The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-19
KANSAS LEGISLATURE


of the House the minority hlibustered
against the third reading of bills and COM
PEELED the House to adjourn without accom-
plishng anything. When the House met
this morning the Speaker refused to recog-
nize any Republicans, and about twenty
local bills in which Republica were inter-
ested we're voted down on third reading
The Republicans organized for business
at the noon hour; and when Mr.. True blood's
resolution to change the constitution so as
to make the terms of ONCE of state OFF,
GERS four years came up they voted against
1t to a man, and defeatedit. The vote stood
90 to 90 in favor of the bill, but two
thirds majority was necessary for passage.
A call of the House was made, and the Sec
ond vote stood 65 to Sc. Mr.. Trueblood then
changed his vote from the Affirmative to
the negative so as to be able to move re-
consideration If peace again reigns in the
I House.
Senator Hart, Populist, presented petit
! tion to the Senate from 200 citizens of
Doniphan county for the passage of Senator
Young's bills for areduction of salaries of
the officials of that county, and to prohibit
the commissioners of that county from
holding ONCE longer than two terms The
| bills are aimed at Cy Leland. The Senate
| committee on assessment and taxation to-
| day killed Senator Helmick's bill to exempt
| corn from taxation. Lewelling intr oduced
| bill making 1t a misdemeanor for any
| person to remove building from zeal es-
| tate on which taxes are unpaid.
Feb. 1I-Among the bills passed by the
| House was Wards bill providing for the
| taxation of franchises and requiring the
| state board of equalization to value the
same. The vote was III to II. This is one
| of the most important measures before the
| Legislature. If the bill becomes law, and
| it is expected that 1t will, as there seems
| to be little opposition to 1t in the Senate, 1t
! will add several hundred thosuand dollars
| annually to the revenues of the state
The Senate passed Senator Gray's anti
| trust bill. 1t provides that in any action
brought for the purpose of collecting for
| goods sold 1t shall be a good and sufficient
defense to prove that at the time the goods
were sold or at any time since the COM
| mencement of the suit the vendor was
member of any pool, trust or combin alton
| for the purpose of controlling prices. The
| Senate spent most of the forenoon discuss
| ing the bills to make the Union Soldiers
| home at St James and the ex-Confederate
home at Higginsville state institutions.
| The bill to receive the Union Soldiers home
| and to appropriate 10000 TOR its support
was passed. The other, which provides
1924, 900 for the Higginsville home, was also
| passed
Feb 1O.-The committee from the Kansas
| legislature, which will confer with COM
mittee from the Missouri legislature in re-
gard to the advisa bility of joint action of
| the two states with reference to the Kansas
CT ty stock yards, is composed of Represent
atives Jaquins Ravenscraft and Johnson of
Nemaha on the part of the house, and Sen
ators Jumper and Morrow on the part of the
senate. The concurrent resolution passed
the house only after bitter fight Charles
Martin of Salina, Republican, has been
chosen assistant reading clerk of the house.
The fusion caucus decided to give the
position to Martin. The house voted
to make the Seaton resubmission resolution
and the Weilep initiative and refer
endum resolution a special order of bust
ness for next Tuesday afternoon, commenc-
ing at 2 o'clock. Representative Hackney of
Cowley county introduced bill to increase
the membership of the board of regents of
the State university from five to eight, one
to be appointed from each congressional
district. The committee on agriculture has
reported favorably on Mr.. Lewis bill to es-
tablish board of state exposition commits
Sioners.
In the Senate Armstrong introduced
bill to strengthen the prohbitory law. The
bill Is aimed at Clubs, which abound in
the cities. The Senate committee on ways
and means has reported bill appropriate
ing 100000 for the construction of ward
building at the Topeka insane asylum.
Cookies pond" bill passed the Senate. This
bill encourages the construction of ponds
for irrigation purposes by allowing every
owner of land, who shall maintain pond
on every tract of forty acres, bounty of
10 per cent of the taxes Oh each forty acres
80 improved. The bill also provides that
road overseers shall act as pom commission
ers. Hanna introduced a bill for the re-
duction of telegraph tolls. The bill fixes
the rate at Is cents for ten words anywhere
in Kansas. Messages shall be delivered free
to points within one mile. Over one mile
and under three the delivery charges shall
be 10 cents. The charges shall be 20 cents
for each mile over three miles
Feb 9.-The House committee of the
whole recomme nded for passage the Hack
busch bill for the repeal of the metropolitan
police law. There were seventy-four mem
bers present and the vote to report favora-
bly, was AZ to 80
The Honse passed six general bills, as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Hackbusch, to prohibit the mining
of coal at the penitentiary, except for use
at the state institutions
BY Mr. Trueblood to provide for the as
sessment and taxation of mineral reserves.
BY the committee on county seats and
county lines, to provide for the disorganiza-
ton of townships having less than fifty
householderS,
BY Mr.. Cubbison, to authorize cities con-
tanning 10000 inhabitants or over to issue
bonds to pay judgments
BY Mr.. Brown of Cowley, to compel street
railway companies to vestibule their cars.
BY Mr.. Ravenscraft to compel railroad
companies to furnish free transportation to
persons who accompany shipments of live
stock.
Senator Hanna introduced bill in the
Senate to prohibit the wearing of excessive
headgear at theatrical and other entertain
ments The bill to reduce the legal rate of
interest from 10 to per cent was reported
favorably by the Senate committee of the
whole. The Ellsworth home bill, reported
unfavorably by the Senate ways and means
committee, has been ordered placed upon
the calendar under the head Of general
orders
Feb 8-The House, as a committee of the
whole, recommended for passage bill for
Reorganization of townships having less
than fifty householders tn bill requiring
street railway companies to vestibule their
cars for the protection of employees, exemp-
ing cable lines and horse car lines, and
bill requiring railroad companies to furnish
free transportation to and from market to
every person who ships single car of stock.
In the Senate Mr.. Sterne introduced bill
to appropriate $12, 600 to purchase a quar-
ter section of land adjoining the Topeka in
sane asylum to be used by that institution.
Senator Farrelly introduced the McNall in