Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.

The senate in committee of the whole an
proved billiards. bill to create appellate
courts 1t provides for two courts with three
judges each, to be styled the northern and
southern departments.
Other bills approved: an act regulating the
publication of official notices: an act return
ing to the state If asury what is left of the
state board cholera fund an act to prevent
railway com panies from en ploying inexperi-
enced engineers and conductors and provid-
ing a penalty for the same; an act requiring
persons owning lands near the intersections
OF highways with railroads to keep their
hedges cut.
Warner, of Cherokee, offered concurrent
resolution which was adopted. which changes
the house committee to investigate charita-
BILE institutions, to joint committee. IN
der this resolution Speaker Lobdell ap-
pointed the five mem bers on the part of the
house as follows: Representatives Warner.
Seaton, Eckstein, Price and Campbell of
Stafford.
Mr.. Knipe, of Riley. introduced bill to
do away with the public rton of official bal
lots IN county papers.
The house after a long debate voted to
send subcommittee of three of the COM
mittee on live stock, to Kansas City to in
TesSIgate alleged overcharges and after
monopolistlc acts of the stocks yards COM
pany there.
The house committee on educational in
sttutions reported favoraby a bill to locate
state normal school at Great Bend This
brought out representa- ives of other towns
aspiring to that end who asserted that they
had not been given a hearing before the
committee; the bill vas ordered recon-
mitted to the com mmittee
There seems to be very general demand
from the members of the legislature that
road taxes be put on q cash basis
BY one vote more than the necessary two
thirds the senate passed joint resolution
providing for the submission to a vote at
the next general election of the proposition
to hold convention for the purpose of re-
vislng the state constitution.
The senate passed the Cubbison anti-gam-
Ding bill; also the house lottery bill was
passed.
Brown, of Pratt has a Joint resolution
appropriating $1,000 with which to purchase
coal for the needy western farmers, as it
cannot be furnished fast enough by the state
coal mines Mr.. Painter, of Meade, said he
was getting tired of the talk about the pow
erty of western Kans S. He did not know
OF man in his county that would accent
any coal from the state and it was pretty
well out towards the western border He
said that the only man who had been aft the
county poor farm for five years was the man
PAID to stay there and take care of it..
The house passed bill to place 100000,
subject to draft of the railroad com mission
ers. with which to purchase seed to be loaned
to farmers of western Kansas.
Cubbison's anti-pool-selling bill passed
the house; % TO %. Most of the opposition
was because it excepted betting on races at
county fairs; but with that exception taken
A bill was introduced in the senate, read
three times and passed and then messaged
TO the house, all in exactly ten minutes 1t
was to give two rooms in the state house for
IN me use or Grand Army headquarters and
q. A. r. museum.
The senate passed the stock yards and
com mission merchant act, aimed at alleged |
overcharges at the Kansas City, Kan, stock |
yards.
Bills also passed the senate to refund coun.
ties for expenses in supporting insane per |
sons; for the establishment of an azyium |
Tor the poor; to permit Harvey county to /
levy tax to build court house.
The libel bill which was endorsed by the /
state editorial association was reported upon |
untavorabsy by a senate committee
Inc senate IN committee of the whole re-
ported faVorab.y upon DUN bauld's bill to
compel railroads to give return tickets to |
shippers of fruit or live stock by the car:
Dennlson's bill for taxation of judgments: |
the bill which makes anything over per
cent, uSury with penalty of forfeiture of
principal and interest and the bill which au-
thorizes county superintenG ents to dissolve
school districts.
The senate confirmed nominations of the
police board for Fort SEQ t.
The joint resolution abolishinp the double
liabilities of stockholders in corporations
was unfavorably repo. ted to the senate.
The bill repeating the act appointing a
state veterinary surgeon was annihilated in |
the senate by an adverse committee report
The senate passed bills: Requiring hedge
10 be cut at intersections of highways and
railroads; making corporate stock subject
TO levy and sale by judicial process: making
appropriation for finishing and furnishing
the new cottage at the Beloit Girls Reform
school; prescribing penalty for Accepting
orlbes; to prevent railroad companies from
employing inexperienced engineers and
conductors, and providing a penalty for
the same; providing that the state shall pay
no more for the care of insane persons
maintained by counties than was actually
PAID out in the,- support. Heretofore the
state mas PAID counties $3.50 per week for
each person so maintaned; authorizing
county com "a lssionerS to levy tax and |
build poor houses. Two or more counties
may Join in establishing Joint poor farm,
A petition was read in the senate from a |
mum Der of citizens of Topeka protesting
against the calling of a constitutional con-
vention
Speaker Lobdell announced the special
committee for an investigation of the state
insurance department and the settlement of |
tne reciprocal tax to consist of Messrs Cox |
Hanna and Moss. [
The house insurance committee reported
adversely on the bill placing beneficiary or
ganizatlonS and fraternal insurance societies
under the control of the state superintend l
ent of insurance I
The house committee on railroads was in
Strncted by resolution to prepare bill pro- |
slolng for the election of railroad commits :
'loners by direct vote and in rotation, !
AOuSo pdSSeu d OIL TO permit Fowler 4
Bros, aliens, who own a packing plant at :
Kansas City, to acquire title to the land il q
occupies; and then after further debate re- :
the vote and recommitted the
Dill to the committee on judiciary, While
he bill was upon third reading an amend 4
nent was defeated which sought to give the
light 10 certain aliens to acquire title TO rsaI
state, whose religious belief prevents them $
rom taklpg the cath OF aiAegiancs for thn q
eason that the q he tion. does 3
loT SI, expiic'tiy recognt ~ sflsss
uirement ias n9as' df passed bond oa w cal the re-
If fine and costs ouNslv peals from z
'olice court in cities of the third class. -
make railroads liable for damages from !
iood water occasioned because of a lack of II
roper outlets across the roads right of
Vay; also twenty local bills. 3
subcommittee of the house irrigation
ommittee is endeavoring to com bine ali
he good features of the many irrigation s
nils which have been presented. .
The senate Instructed its committee oD
rays and means to draft substitute for the 7
ouse bill which provides 100000 for seed <
or the western counties, the substitute 10 '
i've only 5000 f. seed and the other $50 y
10 for prov siOas to b. Immediately fur y
iahed the peop.e Of that saction,