Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-20
NUMBE 30.
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.


Ing the ofhcc OF commissioner Of elections In
cities OF the first class The committee ca
judiciary recommended that tho Hackbusch
bin. repeating the metropolitan police law t>
passed A similar bill was defeated In the
senate last week The committee on
banks and bankin. recommended that Me
LouShs bill abolishin the three days OF
grace on notes, drafts. checks, ,acceptances and
other evidences of indie btedness. be passed
The committee on judiciary recommended
tnat the bill repeaiing the mortgage redemp-
ton law be passed. The committee also
made favorable report on the senate resolu-
ton Tor constitutional convention The
house. In committee of tho whole recon-
mended f2r passasc Mr. Suttous bill to ex-
tend or refund the bonded Indebtedness of the
state, maturing March Is. 1895, ami Jaly I.
Ioso fhe senate spent almost the entire day
in considering the maximum fret ;ht rate bill
Inc measure contains rs pages of printed
matter. Three clerks were worn out reading
It The governor sent in the name of william
sioner
Feb II The house did net meet until
O'Clock and the session was devoted almost
entirely to consideration OF the Ballinger fees
and salaries bill The first section which re-
iates to the salaries of county treasurers.
was discussed, but no agreement had been
reached at O'Clock when the house ad-
journed- The house held a night ses ion for
the consideration OF local bills.
Inc senate spe It q greater part OF the after
noon session in committee of the whole dis
cussns The Householder bill for the re yulatiou
OF the Charitable ins nstitutions of the state
The bill was favorably reported
rep Iz-ln the senate passed q number OF
appropriation bills They provide for the ex-
penditure OF .S7s, divided as follows:
State horticultural society. i267J chinch bug
station $500 Industrial school for girls.
soa6'o Topeka insane asylum ,2,3o2s
Soldiers orphans home, $3.50 state
normal school. 5000 state agricultural
college, $3.50, Osawatomie asylum, ESQ.,. 6S0
Al the MI hit session the maximum freight
FsFs Dill was taken up on third reading and
passed The nomination OF George T. An
thony for insurance commissioner was con.
hrmed by vote of % to IT,
The house passed the following bills: Zim
merman's bill regulating and reducing print
settlement between the county treasur-
erS OF counties in which are
cities of the first class and the
various city treas surers also his bill provid-
ing for the building and repairing OF side
walks: also, his bill regulating the manner of
assessments OF benefits and damages in TAX
ing private property for public use in cities
OF more than 3, zoo inhabitants In committee
OF the whole LamOerts' bill reducing the legal
rate OF interest from 10 TO per cent was de-
feated by vote OF g. to 49, after spi tied
DEBATE The rest OF the day was devoted to
the bill regulatins fees and salaries of county
officers. At the hour OF adjournment thu
house was still wrestling with the bill
Feb l3 = The house. in committee OF the
whole spent almost the entire dly in the dis
cussion of the Ballinger fees and salaries
bill, and recommended its passage rs
amended The measure contains forty
two sections and 600l words
1t makes general reduction OF the salaries
oo county officers. althou h by the provisions
of the bill the salaries of Off GER, in some OF
20 To- rnfr II 10 ole AL. a
bill if it becomes a law. will save the taxpay-
crs of the state $1,000
The senate decided to hold night sessions
until adjoinment of the lie s1slature The
maximum freight rate bill was
passed by vote of 81 to 10
Senatr Sternes introduced a bill to per.
NIT the use OF slot machines used exclu-
sivelY for the purchase and sale of cigars by
dealers. drug lists AMI other pers ons or per-
sons engaged in the business of retailing
CHARS to the public A number OF private
bills were passed
February 1.-THE house killed the senate
joint resoluti n for n constitutional conyen-
tion by vote OF 6l to 81 after three hours
OF debate The house spent the greater part
OF the afternoon in discussion OF the
Price school book bill committee was ap-
pointed to prepare substit lte bill The
house committees on judiciary state affairs
and raiiroats having under consideration the
several anti-pass bills. reported unfavor ably
on all OF them
In the senate Brown introduced n bill to
apportion the state into iGht con ,ressional
districts This is the fourth apportionment
bill introduced thus far in the session The
senate committee OF the whols rec ON.
mended for passage Senator Tay.
lor's bill creating tax levy
OF 100000 year for the state univer.
sity. The senate discussed Senator Leedy's
bill to abolish the ONCE OF state veterinarian
The bill with numerous amendments and sub
stitutes was referred back to the com
mittee on live stock with instructions
to report at its earliest convenience Senator
Jumper introduced bill to prohibit mem
bers OF the legislature from holdin any other
state ofice
Feb l5-In the house Mr. Lambert of Lyon
moved to recommit the bill limiting tbs nnm
Der of special questions that can be asked By
either party in the trial of a civil action back
to the committee OF the whole for further dis
cussion- This bill provides. it passed the
committee that not over twenty-five special
questions can be asked by either party
to the suit After a long debate the house
refused to reeommit A numbr of bills
OF local nature we're introduced. The Bal
lnyer fees and salaries bill was passed BY a
vote Of g. to 10 Those voting against the
measure were: Bender. Brown Of Crawford.
Bucklin, Campbell OF Doniphan, Forsythe
Hackbusch. Hart Hill, IngIe. McKinu.e
Metzler Rothweiler Seaton, Smith of Sher
man, Trueblood and filott
The greater part of the day in the -enate
was spent in the committee of the whole sen.
ator Ste srne's bill, maxim IL mlsdemeanor
for engineers, fremen. conductors or
brakeman TO leave a train except at the
end of a division was favorably reported.
Senator Lands introduced a bill ad.
vanced to its final iding and secured
its passage all within FIVE minutes Fht.
bill appropriates 1881, which is the amount
OF state bounty due the Medicine Lod
sugar. manufacturin; company. and divide,
the sum among thirty-four farmers who fur.
nished sugar cane to the mill This sum will
pay about 8 per cent OF the farmers claims.
Senator Brown got a favorable report on his
bill which puts high tax upon cattle which
are brought into the state for grazing pur-
poses.