The advocate., 1897-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY.

hats at theaters. The Committee on
Banks and Insurance introduced a
general bill providing for the reguls-
tion Of banks. Chairman Helmick OF
the Committee on Military Affsirs re-
ported favorably a bill providing for
the maintenance of the militia.
The Senate then took up the third
reading of bills, ami Senate bills l44,
1853, 1888, 1853, 2O2, $50, 25l and 2S4 were
passed. These bills are all local ones'
the last being q salary bill for Cowley
county. Senate bill l08, requiring that
it shall be stated in promissory notes
what said notes were given for, and
making the notes payable in the
county In which the maker resides
was passed. Senate bill Y, prohibit
Ing railroads from Obstructing public
streets or roads with trains for longer
than ten minutes, was also passed.
Senate bill 12l, authorizing Treasurers
of counties having less than SO,OOO
population to deposit county money in
banks, and Senate bill 167, providing
for the construction Of bridge across
the Kansas river at LeCompton, were
passed.
Senate concurrent resolution No. ID,
which is ss follows, was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the state OF
Missouri has appointed a committee TO confer
with similar one from the Legislature OF
Kansas, regarding the regulation and control
OF the stock yards located at Kansas City,
No. and Kansas City, Kas.; therefore, be II
ResoIUed by the Senate OF the Legislature oi
Kansas the House concurring therein, That
committee consisting Of Ave members, two
from the Senate and three from the House, bt
appointed by the presiding officers OF the re-
spective bodies Of the Legislature OF Kansas
to meet and confer with the committee ap
pointed by the Legislature OF Missouri FOL
the purpose above stated.
House concurrent resolution No. IL
which is as follows, was read and on mo
tIon of Senator Cooke was ooncurred In
WHEREAS, The experience Of settlers on thu
great plains country has demonstrated 70
markably fertile soil, but an insuffciency
water for agricultural purposes; and
WHEREAS, Irrigation investigation towards
developing an artificial water supply from tn
underground waters for irrigation purposes
leads the people to believe that the water sup
ply may be vastly increased from this source
alone, thus bringing into high state OF pro
ductiveness large areas in the semi-ari'
regions OF the great west when fully devel
Oped: therefore, be 1t
Resolved by the House Of Representatives O
the State Of Kansas, the Senate concurrinI
therein That the Congress Of the Unite
States be requested to locate and construc
within the western portion Of the State
Kansas model or test plant for the purpos
OF developing the underfow and drawin
water from the water-bearing sands and grave
stratSs by gravity, in order to ascertain th
efficiency and availability Of such water sul
ply for irrigation purposes. That the sum
S16OOO0 be appropriated to carry out the object
Of this resolution, and our members in Col
Rress be and are hereby requested to use
honorable means to secure the passage Of sue
@bill.
In the afternoon the Senate sper
considerable time in Committee of th
Whole. No important bills were scte
upon except Senate bill "a, which r
duces the legal rate of interest. II
committee recommended that 1t be M
passed, bnt the Senate refused to CO..
cur In the report by vote Of 2l to l
The names of the Senators who Vot'
to reduce the rate are as follows: Arr
strong. Benson, Brsddock, Csldwe