The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-01-29
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 c. 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
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Lewis, chairman;
Messrs. Crosby, LOOMS, Farrell, Carr. John-
son of Case, Brown OF Greeley, Bennett and
Reed.
Charitable mstitutions-W II. Ingie'
chairman; Messrs Feighner, Marks, Bean.
Johnson of Labetta, Hollenbeak ana
Shouse.
Manufacturing-Isom Wright, chairman;
Messrs Graves Cassn. Muenzenmayer'
Seaton, Hac kbusch and Henley.
Mines and Mining-James Cassin, chair
man; Messrs. McGrath, Lewis, LOOMS,
Jameson, Walters Dingus, Feighner
Goodno Hackbusch, Hcminger, Botkin and
Dewitt
Federal Relations-J. w. Gray, chairman;
Messrs. Ingle, Singleton, Epperson, Fouts'
Wilson and Jackson of Comanche.
Miitia-F. Il. 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. Fairchild'
chairman; Messrs. Marks, Ernst, McKeever,
Simmons, Outcalt Goodno, Davis, Harvey
Botkin. Russell, Walters, Doyle, Barkley,
Farrell, Bradley, Turner, Merrill, Jaquins,
Wright, Marty, Johnson of Nemaha, Bas-
gall, Armstrong Lambert of Lincoln
Ravenscroft, Tapscott, Lobdell, Conger and
Palenske.
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
Conger, Ravenscraft, Singleton, Russell
Lambert of Lincoln, Johnson of Nemaha,
Stuart and Irwin.
Temperance-H W. Dingus, chairman
Messrs. Barkley, 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 al
noon and elected John S. Parks of Beloit t
be state printer for the term commencing
July /, 1897. Parks received IA votes from
the House and 80 from the Senate-103 II
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
bill for the reduction of fees to be charged
by publishers of newspapers for legal no
tees. 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 fol-
a double berth for any distance not exceed
ing 100 miles, nor more than half cent Z
mile for any distance greater than 100 mile:
in the state of Kansas. The House held q
brief session and adjourned in order togiye
committees a chance to work.
Jan. Ex-senator Hanna of Clay in PRODUCED
a 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 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. Muir at Hal
stead briefly addressed both houses. Speaker
Street announced a number of committee
appointments. The House session was brief
nd faXx I'M