Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-02-09
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


Jan 81 In the horsc Mr. Lupfer OF Paw
nee INTRODUCED resolution requesting Tho
Kansas dclc :ation IN con ;ress TO work FOL
the rcstor ition OF silver Tho re olullon wa,
tabled A resolution coadcmnatory OF Prcsi
dent Clcvclaud's recent meSsa:e was voted
down Mr. Hanna OF Graham introduced Q
bill providing for the elc .tion OF tho state
board OF railroad commit, sioncr, by tho poo
pie Mr. S;mons OF Sumner introduced bill
providin Tor a printer expert who shall. In
addition TO drawing q saiarye OF sL5O Q
year, look after the work OF the state printer
passin upon evcryihn which ocs through
the hands OF that official Mr. Gurdenhire oil
Shawnee introduced q joint resolution Tor q
rc>ubmissi0n Of equal suffra toa vote OF tho
people. The bill appropriate $1,000 TO buy
seed grain for people In the sixth and cventh
congressional districts. barring Mcphcrsun
Jewell Rice. Mitchell Harvey. Scj wick
Butler Sumner Harrcr Reno and kin man
countic', and incudin; Morris county, was
passed
The senate committee on irri alton has
| q" reed upon hill crnaiin u state board oi
irri alton and survey to he compo cI Of tho
governor tho chnnccl or Of the state unvsr.
sity, tho pres dent Of the State - r.cultural
college the secretary Of the state hoard Ol
| n ricultnrc AMI a practical irri .itionist who
shall be appointed by the Ovcrnor by All
vice AMI consent OF the senate
The bill provides TO- hvdro:r .phc
colo,ical survey Of the undrr'low sheet
water and artcsian re- ions west Il the ninety
ninth meridian, under the direction Of tho
chancellor OF tho state univc sly The hal
provides for an appropriation OF i1,J0 10
carry on the W rR until Ia i;ary I. isj and a
full report Is required for the spicih session
In lsT
| Fen The committee IN rnngr"S ional ap'
portionmcnt rrportcd the lil ir hill ditii
! the state into eight con rrssionn distrlct%
with the rcco mmcndaiion that II be PACED
The Fr l.icr Bit on tho same subject was un'
fayornhiy rcroried Tha Spctier appointed
Representatives. Cox liam and Moss special
committee under hou rc.nlltI u 1, examine
INTO the scit lcmcn, which lnsTrinrn Commas
sioner Snider and Attorney General l. tho
made with the IN 'Tran - canpanic' In re- ard
Ia the 'rcciproci tax miii'r II wa, claimed
that the companies owed tie state Is, ~ Tho
sctt cmrnt wa, made 10; sI..'nJ At noon tho
house adjuurncd until ! clock MOnd " alter
noon
Tho senate unanimously piSsc tho
Shcarcr hill. whih mIi'' II Eel my Tor %
public OH ial 10 ne OPT u brbc IN bill IL
clude, ali publ { OFFICIALS. from IA" town hip
ofiigcrs TO the ovrrnnr mi iarnb'r OF tho
| legislator" The scnt;c al ~ pissed the Sicr1c
bill which provide III I no riiroai
shall employ rs u 10 Omotivc On 'inict un'
person who has not scr'cl ~ least ihrcc
years rs - brennan Or any person as 'onduc
Tor who his not served NJ least thrcr years
~ u brakeman The muse b u ppropriaiin
slOJ. % for the purpose OF purch ,sns seed
grain for Western kansas farmers WAS
pa led. an cincr cncy havin been declared
Adjourned til A'oalny
Feb I-1h. srnlt, convened at IN clock
but there wa, no Il l0rum csent an IN id
journmcnt VA taken III o clock when n
sufficient numhrr OF >cittorS app AIRED To
trIn>i I bIsinc,t Senator Lee ~ introduced
resolution rclcrrin Ia Ia IuSo grain hill
10 III senate committees on ways AMI means
with Instruction thit II h. amends soa TO
divide the appropriit m u'in ;. 81 Tor the
purch So OF seed rain for fir nrr- of West
crn Eun.is AMI 'hIDO Tor the purcna OF
clothin an proviSinI. g. I ~ ncclv In ~ 1t
sea ton The rcsollt on wa aIJhcl Scnt'
tor 30 ger, pre- - ted u nctition from some
funny entlcmca ~ Wa hn toi county ask'
In for thu establishment NJ GrJur lilo dav
Rei ion entered intD iht IL, u.s,oh o. the
nj IN land hill IN the house The bill restricts
the .ht II I ions to lruiri ind hpl real
Q tate, AMI pr vldcS fpr IN dispo"ltion Of
lands no own, b. noa r., icat icl' Rep
melt which woui exc npt kInSt' CITY,
Kan. from TO urJvi innS III the hill This
WI, N tn Interest OF the FO NlGr Pack u
company pi INT whicd i Owned b. aliens
The amen .mrnt VS. Eio It'd Rrprc 'catr
tive Zmmrr'n u NJ johnson offered an amen L.
meat exempt 4 per shn, WIN q nno LAKE. the
oath OF al, ELAN e 1, the Unit ii states on
account Of the rcii init ncuci rom tho pro
visions uf IA, hi, Ths va in the intc.r 4
OF tn Il 'f1rm"d Prr>h itcrIl church After
con idcr iblc debate the hill sls referred back
10 Orinittcc
February 5-Mr Jumpers hill re- ,ulaiing
the H. Is All ,laic, oi the 'oil oh;rrS ~
Osa Z county was piS'el IN tiirl rct lin In
the .ehatu Tine nil mas. th1 'lLri ~ OF the
officers al thai count; tn los,d IL tnn state
Mr. Damnauld bill CON I;liing r. road CON.
panes TO provide pt's y To shippers ~ stock
fruit and We ctnbcS was also pa sed
Mr DcnniSol. hill ronccrnin: Judg
mcnt,. provid for their taxation,
liking the tim when they s,all
brcon no dorm mt AMI the conditions IN lcr
which thay MY ba ravivcl wi' piN'el
Thls bill mLke, u; llxLti n OF jilt.n'ht'
compulsory whether the holir l, ars'.d mt
CT not All jul ;mcnt' mt llte or upIn
which the tIxe, haze not BEN paid. 81 Ill
cease u operate ~ lien TIE; NAV b.
aiicrwari ravivci npIa ntin;it ~ ali 10
luqucnt taxes, inte'GSt an Ot' tn
interest bill b. tlc SAM autlJr
was pisel w u vot' OF to
III bill ike Tn 81 rats oi interest ~
per Ont rfoh pt' uasry p'pviiii >ev;'i
penalties Tor viIlIiiiA i1d 'pctl' AL liw in
coniii l. Mr. Dllirl apps lite c,url hill
was called up 70. tlrI al u; IN p,s,ei
nearly rs ~ Iorisd bi the commit tic, IN
judicilrv A mes, - from the gov 'rIo' an
nouncin: the app, ntm'It of GeIrae
Auth nv 10 DO intlrInec con nj 'inirr Wa
read aud .cle'cd 10 tho proper comm ticc
The house TOOK fresh Il art In th1 IN dtcr
Of lntrOiu In bills. i1d ran the nInncr up
beyond tta 'm mark A bill apprupr tin
..hU for tire purcha - br the state board Of
railroad com tiS iDncr, OF 60 Tor the sufferers
Of Western codnt ~ wa'piS rd
February In the hou'e Mr. Cnbbison in
tr durcd u bill ~ ulatng thu fci' and sh
aries OF county OH; r. Of Wan lnitc e UNITY
Mr. Hanna of Graham introduced 4 bill pro
vidn for the election OF state In uranc :
commits sioncr by tho peope Mr. Moss Of
Lyon introdu, cd Till provld n for the trcu
ment OF ION Hrmrl drunkardS ut thc cxpcn ~ Of
the counties In which III y re,idi Thr ~
IN comm 'tiec 4 tn whole IN 10 u favorable
rcport on the mimi bill after hwins eS'
emptrd ;ait mine, irum III provision. The
bill require the son truction Of cscapmcnt'
su n nj other ,afGiv devices
In the senate u number Of local bills war;
introduced. and ssverl wnrc passed The
Householder bill n re- ;trd to ch irritable In
stituti NJ was considered Thn senate held II
nj hi SO " on for thc en- Il lcra ion u! local
bills. The hill apnro Iriatin i ~ fIr
Mestcrn Kansas sufferers wa passed.
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Fatal rciient Near Forest CITY. n
ST. .JosErII, Mo-, Feb s "A d.spach
from Forest City, Mo, states that
while two farmers named Sam Ray
hill and Lyman West were out hunt
In. .....,r AhnA t,ln..n iIn nun Of Wn.i