The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

such court shall have al officer to be
called city constable, who shall have the
same duties and fees as are allowed by
law to constables in justice courts.
'Such Judge shall be allowed to retain
all fees earned and collected by him not
exceeding $500 per quarter. (constables
the samel, and all fees in excess of this
amount shall be turned over to the county
clerk when they file their quarterly item
lied statements of all fees earned and
collected"
The act also provides for the jurisdic-
tion of the justice courts, which is made
concurrent with that of the district
court The judge and constable are
compelled to give bond for proper con-
duct in Office.
The bill continues, "Any judge or con-
stable who shall demand, collect or ex-
tort any exorbitant fees, in excess of the
amount prescribed by law. or shall make
an incorrect return to the county clerk
of any fees received shall be guilty of a
misdemeanof in Office and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding 5000 or by Imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or both"
Senator O'Bryan introduced bill de-
ffning attempted train robbery, and pro-
viding penalty therefor.
Senator Brown introduced bills relat-
ing to the sugar mill laws. bonds in suits
where the public is party, and relating
to writs of mandamus.
Senator Taylor had a bill in relation to
drawing grand and petit jurors, and Sen
ator Sterne proposed bill vacating one
of Metsker's additions. west of Tennes-
seetown. Senator Sterne says he intends
to plant corn there in the spring
To Pension People Who Celebrate.
Harry Parks is a boy who peddles
papers at Wichita. In the spring of 1890
there was big demonstration in honor
of Senator Plumb and Department Com
mander Tim Mccarthy of the G. A. r.
Among the other 'grand doings and car
rYings on" was a salute from Il cannon.
1t was an old cannon, cracked and de-
fective. 1t fell to Harry Parks to manip-
ulate the ramrod, and owing to the de-
fects in the cannon there was a prema-
ture discharge, and both of his hands
were shot off, one at the wrist and the
other at the elbow. A bill for his relief,
pensioning him in the sum of $50
month was recommended favorably to-
day by Chairman Dennison of the judiciary
committee. Tim Mccarthy was among
those who urged the pensioning Of
| Parks.
In burst of patriotism Senator Nc
| Taggart advanced a resolution directing
the seer etarv of state to furnish flag to
| hang on the lieutenant governors chair.
| Senator Billiards bill Is. B. No. 81 was
/ passed without debate 1t is an act
"Fixing the fees and salaries of the
| county treasurer, county clerk, county
attorney, probate judge, sheriff, register
of deeds and clerk of the district court of
! Bourbon county, Kansas; prescribing
penalty for violations of the provisions
thereof; and repeating all acts and parts
of acts in conflict herewith -
! The bill allows the county treasurer
$500 per year; county clerk, $1,000 u
year; countyrAtt5rnRv, 81 20o a year; pro-
pate judge, fees not exceeding $l.200 a
year; sheriff, fees not exceeding $2, 400 a
year, and register of deeds, fees not eX-
| ceeding $500 year.
At the recommendation of Governor
| Morrill, the permanent school fund of the
state will be investigated thoroughly.
1t is claimed that the fund is consider
ably depleted by unwise investments in
worthless securities. Senator billiards.
joint resolution providing for an investi-
eating committee of three senators and
five representatives was passed. The
committee is instructed to thoroughly
| Investigate the securities on hand and to
| report the actual cash value of each, and
to recommend such steps as may be ad-
visable to fix the responsibility of illegal
investments, to collect doubtful securi-
lation to guard investments in the future
President by Popular Vote.
The house concurrent resolution was
amended and passed today, which in
struets the Kansas senators and requests
the representatives in congress to work
for an amendment to the federal consti
tuition to elect the president by popular
vote. and limiting the presidential ser
vice to one term. The house resolution
said ''one term of six years." but the sen
ate changed it to four years.
| At 11:3J a motion to adjourn until
Monday morning was defeated by the
very close vote of Is to 16. The senate
then went into committee of the whole
to consider bills on the calendar.
The senate Immediately took uD the
substitute reported by the committee OF
cities of the first class for s. b. No. q
entitled IAN act to prohibit gam bling.
The bill is most rigid one and the
enacting clause provides:
Every person who shall, either di
rectly or Indirectly, bet any money o
| property at any common gaming house
or at any place to which persons are ac
customed 20 resort for gambling purposes
or at any place kept for the purpose o
being used as a place for gambling
whether such betting be upon any gam,
Of skill or chance either with or wlthOu
| cara or dice or Dy the use OF any k1nO o
device or contrivance whatsoever for de
termining chances, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and after conviction shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding ont
; hundred dollars ($100) or less than tel
dollars $40 or by Imprisonment in tn
county Jail not less than thirty days O
more than one year, or both such Tin
I and Imprisonment in the discretion Q
the court"
Being Found In a Gambling House.
Senator Dennison favored making tn
act of being found in gambling hous
a felony liable to term in the peniten
tiary. Senator Sterne made his first ex
: tensive speech opposing this, and sal
!. it was too severe for the offense.
= Senator Taylor, of Wyandotte, tn
2 chamninn of the anti-gamhlers said