Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-25
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condemned Proceedings Of the States La
nnnkerA In Hlenninl Session at I,nnelrn.

Condensed Proceedings Of the States Law
makers In Biennial Session at Topeka.
IN the senate on the 18th a bill was presented
making sweeping reductions In the salaries Of
nearly all state officers and college professors
Householder presented bill to appropriate
5000 for canning factory ut the Topeka re-
form school, The senate passed Breidenthal's
banking bill after reducing the salary OF the
bank commissioner TO 1880 per annum
When the house met motion was made to APP
point a committee to revise the calendar. The
republicans demanded q roll call, which was
granted, and the motion was adopted, 70 to A.
The house judiciary committee re-
ported unfavorably on the follow
ing bills; For Torrens abstract law
TO prohibit the removal Of improve
ments from property bid in at tax sales, and
authorizing counties lying west OF the Goth
meridian to compromise their indebtedness
The bill to prohibit hypnotists from operating
on persons under 81 was favorably reported.
Among the bills introduced we're the following:
To redstrict the state into legislative DISTRICTS
to prevent the discharge Of employees by cor
porations without giving the accused q trial; to
abolish the board Of public works The COM
mittee appointed TO investigate the charge that
Representative Cubbison had received $500 for
supporting the penitentlary coal bill reported,
generating Mr.. Cubbison
BY vote Of 20 to is the senate on the 10th
voted to kill Forney's bill to list for taxation
oil bonds mortgages notes and other evidences
OF Indebtedness. The senate discussed for sew
eral hours the Jumper bill to reduce the salaries
OF state officers, district judges and college pro-
fessors, and the bill finally passed. Lewelllng
offered n resolution for the appointment of %
committee to confer with like committees from
Texas and Oklahoma relative to securing lower
transportion to the gulf. Among the bills In
troduced We're: To allow medical colleges to
use the bodies of dead persons who would other
wise be buried in the potter's neld for taxing
every sleeping car operated in the state, Gov
Leedy sent message to the legislature urging
reforms in the matter OF giving out state print
ing He insisted that too many needless reports
were printed. Both houses met In joint session
In the evening to hear an address by William j.
Bryan of Nebraska, Lieut.. -Gov. Harvey pre-
siding.
The senate on the goth passed the textbook
bill without amendment, Senator Hessin cast
Ing the only negative vote. It provides for
state uniformity, maximum charges and OPP
tional district ownership. -, The house banking
committee, following the senates action, re-
ported against all anti-usury bills The house
voted down the concurrent resolution providing
for committee to confer with committees
from TeNaS ana Oklahoma with view OF build
ing railroad TO the gulf
TIE senate on the ED, by vote of 81 to IL,
moved to indefinitely postpone the Hackbush
bill to repeal the metropolitan police law The
senate's action virtually kills the bill The
populists of the senate, by vote of IS to 10,
knocked out the maximum rate schedule in the
Harris railroad bill. Among the bills passed
In the house were the following: For estab-
fishing department for the inspection and
weighing Of all kinds of grain, under state con-
troll for the recording, assignment and releas-
ing of real estate mortgages; to prevent the
docking of hogs at any public stock yards in
the state; to secure to employees of corporations
and trusts the payment of wages in cash; to re-
adjust the salaries of county officers; to pre-
vent the blacklisting of employees; to exempt
the wages Of laborers under $50 per month, and
providing for the protection Of game birds.