The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-15
KANSAS LAW MAKERS.
The Weeks Proceedings of the Legislature
Condensed.

The Weeks Proceedings of the Legislature
Condensed.
LARGE number Of new bills we're introduced
! In the senate ca the 5th and the session was an
UNUSUALLY busy one. 4 bill passed fixing the
salaries o. county oGicers in Usage county. and
another bil. for the return OF the $500 in the
Cholera fund TO the state treasury. Mr.. Denni-
sons hii-s taxing judgments and reducing the
rate O interest % per cent passed: also SEN
atoT Banners b.li allowing county Superin-
tenCertS 70 dissolve school districts. and SEN
sto- billiards. bill amending the mode Of draw
Ing jurors 4 resolution asking congress 10
pension Kansas soldiers who served In the In
clan wars uasse'i ---- The house had another in
fax q bills when Il met aad the long journal
had been real The resolution asking congress-
q pass law forb.dJlng the issuing OF licenses
TO liquor dealers VINO have no permits under
tie safe law brought on spirited discussion
AID was adopted = Joint resolution for pro-
vii-rr coal for the destitute in the west was
[ adopted In the afternoon bills were consid-
cred il committee % the whole.
TIE senate disposed Of much business on
the 9Th although it was mostly Of a local char
acter The House holder bill in regard to char
I table institutions was considered The SEN
ate held night session for the consideration
q local bills. The house Joint resolution ap-
propriating 5000 20 purchase coal for destt-
tute westernerS passed. Among the bills in
insurance companies to give notice before can
ceiling policies, and one appropriating si7,51e
for the erection 81 a boleThouse and electric
plant at the industrial hool for girls at Be
lott Bills were introduced in the house In
Committee a the whole favorable reports we're
made on bills relating to mining: for furnish
ing the building for electrical engineering at
the state university the bill for plumbing and
heating the new wing Of the imheci,e asylum
at Whitfield the bill for furnishing the new
building at the insane asylum at OSawatomie;
the Eckstein bribery bill. and the bill to pro-
tect hoteIkcepers- As substitute for all the
bills on the subject. the committee on fees and
salaries introduced general bill cutting TIE
profits 81 all county officers. The officers most
affected are county treasurers and SherifS
WHEN the senate met on the eth the con-
ference report on the seed grain relief
bill was presented and agreed TO. Senator
Banner offered a resolution. which was
adopted. calling upon the proper committee
70 report what employees were properly
working Tor She senate. He had been in
formed that the list included l25 persons,
authorized and unauthorized Many bills
we're introduced. Il executive session the ap-
VgiEcuenr e George T. Anthony to he super
.-tcndent % Insurance was not confirmed. and
senator Deuul>ou in n speech made charges
against the appoiutee which the senate ap-
pointed & committee. consisting Of Senators
ThachC-. Sterne and pcuniscn. TO investigate.
.--- The house got 10 work early. Among the
bills introduced was one by Mr. Hill requiring
railroads 20 pay road taxes assessed against
them. and one by Mr.. StromquiSt to prevent
the forcing 81 employees to quit their employ
Ucnt or 10 prevent employment. On third
reading the following general bills passed.
Relating 70 the collection OF taxes: amending
the statutes in regard to procedure before
justices Of the peace in civil cases: to author
-
appropriations for plumbing a. several state
Institutions. II the afternoon many bills were
considered in committee Of the whole
The senate on the sth put in the greater part
q he DAY in committee Of the whole on Mr.
HCuseholder's bill TO govern the state board OF
charities quite number Of new bills we're
Introduced. No other business was transacted.
Gee. Seventeen new bills we're introduced in the
house. bringing the total up to 766 Among
the bills brought out was the Greenlee freight
rate biz that passed the last house. which Mr..
Brown sought 10 advance to a second reading,
cut after "a long debate was defeated. Many
committees reported. and in committee 81 the
whole NJ Veale-s bill aboliShing the Office OF
commissioner OF elections in frst-claSS cities
was recommended tCr passage. The greater
part Of the afternoon session was taken up
with q discussion o. the prohibitOry question.
Ine bill q the committee on temperance pro-
viCed additional penalties for the violation Of
tie prohibitory law. Nineteen amendments
were proposed. and the house got into such
-alEie that a motion 10 postpone further con-
s.deration % the matter indefinitely prevailed.
TET senate spent the entire day in commit
tee Of the whole On the sth having under con-
s.dera-.ou the maximum freight rate bill The
oil i very long and work proceeded very slow
i~. In executive session MeSSrS. Fornev. Scott
ard CrCwCu were confirmed aS regents OF the
university and y. " Martin a state agent al
Washington The house passed the bill abol-
.Shl1C the Office O. commissioner OF elections in
,.ties Of the firSt-claSS The judiciary commit
tee recommended for passage the bill repeating
The metropolitan police law Many commit
tees reported and in committee Of the whole
MI Sutton bill 20 extend or refund the bonded
sebt maturing in March ls95 and July, 1896
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