Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-04
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
ondensed Proceedlngs of the state,s I,nM-

condensed proceedings or the states Law
makers In Biennial Session nc Topeka.
In the senate on the 25th Campbell presented
bill to license drug stores In cities OF the first
second and third class The senate passed
Truebloods house bill TO tax mineral reserves
Senators Field, Campbell and Wallock the
special committee appointed to investigate the
municipal Indebtedness OF the cities OF Cimar-
ron and Anthony, made their report 10
| showed the cities mentioned TO be hope
lessly bankrupt and recommended that
the school fund commissioners be author
lied TO compromise the bonds Of those towns
held In the school fund. BY IN almost unanl-
nous vote, and with slight amendments, the
house passed the stock yards bill prepared by
the live stock committee The bill contains
sweeping provisions for the control and regula-
ton OF any public stock yards and makes radi-
cal reductions in the prices for yardage, COM
missions feed etc A greater portion Of the
day was spent in discussing the railroad bills,
and they went over under the rules.
THE senate In committee OF the whole on the
g6th recommended for passage the bill to nppro-
pirate $780, 900 for improving the insane asylum ut
Topeka and for an appropriation Of $1,000 for a
marble bust to eX-Gov. Robinson The senate,
by vote Of 81 to TO- killed the Harris deed OF
trust bill ... The railroad bills were under dis
cussion In the house nearly all day and u mo-
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maximum rate bill was carried, 70 to 49, Tay-
Tor introduced bill to prohibit county and
municipal officers from appointing relatives to
ONCE A bin was reported favorably that holds
railroads refusing to pay damages in 80 days
liable to double damages,
THE senate on the 9th passed n resolution
favoring nm income tax law. A bill was passed
donating the reunion grounds at Ellsworth to
the Woman's Relief corps, The bill to levy q
tax Of five mills on each dollar for the support
OF the common schools was passed. The sem
ate also passed several appropriation bills, also
bill fixing the fees and salaries Of county Of
fees in Linn and Nemaha counties. The COM
mittee on the pending bill for continuing tax
levy for completing the state house reported
adversely on the measure, Campbell presented
bill exempting from punishment or execu-
tlon all pension money. The house passed
the senate bill eXempting from punishment
the wages for three months Of all persons re-
ceiving less than $50 per month.
THE senate on the LIST passed Young's bill
regulating elections. The house bill requiring
weekly payment Of wages in cash was also
passed; also the bill appropriating $4,000 for u
new hall at the state agricultural college,
Farrelly's antitrust bill was recommended for
passage 81 The house In committee Of the
whole, by q vote OF 65 to SO, defeated the amend
ultub lUI u rue III Vllt t1uTTlS rail-
road bill and recommended the bill for passage
BY n vote Of 100 TO 1 the Jaquin's stock yards
bill was passed, Cubbison casting the negative
vote The bill to extend the elective franchise
to all eX-confederates was defeated, II to 49,
The bill providing for jury trial in contempt
cases was passed. 9S to 2, The house voted to
strike out the enactng clause Of the assess
ment and taxation bill The Breldenthal bank
ing bill was recommended for passage, The
bill to place fraternal insurance companies UNI
der the supervision Of the state insurance de-
partment was put on third reading.
A BIG sensation was created in the senate on
the I'd while the stock yards bills were under
discussion, Arising to u question of personal
privilege Senator Titus said he had been offered
81 900 to support the Hanna substitute and
named one r. S. Boyd as the man who had
made the offer. Then Senator Jumper arose
and said he, too had been offered 81 900 TO vote
| for the Hanna substitute and charged one AL
Tucher, Of Ottawa, Kan, with having made
the offer Warrants for the arrest of both Boyd
and Tucher were issued The latter was ar
| rested and brought before the senate and after
making q statement in which he denied
| the charge, he was released. The Hanna sub
stitute was then voted down, 10 to 49, The
Harris bill was then passed, % to8. Hanna in
PRODUCED bill to increase the legislative ses-
sion 10 OU uayS anu 10 lnCreuSe Jne puy OF leBlS-
lators to IS per day The house passed the
Harris railroad bill, l21 to 1, Outcalt, of Coffey
casting the negative vote, Populists who had
favored another bill signed protest and had
it filed with their votes, BY vote Of 80 to So
the house defeated the Seaton resubmis-
sion resolution. Among the other bills
passed was one to place fraternal
insurance companies under control of
the state insurance commissioner by q
vote Of o. to 40 the house adopted reso-
luton praying congress to adopt an income tax
amendment to the constitution The house
voted to strike out the enacting clause of the
assessment and taxation bill Farrellys anti
trust bill was passed and sent to the governor.
Among the bills introduced were: BY Walters,
to make the ten commandments part of the
criminal procedure Of the state; to provide for
the election of railroad commissioners by the
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