The committee on elections reported
on two contest cases.. 6. Michaels
against A. P. Hemminger, from Haskell
county, and Henry Booth against E. p.
Lupfer, from Pawnee county. In both
cases it was recommended that the con-
test proceedings be dismissed, leav-
ing Hemminger and Lupfer in their
seats. Hemminger is a republican.
Lupfer is a populist. Henry Booth,
the confession is a republican. The re-
port of the committee was adopted
A large portion OF the session was
devoted to a discussion of Representa-
tive Hanna's resolution for the nomi-
nation of candidates for United States
senator by the various political parties.
A motion to table the resolution was
finally defeated by a vote OF SO to So,
and the measure was referred to the
committee on federal relations
bill granting the Chicago-Topeka