Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
KANSAS Law MAKERS.
The Weeks Proceedings OF the Legislature

Ths Weeks Proceedings OF the Legislature
Condensed.
a LARGE number of new bills were introduced
In the senate on the 5th and the session was an
unusually busy one. A bill passed fixing the
salaries OF county officers in Usage county, and
another bill for the return of the 5000 in the
cholera fund to the state treasury. Mr.. Dennf-
sons bills taxing judgments and reducing the
rate OF interest to per cent. passed; also Sen
ator banners bill allowing county superin-
tendents to dissolve school districts, and Sen
ator billiards. bill amending the mode of draw
ing jurors. resolution asking congress to
pension Kansas soldiers who served in the In
dian wars passed 49,. The house had another in
dux OF bills when it met and the long journal
had been read The resolution asking congress
to pass a law forbidding the issuing Of licenses
to liquor dealers who have permits under
the state law brought on spirited discussion
and was adopted. joint resolution for pro-
viding coal for the destitute in the west was
adopted In the afternoon bills were consid-
cred In committee of the whole.
THE senate disposed of much business on
the 9Th, although it was mostly OF local char
acter. The Householder bill in regard to char
liable institutions considered. The SEN
ate held night session for the consideration
of local bills. The house joint resolution ap-
propriating 1000 to purchase coal for desti-
tute wcsternerS passed. Among the bills in
troduced was one by Mr.. WilcoXson to compel
insurance companies to give notice before can
ceiling policies, and one appropriating ST. 800
for the erection of boi1erhouse and electric
plant at the Industrial school for girls at Be
lott - Bills were introduced in the house. In
committee of the whole favorable reports were
made on bills relating to mining; for furnish
ing the building for electrical engineering at
the state university: the bill for plumbing and
heating the new wing of the imbecile asylum
at Winfield: the bill for furnishing the new
building at the insane asylum at OSawatomie;
the Eckstein bribery bill. and the bill to pro-
tect hotelkeepers. AS a substitute for all the
bills on the subject, the committee fees and
salaries introduced
profits of all county officers. The officers most
affected are county treasurers and sheriffs.
WHEN the senate met on the 9TH the con-
ference report on the seed grain relief
bill was presented and agreed to- Senator
Danner offered q resolution, which was
adopted calling upon the proper committee
to report what employees were proper
working for the senate. He had been in
formed that the list included 125 persons,
authorized and unauthorized. Many bills
were introduced. In executive session the ap-
pointment of George Il. Anthony to be super
intendent of insurance was not confirmed, and
Senator Dennison in a speech made charges
against the appointee which the senate ap-
pointed committee, consisting of Senators
Thacher, Sterne and DenniSon, to investigate.
THE house got to work early. Among the
bills introduced was one by Mr.. Hill requiring
railroads to pay road taxes assessed against
them, and one by Mr.. StromQuist to prevent
the forcing OF employees to quit their employ
ment or to prevent employment. On third
Relating to the collection Of taxes: amending
the statutes in regard to procedure before
justices OF the peace in civil cases; to author
iZe banks to reduce their capital stocks. and
appropriations for plumbing at several state
institutions In the afternoon many bills were
considered in committee of the whole.
THE senate on the 9Th put in the greater part
of the day in committee of the whole on Mr..
HouSeholder's bill to govern the state board of
charities. Quite number of bills were
introduced. No other business was transacted.
49,. Seventeen new bills were introduced in the
house bringing the total up to 766 Among
the bills brought out was the Greenlee freight
rate bill that passed the last house, which Mr..
Brown sought to advance to a second reading,
but after q long debate was defeated. Many
committees reported, and in committee of the
whole Mr.. Veale's bill abolishing the office of
commissioner OF elections in firSt-claSs cities
was recommended for passage. The greater
part of the afternoon session was taken up
with discussion of the prOhibitory question.
The bill of the committee on tenn perance pro-
vided additional penalties for the violation of
the prohibitory law. Nineteen amendments
were proposed. and the house got into such
tangle that a motion to postpone further con-
sideration of the matter Indefinitely prevailed.
THE senate spent the entire day in commit
tee of the whole on the 9th having under con-
sideration the maximum freight rate bill The
bill is very long and work proceeded very slow
ly. In executive session MeSSrs. Forney, Scott
and Crowell were confirmed as regents of the
university and w. w. Martin state agent at
Washington. The house passed the bill abol-
iSning the office of commissioner of elections in
cities of the frst-clasS The judiciary commit
tee recommended for passage the bill repeating
the metropolitan police law. Many commit
tees reported and in committee of the whole
Mr.. Sutton's bill to extend or refund the bonded
debt maturing in March, 1895 and July, 1896
was favorably considered