Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
KANSAS LEGISLATURE

Jan. 1s.-In the senate twenty bills were
Introduced Many of them covered matters
for which bills had already been introduced.
Speaker Street announced following stand
ing committees:
State Affairs-E. Weilep, chairman;
Messrs. Palenske, Taylor, Walters, Werhle,
Perry and Gates.
Assessment and Taxation-Isaac Conger,
chairman; Messrs. Foley. Carr. Stevens,
Fulton, Rutledge, Mccarthy, Finney and
Vogelgesang.
Railroads - W. B. Brown. chairman;
Messrs. Keefer, Fairchild, Merrill, Roth
weller. Jameson, Jaquins, Jones, Russell,
Fulton, Ward Basgall, Simmons, Burtis,
Henley, Ury and Brooke.
Agriculture-William Lewis, chairman
Messrs. Crosby, LOOMS, Farrell, Carr, John
son of Case, Grown OF Greeley, Bennett and
Reed.
Charitable Institutlons-W H. Ingle
chairman; Messrs. Feighner Marks. Bean
Johnson of Labetta, Hollenbeak and
Shouse
Manufacturing-Isom Wright chairman;
Messrs- Graves, Cassin M1enzenmayer,
Seaton, Hackbusch and Henley.
Mines and Mining-James Cassin, chair
man; Messrs. McGrath. Lewis, LOOMS
Jameson, Walters, Dingus, Feighner
Goodno, Hackbusch, Heminger Botkin and
Dewitt
Federal Relations-J. W. Gray chairman;
Aessrs. Ingle, Singleton, Epperson, Fouts
Wilson and Jackson OF Comanche.
Militia-F. I. Johnson chairman; Messrs
Simmons, Davis, Dalton, Jaquins, Aker and
Bacon.
Municipal Corporations C H Turner,
chairman; Messrs Rutledge, Stevens, Arm
strong, Smith of Brown, Bradley and Heck
man.
Banks and Banking-Paul Russell chair
man; Messrs Gillespie, Palenske, Ward
Williams, Marty Burkholder, Seaver and
Giesler
Public Lands-R J. Wallace, chairman;
Messrs Loomis, Gray, Doyle, Lewis, Grimes
and Hickman.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Alfred
Lawson, chairman; Messrs. Keefer, Mott,
Muenzenmayer, Metzler, Keddie and Hay
wood.
Engrossed Bills-Dr. F. H. Smith chair
man; Messrs. outcalt, Gillespie, Wright
Richards, Shouse and Dewitt
Judicial Apportionment--C w. Falrchild,
chairman; Messrs. Marks Ernst, McKeever,
Simmons, Outcalti Goodno, Davis, Harvey
Botkin, Russell, Walters, Doyle, Barley,
Farrell, Bradley, Turner, Merrill, Jaquins,
Wright, Marty, johnson of Nemaha, Bas-
gall Armstrong, Lambert of Lincoln,
Ravenscroft Tapscott Lobdell, Conger and
Palenske
Cities of the Second Class-M II Jones'
chairman; Messrs. Muenzenmayer, johnson
of Labette, Brown of Cowley, Lambert of
Lyon, Buell. and Barker,
Mileage. s. Richards, chairman; Messrs.
Gillespie, Wallace, Smith of Sherman, Dali
ton, Jackson of Harvey and Poison.
Live Stock-E. Jacquins, chairman Messrs.
COn
Lambert of Lincoln, johnson of Nemaha,
Stuart and Irwin.
Temperance-H W. Dingus, chairman;
Messrs. Barley, Davis, Carr, Maxwell,
Shouse and Poison.
Roads and Highways-L D. Fulton, chair
man; Messrs Fell, Wallace, Malin, Maxwell,
Lewis, Bacon. Bradley and McKeever
Jan 19-The Senate and House met in
joint convention in Representative hall at
noon and elected John S. Parks of Beloit to
be state printer for the term commencing
July 1, 1897. Parks received IA votes from
the House and % from the Senate-1O3 in
all The Republicans complimented Major
j. X. Hudson. He received At votes from
the House and 10 from the Senate-57 in all.
A number of bills were introduced in both
houses.
Jan. 21.-The Senate passed Mr. Young's
bill for the reduction of fees to be charged
by publishers of newspapers for legal no
tices. The bill makes reduc ton of fifty
per cent in the present rates charged for
such notices. Mr.. Young introduced bill
for the reduction of sleeping car fares. The
measure provides that no sleeping car COM
pany shall charge more than fifty cents for
double berth for any distance not exceed
ing 100 miles nor more than half cent
mile for any distance greater than 100 miles
in the state of Kansas. The House held
brief session and adjourned in order to give
committees chance to work
Jan Ex-senator Hanna of Clay in troduced
bill putting all water, gas and electric light
companies under municipal control and
providing that the municipalities granting
franchises shall receive a portion of the
proceeds as rental for the use and occu-
pancy of the streets and alleys, The bill
provides that, after the company has paid
all of its running and contingent expenses.
and enjoyed a per cent profit on the sum
actually invested, all else of the company's
income shall be turned over to the city as
rental for the franchise rights. A number
of other bills were introduced. Murat Hal
stead briefly addressed both houses. Speaker
Street announced number of committee
appointments. The House session was brief
and only a few bills were introduced.
Jan. %. The House devoted the forenoon
to the correction of the journal and at noon
adjourned until 4 p m. Monday. The Sen
ate was not in session.