Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-23
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings of tho states In

Condemned Proceedings OF tho states Law
makers In Biennial Session mt Topekn.
In the senate on the 18th Harris presented o
Inn "a regulate md control private corpora
tions; king. 70 regulate prices at tho Kansas
City stock yards; faffe'i' 10 exempt ~ o.
debtors earnings from garnishpeut u ncces.
sary N the maintenance OF his family, also "
remove tho political disabilities Of all ex-con-
| fcdcra.es In tho state; Householder. maxi
mum freight Bill, also 10 prohibit members and
employees from drawing pay Tor time not actu-
ally employed; Titus, to reduce telegraph fntes'
| Coleman, making county high schools compuli
sorry 80. In the house the first bills were In
troduccd among them being tho fol-
towing; To prevent importation OF rs'-
per children into the state; to prevent
corporations from discriminating sgainst labor
unions: to amend divorce laws SO th5s plaintiff
and defendant can testify; to prevent black
listing" Of employees; to establish normal
schools ut Concordia, Fort Scott. Ness City and
Norton for state uniformity OF text-booksi 70
| license cx-union soldiers TO sell wares any
where In the state; 10 abolish the board OF par
pons; to provide for q maximum rate OF taxa
tlon: to provide for holding elections every four
years instead Of two; to provide for employ
mcnt OF destitute men on public highways; 10
tax oil incomes Of ST. 00 and calling for the re-
submission Of the prohibitory liquor law.
Is the senate on the 18th Cooke introduced
| sweeping measure against accepting or giving
passes or rebates and providing npcnalty OF soOo
to si. 900. also measure for two-cent passenger
rates; thinner, for the election Of all municipal
officers In cities OF 100 and over, and taking
| oil patronage from the mayors; also requiring
| commissioners In counties OF IL. 900 population
| to meet once month and allow and pay claims;
Helm, to appropriate ti.sa7 to the W. II. c.
home ut Ellsworth; Hanna, 10 prevent
| the sale Of poor milk. butter and
cheese. Then after voting down Householders
resolution TO pay senator's and employees only
for time actually employed the senate adjourned
until Monday. =. Hackney introduced bill In
tho house appropriating $4,000 to the state
uDiversityj Seaton's resubmission resolution
| was refefted 10 the COMMITTEES on temperance;
Refers resolution for taxing incomes over
q. 900 was Indefinitely postponed; resolution
| instructing the Kansas delegation In congress
TO vote for IN income tax was car
ried without division. Among the other
bills introduced were: A duplicate OF CaldwelTs
senate stock yards BILL to disorganize town.
| ships having less than 30 houscholders; q dupii-
cate OF Sterne's senate bill to exempt laborcrs
from garnishment; TO require county commits
sioners, when loan Is applied for. to issue
certificate as to the actual value Of the land to
be mortgaged; TO frohibit members Of the
legislature or their relatives from Holding Office
under the state administration; to tax ana as
sess telegraph and telephone property; to APP
proprinte 5000 for 100 acres Of land In Republic
county. for state park. The house adjourned
until Monday.
IN the senate on the 18th these measures were
presented: Providing for work Of convicts on
public roads; TO build O bridge over the kaw NJ
Lecompton; to give women the right to vote ut
Tor trial BY Jury IN contempt cases; for the In
itla;ivc and referendum: for d live stock In
spector: to prohibit coal production at State
penitentiary, except for state needs; TO make
the railroad commissioners o board to examine
and approve issues Of bonds or stock In cor
porations: for new buildings at the state
agricultural college. The bill prohib-
iting docking" OF hogs ut the stock
yards was favorably reported. Senator Ryan
introduced q sweeping measure FOR the controi
OF railroads and railroad trafic. In the house
q large number Of bills were presented, includ-
Ing the following: To amend election laws; to
reduce fees and salaries Of county Officers; TO
abolish spring elections; TO prohibit blacklist
ing; declaring for free coinage OF silver; re-
quring that state md county school superin-
tendents be graduates Of state institution IN
protect bona hde purchasers Of Indian landsS 70
authorize Jefferson aud Douglas counties TO Is
sue bonds for bridge across the Kaw near Lee
compton; to prohibit telegraph companies
from charging more than Is cents for
10 l5-word message; TO prevent tine
collaboration Of milk. butter and cheese
and to prohibit the manufacture OF oleo-
margarine; TO provide for county assessors;
TO authorize county commissioners to accept
surety company bonds offered by oficials; to
compel life insurance companies 10 invest 30
per cent OF their premiums In Kansas securi-
ties; to prohibit counties and towns from vot-
Ing bonds for any purpose except public puiid-
ings, bridges and schoolhousesi making Octo-
Der 81 o legal holiday, to be known as Flag
days" arpropriating $4,000 to pay members Of
the legislature.
BOTH houses Of the Legislature met In joint
session on the 10th to ballotfor state printer for
the two years term beginning July ], 1877.
Lieut. Gov. Harvey presided. The senate bal
lot resulted: John Parks, %; ]. X. Hudson, 10;
Senator Fulton (rcp) being absent The house
vote resulted: Parks, "A; Hudson. Is; Repre-
sentatives Cubbison md Hccman Gep) and
Maxwell and Rutledge (pop) being absent
Senator Young introduced q joint resolution for
nm amendment TO the constitution providing for
the initiative and referendum; also TO reduce
rates on Pullman sleeping cars SEN
rtor Cooke, an anti-usury bill; Crossen,
q resolution providing for the proper
observance OF Kansas day. In the house q
resolution declaring for the free coinage OF
silver was passed by n party vote. "a TO IL.
Among the bills introduced were: For max
imum freight rate on hay and grain; to appro-
pirate money for the maintenance OF the agri-
cultural college and state normal school, To
provide for public warehouses and public scales
and weiyhmasters: TO compel trimming OF
hedges along highways; for district ownership
OF textbooks; to protect the grazing lands Of