The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-08
KANSAS Law MAKERS.
The Weeks Proceedings OF the Legislature



THE senate spen. some time on the 9Th In
discussing resolution TO deny the courtesy OF
the senate to certain Kansas City newspaper
reporters who had offended IN their reports
Sentence was temporarily suspended Only
one bill was introduced. In committee Of the
whole Senator billiards. bill, creating an APP
pellate court was favorably recommended.
The bill divides the state into two court dis
tricts with three Judges for each The bill Of
Senator billiard repeating the law requiring
newspapers 20 be published ffty-two consecu-
tive weeks before il may do legal printing was
also favorably recommended; also the bill de-
filming the qualifications Of engineers on rail-
roads 800. Twenty-aine new bills we're intro
duced in the house. In committee Of the
whole many bills were considered. Mr.. Cubbi-
sons bill prohibiting pool selling and book
making caused a lively debate, but was favor
ably recommended. The afternoon session was
also spent in committee OF the whole and
many bills disposed CT.
THE senate on the seth put in the forenoon
on bills on third reading AL three OF the Cub
bison anti-Eambling and anti-lottery (houSe)
bills passed without amendment The resolu-
ton providing for constitutional conveation
was adopted afteTconsiderable debate. Among
the bills introduced was a stringent measure
by Senator Brown FOR the suppression OF i'm
moral houses -... Many bills were introduced In
the house A resolution by Mr.. Painter. OF
vestigate the Kansas City stock yards, brought
out long debate. II tie afternoon the bill
locating normal school az Great Bend was
favorabiy reported from the educational com
raittee. and Mr.. Lupfer offered a resolution
asking congress to restore silver to its position
prior to Decentralization. The proceedings fur
Their were purely Of q routine nature
THE proceedings OF the senate on the 3lst
were Of little interest. being mostly OF routine
r1zr A her oF re- added
the already long list and several bills passed
The act regulating stock yards passed: also the
bill authorizing county commissioners 20 levy
a tax and build poor houses; also the bill pro-
viding that the state paw counties no more
than actual cost OF caring for insane patients.
The afternoon session was spent in COM
mittee Of the whole and much time given
TO a bill requiring railroads to give a round
trip pass 10 every shipper of a carload OF stock.
fruit or vegetables The bin fixing the lega
rate OF interest at per cent was favOrabiJ
recommended. Inc house passed resolution
asking congress TO pension members Of the
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Kansas regiments,
that were sent after Indians in 1853, with Mr.
Neale amendment including the Kansas mill
tia that fought in the battle OF the Blue. Mr.
LupferS silver resolution was tabled Mr.
Moore, OF Saline, introduced a resolution that
the house devote the balance OF the session tc
the consideration Of needed legislation, insteac
OF wranging over the appointment OF additional
employees and buncombe political resolutions
The resolution was adopted In the afternoon
several bills passed and many bills considered
in committee Of the whole
THE senate on February / unanimously
passed the Sheare- bill making il felony fol
public official TO accept a bride The bill in
cludes all officials from governor and members
Of the legislature to township officers. The
Sterne bill. which prohibits railroads from en-
ploying locomotive engineers who have no.
served three years as tremea and conductors
who have not served three years as braSemen
also passed The house bill appropriating
$1,000 for purchasing seed grain FOR western
farmers also passed: also Mr.. McTaCgart's bill
requiring hedges TO be CIT At all intersections
Of highways and railroads for distance OK 3G
feet. ~ Eooa tie senate adjourned until :
O'Clock Monday .... In the house the insurance
committee reported adversely Mr.. Cubbison's
beneficiary insurance bill The appOrtion-
ulent committee favo-ably reported the Blan
bill dividing the state Into eight congressiona-
districts After passing several hills Of little
general importance the house adjourned unit
o'clock Monday.