The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-28
KANSAS LEGISLATURE

Jan 16.-In the senate twenty bills were
introduced. Many of them covered matters
for which bills had already been introduced
Speaker Street ANNOUNCED following stand
ing com mittees:
MessrS Palenske, Taylor, Walters, Werhle.
Perry and Gates
Assessment and Taxation-Isaac Conper.
chairman; Messrs. Foley Carr. Stevens.
Fulton. Rutledge, Mccarthy, Finney and
Vogelgesang.
Railroads w. B. Brown. chairman:
MessrS Keefer. Fairchild, Merrill. Roth
weller. Jameson. Jaquins. Jones. Russell,
Fulton, Ward. Basgall, Simmons, Burtis
Henley, Ury and Brooke.
Agriculture-William Lewis. chairman:
Messrs Crosby, LOOmis. Farrell. Carr John
son OF Case, Brown of Greeley, Bennett and
Reed.
Charitable Institutions-w H Ingle.
chairman; Messrs- Feighner Marks. Bean
Johnson OF Labetta, Hollenbeak and
Shouse.
Manufacturing-Isom Wright chairman;
MessrS Graves. Cassin. MuenzenmS-er,
Seaton. Hackbusch and Henley.
Mines and Mining-James Cassin. chair
man: Messrs. McGrath. Lewis, LOOMS.
Jameson. Walters. Dingus Feighner
Goodno. Hackbusch, Heminger, Botkin and
Dewitt
Federal Relations-J W. Gray. chairman;
Messrs Ingle, Singleton. Epperscu Fouts
Wilson and Jackson of Comanche.
Militia-F. T. Johnson. chairman; Messrs
Simmons. Davis. Dalton, Jaquins, Aker and
Bacon.
chairman; Messrs- Rutledge. Stevens, Arm
strong. Smith of Brown. Bradley and Heck
man.
Banks and Banking-Paul Russell chair
man; MessrS Gillespie Palenske, Ward.
Williams Marty, Burkholder. Seaver and
Giesler.
Public Lands-R J. Wallace, chairman;
AessrA LOOMS, Gray. Doyle. Lewis, Grimes
and Hickman.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Alfred
Lawson. chairman; Messrs. Keefer, Mott,
Muenzenmayer, Metzler, Keddie and Hay
wood.
Engrossed Bills-Dr F. H Smith. chair
man; Messrs- Outcalt, Gillespie. Wright
Richards. Shouse and Dewitt
Judicial Apportionment-C w. Fairchild,
chairman; Messrs. Marks. Ernst, McKeever,
Simmons Outcalt, GoOdno. Davis. Harvey,
Botkin, Russell. Walters, Doyle Barley,
Farrell. Bradley, Turner, Merrill, Jaquins.
Wright, Marty. johnson of Nemaha, Bas-
gall, Armstrong, Lambert of Lincoln.
Ravenscroft, Tapscott, Lobdell Conger and
Palenske.
Cities of the Second Class-M T. Jones.
chairman; Messrs. Muenzenmayer. johnson
of Labette, Brown of Cowley, Lambert of
Lyon. Buell. and Barker.
Mileage. S. Richards chairman: Messrs
Gillespie Wallace. Smith of Sherman, Dali
ton, Jackson of Harvey and Poison
Live Stock-E. Jacquins. chairman; Messrs
COnger, Ravenscraft. Singleton. Russell.
Lambert of Lincoln, johnson of Nemaha,
Stuart and Irwin.
Temperance-H. w. Dingus. chairman:
Messrs. Barley, Davis. Carr, Maxwell
ShOuse and Poison.
Roads and Highways-I d. Fulton chair
man: Messrs. Fell, Wallace, Malin. Maxwell
Lewis. Bacon. Bradley and McKeever.
Jan 19.-The Senate and House met in
Joint convention in Representative hall at
noon and elected John S. Parks of Beloit to
be state printer for the term commencing
July l, 1897 Parks received "A votes from
the House and % from the Senate-1O3 in
all The Republicans cOmplimenteG Major
j. K. Hudson. He received AZ votes from
the House and 10 from the ScHate-57 in all
A number of bills were introduced liz both
houses.
Jan. 21.-The Senate passe, Mr. Young's
bill for the reduction of fees to be charged
by publishers of newspapers for lega! no
tees. The bill makes a reduc tic1 OF fifty
per cent in the present rates charged for
such notices. Mr.. Young introduced bill
AOI Tue IcuuCllOu Oh sleeping IEc
measure provides that no sleeping car coz.
pany shall charge more thar -itty cents for
double berth for any distance no: exceed
ing 100 miles. nor more than half a cent
mile for any distance greater thar 100 miles
in the state of Kansas. The House held a
brief session and adjourned in order &c give
committees chance to work.
JAN Ex-senator Hanna of Clay il troduced
bill putting all water, gas ana electric light
companies under municipal control. and
providing that the municipalities granting
franchises shall receive portion of the
proceeds as rental for the use and occu-
pancy of the streets and alleys The bill
provides that, after the company has paid
all of its running and contingent expenses.
and enjoyed 6 per cent profit on the sum
actually invested, all else CT the company's
income shall be turned over to the city as
rental for the franchise rights number
of other bills were introduced. Murat Hal
stead briefly addressed both houses. Speaker
Street announced number of committee
appointments. The House session was brief
and only few bills were introduced.
JAN 23.-The House devoted the forenoon
to the correction of the journal and at noon
adjourned until p m. Monday. The Sem
ate was not in session.
Kansas Desperadoes Escape Easily.