The advocate., 1895-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
PUTS AWAY IT'S LITTLE PLAY
THINGS,
And Winds Up the sessiOn-sOme Good
Bills Passed, But the House Did
Very Little Redeeming.

has ceased to grind, and the members
who are tired Of Topeka are getting
away as fast as they can. According to
an agreement made by concurrent reso-
luton the two houses ceased considera-
tion Of everything except appropriation
bills and messages from the opposite
house on Saturday night.
Among the most important bills which
have been sent to the governor are the
following: Establishing a reformstory
at Hutchinson and providing for it's man
sgement; 1t is printed in this issue. Re-
spportioning the state into judicial dis.
tricts, leaving six less district judges
than now. Creating a board Of irrigs-
cation and defining it's duties carrying
an appropriation of $4,000 with which
to operRte). Providing for the public
listing and taxation Of judgments. Au-
thorizing cities Of the second class to
issue bonds for water works. Abolish
ing the Office Of state veterinarian and
naming the duties Of the veterinarian Of
the Agricultural college. Providing for
the election Of city clerk, attorney and
treasurer Of cities Of the 6rst class. Re
quiring railroads to furnish passes to
shippers of live stock. Relating to the
propagation and protection Of fish.
After the appellate court bill had been
published and become q law, somebody
raised q question Rs to it's constitutional
ity, the point being that it precluded the
appointment Of any man who did not
belong to one Of the three leading
political parties, and therefore discrimis
mated against all classes Of people out
side Of those parties. This feature of
the law, 1t was said, had been ruled on
by court in some other state, and de-
clsred unconstitutional. No objection
was raised to section II, which provides
that mo person shall be eligible for sp-
pointment or election to the Office OF
judge Of said courts who is not at the
time Of his appointment or election a
resident and electoP Of this state and of
the division for which he shall be Rp.
pointed or elected, and Of the age Of
80 years or upwards, and who has not
been a praoticing attorney in the dis
trict courts Of this state for at least five
years."
/. o. Pickering, Of Olathe, late prohi-
bition candidate for governor, was one
OF those who objected to the discriminR.
tion against his party. Rather than have
trouble about II, the senate and house
on Friday put bill through making the
required correction by amending Sec
tion of the other bill so that the pro-
vision for appointment reads as follows:
"Onor before the second day Of March,
1895, the governor, by and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the senate, shall sp-
point and commission six persons, no
more than three Of whom shall be So
lectsd from the same political party, and
at least three political parties shall be
represented in the number 30 selected,
who shall constitute the judges Of the
court Of appeals. Said judges shall, dur
ing the time Of their service, be residents
of the division for which they are sp-
pointed, but no judge so appointed shall
hold said Office or his appointment be Of
any force or validity until confirmed by
the senate