Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-02-14
HUTCHINSON KANSAS THURSDAY NOON, FEBRUARY a. 1896
KANsAs LE0IsLATURE.


Favor OF slot Machines.
TOPEKA, Kan Feb, l3.-The senate
committee on Insurance has recon-
meracd the passage of bill for the
election Of insurance commissioner by
the people. The committee on bank
ing has recommended the passage of a
bill for the election of bank commits
sioner in the same manner.
Senator HouseholIer's BILL providing
for state accountant, means the en-
ployment of an expert at $1,000 year,
whose duty it shall be to examine the
books Of all state officers and the ac-
counts Of all state institutions. 1t is
stated that this bill was presented a.
Tie suggestion of Gov. Morrill,
A number of appropriation bills
were taken up and passed. They
provide for the expenditure of S775,S1s,
liyiledas follows: State horticultural
society, Sa,G7O chinch bug station, 3d.
500; industrial school for girls, Sj0,65O;
Topeka insane asylum, $299,52S;
soldier' orphans homa, a3l,80O; state
normal school, $50 400; STATE agricul-
lural college, SlO,d5O; 0sawatomie
asylum S3j2E8)
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
By Senator Leedy-An act relating
to railroad corporations limiting the
Issue OF capital stock: providing for an
increase OF capital stock; limiting The
issue OF bonds and other indebtedness
thereof, and requiring the boarlS OF
railroad commissioners OF the stSfe,
upon proper application of any railroad
corporation, TO determine the anount
Of such capital stocl. that may bea&ued
or increased
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. Ex-senator
Danner introduced a bill at the re-
quest Of the State Association of Coun-
ty Attorneys, which provides that a
county attorney may compel the pres
ence Of a witness before any justice OF
the peace to inquire as to iisknowledge
of any infraction Of the prohibitory
law. This measure is intended to take
the place of the law which gave to
county attorneys the right to bring
witnesses before them without the in
PREVENTION of q court and which was
declared unconstitutional by the SUI
preme court.
Mr.. Householder fled petition II
the senate praying for another vote
by the people on equal suffrage. j
was seventy feet long ami contained
more than 900 names, both male ant
female.
The senate passed the maximum
freight rate bill by vote OF "a yeas tt
to 10 nays. Mr.. banner, of Harvey
was the only republican who vote,
yea and Mr. True the only populis
who voted nay. The two democrats
divided, billiard, of Bourbon, voting
yea and 0'Bryan, of Sedgwick, nay.
Senator Sterne introduced a bill
which provides that slot machines useC
exclusively for the sale of cigars shall
be exempt from the operation of the
Cubbison anti-lottery law, which
makes their use felony.
ROUSE PROCEEDINGS.
On third reading of bills the house
passed Himmerman's bill, regulating
and reducing printers fees; Aliens
bill, providing for an annual settle
ment between the county treasurers O
counties in which are cities Of the frs
class, and the various city trcasurers
also, his bill regulating the man
ner of assessments of benefits and
damages in taking private property foi
public use in cities Of more than 800,
Inhabitants, Also Mr.. Rohrbaugh''
bill, which makes the offices of city
treasurer, city clerk and city attorney
in cities of the first class, elective in
stead of appointiye.
Mr. Campbell introduced in the hous'
a duplicate of the railroad bill intro
duced by Senator Leedy in the senate
yesterday, prohibiting the watering o
/ stock