The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-22
KANSAS LAW MAKERS.
The Weeks Proceedings of the Legislature


Condensed.
IN the senate on the 18th, the insurance COM
mittee recommended the passage OF bill for
the election of insurance commissioners by the
people A number Of appropriation bills were
passed. They provide for the expenditure Of
S775.s7s divided as follows: State horticultural
society, 5000: chinch bug station. $500; in
dustrial school for girls. 5000: Topeka insane
asylum. s,23.S2S soldiers orphans home. s9l.~
800 state normal school, 5000; state agricul-
tural college. 5000, Osawatomie asylum.
s3(s ESQ. The maximum freight rate bill was
passed. II is identical with the measure which
the senate passed two years ago. The most
| important measure before the house in COM
mittee OF the whole in the forenoon was Mr..
Lamberts bill fixing the legal rate OF interest
at per cent. The bill was defeated by a vote
of 60 to 80. The bill passed regulating and re-
ducing printers fees and number Of bills re-
lating 20 cities and towns.
AFTER the introduction Of petitions and bills
in the senate on the 18th bills were taken up
on third reading and a large number Of local
measures passed. The railroad freight rate
bill was passed after a dreary talk Among
the petitions presented was one signed by more
than GOO males and females praying for a re-
submission of the suffrage amendment Among
the bills passed was one providing for the or
ganization of mutual property insurance COM
panies .... Twenty new bills we're introd dced in
the house. The committee on printing brought
in a report against the bill introduced some
time ago to regulate the state printers fees;
also the bill providing for an expert printer.
and q bill or two providing for a school book
commission. The house then, in committee of
the whole, again went to work on the fees and
salaries bill, which continued into the after
noon session. A resolution was adopted asking
congress to donate the old Fort Hays reserva-
tion 10 the state for purposes mentioned.
THE senate. In committee Of the whole on
the 18th favorably recommended the railroad
anti-pass bill. Passenger rates are fixed sc
two cents per mile, and il is made unlawful for
anyone, except a railroad employee TO ride on a
pass. A bill also passed which permits the
railroad commissioners to fix the rates for tele-
graph and express business. The university
bill was reeonsidered and favorably reported.
1t grants 10000 to the university per annum.
and provides that students shall not be charged
tuition fees Senator OBryan offered a reso-
luton for a committee to find out what was be-
ing done by the silk experiment station. whose
commissioner draws 500 per year. but
has not been heard from for several
years, except when he drew his sal
airy zee. In the house the senate resolution for
constitutional convention was killtd by vote
Of 30 yeas to g. nays. A bill passed Appropriate
ing 5000 TO purchase coal for de titute set
tiers. The house spent greater ,art of the
afternoon in discussion of the ice school
book bill.
A FEW bills were introduced In the senate on
the 18th and in open session w. c. Corbett was
confirmed as brigadier-general of militia and
{. NJ. Fox as acknowledgement The greater
part Of the day was spent considering bills in
committee OF the whole. Among the measures
favorablv reported were Senator Sterne's bill
making il misdemeanor for engineers, fire.
men. conductors or brakemen TO leave a train
except at the end OF n division. and Senator
Lands bill regulating express companies,
which gives TO the state board OF railway COM
missioners authority to regulate the charges Of
express companies. which are required TO file
regular reports of the business transacted by
them and the rates charged. In the house
Mr.. Beekman introduced a resolution for an
amendment TO the constitution increasing the
supreme court TO five judges. The Ballinger
fee bill passed by a vote of IS yeas TO 10 nays,
and in committee of the whole the bill was
recommended for passage which provides
state levy of l mill on the dollar to constitute
school fund, which shall be apportioned among
the districts. according to the population.
THE senate on the 10Th had under cOnsidera-
tion Senator Sterne's bill to abolish the Offices
OF justices Of the peace in cities Of the first
class, bu; failed TO agree and sent the bill back
to the committee on cities. Senator Scott in
troduccd bin giving women the right to vote
for president. Bills passed to enforce the
liquor laws: the anti-Pinkerton law. which
prevents the employment Of foreign deputies:
calling for constitutional election to decide
upon an amendment prohibiting the use Of
railroad passes; TO prevent the dockage Of hogs
or the inspection OF hogs for the purpose Of
dockage. in any market or public stock yard in
this state and providing penalties therefor: de-
claring combinations between insurance agents
unlawful. The Eckstein bribery bill was IA
vorably reported from committee The pro-
cCeGlurS Of the senate were generally dry go.
The house was engaged mostly in routine work.
Representative Sheafer's concurrent resO-
luton TO appoint a committee % prepare
general bill on taxation to report at the seS-
sion Of 1896 was adopted after some debate. In
he afternoon local hills wore considered.