Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
am for . Court Of Appeals Intsrest-
Ing Measures Discussed

Ing Measures Discussed
Topeka, Kan, Jan. s0-0nly one
bill was introduced in the senate yes
terday and that was by Senator Shear
,sr, levying a general license tax in
cities Of the first class.
The FIRST bill taken up in committee
Of the whole was Mr.. Billiards appel
late court bill. This provides for two
courts Of appeal Of the northern and
southern departments, each TO consist
Of three judges Each department is
to be divided into three divisions
and terms Of court are to
be held in the northern department at
Kansas City, Kan, Concordia and Col
by, and in the southern department are
to be held at Fort Scott, Wichita and
Garden City. The courts are to have
original jurisdiction in quo warranto,
mandamus and habeas corpus cases and
In appeals from district and other courts
Of record where the amount or val
us in dispute does not exceed 5000.
The supreme court may certify down
TO this court cases now pending therein,
giving the appellate court complete
jurisdiction of such cases. Its pro-
cesses are to be executed by sherlffs
and other officers in like manner as the
process OF other courts of record.
| At the general election in November,
1896, in each district the voters are
to elect one Judge for that division,
who must he resident thereof In
the eastern division they are to hold
offices one year, in the central two and
In the western three years The salary
Of each Judge is to be fixed at ST. SOC
per annum.
The committee of the whole re-
ported for passage Senator billiards.
bill, which repeats the law requiring
that a newspaper must be published
for ffty-two consecutive weeks before
1t may do legal Publishing.
Senator Sterre's bill. fixing the pen
atty of from $500 to $1,000 for any rail
road company to employ an engineer
or conductor who has not had three
years experience US a iireman OF
brakeman, was reported tavorably.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house committee Of the whole
yesterday amended Mr.. Cuboison's anti
pool selling bill SO as TO permit poo
selling within the Enclosure OF a rae,
course on races actually run therein
and so amended, recommended 1t fol
passage. Violations OF the act are to b'
punished by Imprisonment in the coun
ty Jail for one year AMI by fine o
$1,000
In the house yesterdayaicrnoon, Mr.
Warner introduced a concurrent rcso
luton for the appointment of Join
committee of the senate and house TO
the investigation Of the management
Of the state charitable Institutions tn,
committee to take the place Of IL com
mittee ordered by a house resolution
some days ago. 1t was adopted.
Cubbisop's bill, which prohibits poo
selling and bookmaklng, caused abou
all the discussion of the day. TIL
bill had been amended in committe
Of the judiciary so that it lie
pool sellers at county and stat
fairs out of the operations O
the bill. Mr.. Cubbison eyplalne
that his bill was prepared by the goo
order people OF Kansas City, Kan
but, Us many people believed that t
pass the bill as originally draltc
would cripple county fairs, it wa
thought best to amend IT. The bill Il
amended was finally recommended 10
passage.
House bill by Hill, changes the nun
Der Of peremptory challenges above
defendants in criminal cases SO tina
only six peremptory challenges instea
Of twelve are allowed defendants il
capital cases, and four peremptor
challenges in other eases OF felony, II
stead Of six, as at present,
House bill by Hopkins creates
state board of irrigation consisting c
three members at salary OF $1,000 pc
year each, the board TO have genera
supervision OF irrigation experiment
to be made on school lands belong
ing to the state. The bill appr(
PIRATES some $4,000 10 carry out il
provisions.
House bill, by Caldwell, proposes I
appropriate $4,000 Tor the purpose {
making hydrostatic survey OF til
western part of the state, west of til
sOth meridian. The bill contemplate
the boring Of artesian wells and loei
ton of storage basins for holding waite
for irrigation purposes
House bilk by Cubbison, forbids th
granting OF franchises to street raj
ways to lay their tracks along publ
streets without first obtaining the col
sent Of a majority OF the resider
property owners along said street.
Clark, OF Linn. introduced a bi
making 1t a misdemeanor TO delibe
ately beat hotel and boarding-hous
keeper.
The house, In committee OF the Who'll,
recommended for passage bill
amend the alien act Of 1891 so as to e.
cept cities of 10000 or more inhabl
ants 1t vas introduced for the relic
OF the Fowler brothers, Of Kansas Citl
who, under the present law, could |
driven out Of bushes, il II were stric
w enforced against them.
The house yesterday took back /
action OF Monday on the resolution II
structing the members Of congress
propose an amendment to the constiti
ton of the United States SO that I'll
president can only be eligible to OF
term. The matter has finally got
shape so that probably not half
dozen members know whether the
want u one-term president or not
A Husbands Fatal Wrath.
; TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 30.-Word W.
received here last night from Ashlan
Kan, by friends Of the parties, tn
Frank Ernest, a well known cattl
man NJ Clark county, Kan. shot az