The Holt County sentinel., 1897-02-26

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piaudits of his colleagues, as we'll as the
Governor and others who were seated IN
the gallery. Our Sam" is strictly in it
on the floor OF the house, and he is
never on the floor unless he has some
thing to say.
The proposed constitutional amend
ments to make ten jurors a sufficient
number TO try civil cases, to abolish the
grand jury system, and to authorize the
legislature to impose an inheritance tax,
passed.
The house committee on constitution.
al amendments reported favorably the
woman's suffrage amendment, and also
that concerning revenue and taxation.
The senate is considering a bill tc
abolish the Office of road oyerseer, anC
requiring county courts to let out roao
improvements by contracts, the county
surveyor prepares the plans, etc. ant
the contractor works to these, giviDs
bond.
The governor sent a special message
to the legislature on Friday, urging the
endowment of the state university.
The Catholic clergy and promoters oi
parochial schools all over our state have
become aroused and alarmed over the
bill ergrossed in the house making at
tendance at school compulsory, and il
the child attends other than q public
school the instruction given must be
the same as that at the public school.
A bill made its appearance in the
house. that is aimed at the big depart
ment stores. 1t provides that each mer-
chant who carries more than two lines
Of goods shall pay license Of $50 per
year upon each additional line.
The proposition to appoint a joint
committee to revise the statutes, has
been reported unfavorably.
Several pegs have not been provided
for and in order to have them taken care
OF bill has been introduced with this
object in view. 1t creates a building
and load supervision bureau, with sew
eral fat jobs to be disposed Of by the
governor.
Ellis general fellow servant bill will
likely pass the house; the bill applies to
corporations employing forty men or
more.
The committee on judiciary reported
unfavorably on Landrum's bill prohibit
ins gold contracts. They treated the
special jury bill IN the same manner.
The senate has passed Peers militia
bill. TIE bill makes some important
changes in the present law. 1t gives
commanding officers of companies, bat
talions, regiments, brigades and divisions
power to enforce their orders and pro-
vldes for the punishment by fines and
Imprisonment of officers and men guilty
Of Insubordlnation.
Senator Gray's bill, or rather the gov
ernors pet scheme, prohibiting corpora
tions from becoming receivers, trustees,
administrations ETC., was, after an ami
mated debate, defeated by a II TO 20
vote. The bill it is said was aimed at q
certain Kansas City trust company, in
which President Stillwell and Judge
Trimble are interested, and as these gen.
tlemen we're conspicuously against Lon
MES candidacy, he Of course feels very
bitter against them, and wanted to get
even with them under the gulse of "re-
form" Had the bill passed Stillwell
and Trimble's company would have had
to quit business.
Three prominent suffragists in the
persons Of Mrs. E. X. Reavis, Anna
Sneed- -Carnes and Victoria Conkliug.
Whitney, were before the senate and
house committees, in joint session, and
made able arguments in behalf of pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
giving woman equal suffrage.
The house has passed Farris' bill re-
duciDg freight rates upon live stock,
grain, fruits and other farm products
about 25 per cent. The bill is very tech
nical, and no one except a railroad man
Of years Of experience, or the proverblal
Philadelphia lawyer, could interpret sll
OF its provisions.
A bill emitting children not supported
by their parents, and not permanent
residents OF any school district, to at.
tend school 10 the district in which they
may be temporarily residing, was passed
by the senate. There is no provision in
the present school law for the schooling
OF abandoned children or children who,
by reason of the death of their parents,
have no permanent home.
1t Is now probable that the uniform
text book bill will get black eye in the
house. as it has been recommitted to the
Committee on school text books.
Senator Goody ykooutz has introduced
in the senate bill to punish persons
selling or giving away Intoxicating iiq-
uors without license. Sheriffs are en-
powered to enter places where liquors
are unlawfully sold and remove and hold
the same until all fines and court costs
are paid.
The bill to double the state saloon
license failed to pass the senate.
Among the bills introduced in the
house was one by Odell to release con-
victs sentenced to terms of not more
than five years at the expiration of half
OF their time il they haye record for
good behavior.
A bill to require street railway com
panies to file annual reports, showing
the amount Of business, with the state
board OF equalization, and requiring the |
board to assess them in the same man. !
ner as steam railways are assessed,
caused long debate in the house. 1t
applied originally to Kansas City and |
st. Louis only, but an amendment was
made extending its provisions to all the |
street railways in the state, and the bill |