Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-18
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

Condensed Proceedings Ut the States Law
makers In biennial Session at Topeka,
THE senate on the 18th killed these bills;
Providing for four-years term for state oiii-
cersj to repeal the metropolitan police lawi re-
quiring Justices and district judges to summon
witnesses 10 testify regarding liquor law Viola
lions Both houses agreed on amendments to
the Textbook bill and It was sent to the gov
ernor; also on the state university approprla-
ton bill, which provides for reduction OF 1914
per cent In the salaries OF professors, Both
houses passed the bill placing the clerk Of the
supreme court on salary of ~, 900 per year,.
The house passed Hannas bill requiring all
waterworss and lighting plants TO turn over to
cities where they operate all In excess OF six
per cent, Of their net profits, and authorizes
cities OF the first, second and third class TO
purchase and construct light, heat, water
and power plants
THE l2th was the last dny for the consldern-
tion Of general bills In either house No gem
eral congressional apportionment bill was
passed and the only change made In the present
law was to put Shawnee county In the First
district in exchange for Pottawatomie, which Is
put in the Fourth district Among the bills
passed by the senate were: To regulate the
inspection OF Oil regulating the board OF re-
gents Of the state agricultural college; TO dis
pose Of the dead bodies OF paupers and crlmi-
nHlS 10 InbulCul CulluBShi blo uhbl-I lHhoIboh
bill; levyng tax Of 4 l-l0 mills for
general revenues Resolutions thanking the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and the populst majority
for courteous treatment were presented by
Hessln (rep) and passed. The senate, by o
vote OF 80 to I, declared S, A. Riggs popullst,
elected Judge OF the Fourth judicial district In
place OF Charles A. Smart, republican. The
house passed u general bill removing the dis
abilities OF about 100 ex-oonfederate soldiers.
The house voted to discharge the committee
appointed to investigate stock yards bribery
charges. The house committee appointed to
investigate charges against District Judge
Hazen, OF Shawnee county, reported In favor OF
the Judge, declaring the charges were OF
not SUFFICIENT Importance TO warrant attention.
The house passed Senator Matthews
insurance bill, which makes several
radical changes In the present methods Of in
surfing property. The house Rilled the follow
ing bills: TO compel semi-monthy payment OF
wages by corporations; to retire the chancellor
from the state university board Of regents; To
regulate express companies and reduce charges
OF same The house passed the bill for the as
sessment and taxation OF telegraph and tele-
phone companies, Both houses got into q
wrangle over the general appropriation bill and
an adjournment was taken until nine O'CLOCK
| Saturday morning,
THE senate and house on the 18th met In ad-
journed session on the general appropriation
bill AS agreed upon it carries sum approx
mating az St7 755 for the financial needs Of the
next two years, Cuts were made in the salaries
of nearly all state appointive offices, except
bank commissioner and labor commissioner.
The salaries of all elected state officers, includ'
| ing supreme court and district judges were un.
changed All employees in the state offices
however, from the governors office down
were reduced in salaries Among the appoint
| i've officers salaries that suffer reduction are
Board OF railroad commissioners; secretary o
the state board Of agriculture; secretary OF thu
state historical society; state mine inspector
| superintendent OF insurance; secretary Of thu
state board of health; governors private secre
tary; acknowledgement Salaries of appellate
| court judges were cut from 1850 to $1,000
| The legislature rescinded It's actor
| with regard TO the appointment
OF committee to investigate bribery charges
and appropriated $4,000 to conduct thorough
investigation. The committee consists Of Rep
resentatves Outcalt Ravanscraft and Crime
and Senators Householder and Cooke. Gov
| Leedy appointed Senators King and Campbell
| and Representatives W. r, Brown, Ed T. Hack
ney and G. w. johnson as members Of TIL
| commission to confer with commissions iron
| Texas and Oklahoma regarding reduced freigh
rates to the Gulf OF Mexico.