Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-13
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY l3 1885,
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


Feb Tho senate convened at 10 O'Clock
nut there was no quorum present and an ad-
Iournmcnt vas taken till 3 clock. when a
sufficient number of senators appeared to
lrNls2ct Business Senator Leedy introduced
resolution referring the house grain bill
20 me senate committee on ways and means
WITH instruction that it be amended so as to
divide the appropriation. usin 0O0) for the
purchase OF seed grain for farmers of West
ern Kansas and $50 900 for the purchase of
cIothlng and provisions for the needy in that
section The resolution was adopted Sena-
tor Rogers preseated a petition from some
funny gentlemen or Wa hin ton county ask
ing FOR the establishment of Ground Hog day.
RELIGION entered into the discussion of the
alien land bill N 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 Packin;
companys plant, which Is owned by aliens.
The amendment was adopted Repres enta-
tive Zimmerman OF Johnson offered an amend
ment exempting persons who clnnot take the
oath OK allegiance to the United States on
account Of their religious belief from the pro-
visions OF the bill This was in the interest
OF tho Reformed Presbyterian church After
considerable debate the bill was referred back
to committee
February 5-Mr Jumpers bill regulating
the iees aud salaries OF the county officers OF
Usage county was passed on third reading in
the senate. the bill makes the salaries of the
of1cers OF that county the lowest in the state
Mr. Dumbauld's bill compelling railroad COM
panies 20 provide passes to shippers of stock
fruit and vegetables was also passed
Mr. Dennison's bill concerning judg-
ments. providing for their taxation,
fixing the time when they shall
become dormant and the conditions under
which they may be revived was passed.
rms Dill makes the taxation OF judgments
compulsory whether the holder is a resident
or not. All judgments not listed or upon
which the taxes have not been paid, shall
cease to operate as a lien They may be
after"ard revived upon payment of all de-
linquent taxes. interest and costs The
interest bill by the same author
was passed by vots OF 81 to s.
This bill fixes the legal rate or interest at
per cent, prohibits usuary, provides severe
penalties for violation and repeals all laws in
conflict Mr. Dillard appellate court bill
was called up for third reading and passed
nearly rs reported by the committee on
judiciary. message from the governor an
nouncing the appointment Of George L
Anthony TO be insurance commissioner was
read and referred to the proper committee
The house took fresh start in the matter
Of Introducing bills and ran the number up
y aDDrODrlAtlnS
1000 for the purchase by the state board of
railroad commissioners of coal for the sufferers
Of Western counties was passed
February G-In the house Mr.. Cubbson in
'roduced a bill regulating the fees and sal
aries OF county officers of Wyandotte county.
Mr. Hanna of Graham introduced bill pro-
Fiding for the election OF state insurance
commissioner by the people. Mr. Moss OF
Lyon introduced bill providing for the treat
ment Of con tirmed drunkards at the expense of
the counties in which they reside The hoese
in committee of the whole made favorable
report on the minin: bill, after having ex
empted salt mines from its provisions. The
bill requires the construction of esca pment"
sudft and other safety devices
In the senate number of local bills were
introduced, and several were passed The
Householder bill in re gard to charitable in
stitutions was considered The senate held a
night session for the consideration of local
bills The bill appropriatiny sIO0O) for
western Kansas sufferers was passed.
Feb The senate in executive session ap-
pointed committee to investigate charges
against George I Anthony, appointed by the
governor for insurance commissioner The
house bill appropriatng $4,000 for Western
Kansas sufferers was passed The entire
afternoon was spent in the committee of the
whole upon appropriation bills The follow
Ing we're recommended for passage Horti-
cultural department, S1.675 chinch bug station
at the state university $500 industrial
school for girls, 8 10 $50 soldiers orphans home
S9l,SOo Topeka insane asylum s223 52S: nor
mai school at Emporia, SI3 40J Tuition fees
are abolished in the 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
49, l50 Next was the OSawatome insane
asylum, which called for 1872 $40
In the house only four new bills we're intro
duced. One by Hill requiring railroad cor.
to-,
them; one by Stromquist, to prevent forcing
employees to quit their employment or to pre-
vent employment large number of bills of
a local character were passed
Feb S-Ihe Greenlee freight rate bill
which divided time with the war" in the ses.
sion Of 1898 was introduced in the house by
Mr. Brown, Populist OF Pratt, and he moved
that it be referred u the committee of the
whole After fierce and long debate the mo-
tion was defeated by a vote of 50 to 43 Mr.
Robinson OF jackson introduced bill Great.
ing an appellate court. The committee on as.
seSsment and taxation Introduced bill as
substitute for 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 bin providing for the establishment
OF a state irri tation commission The com
mittee on political rights of women recon-
mended that the resol ution for tn re submis-
Sion of the equal suffrage que ,tion be not
passed The same committee made favora-
bic report.on the bill giving women the ri sht
10 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 bin to compel witnesses to give 'ex-
pert testimony at the same fees al
lowed for other testimony The
president appointed Senator billiard,
Carpenter and Brown n commiite on the
part Of the senate to investigate the state
permanent school fund The afternoon ses-
sion was devoted to further discus sion OF the
Householder bill in re ard to charitable insti-
tutions A night session was held and about
thirty local bills we're passed