The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26
KANSAS LEGISLATURE

| ducing the salary of district court Judge
was read. The committee wanted to give
county Judges 81. 800 and those in counties
containing first class cities $500. A COM
promise was agreed upon whereby the sal
| aries of all were fixed at $1,000 each. The
reduction in salaries of the various state
officials amounts to about 16 to 10 per cent
and Senator Jumper says that 1t will save
the state about 100000 year. Mr.. Bryan,
by special invitation, addressed the leg1s-
lature in joint session on the science OF
government
These bills we're favorably reported for
passage in the house To tax bond surety
companies Browns bill to compel private
corporations oper ating under franchise of
city to pay into the city treasury all over
| per cent profit as rental for streets and
| alleys used; Urys bill To prevent discrim-
nation and the giving and receiving of re-
bates on fire insurance premiums; to in
crease the tax levy for support of county
schools; Rothweilcr's bill authorizing city
boards of education and school district OFF,
GERS to establish free kindergarten schools
and providing for tax levy not to exceed 2
| mills.
| Feb. 1S.-The Senate passed John w.
Breidenthals banking bill, with only one
amendment This amendment, however,
was of vital Importance 1t struck out the
clause about salaries of the bank commits
sioner and his assistants. The bill fixed the
two bank examiners, II, 900 each; clerk,
| $1,000: stenographer 800. The amend
ment placed the commissioners salary at
$1,000. The vote on the final passage of the
bill stood Of to 8. Senator Jumper intro
duced general fee and salary bill This
measure provides for a deep cut in the
salaries of all the state officers ex-
cept governor, attorney general, treas
urer and officers of the charitable
institutions. The salary of the sec
rotary of state Is reduced to $1,000 The
| salaries of the auditor and bank commits
sioner are cut to 50 900 each other officers
| have their salaries cut as follows: Insur-
ance commissioner to 81 800, penitentiary
warden to s., 900, railroad commissioners to
| $4,000 each, secretary of the railroad board
TO 81, 200, Governors private secretary to
81, 500 supreme court judges to 81 500, APP
pellate court Judges to 81. 600, district court
Judges in counties containing cities of the
first class to $50 500, other district court
judges to 81, 800, supreme court clerk to
81, 500 chancellor State university, $500;
| president State Normal school, $1,000;
/ president State Agricultural college, 50, 500.
general reduction of Is per cent in the
salaries of other officers is made. The bill
was read a second time under a suspension
of the rules and made 4 special order of
| business for o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
On the roll call of the Trueblood resolu-
| ton for the revision of the calendar 1t car
| ried by a strict party vote. The House de-
voted the rest of the day to Barkley's fees
and salary bill, which was not finished
Feb 17.-When the House met Trueblood
offered resolution to appoint committee
to revise the calendar, the object being to
advance maximum freight bill and other
| important measures The Republicans
claimed that the calendar could not be re-
vsed except by two-thrds majority.
Speaker Pro TEN Wcilep ruled that
3 majority could revise the calen-
dar. put the motion and declared 1t
carried amid the widest tumult. The Re-
publicans jumped on their desks and
shouted at the speaker for about halt an
hour. The speaker ordered the sergeant
alarms to preserve order, but that was
impossible Several bills were read and de-
clarcd passed during the row. Finally
Brown of Pratt moved to take a recess to
O'Clock, which carried. On reassembling a
truce was patched up and hostilities were
| suspended on condition that motion be
| entertained tomorrow to reconsider the
Truebood resolution in order that the Re-
| publlcanS may go on record on roll call
The rest of the day was devoted to routine
| business
| The senate committee of the whole by
vote of % to 49, recommended for passage
Senator dwellings bill appropriat'ng S74,-
21O to buy the old Garfield university prop
erty at Wichita for State Normal school
| purposes. Senator Sheldon's anti-usury bill
| came MP as a special order of business and
was defeated, % to 49, after an hours dis
custom Senator Hessin, on behalf of him
self and other Republican senator's, filed
| protest in the form of resolution against
the confirmation of William Rogers as a re
| gent of the state university. 1t was ruled
| out of order.
Feb 16.-The House. in committee of the
whole, recommended for passage Represen-
| IInt1
the prohibltory question to vote of the
people. When the committee rose, Mr..
Barley, Popuist of Elk, moved that the
House non-concur in the committees
report, and on this proposition the roll
was called The motion was defeated
by a vote of GO to 61, and the resolution
will go on the calendar under the
head of bills on third reading This vote
was a test of the strength of the prohibition
and resubmssion elements in the House.
Those who voted to non-concur in the re-
| port of the committee of the whole are In
favor of prohibition. Those who voted the
| other Way are for reSubmiSSion. Whlle 4
majority of the members voted for resub-
mission, the resolution will ultimately be
defeated, as two thirds majority is neces-
sarv for its passage.
The Senate, in executive session, confirmed
the appointment of william Rogers as re-
gent of the State university. The vote stood
|
luton of Senator Harris. declaring that the
treaty of arbitration now pending between
the United States and Great Britain Is un-
necessary and unwise, and protesting
against its ratification, was adopted without
opposition.
Feb 15-The House, in committee of the
whole recommended three general bills
heretofore reported for passage as follows:
To abolish the Peabody silk station and sell
the property to establish department for
the weighing and inspection of grain; to re-
uuire wages to be paid in cash or checks
which represent cash. The House commit
tee on printing made favorable report on
the Marks bill, providing for two Official
county papers instead of one. Only the
regular rate shall be paid, and the amount
shall be equally divided between the two.
The committee on elections reported ad-
versely on the bill giving women the right
to vote for presidential electors.
Senator Hart of Norton introduced the
South Carolina liquor dispensary bill in the
senate The senate passed the Harris bill
relating to the collection OF delinquent taxes
on real estate bid off by counties. The bill
provides that when the county buys In prop
erty at tax sale for four consecutive years,
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