The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25
KANSAS LEGISLATURES

AAsG1uOOo MI. lWy90 addressed the Legt8-
iatnre In joint session on the science of goy-
eminent The House passed the bills max
Ing the home for ex-Federai soldiers at St
James and the home for ex-Confederates at
Higgtnsvtile eleemosynary Institutions de-
pendent on the state for support. The Sen.
ate did practically nothing except to pass
Senator Peers bill appropriating 81 800 for
the construction or monument to MARI
the spot in Montgomery county where Dam
lei Boone and wife were buried. Senate al
journed to Tuesday.
Feb. 1a-The Senate after a long discus
sion passed Jumpers salary reduction bill
A big tight took place when the section re-
ducing the salary Of district court Judge
was read The committee wanted to give
county judges q. $40 and those in counties
containing first class cities e2.5OO. A com.
promise was agreed upon whereby the sal
aries of all were fixed at 5000 each. The
reduction in salaries of the various state
ofncials amounts to about 16 to 1S per cent
and Senator Jumper. says that it will save
the state about 100000 year. Mr.. Bryan,
by special invitation. addressed the legis-
lature in joint session ON the science OF
government
These bills were favorablv reported for
passage in the house: To tax bond surety
companies; Browns bill to compel private
corporations operating under a franchise Of
city to pay into the city treasury all over
per cent prOIc as rental for streets and
alleys used; Ury's bill to prevent discrim-
ination and the giving and receiving of re-
bates on fire insurance premiums; to in
crease the tax levy for support of county
schools: Rothweilers bill authorizing city
boards of education and school district on
GERS to establish free kindergarten schools
and providing for tax levy not to exceed
mills
Feb 1e.-The Senate passed John W.
Bretdenthals banking bill. with only one
amendment This amendment. however,
was of vital importance. 1t struck out the
clause about salaries of the bank commits
sioner and his assistants. The bill fixed the
salaries as follows: Commissioner q 500;
two bank examiners. q. 200 each; clerk
$1,000; stenogrdpher. 500 The amend
ment placed the com missioner's salary at
81 500. The vote on the final passage of the
bill stood 81 to 8. Senator Jumper intro
duced general fee and salary bill This
measure provides for a deep cut in the
salaries of all the state oficers ex-
cept governor. attorney general treas
institutions The salary of the Sec
Rotary of state is reduced to $1,000 The
salaries of the auditor and bank commits
sioner are cut to %, 600 each. Other Officers
have their salaries cut as follows: Insur-
ance commissioner to ii $780, penitentiary
warden to 1000. railroad commissioners &c
e.. 600 each, secretary of the railroad board
to 81, 200. Governors private secretary to
81. 500, supreme court judges to &, 500. ap-
pellate court judges to e 600. district court
judges in counties containing cities of the
first class to 81 500 other district court
judges to 81, 800, supreme court clerk &c
81 500: chancellor State university. 80, 500;
president State Normal school, $4,000;
president State Agricultural college. 81. 500
a oA,,, to- 90 he
salaries of other officers is made. The bill
was read a second time under a suspension
of the rules and made special order OF
business for O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
On the roll call of the Trueblood resolu.
ton for the revision of the calendar it car.
ried by strict party vote. The House de-
voted the rest of the dav to Barkley's fees
and salary bill. which was not finished.
Feb. 17.-When the House met Trueblood
offered resolution to appoint committee
to revise the calendar. the object being &c
advance maximum freight bill and other
important measures The Republicans
claimed that the calendar could not be re-
vised except by twO-thirdS majority
Speaker Pro Tenn Weilep ruled that
a majority could revise the calen-
dar, put the motion and declared II
carried amid the widest tumult The Re.
publicans jumped on their desks and
shouted at the speaker for about half al
hour: The speaker ordered the sergeant
alarms to preserve order, but that was
impossible. Several bills were read and de-
clared passed during the row. Finally
Brown of Pratt moved to take recess to
o'clock, which carried. On reassembling q
truce was patched up and hostilities were
suspended on condition that a motion be
tomorrow to reconsider the
Trueblood resolution in order that the Re-
publlcanS may go on record on roll call
The rest of the day was devoted to routine
business
The senate committee of the whole. by ]
vote of % to 1S. recommended for passage
Senator dwellings bill appropriat'ng S74,-
30 to buy the old Garfield university prop
erty at Wichita tor State Normal schOO
purposes Senator Sheldon's anti-usury bill
came mp as special order of business anc
was defeated, % to IS. after an hours dis
cussiOn. Senator HesSin, on behalf OF him.
setf and other Republican senator's. filed
protest in the form of a resolution against
the confirmation of William Rogers as re
gent Of the state university. 1t was ruled
out of order.
Feb 16-The House. in committee of the
whole, recommended for passage Represen-
tative John Seaton's resolution to resubmii
the prohibitory question to vote of the
people. When the committee rose, Mr.
Barley, Populist, of Elk, moved that the
House nOn-cOncur In the COmmlttees
report and on this proposition the roll
was called. The motion was defeated
by a vote of 62 to 81. and the reso! utiOr
will go on the calendar under the
head of bills on third reading. This vote
was test of the strength of the prohibition
and resubmission elements in the House
Those who voted to non-concur in the re-
port of the committee of the whole are ir
favor of prohibition. Those who voted the
other way are for resubmissiOn- While {
of the members voted for resub
mission, the resolution will ultimately b<
defeated, as two-thirds majority is neces
sarv for its passage.
The Senate, in executive session. confirmed
the appointment of William Rogers as re-
gent of the State university. The vote stoot
% to II in favor of confirmation The reso
luton of Senator Harris. declaring that the
treaty of arbitration now pending between
the United States and Great Britain is I'M.
necessary and unwisc. and protesting
against its ratification. was adopted wiihou
opposition