Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-21
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The Weeks Proceedings OF the LegisIatur
Condensed.

The Weeks Proceedings OF the Legislature
Condensed.
In the senate on the 18th. the insurance COM
mfttee recommended the passage of bill for
the election of insurance commissioners by the
people number of appropriation bills were
passed They provide for the expenditure OF
S17o,SzS, divided as follows: State horticultural
society, 1870 chinch bug station. $500; in
dustrial school for girls, s50,650; Topeka insane
asylum. S923,a2s; soldiers orphans home. s9I.-.
800; state normal school. $1,000 state agricul-
tural college, $1,000; OSawatomie asylum.
s3O26S0 The maximum freight rate bill was
passed It is identical with the measure which
the senate passed two years ago. The most
important measure before the house in COM
mittse of the whole in the forenoon was Mr..
Lam Hert'S bill fixing the legal rate OF interest
at per cent. The bill defeated by a vote
OF o. to 40. The bill passed regulating and re-
ducfnQ printers fees and number of bills re-
lating to cities and towns
AFTER the introduction of petitions and bills
in the senate on the 18th bills were taken up
on third reading and large number of local
measures passed The railroad freight rate
bill was passed after a dreary talk Among
the petitions presented was one signed by more
than 5000 males and females praying for re-
submission of the suffrage amendment Among
the bills passed was one providing for the or
ganization of mutual property insurance COM
panieS -. Twenty new bills were introduced in
the house. The committee on printing brought
in report against the bill introduced some
time ago to regulate the state printers fees;
also the bill providing for an expert printer.
and a bill or two providing for school book
commission. The house then. in committee OF
the whole. again went to work on the fees and
salaries Dill, which continued into the after
noon session. A resolution was adopted asking
congress to donate the old Fort Hays reServa-
ton to the state for purposes mentioned.
THE senate. in committee Of the whole on
the l4th favorably recommended the railroad
anti-pass bill Passenger rates are fixed at
two cents per mile, and it is made unlawful for
anyone, except railroad employe, to ride on
A - oIr
railroad commissioners to fix the rates for tele-
graph and express business. The university
bill was reconsidered and favorably reported
1t grants 100000 to the university per annum,
and provides that students shall not be charged
tuition fees. Senator O'Bryan offered reso-
luton for a committee to find out what was be-
ing done by the silk experiment station. whose
commissioner draws $500 per year, but
years, except when he drew his sal
airy 49,. In the house the senate resolution for a
constitutional convention was killed by vote
of 50 yeas to "a nays A bill passed appropriat-
ing 5000 to purchase coal for destitute set
tiers The house spent a greater part OF the
afternoon in a discussion Of the Price school
book bill
A FEW bills were introduced in the senate on
the 18th and in open session W. c. Corbett
confirmed as brigadier-general of militia and
S. NJ Fox acknowledgement The greater
part of the day was spent considering bills in
committee OF the whole. Among the measures
favorably reported were Senator SterneS bill
making it misdemeanor for engineers, fire.
men, conductors or brakemen to leave a train
except at the end of a division. and Senator
Lands bill regulating express companies,
which gives to the state board of railway COM
misSionerS authority to regulate the charges OF
express companies, which are required to file
regular reports of the business transacted by
them and the rates charged In the house
Mr.. Beekman introduced resolution for
amendment to the constitution increasing the
supreme court to five judges. The Ballinger
fee bill passed by vote of IS yeas to IS nays,
and in committee of the whole the bill was
recommended for passage which provides q
state levy of mill on the dollar to constitute
school fund. which shall be apportioned among
the districts, according to the population.
THE senate on the 10th had under conSidera-
tion Senator Sterne's bill to abolish the Offices
| Of justices of the peace in cities of the first
class but failed to agree and sent the bill back
to the committee on cities. Senator Scott in
troduccd bill giving women the right to vote
| for president Bills passed to enforce the
| liquor laws; the anti-Pinkerton law, which
prevents the employment of foreign deputies:
| calling for constitutional election to decide
upon an amendment prohibiting the use OF
railroad passes; to prevent the dockage of hogs
or the inspection of hogs for the purpose OF
! dockage, in any market or public stock yard in
| this state and providing penalties therefor; de-
! claring combinations between insurance agents
unlawful The Eckstein bribery bill was IA
| vorably reported from committee. The pro-
| ceedingS of the senate were generally dry .-..
The house was engaged mostly in routine work.
| Representative Sheafer'S concurrent reSo-
/ luton to appoint committee to prepare a
general bill on taxation to report at the ses-
| sion of 1896 was adopted after some debate. In
! the afternoon local bills were considered