The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-16
STREET NAMES THEM
HOUSE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED
AT THE MORNING SESSION.
Judiciary, Headed by hackney; Judiciary
Local, by Brown; Ways and Means. by
Trueblood, and Claims and Accounts by
Crosby-Sundry Bills introduced in the
Interest of Employees, in Restraint of
Corporations, and One to Discourage
Relatives of Members = Redistricting
gumors and Resubmission StrawG

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 15.-(Specitl)- AT
the morning session of the Legislature
Speaker Street announced the following
committees:
Judiciary-E T. Hackney, Brown of
Cowley, Groves, Rahweiler, Tapscott,
Outcault, Simmons, Mott, Brown of
Pratt, Lambert of Lincoln, Baker, Searer
Botkin, Stuart, McKeever.
Judiciary local-Charles L. Brown.
Morty, Doyle. Turner, Clark. Stoner,
Burkholder, Voglesgong, Perry.
Ways and means-W. p. Trueblood,
Morty, Weilep. Gillespie, Metzler, Loom
is. Russell, Ernest, Richards, Feighner-
Barley, Harbough, Lambert OF Lyon,
Larimer.
Claims and accounts-Crosby. Foley,
Wright, Richards, Keefer, Lobdell, Sea-
ton.
Under the introduction of bills the fol-
lowing important measures passed first
reading:
House bill So, Brown Of Cowley-An
act TO provide for the control and i'm
provement Of the public roads, highways
and bridges of the state.
House bill SO, by Brown-An act to
prevent blacklisting and providing PEN
allies therefor.
House bill 81, by Brown-An act for a
protection for motormen and cable men
on street cars.
House bill SO, by Williams OF McPher-
son-An act providing for the assess
ment of the property of telegraph, tele-
phone and express companies for the
purposes of taxation.
House bill 95, by Williamson act
prohibiting members of the legislature
and certain relatives therein named from
holding offices of profit or trust by APP
pointment. This act provides that no
member of the legislature, his brother,
sister, parent or other relative shall hold
any Office provided for at he session to
which such member is elected.
House bill 101. by Keefer Of Leaven-
WORKMAN act to enable counties, town.
ships and cities owning shares of stock
in any railroad company 10 unite in any
action against said railroad.
House bill 102, by Keefer-An act 10
permit any person in their own behalf
to be heard before any court or judge in
the state CT Kansas.
Keefer's resolution directing the judi
ciary committee to prepare bill taxing
all incomes of $1,000 or over per cent
was indefinitely postponed after heat
sd discussion.
The bill introduced by Jackson of Har-
vey to absolutely exempt from garnish-
ment the pay of all manual labor, is
similar to the bill introduced in the SEN
ate looking 10 the same provision, and in
cludeS all skilled and unSkilled labor by
heads of families.
SeatUns joint resolution for resubmis-
sion was brought up and an effort was
made tc have il referred TO the house in
committee of the whole, but this was
voted down by vote of So to %. and re-
feTred 10 the committee on temperance.
The house went into committee of the
whole at 1870 for the consideration Of
house bill No. 1, for changing time of
holding court in the Thirteenth judicial
district
Adjourned 10 o'clock Monday.
Speaker Pro Tenn Weiley presided at
the forenoon session, Street being busy
In making up committees
RE-DISTRICTING.
w. F. Brown of Pratt has a bill pre-
pared which, if passed, will abolish the
Ninth judicial district and add Reno
county to McKay's district on the south,
and Harvey and Mcpherson counties to
Judge \. q. Clark's district on the west.
II viii be remembered that the Ninth dis
trict is now presided over by Matt Simp-
son, who was appointed by Governor
Morrill, to take the place of Judge Frank
Martin, resigned.
Mr.. Ravenscroft Of Ashland, who says
there will be a bill introduced to do away
with Hutchinson's district, the One Hun
dred and Second, in the southwestern
part CT the state, says both bills will go
through. Several other members who
We're asked their views on re-districting
the state for judicial purposes. say that
there viii he some changes, whether the
changes indicated in The various bills are
made or not.
RESUBMISSION.
Joint resolution No. !, introduced in
the house of representatives yesterday af-
ternocn by SeatOn of Atchison, recon-
mending the resubmisson of the prohbi-
tory amendment IN 1885. and a similar
3ne by Try of Fort Scott, suggests the
proposition thatas great a proportion Of
Republican members are in favor of re-
submission as of PoDulists.
Repre- sentative Frank Grimes Of Co.
manche county said this morning in an
swer 10 a question as to resubmission:
Judging by the canvass of the Pop eau
Gus reported in the papers last week L
think as great number of Republican
members pTOp0rtionately as Populists are
In favor Of resubmitting the prohibitory
amendment, but | doubt if such a meas
IRE will get through. Quite a number are
afraid of i"