People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-07
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

was no debate Only one vote was cast
against the resolution That was BY
senator Cooke Of Mite hell county
senator Shearers stock yards bill
ives passed with an amendment in regard 10
the charges for hay and corn This provision
gives stock yard ml1ayers the ri ,ht 10
charge twenty cents a bushel for corn over
tne market price, and a ton for
nay over and above the market price.
Inc committee on agriculture has made a
favorable report on Senator Shearer's bill
prohloltng the inspection Of hogs for the
purpose OF dockaye in public yards The
committee on judiciary has made
favorable report on Senator
BROWNS Joint resolution for vote OF the
people on an amendment to the state consti-
tuition prohibiting the issuance Of passes TO
public officials
Inc house reconvened at 3o'ciock.
after recess since last Thursday.
twenty bills were introduced ONLY
one however was OF general Importance Il
was for the establishment OF a state board OF
irrigation consisting OF three members who
snail conduct experiments in Western Kan.
sas to determine the supply OF water and the
most practical method OF usin, it for irriga-
tion purposes
Jan 2a-In the senate DenniSon of Butler
introduced resolution denying the PRIVILEGES
OF the floor to two Kansas City Star reporters
on account Of ale led untruthful reports
ABOUT gamblers using money to defeat the
Cuooson bill After the reporters had ex.
planned the matter TO the senate. the resolu.
ton was amended so as to allow them the
privileges provided they made retractions of
the article complained Of As a committee of
the whole, the senate recommended the pass
a Of billiards. bill, creating an appellate
court
In the house twenty nine new bills we're in.
troduced, making record OF 573 bills intro.
duced so far this session. House bill No 5i7,
by Caldwell proposes TO appropriate j2O,OOl for
the purpose OF making hydrostatic survey OF
the western part Of the state, west OF Goth
meridian The bill contempates the boring
OF artesian wells and location OF storage ba-
sins for holding water for irri alton purposes
Jan S-The house appointed committee
TO investigate the Kansas City. Kansas stock
yard. Mr.. Brown OF Pratt offered a resolu.
ton providing for the purchase Of s2OJJ worth
OF coal for the sufferers Of Western Kansas
He said that the output Of the penitenti.
mand The resolution was tabled About
forty bills we're introduced Those
| OF Importance we're BY Mr. Moore Of Saline
Tor the establishment OF an insane asylum at
Salina by Mr. Andrews Of Logan. for the
regulation of foreign life insurance com
panies by Mr.. Veale Of Shawnee for the pro-
lection Of the state house from fire by Mr.
Tucker of Douglas, for the determination of
chinch bugs by Mr.. Remington OF Miami for
the regulation Of building and loan assocla-
tions.
The CubbisOn anti-lottery and anti gam
bling bills will become laws as soon as Gov.
ernor Morrill, signs them and they be pub
lished in the official state paper. They are
known as house bills Noi / 2 and
and were all passed by the
senate They make gambling lottery dealing
and gambling house keepin; guilty Of a
felony. punishable by penitentiary imprison-
ment The senate concurrent resolution for
constitutional convention was passed by
vote Of y to5 1t was sent to the house
Senator Cookies pond bill was passed by a
unanimous vote
Jan Sl-In the house Mr. Lupfer of Paw.
nee introduced a resolution requesting the
the restoration Of silver The re solution was
tabled. A resolution cOndemnatory of Presi.
dent Cevelaud's recent message was voted
down Mr. Hanna of Graham introduced a
bill providing for the election OF the state
board OF railroad commissioners by the PEG.
| pie Mr. Smons Of Sumner introduced bill
providing for q printer expert who shall, in
addition to drawing a salary of Il. 500 a
! year, look after the work OF the state printer,
! passing upon everything which goes through
the hands Of that official Mr.. Gardenhire OF
Shawnee introduced joint resolution for
resubmission Of equal suffra 10 vote OF the
! people. The bill apprOpriating 100000 to buy
seed grain for people in the Sixth and seventh
congressional districts, barring Mcpherson.
| Jewell, Rice Mitchell Harvey, Sedgwick,
Butler, Sumner Harper Reno and Kinlman
counties, and including Morris county, was
| passed
The senate committee on irrigation has
agreed upon bill creating state board of
irri alton and survey, to be composed Of the
! governor the chancellOr Of the State unver.
sity, the president Of the State agricultural
college the secretary Of the state board of
| agriculture and practical irrigationist, who
shall be appointed by the governor by ad.
vice and consent OF the senate
The bill provides for photographic
geological survey Of the underflow sheet
water and artesan regions west Of the ninety
ninth meridian, under the direction OF the
chancellor OF the state univei sity. The bill
provides for an appropriation Of $4,000 to
carry on the work until January l. 1896 and a
full report Is required for the special session
in 1897
Feb 1.-The committee on congressional ap-
portionment reported the Blair bill dividing
the state into eight congressional districts
with the recommendation that it be passed
The Frazier bill on the same subject was I'm.
fav0rably reported The speaker appointed
Representatives Cox Hanna and Moss special
committee under house resolution TO examine
into the settlement which Insurance Commits.
sioner Snider and Attorney General Little
made with the insurance companies in regard
to the reciprocal tax matter 1t was claimed
that the com panies owed the state $1,000 The
settlement was made for $1,000 At noon the
house adjourned until O'Clock Monday after.
noon.
The senate unanimously passed the
Shearer bill, which makes 1t felony for
public official to accept bride The bill In.
cludes all public officials, from the township
officers to the governor and members OF the
legislature The senate also passed the Sterne
bill which provides that no railroad
shall employ as a locomotive engineer any
person who has not served at least three
years as fireman, or any person as conduc
tor who has not served at least three years
as brakeman The house bill appro priatin9
100000 for the purpose of purchasing seed
grain for Western Kansas farmers was
passed an emergency having been declared
Adjourned till Monday.
Important Places Filled.
WASHINGTON, Feb al dimes Con-